A personal review of design creations

Design & The Wondrous: On The Nature Of Ornament
For its the second temporary exhibition, the Centre Pompidou X West Bund Museum features more than 100 pieces from the Centre Pompidou and contemporary Chinese designers.

Tajimi Custom Tiles by Kwangho Lee and Max Lamb
To celebrate its global launch, Tajimi Custom Tiles commissioned the two designers to create experimental objects demonstrating the brand’s capacity to produce tailor-made solutions.


#Connected - The Kadamba Gate, the Nordic Pioneer And Arco
Second part of our short series about Connected exhibition and the 9 tables and chairs created by designers during the lockdown. They had the support of the experts at Benchmark Furniture to produce their pieces now on show at the Design Museum until Oct. 11th.
Episode 2: The Kadamba Gate by Ini Archibong; The Nordic Pioneer by Maria Bruun and Arco by Maria Jeglinska-Adamczewska

#Connected - Humble Administrator Chair & Candy Cubicle
On the occasion of London Design Festival, nine imaginative, original tables and seating designs, created by nine leading international designers are on show at the Design Museum in London until October 11th.
Episode 1: Humble Administrator Chair & Table by Studio Swine & Candy Cubicle by Sabine Marcelis.

The Extravagance Factory: Meissen and Chantilly Porcelain
Soft power is nothing new… In the 18th-century, two powerful personalities pushed the boundaries of creativity and techniques of their respective houses to conquer the best tables of Europe. Now, and for the first time, Meissen and Chantilly are presented side-by-side, in an exceptional exhibition staged by Peter Marino.
Magnifique ! Wunderbar !

‘Hello Denmark’ Exhibition
If you have the chance to travel this Summer, and to be in Copenhagen, do not miss the Danish Architecture Center for several reasons…

Iconic Australian Design
Design Tasmania in Lauceston inaugurated (on line for now) a new exhibition dedicated to Australian design icons. Over 100 products designed in Australia are presented in this display curated by Ian Wong.

Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Paris!
The Centre Pompidou hosts a major exhibition retracing artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s years in Paris together from 1958 to 1964. After the Pont-Neuf, another Parisian landmark will be temporary wrapped in 2021: the Arc de Triomphe.

Lille, World Design Capital in 2020
After Turin, Seoul, Helsinki, Cape Town, Taipei and Mexico, Lille Metropole, the first French local authority to obtain this distinction, is the 2020 World Design Capital.