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iSaloni Design Trends

Chrissy Atherholt — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:30:15 +0000

What: iSaloni Design Trends
When: Tuesday, May 21, 6 - 8 PM
Where: Lualdi Showroom
110 Greene Street, Suite 306
New York, NY 10012
Why: Join Gabriella Vivaldi from Culture + Commerce for an overview of the best trends seen at the 2013 Salone del Mobile, the annual Italian furniture fair. Companies from all over the world launched new collections and projects introducing exciting trends in colors, shapes, materials and textures.

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Art Basel Launches Conversations and Salon Program in Hong Kong

Chrissy Atherholt — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:30:06 +0000

The first edition of Art Basel in Hong Kong will be accompanied by the shows renowned talks program, which will include panel discussion with leading curators, collectors, gallerists, critics and artists from Asia and beyond, including Chow Chun Fai, Arin Dwihartanto, Noritoshi Hirakawa, Ou Ning, Pak Sheung Chuen, Wang Xingwei, Adrian Wong, Zhang Enli and Zhang Xiaogang. ‘Paper Rain’, an artist-led parade, will take place on Thursday, May 23, celebrating the opening of Art Basel’s debut show in Hong Kong.

Art Basel’s Conversations program will be officially launched in Hong Kong on Thursday, May 23, offering audiences first-hand access to renowned cultural speakers and opinion-formers from across the international artworld, and extensive opportunities to learn about the latest developments in contemporary art from across Asia and beyond. The Salon program will provide a platform for shorter presentations, such as artist talks, panel discussions, book launches and lectures.

Conversations and Salon will be held daily from Thursday, May 23 to Saturday, May 25 in the auditorium at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Le Corbusier/New York Symposium

Chrissy Atherholt — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:00:30 +0000

Held in conjunction with MoMA’s exhibition Le Corbusier: An Atlas of Modern Landscapes, “Le Corbusier/New York” is a two-day international symposium that will examine this world-renowned French architect’s ideas on the city before and after his first trip to the United States, along with his influence on generations of American architects.

The symposium begins Saturday morning, June 8, with an exclusive preview of the MoMA exhibition led by its curator Jean-Louis Cohen.

Lectures at the Center for Architecture will follow. Speakers include architect Peter Eisenman, FAIA, Yale Professor Stanislaus von Moos, Columbia Professor Mary McLeod, MoMA’s Chief Curator of Architecture and Design Barry Bergdoll, and Jean-Louis Cohen, will discuss how Le Corbusier’s ideas about New York City influenced his work and how, in turn, Le Corbusier’s legacy impacted the city’s built environment.

The second day, Sunday, June 9, will be a tour of the United Nations Headquarters (seen above). Led by Assistant Secretary-General Michael Adlerstein, FAIA, and Public Information Officer Werner Schmidt – both from United Nations Capital Master Plan – participants will explore the building’s architectural history, including Le Corbusier’s contentious collaboration with the project’s main architect Oscar Niemeyer. The guides will also highlight the recent restoration of the Secretariat, which houses the UN’s working spaces, and the historic renovation of the three Chambers of the Conference Building.

Define Product: Bay Area Product Design

Chrissy Atherholt — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:00:55 +0000

What: Define Product: Bay Area Product Design, Pioneers in Design 2013
When: Wednesday, May 29, 5:30 - 9:00 PM
Where: Julia Morgan Ballroom
465 California Street, 15th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Why: IIDA NC presents a panel discussion, Define Product: Bay Area Product Design, with award winning industrial designers Robert Brunner, Brian Graham, Eric Pfeiffer, and Larissa Sand. The discussion will be moderated by David Meckel, FAIA from California College of the Arts.

Bezalel On Tour Opens in New York

Chrissy Atherholt — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:00:08 +0000

Bezalel Academy’s traveling exhibition, Bezalel on Tour, will stop in New York and will be on view May 18-22 at G91 Loft in Soho, as part of NYCxDESIGN and ICFF. The exhibition will showcase an extensive and diverse range of work from the past five years by recent alumni and emerging artists of Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design.

The exhibition will feature over 100 objects, 2D animation and video installations representing all of Bezalel’s eight undergraduate departments: fine art, photography, fashion & jewelry, industrial design, visual communications, architecture, screen based arts, ceramics & glass, and from Bezalel’s graduate departments in fine art, design and urban design. Bezalel on Tour is based on the format of the successful exhibitions Bezalel has displayed over the past two years in Paris, Berlin, Milan, and London.

The opening reception for Bezalel on Tour will take place May 20, 6-9 PM at G91 Loft.

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Hospitality Design/NEWH Owners’ Roundtable

Chrissy Atherholt — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:00:54 +0000

What: Hospitality Design/NEWH Owners’ Roundtable
When: June 5th, 12 PM - 2 PM
Where: Dream Downtown
355 West 16th Street
New York, NY 10011
Why: NEWH New York is bringing back the Hospitality Design/NEWH Owners’ Roundtable. The industry’s only one-to-one roundtable, this event allows guests to meet face-to-face with owners, developers, and brand executives for a free-flowing discussion of industry issues, forecasts, ideas, updates, and trends. There are several high-profile hotel brands in attendance, like Hyatt Hotels, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Tishman Hotel Corporation, Marriott and more.

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Parsons Presents a Range of Citywide Design Events as Part of NYCxDESIGN

Chrissy Atherholt — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:30:39 +0000

Parsons The New School for Design will be hosting various events around the city during the first annual NYCxDESIGN, and third annual Parsons Festival.

What: WantedDesign Challenge: WaterCycle
When: Friday, May 17-20, 2013, presentation of the final projects: May 20, 3 PM
Where: WantedDesign
269 11th Avenue, New York
Why: For a second year, WantedDesign will host a transatlantic student design challenge, which will take place in real time at the event. Led by Mark Bechtel and Christian Schneider, faculty members at Parsons The New School for Design, students representing diverse design disciplines will work on teams to develop new products and systems that address one of the most valuable resources on the planet, our water supply, in the face of population explosions in megacities such as New York.

What: Wasteless
When: May 18-21, 10 am-9 pm; Sunday 11 am-7 pm
Opening Reception: May 18, 6-9 pm
Where: Poltrona Frau New York
145 Wooster Street, New York
Why: Parsons The New School for Design and Poltrona Frau, the world’s leading producer of luxury home furnishings, present an exhibition of work by Parsons product design students under the direction of faculty member and noted designer Andrea Ruggiero. Students were challenged to design and develop new objects using leather scraps collected over a period of two months at Poltrona Frau’s factory in Tolentino, Italy. The resulting objects are intended to expand the Poltrona Frau brand into everyday leather goods for the home and office, while elevating waste material into a premium product.

What: Parsons Festival
When: Through May 24, 2013
Exhibition Reception: May 21, 6-9 pm
Where: Parsons The New School for Design
25 East 13th Street, New York
Why: Parsons The New School for Design presents its third annual Parsons Festival, showcasing the creativity and talent at Parsons, a global leader in art and design education. The Festival includes an exhibition of thesis and capstone projects from the architecture, interior design, lighting design and product design programs in the School of Constructed Environments at Parsons.

Architecture+Design Museum Gala

Chrissy Atherholt — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:40:35 +0000

What: Architecture+Design Museum Gala
When: Saturday, May 11, 2013, 7:00pm-11:00pm
Where: 5900 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036
Why: A+D Architecture and Design Museum celebrates its 12th year of cutting edge exhibitions and progressive architecture and design programs with its annual fundraiser. “Celebrate: The Journey,” merges design, architecture and luggage. Design, art, and architecture notables created one-of-a-kind “carry-on” suitcases that will be presented in a runway show, and followed by a silent auction.

counter/point: The 2013 D-Crit Conference

Chrissy Atherholt — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:40:08 +0000

What: counter/point: The 2013 D-Crit Conference
When: Saturday, May 11, 12:30–7:30 PM
Where: SVA Theatre, 333 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10011
Why: Join SVA MFA Design Criticism graduating students, faculty, and guest speakers John Hockenberry, Paola Antonelli, Andrew Blauvelt, Fiona Raby, Mark Foster Gage, Toni Griffin, Michael Sorkin for a richly programmed afternoon of provocation, skepticism, and insight. Refreshments will be served. The event is free and open to the public, who can come for one or all of the presentations. The day’s events will also be broadcasted online for those who cannot make it in person.

Click here to see the full schedule.

Studio Event: Mix It Up Modern

Chrissy Atherholt — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:00:05 +0000

What: Mix It Up Modern
When: Thursday, May 9, 6:00 PM
Where: DWR Cambridge Studio
1030 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138
Why: Forrest Butler of Royal Rose Syrups and Adam Lantheaume of the Boston Shaker, will share their wisdom on how to whip up the perfect potable. Royal Rose Syrups has been making hand-crafted, certified organic syrups in Portland, Maine, since 2010, while the Boston Shaker, located in Davis Square in Somerville, is dedicated to all things mixology. The presentation will include recipes, needed equipment and how to get ready for a full-sized dinner party of thirsty people. Drinks, obviously, as well as appetizers will be served. Please be 21 or older.

RSVP to aleveille@dwr.com