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	Archi Durable - From a model to a vision february 13 2009 -> april 19 2009 du mardi au dimanche de 12h à 18h. Centre culturel suédois Hôtel de Marle T : +33 (0)1 44 78 80 20 11, rue Payenne 75003 Paris France info@ccs.si.se Contact presse Gunilla Norén T : +33 (0)1 44 78 80 15 gno@ccs.si.se www.ccs.si.se Preview Feb. 12 from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm The news constantly confirms the importance of questions related to sustainable society. This spring, several exhibitions of architecture formulate the problem and propose different ideas and solutions for sustainable development. © Marge Arkitekter
	UGO LA PIETRA february 13 2009 -> june 21 2009 Frac Centre T : +33 (0) 2.38.62.52.00 12 rue de la Tour Neuve F-45000 Orléans France contact@frac-centre.asso.fr www.frac-centre.asso.fr info@ugolapietra.com www.ugolapietra.com Opening: thursday february 12, 6:30pm
	Prix Emile Hermès : le sens de l'objet february 15 2009 -> april 12 2009 Grand-Hornu Images Site du Grand-Hornu T : +32(0)65/65.21.21 82, rue Sainte Louise 7301 Hornu Belgium Contact presse Dominique Cominotto T : +32 (0)65.61.38.65 communication@grand-hornu.be info.ghi@grand-hornu.be www.grand-hornu-images.be Vernissage presse le 13/02/09 à partir de 11h30 ; vernissage en preview le14/02/09 sur invitation à partir de 18h30 ; vernissage public le 15/02/09 de 10h à 18h (entrée et visite guidée gratuites). Après le Musée des Arts Décoratifs de Paris et le Mudac, le Grand-Hornu Images accueille pour leur troisième étape, les lauréats du Prix Emile Hermès, le sens de l'objet. {Simon Lécureux, Bronco. 2008)
	400 years of telescopes until sunday february 01 2009 Zeeuws Museum Abdij (The Abbey) T : +31 (0) 118 65 30 00 Middelburg PO Box 378 4330 AJ Middleburg The Netherlands info@zeeuwsmuseum.nl www.zeeuwsmuseum.nl www.inventionofthetelescope.eu October 2008 will mark precisely four centuries since the invention of the telescope. The fact that this ground-breaking invention took place right here in Middelburg inspired the Zeeuws Museum to mount an exhibition of rare telescopes from the world-famous collection of Peter Louwman. read more
	Unrealised Dreams. Plans for Paris (1850-1900) until sunday february 01 2009 Musée d'Orsay Galerie de photographie T : +33 (0)1 40 49 48 14 62, rue de Lille 75007 Paris France contact presse presse@musee-orsay.fr www.musee-orsay.fr The great modernisation projects of 19th century Paris left many plans unrealised, but which still influenced the architectural development of the capital. This display of drawings from the Musée d'Orsay collections presents projects put forward for public buildings (Sorbonne, Caserne des Célestins, Opéra Comique and Grand Palais) and urban planning (Tuileries, Place de la Concorde and Ile de la Cité). Louis-Ernest Lheureux Monument to the Glory of the French Revolution© photo RMN, René-Gabriel Ojeda
	Otto Baumberger – Advertising Pioneer until sunday february 01 2009 Museum of Design Zürich, Plakatraum Plakatsammlung T : +41 (0)43 446 44 66 Limmatstrasse 55 CH-8005 Zurich Switzerland Poster Collection Bettina Richter T : +41 (0)43 446 66 06 bettina.richter@zhdk.ch www.museum-gestaltung.ch Head of exhibitions Angeli Sachs T : +41 (0)43 446 67 01 angeli.sachs@zhdk.ch Otto Baumberger (1889 – 1961) was one of the first Swiss who can be correctly described as a "poster designer," even though his personal desire for artistic recognition would remain unfulfilled. Otto Baumberger, Wer rechnet kauft im Globus (Educated shoppers go to Globus), Poster design, 1934 © 2008 ProLitteris read more
	ANDREA BRANZI - Open Enclosures and other works until sunday february 01 2009 Grand-Hornu Images Design et Arts appliqués, Architecture et Patrimoine T : +32 (0)65 65 21 21 82, rue Sainte Louise BE-7301 Hornu Belgium Responsable service communication Dominique Cominotto T : +32 (0)65 61 38 65 communication@grand-hornu.be www.grand-hornu.be Caracas Public Relations Hélène van den Wildenberg T : +32 (0)4 349 14 41 hvdw@caracascom.com In collaboration with the Fondation Cartier, Grand Hornu Images invites the Florentine designer and architect Andrea Branzi to invest its rooms with two bold installations created in collaboration with the CIRVA... Illustration : Andrea Branzi, Silver & Wood 07, crédit: Argentaurum read more
	Swiss Federal Design Grants 2008 until sunday february 01 2009 Museum Bellerive Kunstgewerbesammlung T : +41 (0)43 446 44 69 Höschgasse 3 CH-8008 Zurich Switzerland Exhibition Coordinator Sonja Gutknecht T : +41 (0)43 446 69 22 sonja.gutknecht@zhdk.ch www.museum-bellerive.ch This competition, organized by the Bundesamt für Kultur (Federal Office of Culture), is one of the most important instruments for the promotion of design. Franziska Lüthy, Hickory, Winter collection 2007/2008 consisting of 10 knitted tops, 2006 – 2007 © Körner Union, Lausanne read more
	Amerika 1928 - Photos of a Study Trip by Walter Gropius until monday february 02 2009 Bauhaus Archive Museum of Design T : +49 (0)30 - 25 40 02 0 Klingelhöferstraße 14 D - 10785 Berlin Germany bauhaus@bauhaus.de www.bauhaus.de Upon resigning as director of the Dessau Bauhaus in early 1928, Walter Gropius decided to fulfil a long-held dream. Organized in cooperation with the Bergische Universität Wuppertal, the exhibition is being shown in conjunction with the International Month of Photography. Fred F. French Building, 1926-27, Fiew from West, Architect: Sloan & Robertson and Douglas Ives, © VG Bild-Kunst read more
	The Making of Architecture until monday february 02 2009 Architekturzentrum Wien T : +43 (1) 522 31 15 Museumsplatz 1 A-1070 Vienna Austria press contact Ines Purtauf T : +43 (1) 522 31 15-23 purtauf@azw.at office@azw.at www.azw.at This exhibition tells about the very different ways in which architects use their various tools, from the pencil to the computer. read more
	Christophe Berdaguer et Marie Péjus, 7ème Continent, Lauréats du Prix Fondation d' Entreprise Ricard 2007 until monday february 02 2009 Centre Pompidou T : +33 (0)1 44 78 12 33 Place Georges Pompidou 75004 Paris France press contact Isabelle Danto T : +33 (0)1 44 78 42 00 isabelle.danto@centrepompidou.fr www.centrepompidou.fr www.fondation-entreprise-ricard.com Every year since 2000, the Centre Pompidou has welcomed the Prix Fondation d'entreprise Ricard, in recognition of an artist representative of the young French art scene. read more
	L'Alibi Documentaire until monday february 02 2009 Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles T : +33 (0) 1 53 01 96 96 127-129, Rue Saint-Martin 75004 Paris France info@cwb.fr www.cwb.fr Communication, relations publiques Ariane Skoda T : +33 (0)1 53 01 96 98 communication@cwb.fr L’exposition envisage un croisement des regards entre architecture et photographie, un travail sur la porosité de la frontière entre les deux disciplines. Alain Janssens, Cinéma Sauvenière-Liège, vers plus de bien-être:/B.A.S. architectes © Communauté française Wallonie-Bruxelles read more
	Mutations until saturday february 07 2009 Les Ateliers de Paris T : +33 (0)1 44 73 83 50 30, rue du Fbg. Saint-Antoine 75012 Paris France ateliersdeparisddee@paris.fr www.ateliersdeparis.fr Vernissage le mardi 9 décembre à 18h30. Détournements de formes et de matières : Sam Baron, Clara Breen, Béatrice Bruneteau, DOMI, Victoria Darolti, Milène Guermont, Tzuri Gueta, Constance Guisset, Marie Labarelle, Claire Lindner, Nelly Saunier. Constance Guisset, Mezzanine, aquarium cage, photo Philippe Lévy
	The Scottish Show Switzerland until sunday february 08 2009 Mudac - Musée de design et d'arts appliqués T : +41 21 315 25 30 6, place Cathédrale CH-1005 Lausanne Switzerland info@mudac.ch www.mudac.ch www.thescottishshow.com Mise sur pied par The Lighthouse, Scotland's Centre for Architecture, Design and the City, à Glasgow, The Scottish Show Switzerland présente les travaux de 15 designers actifs en Ecosse. read more
	Prix Emile Hermès : le sens de l'objet until sunday february 08 2009 ouvert du mardi au dimanche 11H - 18H Mudac - Musée de design et d'arts appliqués T : +41 21 315 25 30 Pl. Cathédrale 6 CH-1005 Lausanne Switzerland contact presse Claire Favre Maxwell Claire.FavreMaxwell@lausanne.ch info@mudac.ch www.mudac.ch Opening on Tuesday, 2nd December; press conference on the same day, at 12 noon As its second stop, the mudac welcomes the exhibition celebrating the prizewinners of the "Prix Emile Hermès, le sens de l'objet", which was inaugurated at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. read more
	Munio Weinraub \| Amos Gitai - Architecture and film in Israel until sunday february 08 2009 Pinakothek Der Moderne T : + 49 (0) 89 238 05 360 Barer Str. 40 D 80333 Munich Germany press contact Tine Nehler T : +49 (0)89.23 805-118 presse@pinakothek.de www.pinakothek.de Press preview on 11-05-2008 at 11.00 and opening at 19.00. The exhibition on the Bauhaus-trained architect Munio Weinraub (1909-1970) and his son, the internationally acclaimed director Amos Gitai (born 1950), presents a protagonist of New Building in Israel and a critical filmmaker and chronicler of his country. Illustration : Munio Weinraub & Amos Gitai - Wasserturm, Gil Jungen Reformschule, Shefaram, Israel © Gabriele Basilico read more
	100 years Demeyere until sunday february 08 2009 Design Museum Gent T : +32 (0)9 267 99 99 Jan Breydelstraat 5 BE-9000 Gent Belgium museum.design@gent.be design.museum.gent.be Demeyere has become a reference over the world for the production of culinary cooking utensils made of stainless steel. Over multiple generations, the company has succeeded in developing cooking utensils of the highest quality. This exhibition has a scoop in the form of cooking pots resulting from the intensive cooperation with internationally renowned English designer John Pawson.
	Second Lives: Remixing the Ordinary until sunday february 15 2009 Museum of Arts and Design T : +1 212.299.7777 2 Columbus Circle NY-10019 New York United States Public Relations Office Heidi Riegler T : +1 212-229-7713 heidi.riegler@madmuseum.org info@madmuseum.org www.madmuseum.org Second Lives: Remixing the Ordinary will be the inaugural exhibition at the Museum of Arts & Design when it opens in a new building at 2 Columbus Circle in September 2008. Do Ho Suh. Metal Jacket, 1992-2001. 3,000 dog tags on U.S. military jacket fabric liner. 60 x 50 x 15 in. Courtesy of Danielle and David Ganek Photo: Courtesy of the artist; Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York read more
	Moderm Times - The untold story of modernism in Australia until sunday february 15 2009 Powerhouse Museum T : (+61 2) 9217 0111 500 Harris Street Ultimo, PO Box K346 Haymarket NSW 1238 Sydney Australia Media Officer Mandy Campbell T : +61 2 92170551 www.powerhouse.com Modern times reveals how modernism transformed life in Australia across five tumultuous decades from 1917 to 1967. The exhibition traces for the first time the impact of modernism on all aspects of Australian culture — from art, design and architecture to advertising, photography, film and fashion. Australia Square, 1968. Photo by Max Dupain. Courtesy Max Dupain and Associates read more
	Permanently MAD: Revealing the Collection until sunday february 15 2009 Museum of Arts and Design T : +1 212.299.7777 2 Columbus Circle NY-10019 New York United States Public Relations Office Heidi Riegler heidi.riegler@madmuseum.org info@madmuseum.org www.madmuseum.org Permanently MAD: Revealing the Collection presents approximately 250 works from the Museum of Arts and Design’s permanent collection. For the first time in the Museum’s 52-year history, dedicated collections galleries introduce visitors to the phenomenal ceramic, glass, wood, metal, fiber, and mixed media works in the Museum’s collections. Many of the pieces are on view for the first time. Harumi Nakashima, Struggling Form (from the Ecstatic Series), 2002. Glazed stoneware, 40 x 18 x 18 in. Museum purchase with funds provided by the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, 2004 Photo: Ed Watkins
	Recollecting - Looted Art and Restitution until sunday february 15 2009 Mak Austrian Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art T : (+43-1) 711 36-0 Stubenring 5 A-1010 Vienna Austria office@MAK.at press contact Teresa-Maria Raninger T : (+43 1) 711 36 233 presse@mak.at www.mak.at Press preview: tuesday, 2 December 2008, 10:30a.m.. Opening: tuesday 2 December 2008, 8:30p.m. In a show entitled “RECOLLECTING”, the UNLIMITED Association, in cooperation with the MAK, presents art and everyday objects from Jewish possession and their history between robbery and restitution. Lisl Ponger, Horror vacui, 2008. C-print, 133 x 168 cm © Courtesy Charim Gallery, Vienna read more
	PETER KNAPP until sunday february 15 2009 Galerie Anatome 2008 T : + 33 (0)1 48 06 98 81 38 rue Sedaine 75011 Paris France contact@galerie-anatome.com www.galerie-anatome.com Peter Knapp, artistic director.
	Free objects - Fabio Rotella january 24 2009 -> february 21 2009 10h30 - 13h / 16h30 - 19h30 Art To Design Galleria T : +39 (0)51 6590752 Via Porta Nova, 12 40123 Bologne Italy info@arttodesign.it www.arttodesign.it press contact Internos / Erica Calvi T : + 39 02 89 00 632 F : + 39 02 74 96 316 info@internosagency.com Opening on January 23th from 6pm. On the occasion of the Arte Fiera Art First, the Bologna International Contemporary Art Fair, held from January 23th to January 26th 09, the Art to Design Gallery will present a selection of limited edition furniture of the new brand About Design, created by Fabio Rotella et Davide Mattei. About Design, Tubi or Not Tubi
	Atelier until sunday february 22 2009 The Lighthouse Scotland's Centre for Architecture, Design and the City T : +44 (0)141 221 6362 11 Mitchell Lane G1 3NU Glasgow Scotland enquiries@thelighthouse.co.uk www.thelighthouse.co.uk press contact Lesley Booth T : +44 (0) 779 941 4474 lesley.booth@newcenturypr.com Atelier are fashion designer Beca Lipscome, illustrator Bernie Reid and fine artist Lucy McKenzie. Consult Atelier's website read more
	Design Medal 2008 until sunday february 22 2009 The Lighthouse Scotland's Centre for Architecture, Design and the City T : +44 (0)141 221 6362 11 Mitchell Lane G1 3NU Glasgow Scotland enquiries@thelighthouse.co.uk www.thelighthouse.co.uk press contact Lesley Booth T : +44 (0) 779 941 4474 lesley.booth@newcenturypr.com An opportunity to see work by a new generation of design talent, the annual Glasgow 1999 Design Medal is a platform for designers studying at Glasgow’s Higher and Further Education institutions. To find out more about the Glasgow 1999 Design Medal click here Dieny Itoe, Glasgow 1999 Design Medal 2007 Winner © Mary Knox read more
	Head to Head – Political Portraits until sunday february 22 2009 Museum of Design Zürich T : +41 (0)43 446 67 67 Ausstellungsstrasse 60 CH-8005 Zurich Switzerland Communication Bernadette Mock T : +41 (0)43 446 67 04 bernadette.mock@zhdk.ch www.museum-gestaltung.ch Head of exhibitions Angeli Sachs T : +41 (0)43 446 67 01 angeli.sachs@zhdk.ch This exhibition illuminates the historical roots, epochal electoral campaigns, recurring patterns of political public relations work, and the shaping of such influential figures as Lenin, Che Guevera, Arnold Schwarzenegger, or Yulia Tymoshenko. In collaboration with the Institute for Mass Communication and Media Research Zurich. Commissioned by the Kennedy for President Committee, A Time For Greatness – Kennedy for President, Boston 1960 read more
	BIG GAME until sunday february 22 2009 Grand-Hornu Images Design et Arts appliqués, Architecture et Patrimoine T : +32 (0)65 65 21 21 82, rue Sainte Louise BE-7301 Hornu Belgium Responsable service communication Dominique Cominotto T : +32 (0)65 61 38 65 communication@grand-hornu.be www.grand-hornu-images.be Caracas Public Relations Hélène van den Wildenberg T : +32 (0)4 349 14 41 hvdw@caracascom.com Pour la première exposition solo du studio BIG-GAME, Grand-Hornu Images offre un regard sur l’ensemble de leur travail. A cette occasion, ils dévoileront leurs toutes dernières créations ainsi que la collection « Ready Made » . read more
	La faïence fine française, 1743-1843 until monday february 23 2009 Musée National de Céramique T : +33(0)1 41 14 04 20 Place de la Manufacture 92310 Sèvres France musee.sevres@culture.gouv.fr www.musee-ceramique-sevres.fr Le musée national de Céramique à Sèvres, sous l’égide de la Réunion des Musées Nationaux, organise une exposition sur les origines de la faïence fine française, la première depuis quarante ans. Chocolatière, manufacture du Pont-aux-Choux, 1735-1788 © photo PMN, Martine Beek-Coppola. read more
	Portal - James clar until friday february 27 2009 Galerie Roger Tator T : +33 (0) 4 78 58 83 12 36 rue d'Anvers 69007 Lyon France galerie@rogertator.com www.rogertator.com www.jamesclar.com Inauguration le samedi 6 décembre à partir de 18h. À l’occasion de la 10ème édition du festivel Superflux (Fête des Lumières les 5, 6, 7 et 8 décembre de 18h à 23h), la galerie Roger Tator invite l’architecte lumière américain, James Clar, à réaliser une installation inédite : 'Portal'. Square eclipse, James Clar. read more
	Dietrich Untertrifaller Architekten Bregenz, Autriche january 31 2009 -> february 28 2009 La Galerie d'Architecture T : +33 (0)1 49 96 64 00 11, rue des Blancs Manteaux 75004 Paris France mail@galerie-architecture.fr www.galerie-architecture.fr arch@dietrich.untertrifaller.com www.dietrich.untertrifaller.com This exhibition presents the work of Dietrich Untertrifaller architecture agency, created by Helmut Dietrich and Much Untertrifaller in Bregenz in 1994.
	Paris - design en mutation january 16 2009 -> march 01 2009 12h - 18h Centre de design de l'UQAM T : +1 (514) 987-3395 1440, rue Sanguinet Québec Montreal Canada centre.design@uqam.ca www.centrededesign.uqam.ca The question of the mutations will be the thread of an exhibition that intends to present the work of eleven designers or collective, precursors and leaders of various new generation Parisian design trends. Illustration : Olivier Gassies, Point du Jour read more
	The Brussels Dream until sunday march 01 2009 Moravian Gallery in Brno T : +42(0) 532 169 111 Husova 18 662 26 Brno Czech Republic info@moravska-galerie.cz www.moravska-galerie.cz Press contact T : +42(0) 532 169 175 simona.jurackova@moravska-galerie.cz Czechoslovakian presence at Expo 58 in Brussels and the lifestyle of the early 1960s. read more
	Asian ceramics until sunday march 01 2009 Groningen Museum T : + 31 50 3666555 Museumeiland 1 9711 ME Groningen The Netherlands T : + 31 0900-8212132 webmaster@groningermuseum.nl www.groningermuseum.nl The Starck Pavilion is an especial place to display highlights of the Museum’s Asian Ceramics collection. read more
	GEORGE NELSON until sunday march 01 2009 Vitra Design Museum T : + 49 (0) 7621 702 3200 Charles-Eames-Strass 1 D-79576 Weil am Rhein Germany T : + 49 (0) 7621 702 3590 info-weil@design-museum.de www.design-museum.de In 2008, the American designer George Nelson (1908-1986) would have been 100 years old. In recognition of this centennial anniversary, the Vitra Design Museum is planning the first comprehensive retrospective on his work. Trained as an architect with a degree from Yale, Nelson was one of the defining figures of American design in the latter half of the 20th century.
	Multiple City - City Concepts 1908\|2008 until sunday march 01 2009 Pinakothek Der Moderne T : + 49 (0) 89 238 05 360 Barer Str. 40 D 80333 Munich Germany press contact Tine Nehler T : +49 (0)89.23 805-118 presse@pinakothek.de www.pinakothek.de The exhibition »Multiple City« shows current urban developments worldwide as mirrored in central urban concepts of the past 100 years. Press preview: 03.12.2008, 11.00am. Opening: 03.12.2008, 19.00pm Multiple City, Shibuya/Tokio © Marius Stadler read more
	Curators Select: Recent Acquisitions, 2003–2008 until sunday march 01 2009 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum T : +1 (0)212.849.8400 2 East 91st Street NY 10128 New York United States press contact T : +1 212 849 8420 cooperhewittpress@si.edu cooperhewitt.org International in scope and possessing one of the most diverse and comprehensive collections of design works in existence, the Museum's rich holdings range from the Han Dynasty (200 B.C.) to the present day and total more than 200,000 objects. This exhibition will feature recent acquisitions to all four of the museum's collecting departments: Product Design and Decorative Arts; Drawings, Prints and Graphic Design; Textiles; and Wallcoverings. Pair of children’s chairs with adjustable parts,designed by Kristian Solmer Vedel (Danish, 1923–2003). Manufactured by Torben Ørskov Denmark, designed 1951–53, produced 1957. Painted beech plywood. Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler, 2007-37-1,2 Photo: Matt Flynn
	Dreamland: Architectural Experiments since the 1970s until monday march 02 2009 Open daily except tues from 10:30am to 5:30pm, friday until 8:00pm MoMA The Philip Johnson Architecture and Design Galleries, third floor T : +1 (212) 708-9400 11 West 53 Street (between Fifth and Sixth avenues) NY 10019-5 New York United States info@moma.org www.moma.org pressoffice@moma.org Rem Koolhaas's watercolor Plan of Dreamland (1977), a recent acquisition, is the point of departure for this presentation of selections from the Architecture and Design collection. The 1970s saw an explosion of architectural thought and experimentation—with the city, and New York especially, becoming a screen for the projection of architectural fantasies and utopias. Illustration : Plan of Dreamland (1977) de Rem Koolhaas - Watercolor and ink, 41 3/4 x 22" (106 x 55.9 cm) - Gift of Frederieke S. Taylor © 2008 Rem Koolhaas read more
	TYPISCH WOLFSBURG - The arising of a new city. 1938-2008 january 23 2009 -> march 08 2009 Daz - Deutsches Architecture Centre DAZ_Scharoun Saal T : +49 30 27 87 99 28 Köpenicker Straße 48/49 10179 Berlin Germany Press contact pr@daz.de mail@daz.de www.daz.de Opening 23.01.2009, 8 pm. The DAZ presents a review on seven decades of urban developement in the city of Wolfsburg. Image: © Klemens Ortmeyer read more
	VRROOOOM - Motorbike design until sunday march 08 2009 The Danish Museum of Art & Design T : +45 33 18 56 56 Bredgade 68 1260 Copenhagen Denmark info@kunstindustrimuseet.dk www.kunstindustrimuseet.dk From the middle of November the Danish Museum of Art & Design will roar with machine aesthetics. Yamaha TZ 350, 1973. Foto: Michael Grabowski. read more
	Permis de construire, Carte blanche à Matali Crasset until monday march 09 2009 Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine au Palais de Chaillot Galerie des moulages du musée - Salle Viollet-le-Duc T : +33 (0)1 58 51 52 00 1 place du Trocadéro et du 11 novembre 75016 Paris France com@citechaillot.fr www.citechaillot.fr www.matalicrasset.com La Cité de l’architecture & du patrimoine presents, 16 October 2008 to 9 March 2009 an workshop exhibition for toddlers (from 4 years) designed as a carte blanche to the designer Matali Crasset. Inauguration le 15 octobre 2008 de 16h30 à 18h30. Rsvp : com@citechaillot.fr ou +33 (0)1 58 51 52 84 Billetterie en ligne read more
	L'Observeur du design 09, 10ème édition until monday march 09 2009 Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie T : +33 (0)1 40 05 70 00 30, avenue Corentin-Cariou 75019 Paris France contact presse Benjamin Girard / Design Project T : +33 (0)6 64 37 09 62 benjamin.girard@design-project.net Annabelle Hagmann / Cité des sciences et de l'industrie T : +33 (0)1 40 05 73 60 a.hagmann@cite-sciences.fr www.cite-sciences.fr L'Observeur du design souffle ses 10 bougies !!!! L’Agence pour la promotion de la création industrielle présente sa 10ème sélection de l'Observeur du design à la Cité des sciences et de l'industrie à Paris du 23 Octobre 2008 au 9 mars 2009. Organisé par l’APCI depuis 1999, l’Observeur du design récompense chaque année les meilleures réalisations issues de la collaboration entre entreprises et designers. Mardi 21 octobre à 9h30: présentation à la presse. Jeudi 23 octobre: cérémonie de remise des étoiles. read more
	Ron Arad - No discipline until monday march 16 2009 Centre Pompidou Galerie sud T : +33 (0)1 44 78 12 33 Place Georges Pompidou 75004 Paris France press contact Isabelle Danto T : +33 (0)1 44 78 42 00 isabelle.danto@centrepompidou.fr www.centrepompidou.fr info@ronarad.com www.ronarad.com For the first time in France, the Centre Pompidou is devoting a monograph to the British industrial designer and architect Ron Arad. Notify sponsors the Ron Arad exhibition at the Pompidou Centre. Chaises empilables Wavy, 2007. Coque en ABS thermoformé coloré, base en acier Inox, 98 x 64 x 66 cm. Éditeur Moroso, Cavalicco-Udine, Italie © Ron Arad Associates read more
	Libre à l'édition january 10 2009 -> march 22 2009 Galerie VIA T : +33 (0)1 46 28 11 11 29-33, avenue Daumesnil 75012 Paris France via@mobilier.com www.via.fr Chargé de mission Patrice Juin juin@mobilier.com Présentation d’un « best of » des prototypes VIA des années antérieures, produits toujours d’actualité et toujours libre à l’édition. A partir du 31 janvier (après le salon Meuble Paris), l’exposition sera complétée des prototypes VIA 2009.
	Carpets stories january 29 2009 -> march 28 2009 Tools Galerie T : +33 (0)1 42 77 35 80 119, rue vieille du temple 75003 Paris France lb@toolsgalerie.com www.toolsgalerie.com Presse contact Lilas Rossetti press@toolsgalerie.com ToolsGalerie présentera du 29 janvier au 28 mars 2009, Carpets stories, une collection de neuf tapis édités par la galerie. Ces pièces seront réalisées en série limitée, entre 5 et 8 exemplaires.
	2 x JAPAN - Katagami / Textiles until sunday march 29 2009 Mak - Austrian Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art T : (+43-1) 711 36-0 Stubenring 5 A-1010 Vienna Austria office@mak.at presse@mak.at www.mak.at 2008 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Heinrich Siebold, to whom the MAK owes a large part of its Japanese collection. read more
	Artists in focus: #5 Heimo Zobernig - Total design until sunday march 29 2009 Mak - Austrian Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art MAK Permanent Collection Contemporary Art T : (+43-1) 711 36-0 Stubenring 5 A-1010 Vienna Austria office@mak.at presse@mak.at www.mak.at In his oeuvre, which find his origine in the work for theatres, Heimo Zobernig, who has been a key artist in Austria’s art scene since the 1980s, moves along the boundaries between concepts and artifacts, models and architecture, materials and form, roles and film, signs and text. read more
	Ateliers Jean Prouvé until monday march 30 2009 MoMA The Museum of Modern Art T : +1 (212) 708-9400 11 West 53 Street (between Fifth and Sixth avenues) NY 10019-5 New York United States info@moma.org www.moma.org This exhibition examines Prouvé's collaborations within his Ateliers Jean Prouvé from idea to finished product. Charlotte Perriand, Jean Prouvé, Sonia Delaunay-Terk, Nicolas Schöffer. Maison de la Tunisie Bench-Bookshelf. 1952. Lacquered steel, aluminum and pine, 63 x 139 3/8 x 20 1/8" (160 x 354 x 51.1 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Architecture & Design Purchase Fund. read more
	Tribute to Ettore Sottsass until tuesday march 31 2009 Centre Pompidou T : +33 (0)1 44 78 12 33 Place Georges Pompidou 75004 Paris France press contact Quentin Farella quentin.farella@centrepompidou.fr www.centrepompidou.fr Cette exposition ambitionne de refléter la richesse créative et les différents champs d'intervention dans le processus de création d'Ettore Sottsass, architecte aux facettes multiples. Ettore Sottsass. Poster thermoformé de la machine à écrire Valentine, 1969 © Coll. Centre Pompidou / photo J.Faujour Achetez votre billet en ligne read more
	Solos: Tulou/Affordable Housing for China until sunday april 05 2009 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum T : +1 (0)212.849.8400 2 East 91st Street NY 10128 New York United States press contact T : +1 212 849 8420 cooperhewittpress@si.edu cooperhewitt.org In the fifth installment of the Solos series, the museum will present Tulou, a prototype for affordable housing being built in the city of Guangzhou by the Chinese architectural practice Urbanus. Vanke-Tulou Project.Urbanus. Architects: Xiaodu Liu, Yan Meng, Hui Wang Guangzhou, China, 2007. Photo and rendering courtesy of Urbanus read more
	Wall Stories: Children's Wallpapers and Books until sunday april 05 2009 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum T : +1 (0)212.849.8400 2 East 91st Street NY 10128 New York United States +1 212 849 8420 cooperhewittpress@si.edu cooperhewitt.org This exhibition will explore the relationship between wallpapers and books created for children through works from the permanent collection and the National Design Library. Frieze: Kindergarten Cut-Outs.Manufactured by The Schmitz-Horning Co.,Cleveland, OH, 1907 Chromolithograph on paper.Gift of the Wallpaper Council, Inc., 1960-163-36 Photo: Matt Flynn read more
	Frank O. Gehry: Design Process and the Lewis House until sunday april 05 2009 Philadelphia Museum of Art Collab Gallery, first floor, Perelman Building T : +1 (215) 763-8100 Fairmount and Pennsylvania Avenues PA 19130 Philadelphia United States visitorservices@philamuseum.org. pressroom@philamuseum.org www.philamuseum.org This exhibition explores for the first time how a decade-long residential commission for Peter Lewis in Lyndhurst, Ohio (1985-1995), gave Frank Gehry a unique opportunity to experiment, and in the process, achieve the formal and technological breakthroughs that have made him one of the most influential architects of our time. Peter B. Lewis Residence: Final Design Model, 1995. Milled paper, basswood, acrylic, museum board. Designed by Frank O. Gehry, American (born Canada). Courtesy of Gehry Partners, LLP read more
	Design & Cuisine january 16 2009 -> april 06 2009 Galerie Haute Définition T : + 33 (0)1 40 41 16 00 4, passage du Grand Cerf 75002 Paris France contact@haute-definition.com www.haute-definition.com Préparer, cuire et servir en compagnie des designers européens et japonais ; poursuite avec de nouvelles références du projet de fin d'année qui connaît un vif succès.
	FLORALS IN FLUX: Abstract, Stylized, Naturalistic until sunday april 12 2009 Mak - Austrian Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art T : (+43-1) 711 36-0 Stubenring 5 A-1010 Vienna Austria office@mak.at presse@mak.at www.mak.at The exhibition deals with the aspect of floral ornamentation in the work of the Wiener Werkstätte. Schließe, Wien 1905. Entw.: Josef Hoffmann ; Ausf.: Wiener Werkstätte (Karl Ponocny). Silber, Opale, Malachit, Korallen. © MAK / Georg Mayer read more
	Antoine et Manuel, un duo de graphistes january 15 2009 -> april 12 2009 Les Arts Décoratifs musée de la publicité T : +33 (0)1 44 55 57 50 107, rue de Rivoli 75001 Paris France conatct presse Marie-Laure Moreau / Isabelle Mendoza T : +33 (0)1 44 55 58 78 F : +33 (0)1 44 55 57 93 presse@lesartsdecoratifs.fr www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr c@antoineetmanuel.com www.antoineetmanuel.com Les Arts Decoratifs give carte blanche to the graphic designers duo Antoine and Manuel. Illustration : Plan métro parisien, 2005 read more
	The Art of Drinking until sunday april 26 2009 V&A South Kensington Victoria & Albert Museum T : +44 (0)20 7942 2000 Cromwell Road SW7 2RL London United Kingdom vanda@vam.ac.uk www.vam.ac.uk press contact press.office@vam.ac.uk Drink has stimulated a rich material culture. Specific situations and drinks require particular vessels; from stoneware beer mugs to jade cups and silver goblets. Puzzle Jug, 1770-75. Museum No. 275-1896 read more
	Shape our country - Workshop for national planning until sunday may 03 2009 NAI Rotterdam - Netherlands Architecture Institute Gallery 1 T : +31(0)10-440120 Museumpark 25 3015 CB Rotterdam The Netherlands info@nai.nl www.nai.nl Marketing & Communication Dept T : +31(0)10-4401255 press@nai.nl Would you like to see more greenery in your street? Do you dream of living on water? Or do you think you’ve found the solution to the traffic jam problem? Decide yourself what the Netherlands ought to look like! read more
	Elegant Armor: The Art of Jewelry until sunday may 31 2009 Museum of Arts and Design T : +1 212.299.7777 2 Columbus Circle NY-10019 New York United States Public Relations Office Heidi Riegler heidi.riegler@madmuseum.org info@madmuseum.org www.madmuseum.org The exhibition presents the major themes, materials and techniques that make contemporary jewelry visually exciting and intellectually stimulating. Peter Chang, Bracelet, 1986. Acrylic, polyester, PVC, found objects. 2 ¾ x 6 x 6 in. Gift of Jane Korman, 2006 Photo: John Bigelow Taylor read more
	Vous avez de beaux restes ! Objets et modes de vie du XXe siècle until sunday july 05 2009 du mercredi au samedi et le premier dimanche de chaque mois de 14 h à 18 h. Musée de la ville T : +33 (0)1.34.52.28.80 Quai François Truffaut 78180 Montigny-le-Bretonneux France museedelaville@agglo-sqy.fr www.museedelaville.agglo-sqy.fr Partez à la rencontre de l’homo urbanus et redécouvrez ses modes de vie : et si en 2820, un archéologue retrouvait les vestiges d’aujourd'hui ? read more
	Aussi rouge que possible until sunday november 01 2009 Les Arts Décoratifs T : + 33 (0)1 44 55 57 50 107-111, rue de Rivoli 75001 Paris France Press contact Marie-Laure Moreau T : + 33 (0)1 44 55 58 78 F : + 33 (0)1 44 55 57 93 presse@lesartsdecoratifs.fr www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr New accrochage. Drawing solely from the Arts Décoratifs collections (Arts Décoratifs, Mode et Textile, Publicité), the exhibition explores numerous domains in which red is an inescapable element, and the different symbolism of this colour in all societies down the ages. Illustration : Verre bistrot, Saara Hopea-Untracht (Finlande) - Les Arts Décoratifs. Photo : Jean Tholance
	Living in the Lowlands - The domestic scene in the Nai collection until thursday december 31 2009 NAI Rotterdam - Netherlands Architecture Institute Gallery 2 T : +31(0)10-4401200 Museumpark 25 3015 CB Rotterdam The Netherlands info@nai.nl press@nai.nl www.nai.nl The NAI has one of the world's most important collections of archives of architecture, interiors, landscape architecture and urban planning. The permanent exhibition Living in the Lowlands reveals the collection's wealth of drawings, models and photographs. The exhibition Living in the Lowlands in Gallery 2. Photo: Ralph Kämena. read more
	Connections until thursday december 31 2009 Design Museum Gent T : +32 (0)9 267 99 99 Jan Breydelstraat 5 BE-9000 Gent Belgium museum.design@gent.be design.museum.gent.be A cheeky selection of 100 textile objects from the proprietary collection. read more
	Cityscapes Revealed: Highlights from the Collection until friday december 31 2010 National Building Museum T : +1 202.272.2448 401 F Street NW 20001 Washington DC United States Exhibitions Coordinator Hank Griffith T : +1 202.272 3700 hgriffith@nbm.org Visitor services John Bane T : +1 202.272 3559 jbane@nbm.org www.nbm.org This first-ever retrospective exhibition of the National Building Museum’s unique collection explores quintessentially American, 20th-century buildings from center-city mansions to main street storefronts and sleek downtown skyscrapers. read more
	Washington: Symbol and City until saturday december 31 2011 National Building Museum T : +1 202.272.2448 401 F Street NW 20001 Washington DC United States Exhibitions Coordinator Hank Griffith T : +1 202.272 3700 hgriffith@nbm.org Visitor services John Bane T : +1 202.272 3559 jbane@nbm.org www.nbm.org This exhibition explores how residents experience the city and how Washington itself expresses the tension between the demands of a working siege of government and the desire for a national symbol, and the hopes and needs of an evolving city. read more
	STUDIO MUSEO ACHILLE CASTIGLIONI until monday december 31 2012 Monday - friday Studio Museo Achille Castiglioni T : + 39 (0)2 805 36 06 Piazza Castello, 27 20121 Milan Italy info@achillecastiglioni.it www.achillecastiglioni.it www.triennale.it Free entrance: at 10.00, 11.00, 12.00 with free 60-minute guided tour.School and group bookings. Since January 2006, the studio museum “Achille Castiglioni”, thanks to an agreement with the “Triennale di Milano”, is open to the public and at the same time, proceeds with archiving and intensive work.