May 2016
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from Friday January 01 2016 to Saturday December 31 2016 |
P : + 1 514 448 4949 |
2016wdctaipei@gmail.com www.worlddesigncapital.com |
| The City of Taipei is pleased to announce members of World Design Capital® (WDC) 2016 International Advisory Committee. The WDC 2016 International Advisory Committee comprised of a highly respected group of seven internationally recognised experts in the field of design, include Shikuan Chen (Taipei), Alicia Grehan (Dublin), Arthur Huang (Taipei), Wei-Gong Liou (Taipei), Bulelwa Makalima-Ngewana (Cape Town), Manfred Wang (Taipei) and Dilki de Silva, Icsid Secretary General (Montreal), who will directly contribute to the yearlong programme of events that will take place in Taipei (Taiwan, Chinese Taipei) from January to December 2016. | ||
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from Wed. April 27 2016 to Sunday May 22 2016 |
Various Locations P : +352 45 37 85 1 |
info@designcity.lu www.designcity.lu/2016/ |
| “Design ≠ Art?” – the lead question of Design City 2016 – aims to challenge our perceptions and opinions of the world around us | ||
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from Saturday April 30 2016 to Sunday May 08 2016 |
London ExCeL Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway E16 1X London See on Map P : +44 02 03 22 55 200 |
info@granddesignslive.com www.granddesignslive.com |
| Interiors, Technology, Kitchens, Bathrooms, Gardens, Village, Build | ||
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from Saturday April 30 2016 to Sunday May 29 2016 |
Various Locations Graz P : +43 (0) 316 890 598 |
office@cis.at www.designmonat.at |
| With 78 programme partners and 86 different events including festivals, workshops, discussions and exhibitions, Designmonat Graz 2015 made ideas visible in many different ways. Between the 1st and the 31st of May, 64.000 visitors enjoyed work by 347 national and international design labels. The different programme items made it possible for Designmonat Graz to provide a basis for numerous collaborations and follow-up projects which will benefit the regional economy. The seventh Designmonat has been a great success for Creative Industries Styria. | ||
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from Tuesday May 03 2016 to Tuesday May 17 2016 |
Various Locations New York See on Map |
nycxdesign.com |
| Spanning all disciplines of design, NYCxDESIGN creates a collaborative platform for cultural and commercial opportunities, elevates established and emerging design practices and increases awareness of and appreciation for design by all audiences. | ||
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from Wed. May 04 2016 to Sunday May 08 2016 |
Skylight Clarkson Sq
550 Washington St New York See on Map P : +1 212 741 8583 |
info@collectivedesignfair.com collectivedesignfair.com |
| Collective Design is dedicated to exploring the significance of design across creative disciplines and everyday life. Through its annual fair, Collective Design illuminates both the design process and the diversity of today’s material culture, originating a robust series of conversations and education programs to foster dialogue, encourage the exchange of ideas, and build a growing audience for collectible design. | ||
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from Thursday May 05 2016 to Saturday May 07 2016 |
Place Bonaventure 800, Rue de la Gauchetière Ouest #240 H5A 1K6 Montreal See on Map P : +1 (514) 397 2222 |
info@sidim.com www.sidim.com |
| Montreal International Design Show. SIDIM is the annual meeting point of design, architecture and building professionals and amateurs. | ||
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from Friday May 06 2016 to Sunday May 08 2016 |
Brooklyn Expo Center 72 Noble Street Brooklyn See on Map P : +1 718 875 1000 |
sgiammona@brooklynchamber.com bklyndesigns.com |
| The Brooklyn design event for contemporary furniture, lighting, accessories and art. | ||
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from Saturday May 07 2016 to Sunday May 15 2016 |
Astor Place Plaza 817 Broadway New York See on Map |
www.design-pavilion.com |
| Design Pavilion is a nine-day public activation in celebration of NYCxDESIGN, at the newly renovated Astor Place Plaza in Greenwich Village | ||
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from Saturday May 07 2016 to Tuesday May 17 2016 |
Industry City Sunset Park, 274 36th Street NY 11232 Brooklyn See on Map |
info@wanteddesignnyc.com www.wanteddesignnyc.com/ |
| With its marquee events during NYCxDESIGN in May, WantedDesign is a platform dedicated to promoting design and fostering the international creative community at large throughout the year. | ||
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from Tuesday May 10 2016 to Friday May 13 2016 |
Miami Beach Convention Center 1901 Convention Center Dr FL 33139 Miami Beach See on Map P : +1 203 840 5698 |
visit.maison-objet-americas@safisalons.fr www.maison-objet.com/en/americas |
| Miami offers a business platform in the heart of the Americas and their 954 million inhabitants. MAISON&OBJET AMERICAS aims to offer an annual event for the North and South American trade and visitors. It will bring together a selection of 300 brands representing the upscale spirit that was behind the success of MAISON&OBJET PARIS. | ||
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from Thursday May 12 2016 to Saturday May 14 2016 |
Various Locations Berlin |
info@typotalks.com www.typotalks.com/berlin |
| Designers stage dialogues. Whether it be the dialogue between app and user, between website and visitor, between a car and its driver, or between a brand and its customers. Designers use technical and analytical tools to make communication as easy and emotional as possible. | ||
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from Friday May 13 2016 to Sunday May 15 2016 |
ArtBeam 540 West 21st Street New York See on Map P : +44 (0)207 551 9371 |
info@thedesignjunction.co.uk thedesignjunction.co.uk/new-york/ |
| For the first time, designjunction will partner with Dwell on Design for NYCxDESIGN. The show will take place within the warehouse-style ArtBeam venue in New York’s cultural hotspot, Chelsea and is set to be the city’s most vibrant design destination. | ||
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from Friday May 13 2016 to Monday May 16 2016 |
Terminal Stores 269 11th Avenue New York See on Map |
info@wanteddesignnyc.com www.wanteddesignnyc.com/ |
| With its marquee events during NYCxDESIGN in May, WantedDesign is a platform dedicated to promoting design and fostering the international creative community at large throughout the year. | ||
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from Saturday May 14 2016 to Tuesday May 17 2016 |
J. K. Javits Center 11th Avenue at 38th Street NY 10001 New York See on Map P : +39 02 49 971 |
visitatori.homi@fieramilano.it www.homimilano.com/en/homi-new-york |
| It is the HOMI tour of the world, a strategic project characterized by an itinerant format which offers international buyers the Italian hospitality and style and which has already performed a first great edition on the occasion of ICFF in New York in May 2015. | ||
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from Saturday May 14 2016 to Tuesday May 17 2016 |
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center 11th Ave at 38th St NY 10001 New York See on Map P : +1 770 291 5426 |
heather.wood@icff.com www.icff.com |
| North America’s premier showcase for contemporary design, the ICFF annually lures those in determined pursuit of design’s timely truths and latest trends to an encyclopedic exhibition of up-to-the-moment offerings, as well as a series of fascinating, fun, edifying programs, and a packed schedule of exhibits and features | ||
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from Wed. May 18 2016 to Sunday May 22 2016 |
Central House of Artists 10, Krymsky val 119049 Moscow See on Map P : +7 (495) 657 9922, ext 219 |
i.stefan@expopark.ru www.archmoscow.ru |
| ARCH Moscow is the major event in the world of Russian architecture. | ||
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from Friday May 20 2016 to Sunday May 29 2016 |
Various Locations Beirut P : +961 1 249 082 |
participant@beirutdesignweek.org beirutdesignweek.org/ |
| Established in 2012, Beirut Design Week is the largest growing design festival in the Middle East & North Africa. Bringing together more than 25,000 visitors at over 150 events in almost 100 locations around Beirut, BDW, now in its fifth consecutive year, showcases the best of Lebanese and international design in order to strengthen creative economies and foster entrepreneurship, all within the context of region’s rich cultural heritage. | ||
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from Friday May 20 2016 to Sunday June 05 2016 |
Various Locations Bucarest |
hello@romaniandesignweek.com www.romaniandesignweek.com |
| The aim of Romanian Design Week is to showcase, to support and to promote Romanian design and, furthermore, Romanian creative industries by presenting them to a wider, global audience. By encouraging Romanian design, the event will manage to promote Romanian culture and the talent that nourished it. | ||
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from Monday May 23 2016 to Thursday May 26 2016 |
Dubai World Trade Center Sheikh Zayed Road 9292 Dubai See on Map P : +971 4 445 3616 |
info@indexexhibition.com www.indexexhibition.com |
| INDEX International Design Exhibition is the largest business platform for the interior design and architecture community to source products for their projects across the residential, retail and hospitality projects. With over 700 market-leading companies and brands from more than 50 countries showcasing thousands of products, INDEX remains the number one interiors event in the MENA region, attracting more than 20,000 visitors from over 100 countries. | ||
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from Tuesday May 24 2016 to Thursday May 26 2016 |
Clerkenwell EC1V London P : +44 02 03 22 55 200 |
www.clerkenwelldesignweek.com |
| Clerkenwell is home to more creative businesses and architects per square mile than anywhere else on the planet, making it truly one of the most important design hubs in the world. To celebrate this rich and diverse community, CDW has created a showcase of leading UK and international brands and companies presented in a series of showroom events, pop-up exhibitions and special installations that take place across the area. | ||
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from Tuesday May 24 2016 to Wed. June 01 2016 |
Various Locations Saint-Petersburg P : +7 (812) 43 81 538 |
spbdesignweek@gmail.com www.spbdesignweek.ru |
| St. Petersburg Design Week anniversary season was held from the 20th to 27th of May. It was the fifth time when the Northern capital of Russia became the meeting place for professionals in the framework of the unique international project. | ||
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from Wed. May 25 2016 to Thursday May 26 2016 |
Forum Copenhagen Julius Thomsens Plads 1 1925 Frede Copenhagen See on Map P : +45 3386 0600 |
denmark@architectatwork.com www.architectatwork.dk |
| ARCHITECT@WORK Copenhagen is centered around “Wood and Architecture” | ||
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from Saturday May 28 2016 to Monday May 30 2016 |
The International Centre 6900 Airport Road ON L4V 1E8 Mississauga, Ontario See on Map P : +1 514 866-3631 |
info@canadianfurnitureshow.com www.canadianfurnitureshow.com |
| The Canadian Furniture Show has been held since 1972; it is owned and produced by the Quebec Furniture Manufacturers’ Association. The only national furniture show in the country and the 7th largest trade show in Canada, it brings together industry professionals, manufacturers, retailers, designers, importers, and suppliers from Canada, the United States and all over the world, to display their latest collections and trends. | ||
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from Saturday May 28 2016 to Sunday November 27 2016 |
Various Locations Venice P : +39 041 5218711 |
info@labiennale.org www.labiennale.org/en/architecture/index.html |
| The 15th International Art Exhibition will take place from May 28th to November 27th 2016 (Preview May 26th and 27th) in the Giardini and the Arsenale and in various other venues in Venice, titled REPORTING FROM THE FRONT. | ||
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from Monday May 30 2016 to Sunday June 05 2016 |
Paris Pantin all locations Paris See on Map P : +33 (0) 1 40 21 04 88 |
contact@ddays.net www.ddays.net |
| R/EVOLUTION Each year, for one week, the festival allows people to discover the processes and creations of a range of actors across the design industry (designers, curators, galleries, makers, manufacturers and institutions). D’Days also contributes to Paris – its institutions as well as its streets and the city itself –uniting the design community in France and abroad around their shared values. A true platform of new discoveries and exchanges around the key issues that affect the industry: each year Grand Paris comes alive with the energy of design’s creative force and innovation. | ||
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