Choose a country... ALL COUNTRIES Belgium Finland France Germany Italy Netherlands Portugal Switzerland United Kingdom United States   > June 2013 Choose a period... June 2013 July 2013 August 2013 September 2013 October 2013 November 2013 December 2013 COMPETITION Spark Concept & Student Design UNITED STATES 01-Mar-12> 02-Jun-13 The Spark Concept & Student Awards are for work that is in the idea stage, and are the home for all student entries. For example, this could include architectural concepts, concept automobiles and design student work. It is not for spec work, nor work intended for production or commercial realization. The emphasis is on ideas. Spark EXHIBITION Brunfaut’s. Progressist architects. BELGIUM 08-Feb-13> 09-Jun-13 Pupils of Victor Horta (a leading figure in Belgium’s Art Nouveau movement), Gaston, Fernand and Maxime Brunfaut were responsible for many architectural landmarks constructed in Brussels and throughout Belgium between the 1920s and 1960s. Children of the 20th century who believed in a better future, the Brunfauts expressed this hope through their progressive architecture: a style where the function, shape and arrangement of the elements are dictated by social concerns. Archives, drawings, models and previously unpublished accounts will illustrate this in-depth look at modernist architecture. Atomium Brussels EXHIBITION Like Pastoe, 100 years of design innovation NETHERLANDS 23-Feb-13> 02-Jun-13 The Kunsthal Rotterdam is presenting a comprehensive exhibition to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Dutch furniture brand Pastoe. Since it was founded in 1913, Pastoe has grown to become an internationally recognised designer label. The brand stands for simplicity, timelessness, quality and craftsmanship. Over the past years, Pastoe has acquired an excellent circle of designers including Maarten Van Severen, Shigeru Uchida and Scholten & Baijings. Kunsthal Rotterdam Rotterdam EXHIBITION Louis Kahn - The Power of Architecture GERMANY 23-Feb-13> 11-Aug-13 The American architect Louis Kahn (1901-1974) is regarded as one of the great master builders of the twentieth century. With complex spatial compositions and a choreographic mastery of light, Kahn created buildings of archaic beauty and powerful universal symbolism. Among his most important works are the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California, the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, and the National Assembly Building in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The exhibition ’Louis Kahn - The Power of Architecture’, presented by the Vitra Design Museum, is the first major retrospective of Kahn’s work in two decades. Vitra Design Museum Weil am Rhein EXHIBITION As it were ... So to speak: A Museum Collection in Dialogue with Barbara Bloom UNITED STATES 15-Mar-13> 04-Aug-13 Artist Barbara Bloom creates an installation engaging with the museum collection, the first exhibition in a projected series featuring contemporary artists interacting with collection works. The multi-faceted artist Barbara Bloom has built her career questioning appearances and commenting on how we value objects. She has been invited to mine the museum’s collection of 25,000 pieces in order to create a four-gallery installation. Bloom’s work, which includes installation, photography, graphic design, and film, explores such themes as absence and presence, gazing and giving, breaking and repair, and how things can stand in for people and ideas. This installation is planned as the first in a series that will invite contemporary artists to engage with the permanent collection. The Jewish Museum New York, NY COMPETITION Spark>Product 01-Apr-13> 02-Jun-13 This competition is for work that is either built, produced, built on spec or as part of a proposal, or is in pre-production, with commercial intent. This competition does not include design work in the idea stage, which are highlighted in a dedicated competition called Spark>Concept. Spark COMPETITION Spark>App Design UNITED STATES 01-Apr-13> 02-Jun-13 Mobile Apps are growing in importance to society and design is a key factor in their use. The Spark>App Design Awards are for work that is published and available to the general public, companies or organizations. The emphasis is on products that are available in the app marketplaces. Spark EXHIBITION A passion for Jean Prouvé ITALY 06-Apr-13> 08-Sep-13 A Passion for Jean Prouvé is an exhibition devoted to the furniture and architecture by the French designer Jean Prouvé from the collection owned by Laurence and Patrick Seguin, who discovered the work of Jean Prouvé, in the late 1980s, through his furniture designs. They were immediately struck by the unique aesthetic of these pieces, where the artistic skill lies wholly in imperceptible technical mastery devoted to enhancing the strength of the materials. Now presenting a number of works from their private collection for the first time: around 40 pieces by Jean Prouvé, most of which are prototypes or extremely rare and the Maison Metropole ( 8X12 meters) now to be mounted for the first time on the Lingotto track. Taking four people three consecutive days to assemble, a stop-motion film will be made of the construction process, with video footage streamed on the Pinacoteca website. Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli Turin EXHIBITION Claes Oldenburg: The Street and The Store/Mouse Museum/Ray Gun Wing UNITED STATES 14-Apr-13> 05-Aug-13 Claes Oldenburg’s audacious, witty, and profound depictions of everyday objects have earned him a reputation as one of the most important artists of the 20th century. This exhibition examines the beginnings of Oldenburg’s extraordinary career with an in-depth look at his first two major bodies of work: The Street (1960) and The Store (1961-64). During this intensely productive period Oldenburg redefined the relationship between painting and sculpture and between subject and form. On view in The Donald B. and Catherine C. Marron Atrium are Oldenburg’s Mouse Museum and Ray Gun Wing. Created in the 1970s, these two architectural structures present careful arrangements of readymade objects alongside various tests and experiments from Oldenburg’s studio. MoMA New York, NY EXHIBITION Pieter Schoolwerth - Shadows Past BELGIUM 16-Apr-13> 14-Jul-13 Galerie Nathalie Obadia is presenting the first solo exhibition by Pieter Schoolwerth in Brussels, following Portraits of Paintings at the gallery in Paris in 2011. The show is made up of recent works which, like the series After Troy at Miguel Abreu Gallery in New York in November 2012, explore the fecundity of Pieter Schoolwerth’s latest pictorial researches. The works on show in Brussels are the fruits of two other projects: The Z-Axis Cycle and ’Portraits of Paintings’, held respectively at Miguel Abreu Gallery in New York in 2009 and at Galerie Obadia in Paris in 2010. Galerie Nathalie Obadia Brussels EXHIBITION Peter Hedegaard UNITED KINGDOM 21-Apr-13> 15-Jun-13 The gallery presents an exhibition of fifteen gouaches by the Danish-born Londoner Peter Hedegaard (1929-2008). These works on paper have been hidden in the late artist’s studio for three decades. Rocket Gallery London EXHIBITION Edition Limitée SWITZERLAND 26-Apr-13> 22-Jun-13 The exhibition gathers 4 contemporary designers, Frédéric Dedelley, Nicolas Le Moigne, Valentin Loellmann and Tobias Sebastian Schäfer, that sometimes beside an industrial production, create in limited edition or even unique pieces. The production in limited edition develops marginal to industrial production, also if it can share the same technics it allows designers to experiment outside the limits imposed by the function and mass production. Kissthedesign Gallery Lausanne EXHIBITION Ronan et Erwan Bouroullec. Momentané FRANCE 26-Apr-13> 01-Sep-13 The Arts Décoratifs Nave is showcasing all facets of the work of Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec. Conceived like a retrospective, the exhibition is retracing every stage of their international career, including their very latest creations. The scenography they have designed for this 1,000 square-metre exhibition highlights their innovative research into the partitioning of space. Great admirers of Charlotte Perriand, like her they are intensely interested in modularity, a concern they have explored in creations such as the Lit Clos sleeping cabin, the Alcove Sofa (Vitra), and lightweight screens built by assembling basic elements: the Cloud shelf-partition modules (Cappelini), and the Algues (Vitra) and North Tiles (Kvadrat) modular partitions. Beneath an enormous textile vault, their presentation of all these pieces created over the past fifteen years has been adapted to structure this extraordinary space in the Arts Décoratifs Nave. Les Arts Décoratifs Paris EXHIBITION Maria Pergay: Secret Garden UNITED STATES 01-May-13> 13-Jul-13 Inspired by her recent exploration of arborial themes and leaf forms as decorative elements in furniture and accessories, Pergay has created a group of new works that display meticulous, jewelry-like handwork in bronze and patinated copper. These materials represent an exciting departure for the celebrated Paris-based designer, who has long been admired for her pioneering use of stainless steel and ability to bring to it an unprecedented level of sensuality. Demisch Danant New York, NY EXHIBITION United Micro Kingdom: A Design Fiction UNITED KINGDOM 01-May-13> 26-Aug-13 UmK presents perspectives on a fictional future for the United Kingdom, as imagined by designers and educators Dunne & Raby. The exhibition sees England devolved into four self-contained counties, each free to experiment with governance, economy and lifestyle. These ’live laboratories’ interrogate the cultural and ethical impact of existing and new technologies and how they alter the way we live. Design Museum London SEMINAR Earth Architecture PORTUGAL 02-May-13> 18-Aug-13 The Earth Architecture Seminar, organized by the CIAMH [Center for Innovation in Architecture and Modes of Inhabiting], is based on a Tradition and Innovation initiative, which also includes conferences, an exhibition of sustainable materials and technologies, and a Workshop taking place between May and August of 2013. The Conferences are taking place at 2nd and 3rd of May at Faculty of Architecture of Porto University and will provide the theoretical and technical support for the Earth Construction Workshop, a building model. Porto EXHIBITION Vasi di Buona Famiglia NETHERLANDS 03-May-13> 01-Jun-13 A presentation of over 40 exclusive vases of renowned architect-designers as Mario Botta, Andrea Branzi, Michele De Lucchi, Enzo Mari, Ettore Sottsass and Paolo Ulian. Created for manufactures like Serafino Zani, Attesi Edizione, Produzione Privata, Baccarat, Corsi Design and Vallmar. Hans Appenzeller Bovenverdieping Hans Appenzeller, Amsterdam EXHIBITION Daniel Clayman: Recent Works UNITED STATES 04-May-13> 30-Jun-13 Daniel Clayman utilizes a vocabulary of simple forms and muted colors to create architectural glass sculptures, often on a large scale. Although minimalist in aesthetic, Clayman’s pieces are created using a labor-intensive casting method. This process allows for his medium to take on a foggy and textured quality with a sense of depth, while still maintaining its translucency. The artist carefully uses light and shadow to accentuate subtle details in the glass, creating the illusion of mass in forms that are often hollow, describing volume in space. Wexler Gallery Philadelphia, PA EXHIBITION Sven Temper - Raumbilder GERMANY 08-May-13> 06-Jul-13 In his new exhibition Raumbilder (’Spatial Pictures’) Sven Temper presents his latest works, unique takes on ordinary household furniture, rendered here in everyday wood and mass produced materials. The models, drawings and related colour-plates all combine to investigate interstitial spaces between conventional forms and the infinite possibilities of sculptural exploration. Hans-Peter Jochum EXHIBITION Designing the Middle East Beirut UNITED KINGDOM 31-May-13> 19-Jul-13 ’Designing the Middle East Beirut’ explores how the working through the challenges of a difficult urban landscape has resulted in new ways of creating and making through a process of trial and error. 19 Greek Street London EVENT Biennale di Venezia ITALY 01-Jun-13> 24-Nov-13 The title chosen by curator Massimiliano Gioni for the 55th International Art Exhibition is Il Palazzo Enciclopedico / The Encyclopedic Palace. Massimiliano Gioni introduced the choice of theme evoking the Italo-American self-taught artist Marino Auriti who "on November 16, 1955 filed a design with the US Patent office depicting his Palazzo Enciclopedico (The Encyclopedic Palace), an imaginary museum that was meant to house all worldly knowledge, bringing together the greatest discoveries of the human race, from the wheel to the satellite. Auriti’s plan was never carried out, of course, but the dream of universal, all-embracing knowledge crops up throughout history, as one that eccentrics like Auriti share with many other artists, writers, scientists, and prophets who have tried - often in vain - to fashion an image of the world that will capture its infinite variety and richness." Giardini and Arsenale - Venice AUCTION Arts décoratifs du XXe siècle, Design et Créations Contemporaines FRANCE 02-Jun-13> 02-Jun-13 Versailles Enchères Perrin-Royère-Lajeunesse Versailles AUCTION Art & Design belge BELGIUM 03-Jun-13> 03-Jun-13 Cornette de Saint Cyr Brussels AUCTION Design PORTUGAL 04-Jun-13> 04-Jun-13 20-21st Century Design by Charles & Ray Eames, Charlotte Perriand, Daniel Enoksson, Eero Aarnio, Fernando Brízio, George Nelson, Julian Bond, Marc Newson, Ron Arad, Verner Panton, and others. Veritas Lisboa EXHIBITION Lesser Known Architecture UNITED KINGDOM 04-Jun-13> 22-Jul-13 Lesser Known Architecture is a free exhibition celebrating extraordinary London architecture. Nominated by leading architecture critics, these ten buildings, structures and subways contribute to the mix and diversity of the city but are all too often overlooked and forgotten. Curated by Elias Redstone, the exhibition presents an alternative architectural map of the city. Each site has been photographed by Theo Simpson and will be displayed as a series of single colour offset prints in the Design Museum Café and Tank. The installation is designed by Ben Mclaughlin. Design Museum London AUCTION Arts décoratifs du XXe Siècle - Design FRANCE 06-Jun-13> 06-Jun-13 Pierre Bergé & Associés Palais d’Iéna - Paris AUCTION Design FRANCE 06-Jun-13> 06-Jun-13 Tajan Espace Tajan, Paris TALK Metabolism Revisited - Charlie Koolhaas GERMANY 06-Jun-13> 06-Jun-13 With their high-profile 2012 project, Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Rem Koolhaas and the photographs of Charlie Koolhaas took a new look at the phenomenon of Metabolist architecture in Japan, for which Louis Kahn provided a significant influence. Charlie Koolhaas speaks about the rediscovery of this phenomenon and her photographic explorations in the Far East. Vitra Design Museum Weil am Rhein AUCTION Harry Bertoia UNITED STATES 06-Jun-13> 06-Jun-13 This June Wright presents a standalone auction featuring masterworks by Harry Bertoia from the Standard Oil commission. In 1974, at the base of Edward Durell Stone’s modernist structure on Chicago’s lakefront, Harry Bertoia composed the largest installation of sounding sculptures. Three large-scale Sonambients, among the best to come to the market, along with a selection of table top sculptures and maquettes from the commission make up this historic sale. Wright Chicago, IL AUCTION Important Design UNITED STATES 06-Jun-13> 06-Jun-13 Highlights in this year’s sale include a unique sculpture, Ceremonial for Marcel Duchamp by Isamu Noguchi, and a chair from the Imperial Hotel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Thoroughly vetted for the most discerning buyers, the works offered in Important Design are of uncompromising quality. Wright Chicago, IL AUCTION Important Italian Glass UNITED STATES 08-Jun-13> 08-Jun-13 The collection is comprised of more than 200 works of important art glass including the finest collection of mid-century glass by Barovier to ever be offered at auction. More than ten different rare murine vases by Barovier will be sold alongside important works by Carlo Scarpa, including a rare Pennellate vase, and works by Thomas Stearns for Venini. Fulvio Bianconi, Napoleone Martinuzzi, Archimede Seguso, Tomaso Buzzi and other Italian masters are also represented in this auction. Wright Chicago, IL AUCTION Early 20th Century UNITED STATES 08-Jun-13> 08-Jun-13 Early 20th century decorative arts and furnishings, featuring work from the Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau movements. Lighting by Tiffany, Handel, and Pairpoint. Furniture by Gustav Stickley and the Roycrofters. Ceramics by George Ohr, Grueby, Rookwood, Newcomb College, Saturday Evening Girls, Rhead, Zsolnay. Glass from Tiffany, Loetz, Durand, Galle, Steuben, Argy Rousseau, Lalique, wrought metal, woodblock prints, textiles and accessories and more. The first specialty at Rago’s and the most successful Arts and Crafts auctions in the field. Rago Arts and Auction Center Lambertville, NJ AUCTION 20th Century Art and Design Auction UNITED STATES 08-Jun-13> 08-Jun-13 Treadway Toomey Gallery Oak Park, Illinois AUCTION Modern UNITED STATES 09-Jun-13> 09-Jun-13 Much of the most important Modern design to come to auction has been sold by Rago’s. We made the market for Paul Evans, Phil Powell and many other studio craftsmen, and sell more work by George Nakashima than any other auction house in the country. Rago’s has an international following among the most knowledgeable collectors, interior designers, and dealers, along with savvy celebrities and other buyers, high-end and mid-market. Rago Arts and Auction Center Lambertville, NJ LECTURE Zaha Hadid - Special Lecture GERMANY 11-Jun-13> 11-Jun-13 This year, the Fire Station by Zaha Hadid on the Vitra Campus celebrates its twenty-year anniversary - it was the first work by Hadid ever to be realized and marked the beginning of a great architectural career. To commemorate this milestone, in Art Basel week (11 - 16 June), Zaha Hadid delivers a lecture on her own work. Vitra Design Museum Weil am Rhein AUCTION Design UNITED STATES 11-Jun-13> 11-Jun-13 Phillips New York, NY FAIR Design Miami/ SWITZERLAND 11-Jun-13> 16-Jun-13 Design Miami/ is the global forum for design. Each fair brings together the most influential collectors, gallerists, designers, curators and critics from around the world in celebration of design culture and commerce. Occurring alongside the Art Basel fairs in Miami, USA each December and Basel, Switzerland each June, Design Miami/ has become the premier venue for collecting, exhibiting, discussing and creating collectible design. Hall 1.1, Messe Basel, Messeplatz, Basel AUCTION Design ITALY 13-Jun-13> 13-Jun-13 Wannenes Genova SHOW Made in Brunel Showcase UNITED KINGDOM 13-Jun-13> 16-Jun-13 Made in Brunel is a student-led brand which showcases the innovative, intelligent and professional graduates of Brunel University. Bargehouse, OXO Tower Wharf, London AUCTION Arts Décoratifs et Sculptures du XXeme Siècle FRANCE 14-Jun-13> 14-Jun-13 Ader Paris AUCTION June Auction, Auction House Helander FINLAND 15-Jun-13> 15-Jun-13 Auction House Helander is having an auction on 15th of June, starting from 12pm-onwards (Finnish time). They are auctioning 1400 items without a starting price. Some high quality design will be auctioned, including Paavo Tynell, Birgir Kaipiainen and Venini. The catalogue can bee seen on their website. You can also bid in advance via their website. Auction house Helander Helsinki AUCTION Decorative Art & European Paintings Signature Auction UNITED STATES 15-Jun-13> 15-Jun-13 Fine art, paintings, decorative arts, ceramics & porcelain. Heritage Auctions Dallas, Texas EXHIBITION Le Corbusier: An Atlas of Modern Landscapes UNITED STATES 15-Jun-13> 23-Sep-13 MoMA presents its first major exhibition on the work of Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, 1887-1965), encompassing his work as an architect, interior designer, artist, city planner, writer, and photographer. Conceived by guest curator Jean-Louis Cohen, the exhibition reveals the ways in which Le Corbusier observed and imagined landscapes throughout his career, using all the artistic techniques at his disposal, from his early watercolors of Italy, Greece, and Turkey, to his sketches of India, and from the photographs of his formative journeys to the models of his large-scale projects. His paintings and drawings also incorporate many views of sites and cities. All of these dimensions are present in the largest exhibition ever produced in New York of his prodigious oeuvre. MoMA New York, NY CONFERENCE Designing the Next Economy UNITED STATES 17-Jun-13> 19-Jun-13 In this time of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity, the role of design to drive meaningful innovation and change is growing. Join us for a global conversation on how design based problem solving is transforming business, transportation, healthcare, education and the public sector. Discover the stories, solutions and tools creative thinkers are putting to work, from start ups to multinationals, from emerging economies to global leaders. Find inspiration in open innovation and new methods to solve increasingly complex global challenges. DMI Design Thinking Conference/Santa Monica Fairmont Miramar Hotel, Santa Monica, CA AUCTION Precious Design FRANCE 18-Jun-13> 18-Jun-13 Piasa Paris AUCTION Design ITALY 18-Jun-13> 18-Jun-13 An important auction of Design including proposals for major designers such as Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti, Ignazio Gardella, Max Ingrand, Angelo Lelii and famous brands such as Stilnovo, Fontana Arte, Techno, Arredoluce, as well as many other Italian and international productions. Cambi Casa d’Aste Genova AUCTION Design - Post War and Contemporary Art GERMANY 18-Jun-13> 18-Jun-13 Quittenbaum Munich AUCTION Primitive Design, Arts Décoratifs et Design des XXème et XXième Siècles FRANCE 18-Jun-13> 18-Jun-13 Piasa Paris AUCTION 20th Century Design UNITED STATES 22-Jun-13> 22-Jun-13 The June auction features a select group of mosaic glass lamps from a private collection as well as Favrile glass, lighting, and metalwork by Tiffany Studios. Studio furniture by George Nakashima highlights a fine furniture selection that includes modern designs from the United States, Denmark, and Italy. Works by Dale Chihuly and Scheier will be offered along with a large collection of experimental Chelsea and Dedham pottery. Skinner 63 Park Plaza, Boston AUCTION Design Scandinave vs Artistes Cobra BELGIUM 24-Jun-13> 24-Jun-13 Cornette de Saint Cyr Brussels AUCTION Intérieurs du 20e siècle » Estampes, Éditions, Design... FRANCE 25-Jun-13> 25-Jun-13 Paintings and Graphics Arts, Furniture, Works of Art, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Design. Artcurial - Briest-Poulain-F.Tajan Paris AUCTION Arts Décoratifs du XXè FRANCE 27-Jun-13> 28-Jun-13 Aguttes Neuilly International events for the present and upcoming months. Exhibitions, conferences, fairs... with commentaries and links.