February Diary
Diary editor Johanna Agerman | johanna@icon-magazine.co.uk DESIGN INDABA 2010 24-28 FEBRUARY This will be a big year for South Africa, what with hosting the FIFA World Cup in the summer, but before that the design community descends on Cape Town for the 15th Design Indaba conference and expo in February.
Diary editor Johanna Agerman | johanna@icon-magazine.co.uk
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DESIGN INDABA 2010 24-28 FEBRUARY This will be a big year for South Africa, what with hosting the FIFA World Cup in the summer, but before that the design community descends on Cape Town for the 15th Design Indaba conference and expo in February. A welcome escape from the northern hemisphere’s winter, the Indaba has a great record of bringing together interesting speakers for an enlightening programme. This year we expect Alejandro Aravena, Troika, Tord Boontje and the Bouroullecs to deliver talks on their latest projects. And if listening to some of the world’s most prominent designers and architects starts to get a bit much, just head to the beach. Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town www.designindaba.com |
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| BRIT INSURANCE DESIGN AWARDS 2010 17 FEBRUARY – 6 JUNE The Design Museum’s annual awards have become a fixture on the calendar, with an exhibition of the year’s most influential and forward-thinking designs from around the world. Last year’s winner was the unofficial Barack Obama poster campaign by Shepard Fairey. We suspect that Konstantin Grcic’s 360 chair and Zaha Hadid’s Maxxi museum in Rome will be on the shortlist this time around. Design Museum, London www.designmuseum.org |
STOCKHOLM FURNITURE FAIR 9-13 FEBRUARY Scandinavia’s biggest furniture fair is usually a good sneak preview of new launches ahead of Milan. This year, the guest of honour is Sir Paul Smith who will lend his sartorial eye to the entrance of the fair. Expect stripes. The exhibition space for emerging designers, Greenhouse, will be designed by Swedish newcomer Jens Fager who has made a name for himself with crudely cut wooden furniture. And the VIP bar (pictured) is designed by Jonas Wagell. Stockholmsmässan, Stockholm www.www.stockholm furniturefair.com |
QUICKTAKE: RODARTE 11 FEBRUARY – 14 MARCH Sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy make up American label Rodarte. Together they are experimenting with materials and production techniques that closely resemble that of Parisian haute couture. For the first time, their work will be shown in an exhibition examining their sources of inspiration and creative processes. Recent collections have referenced Californian condors, land art and Japanese horror films. Cooper Hewitt, New York www.cooperhewitt.org |
| OBJECT ROTTERDAM 9-14 FEBRUARY Fair showcasing limited edition but functional design. Las Palmas building, Rotterdam www.objectrotterdam.nl |
MAKING THINGS PERSONAL: MAARTEN BAAS 19 FEBRUARY – 9 MAY A survey of the young Dutch designer’s work to date. Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam www.sm-s.nl |
WALLS ARE TALKING 6 FEBRUARY – 3 MAY Exhibition of wallpaper created by artists including works by Damien Hirst and Thomas Demand. Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester www.whitworth. manchester.ac.uk |
| WORK IN PROGRESS SHOW 3-9 FEBRUARY RCA students show their most recent work. Royal College of Art, London www.rca.ac.uk |
THE DEUTSCHE BÖRSE PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE 12 FEBRUARY – 17 APRIL Exhibition of the four finalists’ work. Photographers’ Gallery, London www.photonet.org.uk |
THE ICON PUB QUIZ 8 FEBRUARY, 7PM Icon provides the questions and Iittala the prizes in our first architecture and design pub quiz. Register online. Ten Bells, Shoreditch, London www.iconeye.com/ pubquiz |
| IM PEI FILMED INTERVIEW 10 FEBRUARY, 6.30PM Royal Gold Medal winner in a film by David Adjaye. RIBA, London www.architecture.com |
FASHION FOR THOUGHT 13 FEBRUARY – 16 MAY Pioneering Dutch fashion designer Alexander van Slobbe gets a retrospective. Centraal Museum Utrecht , Utrecht www.centraalmuseum.nl |
LONDON_ISTANBUL 3 FEBRUARY, 7PM A conversation between architects from London and Istanbul, moderated by icon’s editor. Architecture Foundation, London www.architecture foundation.org.uk |
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February Diary