Thonet Tomorrow From 5th to 9th April, five designs for the new Thonet chair were on exhibition as the collaboration... more New Designers' Bright Lights Celebrate 21 Years New Designers, the foremost graduate showcase of Britain's most talented designers, celebrates 21 ye... more Royal College of Art Students Create a Disturbance at The Great Eastern Hotel DISTURBANCE at the Great Eastern Hotel presents new product concepts by Design Products students fro... more BraunPrize 2007 Braun GmbH launched the 16 th edition of the BraunPrize. This internationally recognized design c... more MUJI Award 01 : International Design Competition Muji is launching an international design competition. A project calling for entries from all ove... more Translations in Tupperware 2006 Global Design Contest Tupperware announced the launch of the 2006 Translations in Tupperware global design contest and is ... more KOKUYO Design Award 2006 Kokuyo has announced the Kokuyo Design Award 2006 design competition, and is encouraging all those w... more Voices of Design The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) and the École de design industri... more The 2006 IDSA National Conference The IDSA National Conference is the largest of its kind in the U.S., drawing between 600 and 800 des... more Ferrari Design Exhibition Comes to Germany : New Concepts of the Myth Those interested in design and automobiles will have the rare opportunity to have a look into the fu... more Melbourne Design Festival Mark the Melbourne Design Festival dates in your calendar, and to warm up for over 50 events in the ... more The Design Annual : The Best of the Best Experience design in a completely new way! In May 2006 the Festhalle in Frankfurt/Main will be tr... more Aston Martin V8 Vantage Voted Best Production Car Design Aston Martin's V8 Vantage and DB9 have taken first and third places in a high profile poll of automo... more Discover the world of Vipp created by Mauricio Clavero at Le Carrousel du Louvre The Carrousel du Louvre in Paris has devoted one of its exhibition rooms to Vipp. The task of pro... more Spark : The Seventh Annual MFA Design Department Thesis Exhibition School of Visual Arts (SVA) presents "Spark," an exhibition of thesis projects by 21 students gradua... more Winning Designs of the Marksman Design Award 2005 - 2006 More than 300 designs from all over the world: that is the result of the fifth edition of the Marksm... more BIO20 : 20th Biennial of Industrial Design 20th Biennial of Industrial Design (BIO 20) has been a comparative international exhibition of well-... more Product Design Summit 2006 Centaur Conferences International in association with Design Week and Marketing Week present Europe'... more Interior Motives Design Conference How do we create cars that surprise and delight consumers? This crucial question will be discusse... more The Dyson Ireland Student Design Award The Dyson Ireland Student Design Award is run in association with Design Ireland, Enterprise Ireland... more Transformation Design : UK Design Council takes Design to Social Issues In June 2005 Hilary Cottam was awarded the title "Designer of the Year" by the Design Museum, London... more

Shift 2007 Calendar Competition Shift has been trying to offer artists many platforms to showcase their works online. The Shift c... more Graphex 06 : National Design Awards Travel to Montreal The 65 winning projects from design firms across Canada will be opening in Montreal on 1 May 2006. ... more Winterhouse Awards for Design Writing & Criticism The Winterhouse Awards for Design Writing & Criticism seek to increase the understanding and appreci... more 2006 American Graphic Design Awards The editors of Graphic Design USA invite you to join the thousands of creative professionals who hav... more AIGA San Francisco Design Lecture Series 2006 The San Francisco chapter of the AIGA, the professional association for design, presents the sixteen... more Identita / Identity: International Fax Mail Art Design Event The 22 International Biennale of Graphic Design will take place in 2006. To mark this special eve... more The Graphic Imperative Elizabeth Resnick, Frank Baseman and Chaz Maviyane-Davies are pleased to announce The Graphic Impera... more The Premier's Design Awards 2006 The Premier's Design Awards 2006 are central to the State of Design, a celebration of Victoria's lea... more Postmodern Bible Stories From Michelangelo to Rembrandt to Keith Haring, artists the world over have applied their vision to ... more Colophon 2007 : International Magazine Symposium and Exhibitions In Luxembourg, magazine makers, art directors, photographers, illustrators, journalists, brand manag... more Aquent & AMA Compensation Survey of Marketing Professionals 2006 Aquent, in partnership with the American Marketing Association (AMA) and with support from B2B magaz... more Make Up Your Mind The design symposium make up your mind organised by the women designer's forum (registered associati... more Method Designs San Francisco International Film Festival's New Identity Method, the bi-coastal design and branding practice, is responsible for the San Francisco Internatio... more Introducing the New CorelDRAW Embroidery Effect Corel Corporation introduced a new plug-in for CorelDRAW Graphics Suite that enables designers to ea... more Culture Advertising Design Ushers In Two Big Idea Advertising Campaigns When The Colomer Group, a beauty industry leader in professional and consumer products, needed new a... more D&AD Xchange 2006 If there's one quick route to gaining svengali status among your students and the envy of your agenc... more The Omnium Creative Network Launched The Omnium Creative Network (OCN) is a free, non-profit, online global community of creative people ... more New Directions for the International Marketing of Finnish Design In January 2006, Design Forum Finland started a strategic planning process in order to improve inter... more Wally Awards Designer's Choice Winner : Yellow Fin Designers and creative professions have cast their votes and the results are in! Austin, Texas-ba... more ADA Announces 2006 Winter Semi Annual Contest Winners The most engaging and closely fought design competition in American Design Awards' history came down... more

AngloMania : Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion AngloMania focuses on British fashion from 1976 to 2006, a period of astounding creativity and exper... more Frank Gehry Jewelry Design Collection for Tiffany & Co. Tiffany & Co. and Frank Gehry: In a collaboration of historic significance the world's preeminent je... more Yohji Yamamoto Dream Shop MoMu is welcoming an exhibition devoted to Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto. The third installme... more The Hatwalk 2006 Theatre Fashion Event The Hatwalk 2006 Theatre Fashion Event will take place on 31 May and 1 June with three separate perf... more YKK ITS Accessories : The New Challenge for Creativity When details make the difference they become the focal point of a competition dedicated to fashion a... more Annual Pratt Institute Fashion Show to be Held May 10 in Manhattan On Wednesday, May 10, Pratt Institute will introduce a year's worth of creative work by the talented... more Zara Fast Fashion Workshop The Industry Forum's ever-popular "Zara Fast Fashion Workshop" returns to the UK next month, offerin... more More Alive With Color Pantone, the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design i... more China Chic Vivienne Tam is back - and in a cute, smaller size! Her award-winning book of East-meets-West sty... more Z Zegna : Ultra Masculine Fragrance Design by Ducati Men's fine clothing leader Z is as in Zegna. Behind this ultimate letter, the noblest of the alph... more Platform 21 : A New Stage for Design, Fashion and Creation Platform 21, an international centre for design, fashion and creation, opened to the public on Satur... more Artists Play Too : Limited Edition T-Shirt Series On Thursday, April 6th 2006 FILA and New York Collective for the Arts hosted a special in-store laun... more omondieu! Launches Poesie! Designed with the fun, colour and passion that life offers in mind, omondieu!'s saucy line of floral... more Prestige Fashion Trade Fair 2006 Prestige 2006 is the 4th international trade fair for branded fashion, footwear, and lifestyle produ... more WESC Opened Concept Store in NYC WESC celebrated the launch of the WESC New York concept store at 282 Lafayette Streett. The eveni... more T-post : 48% News 52% Cotton T-post is a lot like having a subscription to a magazine but instead of receiving magazines in your ... more Minna Parikka : Playful Seduction for Forever Girls The Minna Parikka brand is all about gingerbread-edged femininity with an extra spoonful of sweetnes... more Red Dot on Tour in Moscow Good product design is increasingly gaining in significance - this also holds true for the Russian m... more Fully Customised Football Boot Accelerated by Rapid Manufacturing Experts British firm Prior 2 Lever's invention of the first-ever football boot designed uniquely for the ind... more Unprecedented Audio Quality from BeoLink Wireless 1 BeoLink Wireless 1 makes possible a wireless solution that doesn't mean compromising what you expect... more Sony Ericsson's New W700 Walkman Phone Launched in Titanium Gold Color The latest addition to Sony Ericsson's Walkman phone family, the W700, will appeal to lovers of clas... more

The Design Annual : inside: urban Only ten days to go - and the Festhalle Frankfurt will be opened to celebrate the premiere of The De... more Genesis : AIA Chicago Design Competition AIA Chicago is undergoing an ideas competition to solicit designs for a new office. While the loc... more Paulo Mendes da Rocha : The 2006 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate Paulo Mendes da Rocha has been chosen as the 2006 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Th... more Harvard University Team Wins 2006 ULI Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition A plan drafted by a Harvard University team to redevelop a 100-acre former industrial site in St. Lo... more 2006 Sustainable Design Competition : Closing the Loop Closing the Loop is a national design competition developed by the Cascadia Region Green Building Co... more Frank Gehry Unveils Design for Downtown LA Project The Grand Avenue Committee and The Related Companies today unveiled a dramatic initial design by Fra... more Council for Interior Design Accreditation Seeks Future Vision Nominations The Council for Interior Design Accreditation (formerly FIDER) is seeking nominations for Future Vis... more Light, Energy, Impact: The Legacy of Richard Kelly An examination of the relationship between architecture and light as exhibited in the work of archit... more Design for Learning Resource Commons at Northwestern College in Iowa Inspired by a deeply rooted community tradition of integrating faith and learning, design has been c... more Environetics Blends 1920s Warehouse Style with Goth Interior Design Downtown Los Angeles, like many urban centers throughout the United States, is undergoing a revitali... more fuse Unveils Technically Superior Outdoor Design for New Street-Front Studio fuse, the nation's only viewer-driven, all music network, today unveiled designs for a dynamic, new ... more Build in the Bay Competition For this competition, called "Build in the Bay," Florida InsideOut magazine is asking entrants to cr... more Durrant Designing Restaurant and Bar at New Guthrie Theater Rolling out its new food-service design practice with a high-profile project, the Minneapolis office... more Cooper Lighting Announces Winners of the 28th Annual Source Awards Following Sea Gull Lighting Products' Ambiance Design Competition, the latest addition to the compet... more Google Releases SketchUp For Free Whether you want to design a dream home, the world's tallest building or just a new backyard deck, S... more Museum Reopening Historic Mount Pleasant Following a 24-month, $1.6 m restoration project, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is reopening Mount ... more The Octagon Building by Rockwell and Becker What do you get when you mix integrated architecture, utopian planning, preservation and the chicest... more ARCHImaster : Post-graduate Architecture Programs Directory Archimaster is a New website with the largest Master Programs Directory related to Architecture from... more 2007 Annual H2U Student Design Contest The H2U Contest supports multi-disciplinary teams of some of the most motivated students around to d... more IESNY Student Design Competition 2006 Winners A record breaking 90 design students representing Barnard College, Cooper Union, New York School of ... more

PSYOP Creates Visual Haiku for MTV HD It has been said that "God is in the details." That sentiment is strikingly rendered in a series ... more UVPHACTORY Unleashes Hell for VH1's Metal Month Of May The crust of the earth ruptures and a pair of 500 foot tall, stiletto wearing "demonettes," all spik... more Apple Design Awards 2006 Make sure your outstanding Mac OS X product gets the attention it deserves. Enter the eleventh an... more Z Animation Reaches Potential for Microsoft Global TV Campaign Z Animation has created and produced the entire animation package for the third installment of Micro... more Noisefestival : Noise Arts and Media Festival Are you 25 and under and want to get into the creative industries? Would you like to see your wor... more The Syndicate Creates Mirror Lake for Capri Sun The Syndicate once again teamed with longtime client Capri Sun for a dynamic, effects-packed spot to... more Riester Robb Launches New Branding Campaign for Arizona Lottery Riester~Robb, the full-service advertising and public relations firm for the Arizona Lottery, will d... more Ultrabland Cuts & Designs Quirky Promo Package for Show Us Your Character Ultrabland, the flatiron-based editorial, design, and music boutique with a stellar reputation for c... more Psyop Designs Short Films for Coke "Doggy" and "Mr. Happy: Cloud" are part of a series of short viral films commissioned by Coca-Cola t... more Zona Designs Package for Behind The Badge For customized programming and promotional packages for its half-hour reality show, IFC News Special... more Weak Every Week : The Rotten Eggheads Project The new VideoBlog The Rotten Eggheads released its first Easter Special. This open end animation ... more Gary Oldman Premieres New Mobile Movie Studio Award-winning actor and film-maker, Gary Oldman today unveiled a pioneering new mobile video initiat... more 72andSunny Helps Launch Star Trek 2.0 Series on G4 Advertising and design agency 72andSunny has teamed up with G4 to launch and promote "Star Trek 2.0,... more Henry Salick Gets Here Be Monsters LAIKA Entertainment has purchased the film rights for one of the UK's current bestselling children's... more CGIE2006 : CyberGames and Interactive Entertainment 2006 The Joint International Conference on CyberGames and Interactive Entertainment 2006 (CGIE2006) will ... more DreamWorks Animation Gets Ready to Rock With Punk Farm DreamWorks Animation announced that they have just acquired the rights to develop and produce the co... more Autodesk Toxik 2007 : Software for Feature Film Visual Effects Autodesk today launched Autodesk Toxik 2007, the latest version of its collaborative digital composi... more UVPHACTORY Names Jonathan Lia Director of Production Development UVPHACTORY, the New York-based design and production company, has named Jonathan Lia Director of Pro... more Planet Propaganda Adds J.J. Johnstone as Motion Designer Planet Propaganda has hired Joseph Jeremy "J.J." Johnstone as a motion designer working on such pass... more Film Shots Studio Bridges The Gap Between Entertainment Industries With the continuous merging and crossing over of story and visual art content in the motion picture,... more

Inner Tube by Maria Blaisse This multimedia presentation focuses on the work of designer and artist Maria Blaisse. It investi... more The 10th Annual MadCat Film Festival : Call for Submissions The 10th Annual MadCat Film Festival seeks provocative and visionary films and videos directed or co... more 2006 National Photography Competition Accomplished photographers from around the country are invited to submit slides of representative wo... more Body of Work 2006 : Juried Photo Competition Photographers are invited to submit 8-12 images for their "Body of Work" entry. The images should... more Night Gallery : The National Alliance of Art Scenarios The National Alliance of Art Scenarios presents "Night Gallery" an art show of nocturnal delights ta... more 2006 Memento Australia Awards : Call for Entries Designers, artists and craftspeople across Australia are invited to enter the only national award to... more ASPECT VII Features 10 New Media Artists Redefining Persona and Personality Bridging reality, fantasy, insanity and duality, ASPECT Volume 7: Personas and Personalities feature... more Volvo Dealers Now Carry On Scandinavian Design Tradition in Glass Scandinavian design may just have acquired an additional 2,400 market outlets in 50 countries. In... more Phaidon Design Classics Phaidon Design Classics is the first comprehensive and authoritative collection of classic design ob... more Someone's in the Kitchen Someone's in the Kitchen: Culinary Design Objects from the Collection presents the inventive approac... more Caravaning Design Award 2006 : Innovations for New Mobility In cooperation with the Messe Düsseldorf, the red dot projects has organized a special design award ... more 26 Innovative Products Win Medical Design Excellence Awards In its April issue, published this week, MD&DI (Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry) magazine has a... more Alfa Romeo Wins Top BMW Design Award The Alfa Romeo 8C Spider, the Italian car maker's proposal for a range topping supercar, has scooped... more CLEVER Design Hits the Road It has two seats, three wheels and so far has cost $2.9 million. Students at the University of Ba... more Nokia N93 : Next Story in Video Nokia today introduced the Nokia N93, the ultimate mobile device for spontaneous video recording. ... more C4 Declared the World Car Design of the Year for 2006 At the Jacob Javitz Centre in Manhattan, New York, the Citroen C4 was declared the World Car Design ... more Enrico Products' Combines Italian Inspired Designs with Bamboo Enrico Products, a Seattle-based housewares company, released its 2006 Catalog featuring a collectio... more OmniPod Insulin Management System Wins Medical Design Excellence Award Insulet Corporation today announced that its OmniPod Insulin Management System has received a 2006 M... more Design Elements : A Graphic Style Manual Design Elements: A Graphic Style Manual will be a reference tool for working designers, as well as s... more 10th Annual Webby Awards Nominees Unveiled What do Beck, BabyCenter, Boing Boing, Bloglines, and Bank of America have in common? They are am... more

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