

IDSA 2009 International Conference: Project Infusion Project Infusion is a new format for IDSA's International Conference, which will be held at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel September 23-26. Both dom... more Design in China: Elegance or Expedience? or Both? In China, industrial design is often seen as an add-on or nice-to-have veneer based entirely on the appearance and style of a product. It is certain... more Belgrade Design Week 2009 From May 25th to 31st, Belgrade Design Week will for the fourth time transform Belgrade into a platform for world's design scene, an inspiring place for international creativi... more Queensland Design Strategy 2020 Arts Minister Rod Welford has launched the Queensland Design Strategy 2020, an 11-year plan to establish the state as the Asia-Pacific's centre for design excellence. ... more YODEX 2009: 28th International Young Designers' Exhibition YODEX (Young Designers' Exhibition) is the largest student design fairs in Asia. YODEX is a degree show which brings together all of the de... more Gilbert Rohde and Design Now Pioneering and little known furniture designer, Gilbert Rohde, specialized in designing clean, modern pieces appropriate for any room in the house, and his advanced merchan... more M Technology Award 2009: Accolade for Excellent Supplier Products The M Technology Award 2009, organized by iF, is an annual open competition honoring outstanding supplier products on a broad internati... more Brit Insurance Design Awards Category Winners The winning entries in each category of the Brit Insurance Design Awards 2009, awarded to the most progressive and forward thinking designs from the past 1... more Thailand International Furniture Fair 2009 Thailand International Furniture Fair 2009 will be organized under the concept of "Imagine Green Living," with an emphasis on demonstrating the design and pro... more Promosedia International Design Competition: Caiazza Memorial Challenge 2009 Promosedia announces a competition for ideas for chair design. The aim of the competition is to stimulate innovative crea... more Ron Arad Exhibition at the Centre Pompidou For the first time in France, the Centre Pompidou is devoting a monograph to the British industrial designer and architect Ron Arad. His work is represente... more Cumulus 38 The first Cumulus conference to be held in Australia is planned for 12-14 November, 2009. Cumulus 38 South invites educators, practitioners, and researchers to join the cross-disciplinary... more Design as a Way Out of the Crisis: the Industry Braces Itself Our economy is unwell; in fact extremely unwell as we can tell from the insolvency proceedings of numerous traditional businesses which are... more Design Network North Companies aiming to profit from the design of new products and services will be given a boost on March 27th with the launch of Design Network North. Internationally renowned des... more The Mia Seeger Prize Up-and-coming designers can now once again enter the annual competition for the Mia Seeger Prize. The Mia Seeger Prize looks for concepts and product designs which take interper... more Corian Vertebrae Couch Backs Innovation at Toronto Interior Design Show One of the special experimental exhibits at the recent Toronto Interior Design Show in Canada featured "Vertebrae" - an innovativ... more	Sustainable Brands Conference 2009 Sustainable Brands 09 presents its third annual, three-day conference with a comprehensive look at how sustainability strategy is continues to be the singular driver ... more The Typographic Desk Reference The Typographic Desk Reference is a quick reference guide of typographic terms and classification with definitions of form and usage for Latin based writing systems. T... more School of Visual Arts MFA Design Criticism Lecture Series The School of Visual Arts announced its Spring 2009 Design Criticism Lecture Series. All lectures are free and open to the public. The ne... more 2009 Green Poster Design Competition The Toronto Society of Architects in association with the Canada Green Building Council - Greater Toronto Chapter and the Design Industry Advisory Committee invite ... more Designing Obama at The Academy of Art University Celebrating design's impact on politics, "Designing Obama" was hosted by the Academy of Art University at its Morgan Auditorium recently. The Academy... more Colorblind: How Consumers See Green With the myriad criteria inevitably part of any project, it is not always easy to bring sustainability to the top of the design agenda. Mark Bates and Grant Krist... more Packaging a Sustainable Future Packaging has become one of the hottest environmental issues in recent years. From being an apparently innocuous and functional part of a product, with nostalgic assoc... more 2009 Midas Awards: Call for Entries The 2009 Midas Awards is now open for entires. The Midas Awards is the only advertising and marketing competition dedicated to recognizing work created for the fi... more Making Its Mark in China Leads to Expansion for Welbeck Design A Northumberland firm is expanding after making its mark in China with the help of UK Trade & Investment. Welbeck Design, an award-winn... more FITCH Helps Tesco Launch New Department Store Brand This week, Tesco launched an exciting new department store brand called My, developed in conjunction with leading retail design consultants FITCH. ... more HUGO Create Round 8: The Elements Due to the tremendous response to the previous rounds of HUGO Create, we are happy to announce Round 8: The Elements - Earth, Wind, Water & Fire. HUGO Fragrances in... more Re:think 2009: The ARF Annual Convention The world is imploding. Money is tight. Volatility and fear are real. Proven approaches are rare, and research is two years behind consumers. A seismic se... more Managing Creative Staff How do you motivate your designers through the ups and downs and ongoing challenges that any organization faces? How do you give them useful feedback and effectively develop ... more First Campaign for CCBF From Saatchi & Saatchi HK The Climate Change Business Forum (CCBF) has announced the launch of "What's Your Story", its first awareness campaign since it was set up in March 200... more RISD Announces 2009 Programme for Summer Institute for Graphic Design Studies The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) has announced the 2009 programme for the upcoming Summer Institute for Graphic Des... more An Exhibit of Radical Underground Newspapers from the 1960s & 1970s Babylon Falling in association with It's About Time are presenting an exhibition of radical underground newspapers from the 1960s and... more	Medievalism: Fashion's Romance with the Middle Ages Romantic ideas of chivalry and courtly magnificence from the Middle Ages have inspired the use of medieval silhouettes and details in modern fashion ... more Elohim by Sabrina Goh: Spring Summer 09 Collection The collection Elohim is inspired by LEGO, bricks that kids are used to play since young. Concept of LEGO of stepping bricks to build object, chang... more In the Bag The Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) presents its newest exhibition, "In the Bag." The exhibition will run through May 2, 2009, and will explore the origin, evolution and design of the han... more Muriel King: Artist of Fashion Sought out in the 1930s and 40s by the glamorous women of Hollywood and high society, but largely overlooked today, the unique American designer Muriel King (1900-1977) w... more Fashion V Sport Opens at the Walker Art Gallery The Walker Art Gallery is putting on the style with the opening of a new touring exhibition fresh from London's Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A). Expl... more UK Fashion Export Awards 2009 High octane glamour, heritage, footwear and retailer of the year are four of the new categories in this year's expanded UK Fashion Export Awards, which are being relaunche... more 17th Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design Exhibition 17th Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design exhibition pays homage to the creativity of the costume designer for film with a museum show... more Divas and Designers: Designer Christian Siriano and LG Mobile Phones Combine Talents LG today announced that it has once again entered into a creative marketing partnership with rising fashion star Chr... more Dorothea Pruhl: Necklaces Dorothea Pruhl is a leading exponent of the current art jewellery scene. Her aesthetic stance is informed by abstract impressions from nature, concentration on essentials, ... more Ultimate Weekend Travel Accessory by Antonio Berardi Peroni Nastro Azzurro, the world's number one premium Italian beer, has joined forces with world renowned fashion designer Antonio Berardi. The c... more First Nordic Fashion Biennale in Reykjavik A symphony for the eye, nurture for the mind and inspiration for the future; The Nordic House in Iceland announced that it will be hosting the first Nordic Fa... more Marcel Breuer: Design and Architecture Marcel Breuer: Design and Architecture is the first exhibition to treat all facets of Breuer's work with equal weight, from the highly innovative furniture he pro... more Nova from Northern Lighting Nova is a pendant lamp series at the interface between light design, handcraft and art. The mouth blown shade of the lamp is made out of three layers of glass, - transpar... more Look for Designers: Your Design Partners to Increasing Business Competitiveness The Hong Kong Designers Association (HKDA) launched the publication "Look for Designers: Your Design Partners to Increasi... more 4th International Conference on Designing Pleasurable Products and Interfaces 4th International Conference on Designing Pleasurable Products and Interfaces will be held in Compiegne, France, from 13rd ... more Bicycle Rack Design Competition Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti, in partnership with the Bike Writers Collective and the support of the Hollywood Project Area of the Community Redevelo... more	Coop Himmelb(l)au: Beyond the Blue The innovative approach of Coop Himmelb(l)au permeates buildings, ideas about urban planning, and even the name of this influential Viennese architectural firm. "C... more Recycled Office by i29 i29 Interior Architects created a new area in fashionable corporate responsibility for Gummo advertising agency. As Gummo were only going to be renting the space on the &#6425... more Mobius LA 2009 Michela O'Connor Abrams, President and Publisher of Dwell, announced that Dwell has partnered with American Institute of Architects Los Angeles to host the Mobius LA design conference at... more Alvaro Siza Receives the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture The Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza will today receive one of architecture's most prestigious prizes, the Royal Gold Medal. As part of the... more MAPA Launches Design 09 The Mid-Atlantic Precast Association (MAPA) has announced plans for Design 09, a new awards competition that will honor architect and student designs that incorporate precast co... more Architecture Effort Promotes Sustainable Design: UH Green Building Components Initiative Research and development. Industry partnerships. Recycled shipping containers. The University of Houston Gera... more Festival of Architecture and Forum Montreal 2009 Festival of Architecture and Forum will be held in Montreal from June 17 to 20, 2009. The theme of the 2009 Festival and Forum, "Vision and Commitmen... more RIBA Increases Position as One of UK's Strongest Business Brands The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is one of the UK's leading brands in the prestigious 2009 annual Business Superbrands l... more Ecological Urbanism: Alternative and Sustainable Cities of the Future The symposium "Ecological Urbanism: Alternative and Sustainable Cities of the Future" is being held to explore alternative and sust... more AIA Selects Recipients of the Continuing Education Award for Excellence The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Continuing Education System (CES) has selected four recipients for the 2009 Award for ... more The Design Hotels Book: Edition 2009 The Design Hotels Book: Edition 2009 is the most comprehensive encyclopedia to date featuring the most attractive international design hotels the world over. The... more Envisioning the Future of Jakarta: International Design Competition The International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam 2009 in collaboration with Indonesian Institute of Architects Jakarta Chapter, anno... more Mindseye Lighting Adds Flavour to Bocca Di Lupo London based lighting design consultancy, Mindseye Lighting were called in by Jo Hagan of USE Architects to design the lighting scheme to enhance the atm... more Local Authorities Use Innovation to Tackle Climate Change For the first time, leading thinkers in sustainable development and design have combined forces with local authorities to help them innovate on... more Le Corbusier - The Art of Architecture: Barbican Art Gallery Le Corbusier - The Art of Architecture is the first major survey in London of the internationally renowned architect in more than 20 years. ... more Green Roofs: Awards of Excellence The Green Roof Awards acknowledge excellence in innovative and integrative green roof design and raise awareness of the multiple benefits that green roofs can provide ... more	Technocultures: The History of Digital Art: A Conversation The MFA Computer Art Department at the School of Visual Arts presents Technocultures: The History of Digital Art: A Conversation, featuring in... more VIEW Conference 2009 VIEW Conference is the premiere international event in Italy on Computer Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Digital Cinema, 3D Animation, Gaming and VFX. VIEW 2009 will continue ... more 2009 One Show Interactive Jury Selected to Judge Best Interactive Media for Ad Industry 28 of the top creative directors in the field of interactive advertising have been selected to judge One Show Int... more Royale Elevates the Spirit of Discovery in Vibrant Re-brand for Discovery Channel Motion design and production studio Royale recently completed a comprehensive re-design of Discovery Channel's on-air l... more Autodesk Softimage 7.5 Autodesk has released Autodesk Softimage 7.5 software for visual effects and game production. With this release, Autodesk has renamed the SOFTIMAGE\|XSI software - acquired fro... more Superfad Finds High Groove with Two-pronged Nascar Campaign Superfad, which has collaborated with The Martin Agency on a number of projects including the recent Winter X Games advertising, was commissi... more Corel Painter 11 Unveiled Corel announced Corel Painter 11, the newest edition of the world's leading painting and illustration software. With more than 40 new and enhanced features, Painter 11 prov... more Design Modelling Symposium Berlin 2009 The Design Modelling Symposium is an interdisciplinary platform of designers, developers and scientists of the disciplines architecture, design and engineering. ... more Street Smarts: Superfad Directs Protege Shoe Launch for Kmart and Draftfcb KMART recently premiered a commercial that launches its exclusive arrangement with Protege, a brand new shoe brand created wit... more LinceoVR 3.0: Virtual Becomes Real Seac02 released LinceoVR 3.0, the first software in the world that integrates in a unique product the features of the Render Real time for Design Review and Augmented... more Fullhouse Launches Experience Design Practice Fullhouse, a digital marketing agency with offices in Milwaukee and Chicago, has announced it is creating Experience Design practices within its Experienti... more SCAD Announces Hong Kong Campus The Savannah College of Art and Design announced on Feb. 17 that it will open a Hong Kong campus in the Fall of 2010. The campus will be located in the North Kowloon ... more Worthing Pool The RIBA Competitions Office is launching an Invited Design Competition on behalf of Worthing Borough Council, to seek suitable and innovative solutions for the design of a new swimming f... more Patterns: Cases in Synthetic Intelligence Establishing links between otherwise disparate cultural, intellectual, and technological categories has long been the job of the architect. An arbiter of ae... more Slice Products Designed by Karim Rashid Slice, a company with a whole new attitude towards products that cut, slice and grate, announced the launch of our innovative new line of ceramic cutting tools f... more ArchiMeda: the New Height-adjustable Executive Desk ArchiMeda, the new height-adjustable desk by Alberto Meda, brings a healthy mix of sitting and standing into the executive office: With an ingeniousl... more	Buckminster Fuller: Starting with the Universe Buckminster Fuller: Starting with the Universe is the first major US exhibition of Fuller's work in 35 years and a testament to his fascinating mix of uto... more Call for Submissions for BC Creative Achievement Awards for Applied Art and Design BC's applied artists and designers are invited to enter a submission or nomination for the 5th annual BC Creative Achi... more Glittering Glass: 1500 Years of European Glass The Glittering Glass exhibition focuses on European glass in the period between 400 and 1900. Glittering Glass, 1500 Years of European Glass offers a c... more 2009 Los Angeles Art Weekend Los Angeles Art Weekend, a four-day event highlighting the city's foremost in cultural offerings and the vast array of creative talent working in art, architecture, design ... more A Changing Ratio: Painting and Sculpture from the Collection The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA), keeps the spotlight on its outstanding permanent collection with its latest survey exhib... more Pulled Up: Carl Ostendarp The RISD Museum of Art presents Carl Ostendarp, "Pulled Up," an exhibition in its Lower Farago Gallery that not only borrows its title but also its optimism from the 1977 Talk... more Tracking Traces The exhibition Tracking Traces examines people, nature and culture through a variety of traces. Metaphorically, it studies tracking and positioning as a kind of expedition. Traces... more No Sound: Aspen Art Museum As music and sound from the internal reality of a moving image help to ground the viewer, silent film and video works create a space unmoored from time and temporal experienc... more Dark Matter: Wyssem and Cecile Nochi At their second participation at Milan week of design, Lebanese designers Wyssem and Cecile Nochi present "Dark Matter", an exhibition of new projects between desig... more Siemens PLM Software Defines the Need for Successful Lean Product Development Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division, responded to the findings from a series ... more A New Bus for London Exhibition The 27 winning designs and 50 other noteworthy entries from Mayor of London Boris Johnson's New Bus for London competition are now on display in an exhibition at London ... more Design Strategy at Samsung Electronics: Becoming a Top-Tier Company DMI introduced a major new addition to the DMI case study collection, Design Strategy at Samsung Electronics: Becoming a Top-Tier Com... more 2009 Pinnacle Awards The American Society of Furniture Designers is now accepting submissions for the 2009 Pinnacle Awards. Celebrating its 14th year, the Pinnacle Awards are the Home Furnishings In... more French Design Forum 2009 The Trade Commission of the French Embassy in the UK will present 11 French designers at the Design Forum, which will be held at Chelsea Design Centre in London on 3 & 4 March ... more Totally Rad: Karim Rashid Does Radiators Award-winning international designer Karim Rashid showcases the most exciting examples of new radiator design in Totally Rad: Karim Rashid Does Radiators. Se... more The Ideas Festival The Ideas Festival, a five-day festival of ideas, innovation and invention at Brisbane's Cultural Centre, South Bank, is Queensland's leading open public ideas event. The five-day... more

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