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I Saloni 2009: The Event From 22nd to 27th April 2009, the 200,000+ square metres of exhibition space at Rho will play host to the 48th edition of the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, the 25th edition... more US National Design Policy Initiative Publishes Redesigning America's Future As a result of a November 2008 meeting in Washington, the US National Design Policy Initiative has published... more frog design Kicks Off Its 40th Anniversary Celebration at SXSW Interactive Festival Celebrating four decades of breakthrough innovation, frog design will mark its anniversary by kicking off the 16th an... more Connecting Innovation Today creativity and innovation have become the driving forces of our economy and society. Innovation can be considered as the creative output of an ongoing process that develo... more BICeBe 2009 Third International Biennial of Poster Bolivia The Third International Biennial of the Poster in Bolivia (BICeBe) is open to design students, graphic designers, fine artists, photographers ... more Dates Announced for State of Design Festival Following the highly successful 2008 State of Design Festival, the State of Design Alliance is pleased to announce the official Festival dates for the next ... more Discover Design: Interactive Resource for Teachers and Students The Design Museum launched Discover Design, which aims to engage teachers and students with the world of design. The micro site featur... more Australasian Student Design Awards 2009: Call for Entries The call for entries for the Australasian Student Design Awards 2009 is now open for emerging designers. This much-acclaimed and keenly cont... more Design PhD Conference 2009 The Design PhD Conference is a collaborative event between ImaginationLancaster at Lancaster University and the School of Design's Centre for Design Research at Northumbria U... more Ford Puts a Dent in Auto Insurance Costs by Making Vehicles More Damage Resistant Ford is opening an industry-first technology center in Inkster, Mich., dedicated to finding design solutions and repair... more Sustainable by Design Design Victoria has launched Sustainable By Design - a practical online resource for SMEs focuses on improving sustainability performance with design being the catalyst to achieve... more Design and the Mediterranean: International Design Contest The aim of the "Design and the Mediterranean" is to discover, refine and anticipate the scenarios of life among Mediterranean Countries. Th... more	ATTIK Releases Self-Published NoiseFive Global creative agency ATTIK announced the release of NoiseFive, the latest edition in the company's original, world-renowned series of experimental design books... more LateralThinkers 2009 On 16-17 April, the Association of Registered Graphic Designer (RGD Ontario) will host the LateralThinkers annual northern conference in Sudbury, Canada. LateralThinkers gathers... more Idn V16n1: the Craft Issue Craft design in its contemporary manifestation usually involves building or creating something by hand, in three dimensions, and then presenting it in 2D, via the computer or... more Edit! International Symposium: Bordeaux, France Technical innovation is only as good as the codes behind it; the tools it produces are norms and standards created and agreed upon by scientific, economi... more Nuts and Bolts of Winning Proposals: A Hands-On How-To for Creative Professionals Whether you're a seasoned veteran or an aspiring newcomer, most creative professionals spend way too much... more Duffy & Partners Adds Key Ingredient to Wolfgang Puck Brand Identity Global design firm, Duffy & Partners, showcases the legacy of Wolfgang Puck, with a revitalized brand identity system. The new de... more Naive: Modernism and Folklore in Contemporary Graphic Design A minimalist design vocabulary is currently being reinvented by a troop of young graphic designers who are rediscovering the stylistic eleme... more Ogilvy New York Names New Leaders for Advertising and One-to-One Businesses Ogilvy New York announced the appointment of Simon Pearce as Managing Director of Ogilvy & Mather Advertising and Harvey Kipn... more Rob Potts and Andy Jex Join Saatchi & Saatchi London Saatchi & Saatchi London has hired creative duo Rob Potts (copywriter) and Andy Jex (art director) as deputies to the Creative Partners Kate Stanner... more Design in Europe Pyramyd ntcv has released the latest edition of Design in Europe. This European and creative overview allows decision makers to have tangible ideas on today's trends of Design, on t... more Lisa Tse Ltd Designs Beatrix Ong Lookbook Lisa Tse Ltd has designed the Autumn/Winter look book for luxury footwear label Beatrix Ong for the 2009 collection. The lookbook presents the complete coll... more Best of British: the Hottest New Illustrators for 2009 Although the UK economy is currently taking a battering and the forecast for businesses - including creative studios - has become radically... more	Pantone Universe Kicks Up Its Heels for Sneakers in Vintage Pantone Colors Pantone announced the availability of the Pantone Universe Limited Edition 09/63 Sneaker Collection. Through an exclusive c... more Graduate Fashion Week 2009 With 18 years spent at the forefront of promoting creativity, Graduate Fashion Week has solidified its position as the industry's looking glass and the greatest showcase of y... more IFAI 2009 International Achievement Awards IFAI is now accepting entries for the 2009 International Achievement Awards competition. The competition is open to designers, manufacturers or subcontract... more Gap and RISD Bring the Art of the Cardigan to NYC's Fifth Avenue Today Gap unveiled works of original art from Rhode Island School of Design students and faculty. Their canvas - Gap's new spring car... more Joey Cheung Lai Yee Wins International Jewellery Design Excellence Award The Champion of the Champions prize at the International Jewellery Design Excellence Award (IJDE), which debuted last night at t... more Nike KD1: Nike Designers Blend Superior Performance with Signature Style NIKE and reigning NBA Rookie of the Year Kevin Durant showcase the next generation of footwear with the launch of the KD1, Duran... more Claremont Completes New Office for Jones Lang Lasalle at Chancery Place Claremont Group Interiors has completed the fit-out of Jones Lang LaSalle's new 7,702 sq ft office at Chancery Place in Mancheste... more Architecture Now! Houses Though there may be distinctions between a house and a home, the fact remains that the fundamental ideas of shelter, life and death are intertwined with the architecture of the... more A Designer's Research Manual: Succeed in Design by Knowing Your Clients Doing research can make all the difference between a great design and a good design. By engaging in competitive intelligence, ... more Airflite: Halo for Office and Object A striking "halo" for office and conference rooms, objects and private apartments is introduced in form of the ring-shaped suspended luminaire "Airflite": Designed ... more Nissan Interaction Design Team Suffers to Make Future Cars Simple and Painless It is almost painful to watch Nissan designer Naoki Yamamoto get out of a test car. To understand the challenges aging ... more We Make Magazines: Inside the Independents An explosion of independent publishing has emerged in recent years. Their unusual use of freedom of expression promotes excellence in writing, editorial de... more	Manchester Square by SHH SHH completed a new London office interiors scheme for a private company in London's west end, working closely with client-side design director Zeljko Popovic. The Mancheste... more Not Business as Usual: Energy Audits This week's Not Business As Usual meeting, organized by AIA New York and the Center for Architecture, focuses on maximizing energy efficiency in existing commercial... more The Sequence: Arne Quinze As a wanderer between the worlds of art, architecture and design, Belgian artist Arne Quinze succeeds in blending opposites and constantly generates crossovers between the mos... more Postopolis! LA: Conversation About Architecture, Urbanism, Landscape and Design Storefront for Art and Architecture and ForYourArt announced Postopolis! LA, a five-day event of ... more Target Zero: Steel Construction Industry Target Zero Carbon Buildings The BCSA and Corus have commissioned sustainability specialists Faber Maunsell / AECOM to deliver the "Target Zero" ... more Shilo Engages Public Architecture to Design New West Coast Studio The filmmakers from creative production company Shilo recently collaborated with architects Jim Brown and Jim Gates, the principals of ... more First Artemide Flagship Store in Taiwan by CROX Responding to Artemide philosophy, lighting is a source of physical pleasure and mental comfort, CROX beautifully embellishes the first... more New HASSELL one40william Project in Perth Achieves 5 Star Green Star Rating Designed by HASSELL, the major one40william project has achieved and exceeded all aspects of developer Cbus Property's projec... more FIT Announces Its 2009 Lawrence J. Israel Prize: Gaetano Pesce Honoring the best and the brightest for their contributions to the field of interior design, the Interior Design Department at FIT/SUNY an... more 4th IABR Squat City Competition The 4th IABR exposition (International Architecture Biennale in Rotterdam) and the ETH Switzerland are launching a competition about innovative though practicable low-te... more RIBA President's Awards for Research 2009 The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is calling for entries for this year's RIBA President's Awards for Research. The deadline for submissions i... more CABE Launches Sustainable Cities Dealing with climate change is the most pressing sustainability challenge facing us in the UK. Going low carbon can deliver progress on other crucial fronts such as ... more	10th Annual Visualization Conference in Munich Explore the latest developments and trends in the world of 3D real-time visualization at the 10th annual RTT Conference in Munich. This milestone event... more New Visa Campaign From Saatchi & Saatchi London Saatchi & Saatchi UK are launching the second stage of their highly successful "Life flows better with Visa" campaign, following last year's Visa Europe ... more DUCK's Richard Borge and White Rhino Score Tellys For Avid Director/Animator Richard Borge of LA-based production studio DUCK helms an award winning new project for the iconic editorial brand Avid via ... more Sony Ericsson and HUSH Create Integrated User Experience New York-based content creation studio HUSH has once again teamed up with mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson for their recently announced, ... more Superfad Finds Comic Relief in Red Nose Day Campaign Superfad was honored to help the comic relief red nose campaign by taking on the nose animation quota for both the charity and the BBC/red bee's cro... more From Flash to iPhone: Keith Peters The Flash on Tap Conference today announced a newly added workshop, From Flash to iPhone, led by renowned Flash developer Keith Peters. Peters, known in the Flash ... more DUCK's Jamie Caliri Visits The United States of Tara Director Jamie Caliri of Los Angeles-based DUCK designs and directs the opening title sequence to Oscar award winning screenwriter Diablo Cody's deb... more Headlight Lands Industry Vet Holiner as Executive Producer Headlight, the New York-based VFX, design and animation studio, has hired Steve Holiner as its new executive producer. Holiner is an indust... more Materials for Interior Environments There are thousands of products available for use in interior environments, every one with its assets and disadvantages. The process of selecting the right interi... more Helfand Spotlight Series: OMA NY's 23 East 22nd Street Tower The Center for Architecture is premiering its Helfand Spotlight Series in the newly renovated storefront Margaret Helfand Gallery. The fi... more AIA - I2SL Partnership: Guidelines for Planning and Design The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL) announced they signed a Memoran... more Fitch Unveils Centro: New Brand for Russian Leading Shoe Retailer CENTRO is a Russian market leading low-cost shoe retailer targeted at a mainstream audience. The company owns 315 stores around Russ... more	Design as Social Agent: a Full Day of Conversation on Design and Culture The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) and Boston Chapter of the AIGA present "Design as Social Agent," a daylong event on Satu... more Matt Kahn: Artist and Educator Matt Kahn: Artist and Educator will be on view May 8 through July 12, 2009 at the Museum of Craft+Design. The exhibition will showcase the distinct and historically si... more The Art Interview: 16th International Online Artist Competition The Art Interview - 16th International Online Artist Competition is a quarterly, international, juried exhibition of paintings, drawings ... more Photography Book Now Call for Entries: Self-published Photography Book Competition The Photography Book Now International Juried Competition seeks entries for its second annual competition celebrating ... more In Vision International Art Competition In Vision, online International Art Competition, is for artists working within the genre of Visionary, Fantasy, Mystical, Sci_Fi, Surrealism or artists that feel... more Winner Announced: River Soar Foot and Cycle Bridge Competition Explorations Architecture with Buro Happold has been announced as winners of the competition to design a new foot and cycle bridge crossin... more Connectables: Edgewater Creates Stunning New Glass Tile Line Edgewater has unveiled "Connectables", a line of stunning glass tiles, proving that you don't always need to look beyond our borders to find... more Whitegoods Lighting Launches Line of Light London based lighting manufacturer Whitegoods Lighting Limited ran a competition in conjunction with RIBA Journal called "Brilliant Light" to find a new lumin... more KlipTech Introduces EcoClad Sustainable Exterior Siding Sustainable surfaces pioneer KlipTech introduced EcoClad, a revolutionary new exterior cladding product for residential and commercial applicatio... more Benjamin Moore Packs Colors Forecast With Decorating Inspiration Color is a telling barometer of the social climate. And, according to the color experts at Benjamin Moore, the predominant colors for... more Majority of Respondents to Green Building Survey Support Green and Sustainable Construction The Third Annual Green Building Survey by Allen Matkins, Constructive Technologies Group (CTG) and the Green ... more Le Corbusier's Cabanon 1952/2006: The Interior 1:1 The Royal Institute of British Architects and Cassina present the exhibition Le Corbusier's Cabanon. The Interior 1:1. Le Corbusier 1952 ... more

March 2009

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