Design-Calendar

10/06/2020

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Holistic Firm Management: Operational Insights in Service Towards a Work-Life Balance. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Join The Architect's Newspaper for their upcoming web seminar today, October 6th! This webinar named, “Holistic Firm Management: Operational Insights in Service Towards a Work-Life Balance”, will discuss the utilization of key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure, guide and improve the future of your firm! Led by architects Steven Burns, FAIA and Douglas Teiger, AIA, This fast-paced and highly informative presentation will discuss the crucial components in leading a competitive and profitable firm.

Earn 1 AIA LU. What if you had the tools to understand where you are with regard to all aspects of your firm? Key Performance Indicators can be defined and implemented to guide you towards both professional and personal success. If you can’t measure it, you can’t track it, and you won’t know h...

10/06/2020

PHILLIPS: NOMAD x Phillips

A rare selection of only 50 objects by 50 international galleries inspired by the extravagant Palais Bulles is on sale now, with part of the proceeds going to support the Design Museum. The showcase is hosted on Phillips.com. Registration is not necessary. Event ends on October 11th.

10/06/2020

Extended! Due to the generous contributions of DIFFA's donors, they have a select few highly coveted items that are now available to buy. Head to DBDauction.givesmart.com to make your purchase and support DIFFA’s grant-making efforts! #DIFFAnational #DIFFAbyDESIGN

10/06/2020

Sherwin-Williams’ has announced its 2021 ultra-chic color of the year, Urbane Bronze SW 7048. The color was chosen for its warmth and comforting, down-to-earth sophistication.

10/01/2020

DBDauction

DIFFA BY DESIGN's virtual auction goes live this evening at 7PM EST! You'll have a chance to bid on special pieces like NYCxDESIGN's Ode to NYC Posters (Designed by Alison Rose + Marie Burgos + Carol Bentel + Giona Maiarelli), Lodes' Valentina Cordless Lamp in Black/Chrome/Gold/White, Stylex Seating's Trim Pull Up Table, 5 all-acess passes to Architecture and Design Film Festival 2020, Humanscale's Freedom Chair, Poltrona Frau's Vanity Chair, a one hour design consultation with Vanessa DeLeon, a necklace from Monica Castiglioni Atelier, a pride-themed DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS face mask, and Society Limonta Rem Fitted Sheet and Pillowcases. Get Early Access tonight at 6pm to bid on your favorite items, an opportunity to win a Chef’s Tasting from STK Steakhouse, and a live performance by Sutton Lee Seymour! Tickets are $25 or 5 for $100, link below!

Help Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS spread the word about DIFFA by Design Auction!

10/01/2020

Home - Hospitality Design Awards

October 22nd at 11AM EDT, join Hospitality Design magazine as they virtually announce the winners of the 16th Annual HD Awards on Thursday, October 22nd. In addition to honoring some of the best and most innovative designs from the past year, they will reveal their West Elm/HD Student Product Design competition winner, as well as fete Proper Hospitality as Hotelier of the Year and Joyce Wang as Designer of the Year. There is no charge to attend, so come celebrate the industry!

HD Awards Judges Check out the esteemed panel of industry leaders who will be judging the 16th annual HD Awards. More › 2020 Finalists See the project and product finalists of the 16th Annual HD Awards. More › Hotelier +...

10/01/2020

Coming to you Winter 2021: The OBSIDIAN Virtual Concept House. Black Artist+Designers Guild recently announced their inaugural incubator project, ​O​BSIDIAN Virtual Concept House, a futuristic dwelling, envisioning a home set in 2025 designed exclusively by BADG - Creators. The project, launching in Winter 2021, will be illustrated through state-of-the-art renderings and visuals, focusing on innovation, technology, sustainability, and futurism while highlighting Black family identities' multiplicity. BADGuild has partnered with ELLE Decor, House Beautiful, Town & Country, & Veranda Magazine, Hearst Magazine's Luxury & Design Collection for this conceptual project.

09/30/2020

GEO-DESIGN: JUNK

Martina Muzi, a designer and curator whose work investigates how different social systems shape future design and creative work scenarios, will be presenting her practice as curator in the GEO—DESIGN: Junk in her virtual session. As the second episode of the GEO—DESIGN Exhibition Platform launched in 2018 by Design Academy Eindhoven’s Creative Director Joseph Grima, this exhibition looks at junk as a microcosm, as an economic barometer that can reveal realities of consumption and production, and as a subject of intercontinental diplomacy.

Alumni Design Academy Eindhoven explore global systems of discarded things

09/30/2020

Creature Comfort: Animals in the House - Shelburne Museum

Drawing heavily from Shelburne Museum’s permanent collection and supplemented by loans from contemporary artists and private collectors, Creature Comfort will explore the creative ways animal forms have been adapted to create a wide range of beautiful and functional household objects. View now through October 12th.

According to a 2017/18 National Pet Owners Survey conducted by the American Pet Products Association, 85 million families, or 65% of all households in the United States includes at least one animal companion. Experts expect these numbers to continue to skyrocket in the coming years. The statistics w...

09/29/2020

www.dbdauction.givesmart.com

We are thrilled to share that DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS will be hosting it's first-ever online DIFFA BY DESIGN Fall Auction from October 1-4! The shopping festivities will kick off with an exclusive, early access launch party with an extravagant performance by award-winning performer, Sutton Lee Seymour on October 1 from 6-7pm EST. With over 80 items up for bid, the auction has something special for anyone's home renovation project or holiday shopping list. Find out more through the link below!

09/29/2020

Cooper Hewitt National Design Awards

The National Design Awards is going virtual! Tune in to the virtual gala on October 1 for the first-ever live reveal of this year’s winners. Join Cooper Hewitt and host Bobby Berk, along with design professionals and enthusiasts around the world to honor the winners, celebrate the power of design, and kick off National Design Month. RSVP and learn more below. #NationalDesignAwards

09/29/2020

Vienna Design Week

Vienna's annual design festival is Austria’s largest, with a variety of locations and events in Vienna. Opening up creative processes and giving scope for experimentation on site are core elements of the festival concept. VIENNA DESIGN WEEK. Open now through October 4th. Link in bio to learn more!

Die VIENNA DESIGN WEEK ist Österreichs größtes Designfestival mit einer Vielzahl an Schauplätzen in ganz Wien. Das von Lilli Hollein kuratierte Event geht im Herbst 2018 in seine zwölfte Runde. Entstehungs- und Produktionsprozesse offenzulegen und das experimentelle Arbeiten vor Ort anzuregen s...

09/29/2020

ADFF 2020 Films

U.S. & Canada – ADFF:2020 is coming to a screen near you this fall! From Nov 19 - Dec 3, enjoy two weeks of virtual programming by Architecture and Design Film Festival with 16 films, special guests & director Q+As. This year’s lineup includes humanistic stories about some of the world’s most iconic architects & designers like Alvar Aalto, Charlotte Perriand, Paul R. Williams, Ryūe Nishizawa, and more. #ADFilmFest #filmfestival #documentaryfilms
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(Individual tickets & all-access passes will go on sale Oct 15, with discounted pricing until Nov 1.)

in Program 1 A Machine to Live in in Program 2 Aalto in Program 4 Charlotte Perriand, Pioneer in the Art of Living in Program 5 Escher: Journey Into Infinity in Program 6 Frey I: The Architectural Envoy in Program 6 Frey II: The Architectural Interpreter in Program 7 George Nakashima, Woodworker in....

09/28/2020

Lessons Learned from COVID: The Free Range Workplace | Atlanta Design Festival

As part of the Atlanta Design Festival you will hear from Room & Board as they take part in discussion on, Lessons Learned from COVID: The Free Range Workplace, scheduled for September 29th at 10:30AM ET. In this conversation with Gensler and Room & Board Business Interiors you will learn about the future of the office — things like providing multi-level settings where our views, movements, and ideas are not constrained by windows and walls which ultimately is better for our health, well-being, and the environment. Also, feel free to check out Room & Board's booth at American Society of Interior Designers/ASID.

09/28/2020

Radical: Italian Design 1965–1985, The Dennis Freedman Collection (Through September 7, 2020) | The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

This exhibition examines Italy’s postwar explosion of disruptive design, presenting works drawn from the landmark collection of Dennis Freedman. Radical showcases prototypes, one-of-a-kind, and limited-edition works by architects, designers, and collectives such as Archizoom Associati, Alessandro Mendini, Ettore Sottsass, and Superstudio.

MFA Shop | 713.639.7360 Radical: Italian Design 1965–1985, The Dennis Freedman Collection by Cindi Strauss with Germano Celant, Marissa S. Hershon, Sarah Horne, and J. Taylor Kubala

09/26/2020

Sven-Harrys konstmuseum :: Hem

Tomorrow is the last day to view Art in Fashion. This presentation by Sven-Harrys konstmuseum features work by the avant-garde of the fashion world—a celebration of the bold, the modern, and the innovative and at the same time a recognition of traditional craftsman expertise and masterful design.

09/25/2020

LA Design Festival

From architecture and interiors to graphic, industrial, fashion, set, costume, and experiential design, the Los Angeles Design Festival showcases the best of the local design scene as well as some exciting national and international voices. The 2020 edition (September 24-27) will mostly be a virtual format. Please visit their website for programming and information:

September 24-27, 2020. A citywide celebration of creativity in Los Angeles, CA.

09/24/2020

Chicago Rooftop Bar | Boleo

It’s cocktail hour (somewhere)! If you’re in the Chicago area, stop by Boleo to try one of Sam Garcia’s Monet-inspired cocktails created in partnership with the Art Instituteci’s “Monet and Chicago” exhibition. The program will be available now through January 18, 2021 during the hours of 4:30–9PM Wed–Thurs and 4:30–9:30PM Friday–Saturday. Enjoy cocktails such as the Water Lily and so many more artful concoctions. Visit the link below for more information.

A rooftop oasis that transports you all the way to South America where the drinks flow, the music is always playing, and the food is irresistible.

09/24/2020

Mass Timber, September 24 – AN Events

Mass timber construction is on the rise from the Pacific Northwest to the Deep South, promising new potentialities in tactile design and engineering; all while offering aesthetically pleasing solutions to sustainability goals. The Future of Mass Timber will foreground exemplary timber projects across North America; identify best-case practices for their assembly; and spotlight emerging technologies within this exciting field.

09/24/2020

AMEICO - Outlet Collection

Take advantage of Ameico's amazing deals with modern design products up to 50% off–Max Bill, Edward Wohl, Serafino Zani, & more included in this sale!

Get the best deals on limited stock design items

09/24/2020

Female Design Council Grant 01 — FEMALE DESIGN COUNCIL

The Female Design Council recently launched their Inaugural Black womxn design grant / FDC Grant 01, an inaugural grant initiative launched to support Black womxn designers in the United States. FDC recognizes the importance of supporting emerging designers and is pledging to provide direct funding to Black womxn in design by committing two $2,500 USD financial awards to a Black female-led design studio or individual. Deadline is October 23, 2020. Learn more through the link below!

The Female Design Council Grant is an inaugural juried grant initiative launched to support Black womxn designers in the United States. FDC recognizes the importance of providing direct funding to designers, especially Black womxn. 

09/23/2020

Virtual Tour | show-house

The Inaugural Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas officially opens to the public both in-person and virtually from Friday, September 25–Sunday, October 25, 2020. Set in Old Preston Hollow’s Historic Woodland Estates neighborhood, the house showcases the stunning transformation 27 of the nation’s most acclaimed designers, architects, and artists enacted. The Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas will benefit the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club of New York, local charity Dwell with Dignity, and The Crystal Charity Ball. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit the link below. Design by Chad Caleb Dorsey;

09/23/2020

ArkDes - Sweden's National Centre for Architecture and Design

ASMR is a term that describes a physical sensation: euphoria or deep calm, sometimes a tingling in the body. In recent years an online audience of millions has grown, dedicated to watching the work of designers and content creators who try to trigger this feeling in their viewers. This is the first museum exhibition dedicated to this feeling. View now through November 1st.

09/22/2020

DESIGN TALKS 2020 | New York by Design TV

On tomorrow's episode of #DesignTalksNOW, Design Pavilion will be giving a behind-the-scenes look at the making of 'New York By Design' - a new TV series launching on CBS this November! The conversation will feature the show's director & executive producer Mike Chapman, along with Debbie Millman, host of the Design Matters podcast, and several other cast members & design leaders.

New York by Design TV | Sep 23, 2020

09/22/2020

Kingston Design Connection is currently looking for sponsors! KDC connects Hudson Valley designers to each other; to potential clients; and to the growing Kingston design scene. Kingston Design Connection was founded by Maryline Damour, principal designer at design/build firm Damour Drake - the motto is CREATING COMMUNITY THROUGH DESIGN. Learn more by visiting the link in bio or by checking out their social account: Kingston Design Connection.

09/22/2020

FROM THONET TO 'DUTCH DESIGN'

The Stedelijk presents an extensive selection of design from its world-class collection. The show features over 300 objects that over the past 125 years were landmarks of design innovation and excellence. Visitors are invited to explore design history, from Thonet, one of the oldest pieces in the collection, to the successful Dutch Design School. View now through March 2021.

09/21/2020

1on1 with Shantell Martin

Join Interior Design Magazine's editor in chief Cindy Allen in conversation with artist Shantell Martin on how Martin's work forges new connections between fine art, education, philosophy, technology and design.

Join host Cindy Allen for a 1on1 with Shantell Martin. Video by James Eades, Steven Wilsey, and Stephanie Couture. < Back to DesignTV by SANDOW: On Demand

09/21/2020

PLASTIK

Wednesday, September 23rd at 12PM EST join SHOWFIELDS for a very special LIVE curation with Eli Rezkallah, founder of Plastik. Eli is a fine-art photographer, video director, visual artist, founder and creative director of Plastik Magazine and Plastik Studios. For his curation with SHOWFIELDS Eli has brought together a group of Middle Eastern artists who work in a range of mediums, but are united in their boldness, creativity, and how they use their art of speak about issues of identiy, diversity, and representation. For every person that joins the live show, SHOWFIELDS will donate $1 to Beb w' Shebbek, along with 10% of all sales.

SHOWFIELDS is a revolutionary retail concept built to engage and inspire your sense of discovery through revolving experiences with the brands and communities shaping our future. We partner with brands to create a stage for immersive storytelling and unlock new offline channels for growth.

09/21/2020

Discover ADAC | ADAC

From September 22 – 24, 2020 join ADAC for "a celebration of the unbreakable energy of creativity with people who are triumphantly redefining the concept of sanctuary in our homes and communities." Register now.

ADAC invites you to celebrate the unbreakable energy of creativity with people who are triumphantly redefining the concept of sanctuary in our homes and communities.

09/20/2020

Metropolis Perspective

Starting tomorrow, tune in for Metropolis Perspective's Sustainability Symposium, a deep, forward-looking conversation about three critical topics that will impact our daily lives for years to come happening September 21, 22, and 23. Each event will discuss various topics including Health and Comfort, for People and Planet, Learning to Design Full-Circle, and New Approaches to Air and Water. Each session is FREE, AIA and IDCEC accredited, and sponsored by wonderful companies including Humanscale and Duravit AG.

This year, Perspective events will be held virtually so the entire A&D community across North America and around the globe can get involved and be educated at a time when interest in sustainable products and materials and building and manufacturing is on the rise and of even greater importance.Pleas...