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This Week in Design: Finding Patterns with David Adjaye, Ellen Lupton Designs Sensation and Timekeeping, Met Style

Happy Monday! Jumpstart your week with our insider’s guide to events in the design world. From must-see exhibitions to insightful lectures and the competitions you need to know about—here’s the best of what’s going on, right now.

Monday

A long overdue conversation about the future of health in America

Why are some neighborhoods not as healthy as others? In #HarlemFirst: Mapping the Health of a Community—hosted by the MFA Design for Social Innovation Program at SVA—health professionals, politicians, local agencies, designers, community leaders, Harlem residents, and data scientists gather to discuss the ways in which design thinking can address inequalities in our culture of health.

New York, NY. February 1st at 6PM.

Tuesday

Timekeeping through the ages

The historical objects gathered in The Luxury of Time: European Clocks and Watches—on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art—go beyond pure functionality. They represent an era in which clockmakers worked alongside cabinetmakers, goldsmiths, silversmiths, enamelers and engravers to create practical timekeeping objects that were imbued with a high level of artistry and a sense of wonder. 

New York, NY. On view through March 27th. 

Wednesday

How does design make us feel?

Esteemed curator and designer Ellen Lupton presents Designing Sensation, a talk exploring the ways in which designers can engage emotions, perceptions and behavioral responses to enhance user experiences. 

New York, NY. February 3rd at 6PM. 

Thursday

Exploring the architecture of pattern

London-based architect David Adjaye was born in Tanzania and has visited each of the continent’s 54 nations since then, their forms and patterns often taking center stage in his design work. Adjaye selected 14 textiles from Central and West Africa for the Cooper Hewitt’s current edition of the Selects series and he will talk about these and his larger ideas about textiles and design during Finding Patterns with David Adjaye.

New York, NY. January 4th at 7 PM. 

Friday

Homage to one of the most significant collaborations of the 20th century

Peter Fischli/David Weiss: How to Work Better, a retrospective of the artist duo opens at the Guggenheim. The show will feature over 300 of their sculptures, photographs, videos and installations, a body of work “that offers a deceptively casual meditation on how we perceive everyday life.”

Saturday/Sunday

Experiments with construction innovation

During the 1960s, architect Walter Segal developed a method for cheap and quick house construction using readily available materials in standard sizes, and without the need for any specialist knowledge, like bricklaying or plastering. The first exhibition of this work, Walter’s Way: The Self-Build Revolution, charts the development of his method and presents some contemporary interpretations for its relevance today.

London, England. On view through March 24th. 

Upcoming Deadlines

February 10 - Red Dot Award: Product Design 2016

February 12 - 10th International Outdoor Furniture Design Contest

Check out the Core77 Calendar for more design world events, competitions and exhibitions, or submit your own to be considered for our next Week in Design.