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
Johnny Swing, Half Dollar Chair (designed 2003, executed 2015).
Be sure to catch The Garden in the Machine: Organic Design 1930 to the Present currently on view at Friedman Benda Gallery before it closes later this week. The show charts the evolution of “organic” design throughout the 20th and 21st Centuries by juxtaposing more literal evocations of natural form—as in the modernist bent ply of Marcel Breuer—to contemporary interpretations of “organic” forms using experimental materials and production methods.
New York, NY. On view through February 13th.
Tuesday
Jólan van der Wiel, Gravity Stools
The fifth installment of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s contemporary design Triennial opens on Tuesday. This year’s edition, Beauty, will feature work by 63 international designers exploring the concept of ceauty through seven lenses: extravagant, intricate, ethereal, transgressive, emergent, elemental and transformative. (Also of note, the museum will host a presentation by the Haas Brothers on Saturday, February 13th about their collaborations with craftswomen from the Khayelitsha informal settlement outside Cape Town, South Africa)
New York, NY. On view through August 21, 2016.
Wednesday
For a Hump Day pick-me-up, join AIGA/NY for their monthly design community gathering, MIX: Designers + Drinks = _______. This time, the party will be hosted by The New York Times Digital Design Team, featuring musical stylings by Director and DJ, Ian Adelman.
New York, NY. Doors open at 7PM.
Thursday
One of the world’s most eclectic design conferences, Design Indaba Festival, opens its 2016 edition on Thursday. This year, the event will be slightly restructured within its new venue, the Artscape Theater in Capetown. For further programming details, check out this list of noteworthy speakers—which includes the likes of Benjamin Hubert and Imogen Heap—and events to get excited about.
Capetown, South Africa. On view through February 20, 2016.
Friday
From artificial flavoring to the future of permaculture and how we handle food waste, the links between food and design are complex and intertwined. If you’re in the LA area, join Design Observer for TASTE, a day-long symposium on design and food. For a quick primer on the ideas that will be explored, check out our interview with producer Jessica Helfand.
Los Angeles, California. February 12, 2016.
Saturday/Sunday
The annual hub of inspiration for the latest and greatest Scandinavian design, Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair opens its doors to the public on Saturday. Beyond the extensive exhibitors list, other programming will include the concurrent Stockholm Design Talks exploring the theme of “Scandinavia Now,” a curated exhibition centered around the idea that “Nature is back for good,” and a tribute to the 2016 guests of honor, designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby.
Stockholm, Sweden. On view through February 13, 2016.
Upcoming Deadlines
February 10 - Red Dot Award: Product Design 2016
February 12 - 10th International Outdoor Furniture Design Contest
February 14 - 2016 SEGD Global Design Awards
February 14 - The Future of Urban Mobility Design Competition
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.
http://www.core77.com/posts/45902/This-Week-in-Design-The-Cooper-Hewitt-Design-Triennial-Stockholm-Furniture-n-Light-Fair-and-Design-Indaba-2016