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
If you haven’t already checked out the Maarten Baas’s solo show at Carpenter’s Workshop Gallery, this week is your last chance to do so. As a primer, check out our In the Details with the designer, exploring his signature patchwork bronze welded technique.
New York, NY. On view through April 30, 2016.
Tuesday
In Reading Images: Metabolism, Micro to Macro will explore the current-day state of Kisho Kurokawa’s Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo, a project that exemplified the ambitions of the Metabolist architectural movement in the 1960s but is now threatened with demolition. The discussion will center around the research of Noritaka Minami, who recently published a photo book of the structure, 1972.
New York, NY. April 26, 2016 at 7 PM.
Wednesday
The 5th annual Plasticity Forum will take place in Shanghai this week focused on exploring material solutions for undervalued resource. A highlight of this year’s even will be a half-day design workshop entitled “Material Design for Sustainability—Plastic as a Long-Term Resource.”
Shanghai, China. On view through April 28, 2016.
Thursday
A retrospective of Eero Aarnio’s work is currently on view at the Design Museum Helsinki, including the designer’s furniture, lamps, small objects and unique one-off pieces from the 1950s to the present as well as rarely seen original drawings and sketches and paraphernalia from the designer’s studio.
Helsinki, Finland. On view through Septemeber 25, 2016.
Friday
This year's IDSA Northeast District Design Conference will center around an “Ask me Anything” (AMA) format to foster authentic conversations between presenters, participants and sponsors and addressing topics from design management to sketching techniques and everything in between.
New York, NY. On view through April 30, 2016.
Saturday/Sunday
If you’re in the LA area, West Hollywood Design District has teamed up with Parachute Market to bring you an outdoor marketplace reminiscent of classic European street fairs, but with a distinctly Californian flavor bringing together the best of the Eastside and Westside design communities.
West Hollywood, CA. On view April 30th, 2016.
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/52268/Inside-the-Nakagin-Capsule-Tower-Maarten-Baas-in-New-York-and-an-Outdoor-Marketplace-of-Californias-Best-Design