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
Brazilian design firm Estudio Campana is known for their imaginative use of everyday and discarded objects and expressive forms. One of the two founding brothers, Humberto Campana, will be discussing the studio’s work with Caroline Baumann, director of the Cooper Hewitt during the museum’s latest iteration of the Design By Hand lecture series.
New York, NY. May 16, 2016 at 6:30 PM.
Or, head downtown instead and join Core77 contributor Bryn Smith and design writer (and Core77 Design Award winner!) Aileen Kwun for a panel discussion about their new book, Twenty Over Eighty. Panelists will include Seymour Chwast, Jack Lenor Larsen and Jane Thompson, who will delve into their personal career trajectories as well as talk about the evolving state of design in New York City.
New York, NY. May 16, 2016 at 7 PM.
Tuesday
Learn about traditional Japanese woodworking techniques, get advice on tools (or even buy a new blade for your Japanese saw) or simply enjoy a cup of tea and chat during Mokuchi’s Open Studio Evening.
Brooklyn, NY. May 17, 2016 at 6:30 PM.
Wednesday
Writer Geoff Manaugh celebrates the launch of his new book, A Burglar’s Guide to the City with a discussion of his research into urban planning and heists throughout history, to uncover the techniques used by burglar’s to outwit the designed environment and get what they want.
Washington DC. May 18, 2016 at 6 PM.
Thursday
Join art historian and curator Barry Bergdoll and architect and professor Joel Sanders for a discussion about the legacy of Artek and Finnish Design. In conjunction with the exhibition Artek and the Aaltos: Creating a Modern World, the focus of the talk will be on the Aaltos, exploring their pioneering multi-disciplinary practice and how it blurred the lines between art, architecture and landscape.
New York, NY. May 19, 2016 at 6:30 PM.
Friday
Don’t miss your chance to submit proposals to the What Design Can Do Refugee Challenge, due this Thursday! Run by the UN Refugee Agency and the IKEA Foundation, the competition asks designers to imagine how design can help cities and refugees adapt to each other by responding to one of five possible briefs: (1) designing to improve shelters and reception centers, (2) fostering personal development for those waiting for asylum, (3) finding a way to allow refugees and host communities to build stronger connections, (4) improving the way essential information is communicated to refugees or (5) developing ways to tap into the existing skills of refugees to maximize their potential contributions to the host country.
The call for ideas is accepting submissions through May 20, 2016.
Saturday/Sunday
Tauba Auerbach, ZS Letters (3D) (detail), 2015
One of the inaugural exhibitions at the newly renovated SFMOMA, Typeface to Interface presents a selection of works from the museum’s permanent collection of graphic design, highlighting the shift from analog to digital in visual communication through works that represent everything from advertising campaigns to more artistic, conceptual experiments.
San Francisco, CA. On view through October 23, 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/53078/Learn-About-Traditional-Japanese-Woodworking-the-Legacy-of-the-Aaltos-and-the-Ever-Evolving-Landscape-of-Graphic-Design