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
In the latest AIGA@Parsons lecture series program, Designing the Future of Design Education, professors from CCA, RISD and Parsons will discuss the major shifts they’ve witnessed in design education over the past few years, discussing questions such as: What should design school teach? Is design education working for our industry? What is design education for?
New York, NY. June 6, 2016 at 6:30 PM.
Tuesday
A must-see exhibition of Italian architect Andrea Branzi’s design work is currently on view at Friedman Benda through the end of the week. Interiors highlights Branzi’s Plank series—a meditation on the history of cultural production, playing with juxtapositions between aluminum, raw wood and spray paint in miniature domestic environments.
New York, NY. On view through June 11, 2016.
Wednesday
The first comprehensive retrospective of Japanese design firm nendo is opening this week at the Design Museum Holon. Aptly titled The Space in Between, the show will explore the studio’s constant search for “what is in-between, what is un-design” through both old and new works and an extensive documentation of the studio’s experimental, iterative process.
Holon, Israel. On view through October 29, 2016.
Thursday
In conjunction with the exhibition Artek and the Aaltos: Creating a Modern World currently on view at Bard Graduate Center, professor of color studies at Aalto University Harald Arnkil will discuss the colors of Alvar Aalto and Artek, exploring how they were influenced by Aalto’s relationships with avant-garde artists of the early twentieth.
New York, NY. June 9, 2016 at 6:30 PM.
Friday
Arguably one of the world’s most renowned architectural photographers, Iwan Baan has an enviable gig—traveling the world and documenting the most interesting buildings, new and old. In 52 Weeks, 52 Cities, a selection of his work is shown in chronological order, taking viewers on a visual journey from city to city through Baan’s lens.
Copenhagen, Denmark. On view through July 10, 2016.
Saturday/Sunday
In recent discussions of urban design, the word “disruption” has been cropping up more and more often, but what does the concept actually mean? Join the Van Allen Institute for Lower East Side Decoded, a tour of the downtown neighborhood focused on recent design interventions that are unravelling the official “rules” of public space.
New York, NY. June 11, 2016 at 3:30 PM.
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/53655/Explore-Global-Architectures-with-Iwan-Baan-Nendos-First-Retrospective-Plus-Urban-Design-Interventions-in-New-York