I am a huge fan of the BEDG! They are well organised, hard working, commercially savvy, artistically sensitive and all round great set of people to work with. I enjoyed a very successful exhibition with them at Maison Objet in September 2010 and will be working closely with them on many future exhibitions.

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‘Stripcloth Splendours’ at Maison&Objet

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Indigenous Traditional Skills and Cultural Identity as ‘Added Value’ in the Contemporary Revival of West Africa’s Textile Heritage

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"Untold Gold" - The 2012 African & African-Caribbean Design Diaspora Bargehouse Festival

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The title of this year’s AACDD Bargehouse Festival ‘Untold Gold’ places the outstandingly beautiful and original work of more than 150 artists and designers from the UK, Europe, Africa and the Caribbean within the unique backdrop and raw space of Bargehouse, London.

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AACDD Black Talent invited from New York to Los Angeles

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16 African & African-Caribbean Design Diaspora Designers invited to exhibit at Dwell 2012 in Los Angeles!

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BCC LinkToChina Programme - Autumn News 2011

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British Creative industries represented at China’s International Creative Design Week.

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Brazil’s Claudia Moreira Salles Exhibits at Espasso

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After a single glance at the natural wonders created by Claudia Moreira Salles, it becomes clear why she’s often considered Brazil’s leading interior and furniture designer.

IIDA NY Honors Local Leaders

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IIDANY celebrates three industry leaders for helping people and communities in need.

Olson Kundig Launches Artisan Workshops for Public

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Known as Dabblelab, the series targets mainly adults with classes on varied topics such as contour drawing, book binding, macrame, and beekeeping.

Parsons and Poltrona Frau Award “WasteLess” Winner

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In the third-annual collaboration between Parsons the New School for Design and Poltrona Frau, product design students were asked to focus on the theme “WasteLess” to craft pieces for the competition of the same title. The winning design, a woven portable picnic of sorts, came from Jenny Hsu.

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Illustrative designs for Cocoa Hernando chocolate brand

The new brand has been developed by designer Paul Tomlinson.

Evan's Garden Apartment — Small Cool Contest

Name:
Evan
Location:
Brooklyn, NY
Square Feet:
900
Division:
Small
What I Love About My Small Home:
The fact that we only have 1 bedroom is made up for with the original details throughout. All of the wood was kept in pristine condition and though we live in a garden apartment, we get decent light and have relatively high ceilings. Though we fantasize about houses, it is nice to be able to simultaneously use the "dining room" and "living room" when entertaining, especially because we were able to fit a normal size dining table. There is also a half room which we've turned into a walk-in closet which can feel quite luxurious. I also love that little by little, we're becoming surrounded by DIY projects that we just adore living with!
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Gretchen Jones' Bohemian Style — Refinery29

Gretchen Jones' Bohemian Style

Some of you may know Gretchen Jones as the winner of season 8 of Project Runway, but I discovered her because her lovely, layered Brooklyn apartment caught my eye. She's turned her small space into an oasis in the city, a relaxing place that reminds her of her roots and reflects her bohemian style. 

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Justin's Contemporary Contrast — Small Cool Contest

Name:
Justin
Location:
Brooklyn, NY
Square Feet:
590
Division:
Tiny
What I Love About My Small Home:
Our apartment is 99 years old and has managed to retain nearly all its original detail, including Arts and Crafts style plaster moulding, a gas fireplace, and large windows with leaded-glass transoms. It's basically really warm and inviting, providing an interesting contrast to some of our contemporary art and furnishings.
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Harbour Farm by Effekt Architects and Konvers, Copenhagen

Harbour Farm is a highly ambitious port regeneration project orchestrated by communications firm Konvers and Effekt Architects in Copenhagen. It aims to transform polluted waters and under-employed docksides into urban fish farms, where seafood can be bred, harvested and served on site in top class restaurants.

Alongside the farm and food functions there are also plans for recreational activities such as kayaking and swimming and allotment units for individual fish farming. The fully organic, sustainable systems put in place will include a water monitoring laboratory, turbines for generating energy, and a natural waste system that will fertilise local rooftop crops, which then complete the cycle by turning up alongside the homegrown fish, oyster, clams and mussels on the restaurant plates.

Mikkel Bøgh of Effekt Architects says, 'Originally we just wanted to combine local oyster farming with a glass of Champagne, but we realise that the potential stretches way beyond oysters and Champagne'. With the Municipality of Copenhagen on side to start the development of the first model in local waters, excitement at the international scope of the programme is building.

Koloman Moser retrospective at Neue Galerie, New York

The legendary artist and designer,

The Conran Shop unveils a new look for its Marylebone store in London

The Conran Shop has unveiled its freshly rejuvenated Marylebone store, heralding a bright new era for the British lifestyle retailer. Housed in a former stable building on Marylebone’s vibrant High Street, the new look space has been revitalized with the addition of unique features such as a café, flower stall and a penthouse 'apartment' packed with design icons.

Since opening his first store in 1973, Sir Terence Conran has transformed his business into a design empire with global stores reaching from Paris to Tokyo. Now Jasper Conran, who took the helm of the brand as chairman last year, is breathing new life into its retail spaces, having directed the refurbishment of the flagship store in Chelsea last summer.

The Conran Apartment takes over the top floor as the centerpiece of the revitalized retail concept. Here, the store presents an eclectic edit of furniture and art, combining vintage pieces with design classic from Charles and Ray Eames, Carlo Mollino and Hans J. Wegner in a beautiful loft setting.

The second floor presents a market-style kitchen shop alongside a lighting section and textiles department. Throughout the floor, Conran-curated table settings provide visitors with inspiration for their own dining rooms.

Several new shopping experiences were launched on the ground floor, alongside a children’s shop, book section, and lifestyle wares that include everything from Wallpaper* City Guides to fragrances and music. Shoppers can grab a fresh sandwich made by St John Bakery or mull over wares with a fresh cup of coffee concocted by Caravan especially for The Conran Shop.

Mit Hirsch, Charme und Kanone - Röhrende Hirsche und knisterndes Feuer sind der Soundtrack dieser Sichtbeton-Jagdhütte im tschechischen Lednice na Moravě.



Jäger sind auch Sammler, so viel ist klar. Es sind aber weniger Beeren und Pilze, die auf der Trophäenliste oben stehen. Nach der gelungenen Hatz werden vor allem die Geweihe der Erlegten aufgehoben – und tapezieren dann als Triumphbeweis die Wände der als soziale Zentrale dienenden Jagdzimmer. Hier kommen Waidmänner am Kaminfeuer zum Austausch der Wald- und Wiesen-Geschichten zusammen. Und weil die Jagerei so schön archaisch ist, sehen auch die Jagdhütten oft aus wie ein staubiger Gamsbart. Im tschechischen Lednice na Moravě hingegen haben die Architekten von Basarch eine Jäger-Residenz entworfen, in der man Holzvertäfelung und schwere Leuchter vergeblich sucht. Eigentlich fällt es in seiner Umgebung kaum auf, das modernistische Jagdhaus mitten im Nirgendwo. Es fügt sich genau dort in die Landschaft ein, wo schon immer ein Wall als Sicht-und Lärmschutz die offene Fläche von der am Gelände vorbeiführenden Straße getrennt hat. Die Architektur gibt sich alle Mühe, die Natur nicht zu...

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Kapoor in Berlin: Zwischen Architektur und Scheiße - Sex, Würste, rote Farbe: Einen ganzen Kosmos körperlicher Assoziationen eröffnet die große Einzelausstellung des indischstämmigen Künstlers Anish Kapoor in Berlin.



Über Sex zu reden, gehört mittlerweile zur Kultur unserer Gegenwart. In öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln, Cafés oder Restaurants kommentiert man ungeniert die jüngsten Abenteuer, gerne auch diverse Körperteile. Allein, wenn es darum geht, eine Sprache für die Arbeiten des Künstlers Anish Kapoor zu finden, vernimmt man bisweilen betretendes Schweigen. Die große Ausstellung seiner Arbeiten, die ab Samstag im Berliner Martin-Gropius-Bau zu sehen sein wird, bietet da eine gute Gelegenheit zum Üben. Besonders in England, wo der 1954 in Indien geborene Kapoor seit Anfang der 70er Jahre lebt, scheint die Scham das Interesse an der Beschreibung seiner Kunst zu überwiegen. Der britische Journalist John Tusa jedenfalls erwähnte in einem BBC-Interview Kapoor gegenüber die Verlegenheit ihrer Landsleute, die sie angesichts der erotisch grundierten Bildhauerei des Künstlers zu überfallen droht. Wenn im Berliner Martin-Gropius-Bau nun eine umfassende Einzelausstellung von Anish Kapoor unter dem Titel Ka...

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Pila & Pilo - Auf dem Holztrip: ein eleganter Stapelstuhl von Ronan und Erwan Bouroullec für Magis.



Auch wenn die meisten Möbelhersteller über ein breites Portfolio verfügen, liegen ihre Ursprünge häufig in nur einem Material. Für das Unternehmen Magis, das 1976 bei Venedig gegründet wurde, begann alles mit der Produktion von Kunststoffmöbeln. Wurde 2003 mit Konstantin Grcics Chair One der erste Stuhl aus reinem Aluminium in Produktion genommen, folgte nun ein weiterer Schritt: Der Stapelstuhl Pila von Ronan und Erwan Bouroullec besteht – mit Ausnahme der Verbindungselemente aus Aluminium-Druckguss – komplett aus Holz. Um den filigranen Charakter der Konstruktion zu bewahren, entschieden sich die beiden Brüder für eine sinnvolle Aufgabenverteilung: Die Beine werden aus massivem Eschenholz gefertigt, die Sitzschale sowie die Rückenlehne dagegen aus dreidimensional verformtem Eschenschichtholz. Ergänzt wird der Stuhl vom Tischprogramm Pilo, das über Platten aus hochverdichtetem Laminat (HPL) verfügt und in vier verschiedenen Längen zur Auswahl steht. Um die Belastbarkeit des Möbels zu...

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Technology and Tacos

A key priority for the Embassy in Mexico City is encouraging inward investment to the UK. There are various large Mexican companies that have invested in the UK – like Cemex, Monex and Gruma- but we also want to explore … Continue reading

Why every week should be Export Week

Another hugely successful Export Week is over but our drive to increase exports is not. As far as we at UKTI are concerned every week has to be export week if we are to grow our economy. There is a … Continue reading