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Jez Tozer shoots Storm’s New Faces wearing Kate Moss for Topshop and Antony Price for Topman From November 18th

November 16, 2009 in Design, Events with 0 Comments

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Jez Tozer shoots Storm’s New Faces wearing Kate Moss for Topshop and Antony Price for Topman
18-20th November 10:00 – 21:00 in the Live Studio as part of ‘SHOWstudio: Fashion Revolution’ Exhibition at Somerset House .
Legendary modelling agency Storm present their freshest talent in a photo shoot by photographer and filmmaker Jez Tozer. Storm’s New Faces will be shot wearing Kate Moss’ eleventh collection for Topshop and Antony Price’s third for Topman. Antony will be on set at Somerset House to style his collection.
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Animated Conversation Created live by Javier Mariscal at BFI 7pm Monday 2nd November

November 2, 2009 in Design, Events with 0 Comments

Monday 2 November @ BFI, £20.15, students/concession £13.65
Witness the inner workings of the imagination of renowned Spanish designer and artist Javier Mariscal. By creating and controlling animation film footage in real time, Mariscal has devised his ‘Conference’ which is the spontaneous and instantaneous application of his creative thinking onto the silver screen. In this energetic live performance Mariscal manifests the images, voices, narrative and content that transport his characters, the Garriris, from the universe of his imagination onto the screen.
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Natural History Museum Illuminated with new LED technology

October 29, 2009 in Design, Product, Uncategorized with 0 Comments

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AECOM and Royal Philips Electronics and have designed a ground breaking LED lighting solution for London’s world famous Natural History Museum.

Replacing the aging floodlight system, Philips state-of- the art ColorReach™ Powercore technology demonstrates the flexibility and unprecedented light output of LED exterior floodlighting for signature façades today. Combine this with its unparalleled light projection of up to 500 feet, and it is easy to see why ColorReach™ Powercore was the ideal choice to illuminate this beautiful structure.
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ROCKET GALLERY “BOOK A TABLE” EXHIBITION Through to 7th NOVEMBER

October 28, 2009 in Design, Events, Product, Uncategorized with 0 Comments

Rocket Gallery will see the exclusive launch of the Prop table, Corinna Warm’s answer to the „Book a table? brief set by the gallery in their exhibition featuring contemporary coffee tables and books.

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Prop Coffee Table
A coffee table and side table make up what is the Prop coffee table, exclusively designed for the Rocket Gallery by Corinna Warm. Unusual in their shape at first glance, the function and purpose of the sculptural, minimalist tables only become apparent when placed together and their sloped surfaces create a display for literature. The coffee table book is given a whole new importance; a statement is made by placing literature, art book or magazine openly on display.
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Design Talk:Javier Mariscal In Conversation with Deyan Sudjic Friday 30th October

October 28, 2009 in Design, Events with 0 Comments

Javier Mariscal, the Barcelona based Spanish designer, will be in conversation with Design Museum director Deyan Sudjic to discus his motivations and achievements across a successful and diverse career. Mariscal is renowned for his energetic and intuitive approach to design. Graphics, furniture, drawing, interiors and film are included in the rich repertoire of his creative work. Hear from a designer who animatedly communicates the passion and spontaneity also associated with his familiar cartoon characters.
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David Chipperfield exhibition at the Design Museum

October 27, 2009 in Design, Featured Articles, Interviews with 0 Comments

This exhibition represents the practice and also its ethos,” says Ria Hawthorn, Touring Programme Coordinator for the Design Museum, about its latest exhibition on architect David Chipperfield. “As we have had exhibitions covering Richard Rogers and Zaha Hadid, it seemed to be the time, when he is now having work built in the UK, to do the same for Chipperfield.

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Public Perception of Colour an inclusive project conceived by Rob and Nick Carter in association with Pantone

October 12, 2009 in Design, Design & Art, Events with 0 Comments

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“Perception of Colour” was created by artist duo Rob and Nick Carter, from Thursday 24th September to Sunday 27th September, 2009 at 100% Design, Earl’s Court Business Centre, London, incorporating the colour choices made by members of the public attending the event.

2,700 Pantone swatches (the entire Pantone range) will be available for 1,000 members of the public to select shades which, in their minds, best represent the 7 spectral colours, Pink, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue and Purple. The individual swatches chosen at the event will be mounted on to sheets of aluminium, to create 7 ‘monochromes’ evolving over the course of the exhibition. Thus the finished monochromes will represent the public ideal of the key spectral shades.
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Mariscal at The Design Museum Through to November 1st

October 5, 2009 in Cute, Design, Design & Art with 0 Comments

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The Design Museum presents the first UK retrospective of Spanish designer and artist Javier Mariscal. Regarded as one the world’s most innovative and original designers of our time, Mariscal’s rich and diverse body of work spans kooky cartoon characters to stunning interiors, from furniture to graphic design and corporate identities.

The exhibition and graphics will be designed by Mariscal, promising an immersive experience for the visitor into the world and mind of Mariscal. The exhibition space will be a fully illustrated environment, rich with orchestrated scenarios and installations, each telling the story of Mariscal’s pivotal projects, designs and the drawings that shaped them. Sketches, designs, films and photographs will be on display alongside furniture and textiles. Mariscal will also design and paint an elaborate mural for the exterior of the Design Museum showcasing his unique vision and signature design style.

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