In 2008 more than 2,500 visitors attended the various lectures and conferences. This year the congress organizers also pulled off a notable coup by signing up Professor Daniel Libeskind from New York to speak at the event. Libeskind shot to international fame with his bold and controversial Jewish Museum in Berlin, and has subsequently been at the forefront of contemporary architectural discussion as the winner of the competition to redevelop Ground Zero in New York.

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Part II is planned as a combination of panels, presentations, case studies, and hands-on work sessions organized around a series of contemporary issues, challenges, and opportunities facing the planning, design and management of 21st century public parks. Over two days, the conference participants will critically explore key management questions, and – working at times in facilitated work sessions – offer conceptual approaches that address challenges and embrace opportunities. The goal of this session is to articulate forward-thinking and achievable design principles that guide park managers as they plan, design, and manage public space in a changing 21st century environment.

When + Where

December 9-11, 2008
Cavallo Point – The Lodge at the Golden Gate
Fort Baker, Sausalito, CA

More details are coming in May.

Call for Papers

Opens May 27, 2008
A call for proposals will be announced the last week in May, seeking papers that illustrate, expand, challenge and offer conceptual solutions to contemporary issues and opportunities. Presenters will be selected based on their ability to directly address a critical challenge and provide the raw information for a corresponding work session to further explore the issue.
Detailed description and call for papers instructions will be posted on the web on May 27, 2008.

Conference Registration + Application

Available May 27, 2008
Conference participation is by application. Interested participants will be asked to apply by July 31 and will be notified of their acceptance by August 15, 2008. The Conference Partnership encourages diverse participation and seeks a range of professions, interests, expertise, and geographic representation. Participants must be willing and able to actively contribute to a product-oriented event.

The Festival will reflect the increasingly international nature of architecture, while also celebrating its regional roots. It will be possible, through the exhibition of awards entries, to compare and contrast different approaches to the design of 96 building types in the 16 categories.

In addition to the awards gallery, other elements of the Festival will include:

• thematic exhibition, ‘Creativity, Capacity, Responsibility’
• live ideas charrette for architecture schools
• architect-nominated product showcase
• city tours and social events
• networking

The 2nd Annual MOBIUS LA will take place from October 16 – 18, 2008 at West Hollywood’s Pacific Design Center. More detailed information – including seminar topics, speakers, events and registration – will be released in the upcoming months and available at the official MOBIUS LA website, http://www.mobiusla.com.

As the largest architecture and design festival in the United States, Architecture and the City features architecturally significant home tours, film screenings, lectures, green programming, exhibitions, and more. Last year, more than 20,000 people, from all over the world, took part in the festivities.

With your support, we look forward to making the 2008 festival another highly successful, city-wide venture. Mayor Gavin Newsom has once again officially proclaimed September “Architecture and the City” month.

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This exhibition will offer the most thorough examination of both the historical and contemporary significance of factory-produced architectures to date. With increasing concern about issues such as sustainability and the swelling global population, prefabrication has again taken center stage as a prime solution to a host of pressing needs. The prefabricated structure has long served as a central precept in the history of modern architecture, and it continues to spur innovative manufacturing and imaginative design. The relationship between the drawing board and the finished product has never been more dynamic, but the potential of prefabrication has not yet come to full fruition. The exhibition will examine this phenomenon through historical documents, full-scale reassemblies, and films that trace the roots of prefabrication in the work of architects including Frank Lloyd Wright, Jean Prouvé, and Richard Rogers, corporations such as Lustron, and the imaginative systems of other influential figures, including Thomas Edison and R. Buckminster Fuller.

This contextual component of the exhibition will provide the foundation for a handful of full-scale commissions to be built in MoMA’s vacant west lot. Here, contemporary practitioners and corporations will continue MoMA’s rich history of full-scale architectural projects, having the unprecedented opportunity to deploy both commercially viable domestic creations as well as entirely new, speculative prototypes. The fabrication and delivery of these projects will be documented in a special online exhibition, which will underline prefabrication’s importance as a matter of process over product. Furthermore, the delivery and assembly of these projects will function as a real-time urban event that will be visible to the general public from the city streets.

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246 and Counting is an exhibition of architecture and design objects acquired by Henry Urbach, Helen Hilton Raiser Curator of Architecture and Design, during his tenure at SFMOMA, which began in September 2006. The exhibition will showcase more than 246 works, including Eliot Noyes’s model of the Westinghouse pavilion at the 1964 New York World’s Fair; Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa/SANAA’s Tea and Coffee Tower; Jack W. Stauffacher’s graphic portfolio Albert Camus, The Rebel: Twenty-five Typographic Meditations; and Mauro Restiffe’s Empossamento, a photographic series on Brasilia. Conceived as a hybrid of storage and display, the exhibition will be organized by date of accession. 246 and Counting will also illuminate the acquisitions process, revealing how decisions are made about the museum’s collection.

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Transmitting Architecture – Trasmettere l’Architettura.

This title includes a double meaning. Architecture that transmits and communicates outside, to the society, the sense of its design action, but at the same time takes on the task to collect the best energies and the emerging phenomena expressed by the society. Architecture that is a part of an overall process that wants to face problems that go beyond the tight environments and languages of the profession to face the mankind’s true and far-reaching problems.

So, the Congress’ complex central theme is subdivided into three great trends, each one being the subject of one day of the works.

Culture, the Past
Architecture tells and passes down traditions and transmits the peoples’ history and culture over time.
The architect’s personal and professional responsibility in being the promoter of ferrying mankind’s culture from one generation to the other.
The protection and reconstruction of the architectural heritage.

Democracy, the Present
Architecture as the summary of the work and contribution of several subjects.
The construction of the present, the urban democracy, the communication and the mediation to find effective solutions that receive all social classes’ needs.
Architecture that wants to escape the excesses of individualism to face and solve the tangible problems that affect everybody.

Hope, the Future
The tangible help that must be given for the development of the territory and the environment compatible with the available resources.
The green side of architecture that looks at environmental sustainability and protection as the architect’s ethical responsibility for a world that can be inhabitable in the future.

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The London Festival of Architecture this Summer will be the biggest event of its kind in the world. It will involve all the major players in London’s environment including the Mayor, Design for London, local authorities, officers and members, and major developers, not to mention some of the world’s leading architects.

The buzz of activity will move across five Hubs over five weekends, with exhibitions, cycle tours, walks, talks, performances, installations and interventions, boat trips along the Thames and large scale street animations each weekend, all focusing on the theme of FRESH!

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Florida’s first Earthship is being built in Manatee County. Designed to be in harmony with the environment and entirely self sufficient, this sustainable structure uses recycled and indigenous materials, generates its own electricity and processes its own waste with NO impact on the environment.

We are bringing together College Students, Builders, Government Officials, Architects, Engineers and Vendors representing the best new Alternative Technologies that are available NOW! All of this in one place for an experience that will jump start “Green” in our fine state.

No place in America (that we know of) has this been done. This is the first of its kind and we have packed a lot into it. We want to show everyone, “There is a lot of Green to be made in Green”. This is a great opportunity to take your company, your career or just your summer to the next level.

We are excited about this event and look forward to your participation, in whatever form it may take.

This is one of the most unique events to hit Florida in years. A springboard to the Green movement in Florida, and everyone involved in the Green Effort is invited to attend.

This is a grassroots campaign, and we are not using any traditional forms of advertising for this event, our advertising is YOU! Talk about the power of ONE to make a difference, you can have a direct impact on our success just by passing this information along for us.

All the arrangements have been made to bring together this historic combination of Build/ Speaker Conference / Networking Opportunity / Catered Seminars / and Tradeshow!

So come and visit us, let us open your eyes, change your life, and preserve your environment so you can help change the minds and hearts of others. We will give everyone an appreciation for all things green$.

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Hundreds of designers, architects, woodworkers, engineers, educators and just about everybody else will meet for three days of learning, sharing and 3D fun. There is no cost to take part in this event, though a limited number of people will be invited to attend.

Who: Attendees will be a mix of new and experienced SketchUp users, old friends and SketchUp team members. We estimate that we’ll have about 350 to 400 people all together.

What: 3D Basecamp will consist of hands-on workshops, seminars, show-and-tell sessions and more. There will also be an open lab, a design project and a great big party to welcome everyone on the first day. Learn more about the event schedule

Where: The event will be held at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California. Attendees are responsible for making their own lodging arrangements in the area.

Why: It’s been two-and-a-half years since our last 3D Basecamp, and we think it’s about time we had another one. When SketchUp people get together, everybody learns a ton.

When: 3D Basecamp is a three-day event. It starts Wednesday, June 11th, and ends Friday, June 13th. Attendees should plan to be around for all three days.

How: Since there are an awful lot of SketchUp people in the world and space at the Googleplex is limited, we doubt we’ll be able to accommodate everyone who would like to attend. In order to give everyone a fair chance, we’ll select a random group of between 250 and 300 people to receive invitations.

More questions? Check out our list of Frequently Asked Questions.

To indicate that you would like to receive an invitation, please fill out this form.

The summit program will deliver all you need to know to appreciate and prepare for the opportunities and challenges ahead, as LEED engages all building sectors enabling widespread improvements in energy and environmental performance. Real building performance, economic opportunities, the potential for GHG reductions, and the best Canadian solutions for high performance buildings will be on the table.

Shifting Into the Mainstream will be a zero waste event with the CaGBC and the MTCC working directly with suppliers to minimize waste and ensure sustainable materials are being used to the best of their abilities.

LEED® Canada for Existing Buildings will be launched in 2009 ensuring further development of LEED in Canada allowing for the massive scaling up necessary to meet the CaGBC goal of 100,000 buildings and 1 million homes certified by 2015, with 50% reduction in energy and water use, and 50 Megatonnes of GHG emission reductions.

If you’re committed to green buildings, you’ll want to join us.

http://www.shiftingintothemainstream.ca

On Friday, June the 6th 2008 in Chicago

Learn about taking control of your own work by seeking out methods to inspire new thinking and adopt unconventional ideas about collaboration and business via six presentations and discussions led by 37signals, Segura Inc, Coudal Partners and friends

The 3rd SEED CONFERENCE will fill your head with knowledge you can use. This isn’t about theory, it’s about practice.

You should attend if you’re a designer (print, web or video) or a business-minded soul who is looking to take creative ideas and turn them into something SATISFYING & BANKABLE. Anyone creative with an open mind will take away something useful. This is a day of active learning, not just idle listening. Only 270 seats available. REGISTER NOW

The venue will inform the discussion too, SEED will be held in the “Cathedral of Modernism” CROWN HALL by Mies van der Rohe

Painstakingly renovated in 2005, Crown Hall stands as one of the most important buildings of the modern age and it was also held in the highest regard by Mies himself who said it best represented his “architecture of almost nothing.”

http://www.seedconference.com/

Step into the pages of Dwell. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to engage in a lively dialogue with design experts who are committed to fostering positive change including innovators in green building practices, entrepreneurs in energy efficiency, architects, interior designers, landscape architects, artists and other design industry leaders.

The editors are bringing over 50 leading thinkers together to explore what’s going on in the modern world.

This is a dual-track conference which allows you to mix and match sessions to create your own program. A single ticket grants access to all sessions. Presentations cover subjects related Architecture, Planning, Interiors, Landscapes and Products. Additionally On Friday the 6th, the exhibition floor is open in the afternoon to all conference attendees for no extra charge.

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Architects with world-wide reputation present their projects and discuss with the visitors. You as the exhibitor can use this platform and expand your contacts nationally and internationally.

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Immediately after their graduation in 1994, from the Faculty of Architecture of the Czech Technical University in Prague, A69 – Architects was established in Cheb and is currently operating in Prague. The studio is run by the architects Boris Redcenkov (*1969, Cheb), Prokop Tomasek (*1969, Liberec) and Jaroslav Wertig (*1969, Cheb). A69 – Architects are one of two architectural studios from Czech Republic chosen by the editors of Wallpaper Magazine for 101 World’s Best Young Architects Directory (2007).

Under the title “Remixes” the exhibition traces common roots of modern architectural thinking in archetypes and common features of the very essence and basic principles of design work like: “boundary”, archetype”, “interior / exterior”, “hybridisation”, “stratification” and others. The artistic form intentionally focuses on the abstract character of architectural design work, leaving space to the development of specific technical solutions for every particular project. Each of their designs presents a unique challenge.

The exhibition shows the various work of A69 Architects created in 14 years of their existence. The Sanatorium Dr. Petáka, the revitalisation of Anglická Street, Villa Park Strahov in Prague, Villa Lea (Wallpaper Award 2007 nominee) and the EggO House and many more. Besides also competition entries, studies and design drafts will be presented.

The installation for the exhibition is a result of their questioning: “How can architecture be exhibited? Can it be experienced through detached observation?” Their answer is formed by a lowered ceiling, entirely black. Ten black holes allow the entrance over a step- ladder to enter the space and discover different architectonical worlds with all senses in which also light and sound are included. “It is necessary to enter into it, to be swallowed by it, to give one´s senses to it. To be borne aloft by it.”

Radomira Sedláková, Právo about the exhibition:

“It does not matter to what degree the spatial installation is faithful and precise, but what feelings it evokes – and through them drawing attention to what the authors of the building and it´s installation viewed in the given project as most vital.”

Opening party:
Thursday 29 May, 6-10pm
DJ Daedalus (Ninja Tune) on the ones and twos.
Please RSVP to lot@maxalot.com

Exhibition run:
Friday 30 May to Saturday 14 June 2008, Thursday through Sunday, 12-8pm.

Bringing L.A.-based low-brow surrealist duo Kozyndan to Amsterdam for the very first time, this exhibition celebrates the launch of Maxalot Amsterdam after four SCORCHING years in Barcelona.

Enjoying a cult-like following all over the world, Kozyndan are adored for their irresistible, digitally painted renditions of contemporary urban cityscapes and whimsical re-interpretions of Japanese ukiyo-e prints, which reflect their “unease and love of the modern world.”

BENEATH THE SURFACE will introduce two brand new editions of their trademark panoramics, a large-scale wallpaper cityscape, plus a series of one-off paintings and limited editions prints of never-before seen works, exclusively for Maxalot.

Location:
Maxalot Pop-Up Gallery
Lutmastraat 191 K
De Pijp
1074 TV Amsterdam

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Preview our newest and upcoming titles including:

100% Favela
An “atlas” of urban informality, examining the favelas of Brazil as a case study.

The Infrastructural City: Networked Ecologies in Los Angeles
A mapping of infrastructures shaping contemporary life.

Far from Equilibrium: Essays on Technology and Design Culture
The latest book by acclaimed architectural writer, Sanford Kwinter.

CRISIS
The latest from the acclaimed VERB series!
Architectural responses to unprecedented conditions: the limits of architectural design and the demands for updated social relevance.

Neuland
An exciting look at the future of German graphic design, presenting the best work of new and emerging designers.

• For more info, please visit Gohar Orozco at our BEA booth, gohar@actar.com.

This exhibition marks The Hayward’s 40th anniversary as one of the world’s most architecturally unique exhibition venues. Taking its title from a book by artist Martin Kippenberger, the exhibition brings together the work of artists who create habitat-like structures and architectural environments that are mental and perceptual spaces as much as physical ones. Viewers enter and explore a series of atmospheric, spatially dynamic constructions that use elements of light, colour, smell and design to trigger profound visceral responses that heighten their attention to the relationship between the individual and their surroundings.

The exhibition spills out onto The Hayward’s three outdoor sculpture terraces, and features major installations by participating artists. Artists include: Atelier Bow-Wow, Michael Beutler, Los Carpinteros, Gelitin, Mike Nelson, Ernesto Neto, Tobias Putrih, Tomas Saraceno, Do-Ho Suh and Rachel Whiteread.

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Architecture conference 2008 addresses the the challenge of producing quality architecture that meets the needs of makers, users and the larger public – and commercial – good.
This is architecture of the Nordic countries that is used directly or indirectly, to represent, to convince; to sell. One of the issues the event explores is the confronting and/or eliminating of the walls or boundaries between commercially-viable design and quality architecture that preserves integral architectural values to create something contemporary (of our time) engaging, useful and enduring.

The Nordic Perspective
Architecture of the Nordic countries enjoys an extremely good reputation around the world, and in Slovenia in particular. It serves as something of both an inspiration for and a model of strong, innovative, high-quality design and enduring design integrity.

Invited offices:

JDS, Denmark: JDS Architects Pixl to XL
OlssonLyckefors Architects , Sweden: Beyond Preconceptions
Valvomo / Ilkka Terho , Finland: Interior Architecture as Corporate Identity
Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter , Denmark: An Experimental Approach as Alternative to Routine Commercial Construction
JKMM / Teemu Kurkela ; Finland: Human Sculpturesque Technology
a-lab / Adnan Harambasic , Oslo, Norway: Joining Forces

Registration:
Fee: 50 EUR + ddv. (Free for HIŠE magazine subscribers – need to register)
Subscriptions/additional information: Contact person: Helena Kvartuh, phone: 01 4312222 or kvartuh@zavodbig.si .

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In Charlottesville, the sessions will be hosted by the University of Virginia and the papers presented will address the history of the planning and design of regional, state, and national parks.

Who

Keynote Speakers & Panel Moderator

John Dixon Hunt
Elizabeth Barlow Rogers
Ethan Carr
Daniel N. Wenk

Presenters, Moderators, and Panelists

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Registration

Registration Deadline is May 2, 2008

Basic registration fee for the 2-day session is $150.
Optional evening events and tours are extra.

Go to: Registration

For Students

The National Park Service is offering travel scholarships to support students who wish to participate in the “Designing the Parks” conferences and to enhance their interest in the future of design in parks, protected areas, and cultural sites throughout the world.

Go to: Information about the Student Travel Scholarships

Monday, May 19th
The Tishman Auditorium
66 West 12th Street, New York City
2-4 pm – there will be a 20 minute break between talks with refreshments.

2010: The Future of Sustainable Materials – Dr. Andrew H. Dent

Dr. Andrew H. Dent, VP, Materials and Library Research, Material ConneXion, will discuss the sustainable materials and technologies that are transforming design today and the future opportunities that will redefine our built environment.

As we hurtle towards the end of the first decade of the 21st century, one realization stands in clear relief – we cannot continue 20th century industrial production methods and sustain a life on this planet. What worked for the industrial revolution will not work for our 21st century population growth, globalization and 24/7 culture. Materially speaking ,there ways through this crisis, and they involve a wholesale reconsideration of what we make, how we make it and what we do with it at the end of its life. We need a clearer understanding of where our ‘things’ come from, and also, ultimately, where they go.

For some industries, such as packaging and consumer disposables, there are partial solutions already in place that allow for biodegration or complete recycling of the material. For industries such as mobile communications, the issues are a little more complex, and may involve not just material choices, but shipping and disposal logistics, consumer usage and government regulation. There is however, a steady growth in the number of companies who are tackling these issues head on, and as well, new materials and technologies that are able to satisfy some of those companies’ most challenging needs.

Knowledge of these new materials, their comparison to existing solutions, and where we will see game changing breakthroughs in the near future are all essential to being a part of this next industrial revolution.

Greening Perspectives 2010 – Li Edelkoort

Li Edelkoort, founder and President of Trend Union, Edelkoort ETC, Edelkoort Inc., the non-profit organization Heartwear, and Chairwoman of Design Academy Eindhoven, will discuss the new bridges between Lifestyles and Architecture in the context of Green: the window into our souls that is altering our society, our landscapes, our aspirations, our surroundings, our surfaces and our notion of home and design.

Green is more than the new black. It is the window into our souls and the blueprint for our future. Greening has emerged as a state of mind, a deepening and widening philosophy for living that is altering our landscapes, our aspirations, our surroundings, our surfaces, and our notion of home.

The emergence of “slow” buildings is chipping away at the prevalence of fast-food architecture. We are drawing locally-harvested colors, textures, and customs into the home in socially and environmentally responsible ways and collapsing the divide between rural and urban.

Building new bridges that cultivate eccentricity and exchange between low and high tech, nature and man, country and urban, we are pushing forward and leaning back with equal intensity, placing folk and futurism within the same frame.

Encouraging slowness and reflection in the conception, construction, and consumption of our environments, greening is a movement with deeply emotional, political, and personal implications.

Never before has our choice of materials, colors, lighting, and structural configurations said so much about who we are, and where we are heading as a society.

Tickets: $300 / Student Price: $30

To reserve your space today, please register at leftbrainrightbrain@edelkoortinc.com

For more information please email: brain@materialconneXion.com

Material ConneXion
127 West 25th Street
New York, NY 10001
212-842-2050
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604 East Eleventh Street
New York, NY
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Saturday May 17th
5-8 pm

The evening’s program begins at 6 pm. During the opening, awards will be presented to the winners of this year’s AWA scholarships for women in the fields of architecture and related arts.

34 designers in the fields of architecture, interior design and landscape are featured in the exhibit, which runs through June 2nd and will then be moved to the Pacific Design Center for a two month showing to follow.

Many SCI-Arc alumni are members of the AWA and one of our alums are among those featured – Heather Hoeksema (M.Arch2 ’02).

The SCI-Arc W.M. Keck Lecture Hall is open daily from 10-6pm. Admission is free.

SCI-Arc’s parking entrance is located at 4th St. & Merrick St. Please see the attached invitation for a map.

Visit http://AWA-LA.ORG or call 310.392-0411 for more information.

Created to Educate and Inspire, the Nine Films will Screen Continuously throughout the Fair in a Custom Booth Created by the Royal Danish Consulate General

ICFF / Danish Pavilion / Javits Center, NYC / May 17-20, 2008

dkVOGUE, North America’s largest source for authentic Danish design, will premiere a series of nine documentary films detailing both historical and contemporary icons of Danish architecture and design and their landmark projects. The film collection will be presented as part of an exclusive installation in the Danish Pavilion of the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF). The films will screen continuously throughout the Fair.

These films are the result of dkVOGUE founder and CEO Kim Nielsen’s passion for Danish design. “I hope that the films that we have created for this series will educate the North American audience about the celebrated legacy of Danish design and inspire participation in the field’s bright future,” he said. The series addresses Danish design from multiple viewpoints, ranging from a look at the history of renowned manufacturer Carl Hansen & Son A/S, to the interior design choices that give New York’s Aquavit restaurant its distinctive Scandinavian atmosphere, to profiles of contemporary Danish designers such as Louise Campbell and Cecilie Manz.

The centerpiece of the dkVOGUE film series is Life By Design, a feature-length exploration of how Danish design has evolved from the “Golden Age” of the 1950s and 1960s through the present day, while still remaining true to its core characteristics of authenticity, soundness and quality. The film begins with Hans Wegner, Poul Kjaerholm and Arne Jacobsen; the first generation of Danish designers to combine traditional craftsmanship with the Modernist shapes and ideas that were sweeping across Europe in the aftermath of the Second World War. It traces the rise of “Danish Modern” in the United States, its subsequent fall and the resurgence of interest sparked by the use of Danish pieces to furnish the freshly renovated Museum of Modern Art in 2004. Concluding the film are members of the exciting new generation of Danish designers who are striving to find the balance between maintaining their identity as Danish designers, while also participating in the global design community.

The remaining eight films are individual studies of designers, manufacturers or projects. The new stars of Danish design, including Louise Campbell, Kaspar Salto, Cecilie Manz, Hans Sandgren Jakobsen, and Neils Hvass & Christina Strand, each receive individual consideration. Knud Erik Hansen, third-generation CEO of the legendary Carl Hansen & Son A/S, recalls being 10 years old and watching Hans Wegner creating designs for the company, which is still the primary manufacturer of these classic furniture designs. Arne Jacobsen’s architectural and interior designs for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen—including the iconic Egg and Swan chairs—are the topic of another short, while an exploration of the interior design of New York’s Aquavit restaurant rounds out the collection.

About dkVOGUE

dkVOGUE offers the largest and most comprehensive collection of Danish furnishings and accessories in North America. The company is passionate about modern and contemporary Danish design and committed to offering pieces of only the highest aesthetic quality and workmanship. With outlets in Sarasota, Florida and Los Angeles and a contract showroom in New York City, dkVOGUE is a unique resource for architects, design professionals, students, scholars, and those interested in the celebrated legacy and bright future of Danish design. http://www.dkvogue.com

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Not literally, of course. But no event showcases Venice’s maverick arts community better than the Venice Art Walk & Auctions.

Explore artists’ studios, bid on original art, tour spectacular homes, sample great food, drink, dance, watch, and enjoy – all proceeds benefit Venice Family Clinic, providing free, quality health care to people in need.

http://www.venicefamilyclinic.org/index.php?view=art_walk_auction

More than 600 exhibitors will display contemporary furniture, seating, carpet and flooring, lighting, outdoor furniture, materials, wall coverings, accessories, textiles, and kitchen and bath for residential and commercial interiors. This assemblage of national and international exhibitors affords the chance to experience the most selective scope of the globe’s finest, most creative, individual, and original avant-garde home and contract products – handily and temptingly showcased in one venue.

The