Thirty-six everday classics have been gathered together in a show that illuminates their history and demonstrates their significance. Inventions are presented alongside original sketches and drawings by their inventors, patent specifications and original adverts. The exhibition reveals the efforts made to establish each product.
See The Science Museum for further information.
V&A Museum, London
24 September 2011 – 15 January 2012
A major exhibition at the V&A exploring the subject of postmodernism in design, looking at fashion, graphic design, product design and fine art.
Find out more on the V&A website.
V&A Museum and other venues in London
17 – 25 September 2011
The London Design Festival is a city-wide celebration of design that takes place over nine days. There is a broad range of activities on offer, most of which are free to enter. Events taking place during the festival cover graphic design, furniture, interiors, fashion, and other design areas.
To find out more, please see the festival website.
Design Museum, London SE1 2YD
24 August 2011 – 22 January 2012
This is Design is a celebration of the Design Museum’s Collection, examining the impact of design on the modern world, exploring the consequences of design and how it shapes our lives and contemporary culture.
Prototypes, drawings, couture samples, models, first editions and finished industrial objects will be on display, including highlights such as the original Mini and the Moulton bicycle, large scale architectural models like Norman Foster’s HSBC Bank headquarters in Hong Kong, UK road signs and an Anglepoise lamp.
Find out more on the Design Museum website.
Roundhouse, London NW1 8EH
For Curtain Call, Ron Arad has created a curtain made of 5,600 silicon rods, suspended from an 18 metre diameter ring - a canvas for films, live performance and audience interaction. Artists taking part include Ori Gersht, (Professor / MA Supervisor at UCA Rochester), who will be showing his film Offering, which puts the audience in the middle of the bull ring to explore our feelings around bullfights. Other featured artists include Mat Collishaw, Christian Marclay and David Shrigley.
Find out more by visiting the Roundhouse website.
eStream is the University Library’s system for digitally recording television and radio broadcasts. You can view programmes via a web browser similar to the way you would watch YouTube.
Access eStream on and off campus at http://www.estream.ucreative.ac.uk
For off campus use, please use your standard UCA computer login.
On campus you should not need to log in unless you are using Firefox or Safari.
If you have any comments or questions about eStream, or would like to recommend any TV or radio programmes that you would like us to record, please contact the Visual Resources team at libraryvr@ucreative.ac.uk
Deadline: February 18, 2011
The competition is open to anyone who is currently studying communication design, product design, architecture, interaction design or film at a university or a college is eligible to participate. Students who have graduated within the last 12 months may also submit final degree works.
All projects submitted to the : output competition will be eligible for the : output Grand Prix of 3,000 Euro.
More information about the competition is available on the : output competition website.
Last date of submission March, 15th, 2011
The theme of the first category Product package is „Package for a national product“. The second category Different View aims to attract attention of graphic designers and illustrators. The theme of this inspirational category has become “Book as a package for words“.
Entries sent by postal service will be accepted from participants registered through online registration form. High school, college, university students, and designers of up to 30 years of age can register in two categories: Product Package and Different View. With their entries, participants do not include any CDs or portfolios; they can use the registration form, which provides room for description.
More information about the competition and how to enter can be found on the Young Package website.
Bold, experimental and inventive, Ron Arad defies categorisation. This exhibition showcases the breadth of works by the internationally acclaimed artist, architect and design maverick.
Inspired by his infectious curiosity and boundless sense of freedom, Barbican Art Gallery celebrates his work with a host of talks, workshops and lively late-night gallery activities.
Find out more at: http://www.barbican.org.uk/ronarad
