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Design Calendar: Jan. 27-Feb. 17, 2012
Modernism Week, Ben Bernanke at the Builders' Show, a celebration of plywood, and more
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If you're a fan of Mid-century Modern, you won't want to miss Palm Spring's 7th annual Modernism Week. See Frank Sinatra's grand piano-shaped pool, or watch the latest Eames documentary as you take in the desert's signature aesthetic. Head to sunny Orlando, Florida and see the latest in building materials and trends, and hear Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speak about the state of the housing sector. If you're looking for ways to be inspired or just enjoy getting out amid other design lovers, here are 5 picks of what to do and see around the world.
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| FESTIVAL — February 16-26, 2012 Modernism Week, Palm Springs, CA Celebrate all things Mid-Century Modern for 11 eventful days at Palm Springs' annual Modernism Week. Peek inside the rarely opened home (pictured) of modernist architect Albert Frey, known for his steel-framed floor-to-ceiling glass pocket doors and a huge hillside boulder incorporated as an interior wall. Or enjoy visiting Frank Sinatra's piano-shaped pool, a gathering of classic Airstream trailers, and touring other signature homes that make Palm Springs a design destination for architecture enthusiasts. Enjoy lectures, 1950s-themed cocktail receptions, documentary films including Eames: The Architect and the Painter, How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster?, and more. |
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| INSTALLATION — January 27–29, 2012 Portable Parks IV: Past, Present, Future = A Living Library Santa Monica Place Shopping Center, Santa Monica, CA See how Bonnie Ora Sherk and Otis Public Practice graduate students reimagined an urban mall site to become a green and lively "portable park." Since the 1970s, Sherk has created performance installations that bring the experience of nature into unexpected locations. As part of Pacific Standard Time's Performance and Public Art Festival, see how she transformed the space with California Native Zones, mini-gardens of drought-tolerant plants and The Flower Unfolding, a monumental-scale organic edible landscape. |
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TRADE SHOW — February 8-11, 2012
2012 NAHB International Builders' Show, Orange County Convention Center, 9800 International Drive, Orlando, FL
Network with home-building industry professionals, browse 800 industry suppliers, and take your pick from more than 165 educational sessions. Check out this year's New American Home, a reinterpretation of the Classic White Box of the 1960s and ’70s made popular by leading architects such as Le Corbusier and Richard Meier, and hear keynote speaker U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke talk about the state of the housing sector.
Photo: Exhibitor Bella Fleur
2012 NAHB International Builders' Show, Orange County Convention Center, 9800 International Drive, Orlando, FL
Network with home-building industry professionals, browse 800 industry suppliers, and take your pick from more than 165 educational sessions. Check out this year's New American Home, a reinterpretation of the Classic White Box of the 1960s and ’70s made popular by leading architects such as Le Corbusier and Richard Meier, and hear keynote speaker U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke talk about the state of the housing sector.
Photo: Exhibitor Bella Fleur
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| EXHIBIT — Through Feb. 26, 2012 Seven Connections: A window on Contemporary Finnish Architecture, Museum of Finnish Architecture, Kasarmikatu 24, 00130 Helsinki, Finland To kickstart Helsinki's official World Design Capital program, the Museum of Finnish Architecture hosts an experimental exhibition showcasing contemporary Finnish architecture around the world. Put together by journalist-media arts specialist Virpi Aaltonen and designer-researcher Pekka Sipilä, the exhibit includes interviews with the architects and a number of new buildings, some still under construction. The featured sites include the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw by Lahdelma & Mahlamäki, the Wuxi Grand Opera by PES Architects and more. Photo: Kilden Performing Arts Centre, Kristiansand 2011, Norway by ALA Architects |
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| EXHIBIT — Through February 27, 2012 Plywood: Material, Process, Form, Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53 Street, New York, NY 10019 See examples from MoMA’s collection showing designs in plywood from around 1930 through the 1950s. Archival photographs illuminate the process of design and manufacture in plywood, and iconic furniture by Alvar Aalto, Charles and Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen, and Arne Jacobsen appear alongside organic platters by Tapio Wirkkala (1951), Sori Yanagi’s Butterfly Stool (1956) and even an architectural model for a prefabricated house by Marcel Breuer (1943). More 2012 design events: 5 Top January Events, Jan. 6-31, Jan. 13-31, Jan. 20-Feb. 10 What's on your calendar? Let us know in the comments! |
Ideabook updated on Jan. 29, 2012.
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We'll be at Modernism Week in Palm Springs showing our 1964 Airstream Bambi II, at the Vintage Trailer Show. It's a great event with many makes of vintage trailers that are sure to inspire your inner nomad. Hope to see you there!