5 Top Design Events: Nov. 4–Nov. 25, 2011
Get out and get inspired! See what's on the Houzz list of things to see and do this month
Indulge in chocolate and chiles at the picturesque Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix or partake in a feast for your senses at San Francisco's Dining by Design. Head to the Northwest and see an exhibit exploring the career of Seattle architect Jim Olson or to Bath, England to see how our "stuff" is designed and consumed. If you're looking for ways to be inspired, or just enjoy getting out amid other design lovers, here is our shortlist of events from around the world.
EXHIBIT — Nov. 4-27, 2011
The Modern Eye: Craft and Design in Canada, 1940-1980
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
1040 Moss St., Victoria, British Columbia
Explore more than150 pieces of furniture, ceramics, textiles and household items from 1940s-1980s Canadian craft and design. Highlights incluce iconic pieces such as Jacques Guillon’s "String Chair" (1950), Court Noxon’s "Four Seasons Chair and Ottoman" (1961), and Gordon Duern's "701 Stereo" (1967), designed for Ontario’s Electrohome. Other noteworthy pieces include Quebec craftsman, Gaetean Beaudin’s "Sial Dinnerware" (1978) and Douglas Mutter’s wall-hanging "The Embrace" (1972).
The Modern Eye: Craft and Design in Canada, 1940-1980
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
1040 Moss St., Victoria, British Columbia
Explore more than150 pieces of furniture, ceramics, textiles and household items from 1940s-1980s Canadian craft and design. Highlights incluce iconic pieces such as Jacques Guillon’s "String Chair" (1950), Court Noxon’s "Four Seasons Chair and Ottoman" (1961), and Gordon Duern's "701 Stereo" (1967), designed for Ontario’s Electrohome. Other noteworthy pieces include Quebec craftsman, Gaetean Beaudin’s "Sial Dinnerware" (1978) and Douglas Mutter’s wall-hanging "The Embrace" (1972).
FESTIVAL — Nov. 7-11, 2011
Stuff Bath
Bath, United Kingdom
Engage in a discourse about "stuff" at this five-day festival that explores and analyzes material things that create the narrative of our lives. Exhibitions, photo essays and films celebrate the good, the bad and the ugly; the loved and the discarded, the remembered and the forgotten. An active discussion is promised as you explore the framework of how stuff is aimed at the consumers of stuff, the manufacturers of stuff, and the designers of stuff — yourself. See the complete schedule.
Stuff Bath
Bath, United Kingdom
Engage in a discourse about "stuff" at this five-day festival that explores and analyzes material things that create the narrative of our lives. Exhibitions, photo essays and films celebrate the good, the bad and the ugly; the loved and the discarded, the remembered and the forgotten. An active discussion is promised as you explore the framework of how stuff is aimed at the consumers of stuff, the manufacturers of stuff, and the designers of stuff — yourself. See the complete schedule.
FESTIVAL — Nov. 11-13, 2011, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Chiles & Chocolate
Desert Botanical Garden
1201 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, AZ
Indulge in the spiciness of chiles and the sweetness of chocolate at the Desert Botanical Garden. Sample gourmet chocolates, zesty salsas and other unique Southwestern treats made by local vendors. There will also be a chile roasting station where you can purchase freshly fire roasted chiles to take home. Gary Nabhan on Nov. 8 will also be talking about his new book Chasing Chiles: Hots Spots Along the Pepper Trail. The book recounts a year-long journey of three pepper-loving gastronauts — an agroecologist, a chef and an ethnobotanist — who set out to find the real stories of America's rarest heirloom chile varieties and to learn about changing climate from farmers and others who live by the pepper. Click here to purchase tickets.
Chiles & Chocolate
Desert Botanical Garden
1201 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, AZ
Indulge in the spiciness of chiles and the sweetness of chocolate at the Desert Botanical Garden. Sample gourmet chocolates, zesty salsas and other unique Southwestern treats made by local vendors. There will also be a chile roasting station where you can purchase freshly fire roasted chiles to take home. Gary Nabhan on Nov. 8 will also be talking about his new book Chasing Chiles: Hots Spots Along the Pepper Trail. The book recounts a year-long journey of three pepper-loving gastronauts — an agroecologist, a chef and an ethnobotanist — who set out to find the real stories of America's rarest heirloom chile varieties and to learn about changing climate from farmers and others who live by the pepper. Click here to purchase tickets.
FUNDRAISER — Nov. 16-17, 2011
Dining by Design
Galleria at San Francisco Design Center
101 Henry Adams Street, San Francisco, CA
View and celebrate tasty tabletops as delicious as their designs at the 11th annual Dining By Design presented by DIFFA (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS). The highly anticipated fundraiser showcases top designers who create inspiring, one-of-a-kind tabletop installations on display for two nights.
Table Hop and Taste Preview Party: Nov. 16, 2011; 6–11 p.m.
DIFFA's Dining By Design Gala Dinner: Nov. 17, 2011; 6:30–11 p.m.
More design events: Oct. 21-Nov. 12, 2011, Oct. 28-Nov. 18, 2011
What's on your calendar this month? Let us know about your favorite upcoming design events below!
Dining by Design
Galleria at San Francisco Design Center
101 Henry Adams Street, San Francisco, CA
View and celebrate tasty tabletops as delicious as their designs at the 11th annual Dining By Design presented by DIFFA (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS). The highly anticipated fundraiser showcases top designers who create inspiring, one-of-a-kind tabletop installations on display for two nights.
Table Hop and Taste Preview Party: Nov. 16, 2011; 6–11 p.m.
DIFFA's Dining By Design Gala Dinner: Nov. 17, 2011; 6:30–11 p.m.
More design events: Oct. 21-Nov. 12, 2011, Oct. 28-Nov. 18, 2011
What's on your calendar this month? Let us know about your favorite upcoming design events below!
Jim Olson: Architecture for Art
The Museum of Art/Washington State University
Pullman, WA
The Museum of Art/WSU presents a career overview of one of the Northwest’s most significant architects, Jim Olson. The exhibition features projects from as early as 1959, presented through drawings, models, plans and photographs, and a specially built “ideal room” so you can experience Olson’s architecture first-hand. Along with the projects themselves, the exhibition explores the wide range of artistic, cultural, natural and personal influences which have made the architect so eagerly sought out by clients all over the world.