Highlights From This Fall’s Design Happenings
Watch for these interesting design events, house tours and museum exhibitions beginning this October
The kitchen features two concrete-topped waterfall islands, a large Kelly green gas range from La Cornue and a custom stainless steel hood.
This contemporary backyard office designed by Brett Zamore Design will also be on view during the weeklong home tour.
The office features a custom built-in desk with room for three chairs; it also has clerestory windows to bring in natural light and engineered oak wood floors. More info
DesignPhiladelphia
What: A 10-day festival highlighting the reemergence of Philadelphia as a city shaped by design, art and technology
Where: Philadelphia
When: Oct. 4-14
Cost: Free
WestEdge Design Fair
What: An event in its fourth year focusing on modern design in an environment designed to engage, entertain and inspire.
Where: Santa Monica, California
When: Oct. 19-22
Cost: Varies
AIA Austin Homes Tour
What: Home tour
Where: Austin, Texas
When: Oct. 28-29
Cost: $40
DesignPhiladelphia
What: A 10-day festival highlighting the reemergence of Philadelphia as a city shaped by design, art and technology
Where: Philadelphia
When: Oct. 4-14
Cost: Free
WestEdge Design Fair
What: An event in its fourth year focusing on modern design in an environment designed to engage, entertain and inspire.
Where: Santa Monica, California
When: Oct. 19-22
Cost: Varies
AIA Austin Homes Tour
What: Home tour
Where: Austin, Texas
When: Oct. 28-29
Cost: $40
November
The Salon Art + Design
What: Design exhibition
Where: Park Avenue Armory, New York City
When: Nov. 9-13
Cost: $25
Every year more than 50 of the world’s finest galleries and boutiques display paintings, sculptures and furniture in the Park Avenue Armory’s 55,000-square-foot Wade Thompson Drill Hall, which is modeled after 19th-century European train stations.
A star of last year’s show was the ceramic, stainless steel and enamel wire sculpture seen here, called Fox & Cubs, created by Barnaby Bradford and exhibited by London’s David Gill Gallery. More info
Artissima
What: Italy’s most important contemporary art fair, devoted to emerging artists and rediscovered pioneers of art
Where: Turin, Italy
When: Nov. 3-5
Cost: Varies
BDNY: Boutique Design New York
What: Trade show for boutique hotel and restaurant design, offering home interior inspiration
Where: New York City
When: Nov. 12-13
Cost: Free to the trade
The Salon Art + Design
What: Design exhibition
Where: Park Avenue Armory, New York City
When: Nov. 9-13
Cost: $25
Every year more than 50 of the world’s finest galleries and boutiques display paintings, sculptures and furniture in the Park Avenue Armory’s 55,000-square-foot Wade Thompson Drill Hall, which is modeled after 19th-century European train stations.
A star of last year’s show was the ceramic, stainless steel and enamel wire sculpture seen here, called Fox & Cubs, created by Barnaby Bradford and exhibited by London’s David Gill Gallery. More info
Artissima
What: Italy’s most important contemporary art fair, devoted to emerging artists and rediscovered pioneers of art
Where: Turin, Italy
When: Nov. 3-5
Cost: Varies
BDNY: Boutique Design New York
What: Trade show for boutique hotel and restaurant design, offering home interior inspiration
Where: New York City
When: Nov. 12-13
Cost: Free to the trade
Patricia Urquiola: Between Craft and Industry
What: Museum exhibition
Where: Philadelphia Museum of Art
When: Nov. 19, 2017 through March 4, 2018
Cost: $20
Considered by many to be the leading furniture designer working today, Patricia Urquiola is known for her hip and imaginative creations. She is recognized for her ability to successfully fuse the artisanal and the industrial.
Urquiola, pictured here, moves with ease between product and interior design and architectural commissions. This exhibition explores a selection of her designs as well as her creative process from concept to final product.
What: Museum exhibition
Where: Philadelphia Museum of Art
When: Nov. 19, 2017 through March 4, 2018
Cost: $20
Considered by many to be the leading furniture designer working today, Patricia Urquiola is known for her hip and imaginative creations. She is recognized for her ability to successfully fuse the artisanal and the industrial.
Urquiola, pictured here, moves with ease between product and interior design and architectural commissions. This exhibition explores a selection of her designs as well as her creative process from concept to final product.
Urquiola’s Antibodi chaise was designed in 2006. Made out of stainless steel, PVC, polyurethane and felt, the piece blurs the line between furniture and art.
Urquiola’s Chasen hanging lamp, designed in 2007, is part of her wide-ranging work. This piece is made of aluminum, borosilicate glass and steel. More info
Shop for pendant lights
Shop for pendant lights
December
The Magic of Christmas
What: Garden tour
Where: The Butchart Gardens, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
When: Dec. 1, 2017 through Jan. 6, 2018
Cost: About $20 ($26 Canadian)
During December 2017 and a few days into 2018, one of Canada’s most prized public gardens will transform into a holiday winter wonderland. Here, the park’s famed Sunken Garden is aglow in all of its holiday glory. Christmas lights, wreaths, roving carolers, ice skating and holiday treats are among the sights, sounds and activities to take in. More info
Tempe Festival of the Arts
What: More than 400 booths covering 16 categories: wood and ceramic pieces, photography and more
Where: Tempe, Arizona
When: Dec. 1-3
Cost: Free
Design Miami
What: Presentations by the world’s top galleries of museum-quality 21st-century furniture, lighting and objets d’art
Where: Miami
When: Dec. 1-4
Cost: $30
The Magic of Christmas
What: Garden tour
Where: The Butchart Gardens, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
When: Dec. 1, 2017 through Jan. 6, 2018
Cost: About $20 ($26 Canadian)
During December 2017 and a few days into 2018, one of Canada’s most prized public gardens will transform into a holiday winter wonderland. Here, the park’s famed Sunken Garden is aglow in all of its holiday glory. Christmas lights, wreaths, roving carolers, ice skating and holiday treats are among the sights, sounds and activities to take in. More info
Tempe Festival of the Arts
What: More than 400 booths covering 16 categories: wood and ceramic pieces, photography and more
Where: Tempe, Arizona
When: Dec. 1-3
Cost: Free
Design Miami
What: Presentations by the world’s top galleries of museum-quality 21st-century furniture, lighting and objets d’art
Where: Miami
When: Dec. 1-4
Cost: $30
Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic
What: Museum exhibition
Where: Victoria & Albert Museum, London
When: Dec. 9, 2017 through April 8, 2018
Cost: About $11 (8 British pounds)
Britain’s most famous bear is about to receive his largest celebration ever at the V&A Museum in London. Discover the story behind the creative partnership of writer A.A. Milne and illustrator E.H. Shepard, brought to life through sketches, letters, photographs, cartoons, ceramics and fashion.
Seen here is a pencil drawing by E.H. Shepard called The Bees Are Getting Suspicious, from Winnie-the-Pooh (1926).
What: Museum exhibition
Where: Victoria & Albert Museum, London
When: Dec. 9, 2017 through April 8, 2018
Cost: About $11 (8 British pounds)
Britain’s most famous bear is about to receive his largest celebration ever at the V&A Museum in London. Discover the story behind the creative partnership of writer A.A. Milne and illustrator E.H. Shepard, brought to life through sketches, letters, photographs, cartoons, ceramics and fashion.
Seen here is a pencil drawing by E.H. Shepard called The Bees Are Getting Suspicious, from Winnie-the-Pooh (1926).
Another pencil drawing from E.H. Shepard, called Bump, Bump, Bump, from Winnie-the-Pooh (1926).
This hand-painted ceramic tea set was presented to Princess Elizabeth, now Queen Elizabeth II, in 1928, when she was 2 years old. More info
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AIA Houston Home Tour
What: Home tour
Where: Houston
When: Oct. 21-27
Cost: $25
This year’s home tour gives people a chance to view a collection of the finest architectural houses in the Houston area and support a good cause at the same time. The city’s new Architecture Center was a mere three weeks away from opening its doors when Hurricane Harvey ravaged the region and left the new center badly water-damaged. The funds from this year’s tour will go to rehabbing it. Any funds in excess of the center’s needs will be donated to the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund.
The tour will feature 10 houses, including this new midcentury-inspired home designed by Dillon Kyle Architects.