Visit Mashable!
The second Mashable NextUp NYC is almost here! The next event in the series is titled Lessons from the Local Internet Startup Community, and focuses on lessons learned by 4 New York-based web startups: Snooth, Behance, Savvy Auntie and Aviary.
The evening event takes place on Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at 92Y Tribeca, 92nd [...]

Visit Mod Design!
One of my favorite aspects of the design world is when talented artists and designers come together to put on an event for a cause and DIFFA is the perfect example for just that. The Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS is launching their 12th National Tour of DINING BY DESIGN tomorrow in New [...]

If you’re like me, you love a good dinner party – but you hate the actuality of putting it all together.  And with the country at the beginnings of a very-real recession, what better way to save money than by inviting good friends to your place, instead of going out to a restaurant – where [...]

Visit BldgBlog!
I’ve got two more events coming up in London, both on Wednesday, November 26. I’ll post more info about the first event in a bit. The second one, in the evening, has been organized by the Complex Terrain Laboratory, and it will take place in the J.Z. Young Lecture Theatre at UCL, inside the [...]

Visit iMedaGoze!
The Red Thread is the first of Samsung’s Imagination Icon Series, a celebration of outstanding individuals who share Samsung’s passion for beauty and creativity. The series will include sites, exhibits, and events exploring each icon’s achievements. And in The Red Thread, Samsung celebrates the inspiration and passion of Valentino Garavani.

To experience Valentino’s [...]

Visit Fabulous Girl!
Watch for this year’s fashion extravaganza – beginning Friday, September 5 to Friday, September 15, 2008 – as designers gather from around the world to exhibit their Spring 2009 collections. New York City hosts two major “Super Bowls of Fashion” with the big names of fashion unveiling their fall designs in February, [...]

This weekend the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) celebrates its 20th anniversary at the Jacob K. Javitz Center in New York
One of my favourate products is Rapsel’s Arne bath tub – its name directly communicates to the curves of Arne Jacobsen’s furniture

Another notable product is the Bamboo Basket Chair by Isamu Noguchi: a result [...]

You must’ve heard it around the blogland, dwell is having the 3rd Annual Dwell on Design on June 5-8, 2008 in Los Angeles. It includes Conference (June 5-6) , Exhibition (June 6-7), and Home Tours (June 7-8).
Here are the highlights of the events:
Conference: June 5-6
More than 50 incredibly talented and diverse speakers ranging from legislators [...]

I am pleasantly surprised (agian) by this new “Enlaced Antibodi” from Patricia Urquiola for the Italian furniture manufacturer Moroso. Very elegant, modern and practical addition to the outdoor series that she is creating lately for different companies
(picture from the house of g )

A report with great images can be seen on designws.com
I like what Andrée [...]

More on the OUTDOOR theme: The new Astra seat, designed by Luca Somaini for Slide

Enchantment and magic pervade Moroso’s showroom on Via Pontaccio. Tord Boontje, the talented creator of imaginary worlds where fantasy and reality blur together, has transformed the showroom into a luxuriant summer garden full of the colours and perfumes of flowers and [...]

Frame Magazine has published a series of 6 up to now previews of the Milan Furniture Fair 2008. One of the most ionteresting new products seems to be the new chair Her by Fabio Novembre . As they say,
Fabio Novembre once more shows his obsession for the female body. Yet there is a
male [...]

Design Factory Brainport Eindhoven.com was another lively exhibition of work from the Netherlands in the Zona Tortona area of Milan. Among the work of the many young designers represented, we were most drawn to Anna Ter Haar ’s stools and Julien Carretero ’s colourful concrete bench. It was fun to see [...]

Amy Stewart is coming to the HSNY
April kicks off ‘National Gardening Month’ and ‘Million Trees NYC Month’ – Here is a short list of lectures and events in April happening all over the city. Do you know one that’s not on the list? Post it in the comments and [...]