Design Cities 1851-2008
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23 Apr 08>10 Aug 08
Istanbul Modern | Meclis-i Mebusan Ave., Karaköy - ISTANBUL (view on map) | T 0 212 334 73 00 |
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5 Sept 08>14 Jan 09
The Design Museum | 28 Shad Thames, London (view on map) | T +44 020 7403 6933 |
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Design Cities tells the story of contemporary design through seven key cities at their creative height: London (1851), Vienna (1908), Dessau (1928), Paris (1936), Los Angeles (1949), Milan (1957), Tokyo (1987) and London (2008).
The exhibition will feature a full range of objects from textiles and fashion to industrial pieces, furniture and prints. It will include design classics such as chairs by Charles and Ray Eames, as well as work by a spectrum of designers that together will evoke an impacting impression of their era. Key exhibits will include work by William Morris, Christopher Dresser, Adolf Loos, Marcel Breuer, Le Corbusier, Eileen Gray, Achille Castiglioni, Issey Miyake and Ron Arad.
Design Cities has been organised by the Design Museum, London in association with Istanbul Modern and is curated by Design Museum Director Deyan Sudjic. The exhibition opens at Istanbul Modern, Turkey from 23 April until 10 August 2008.
Text excerpt from The Design Museum's website
I have a dream...
After Mulsaq, the design competition for vinyl wall stickers, I wish that such kind of exhibition, (or competition), from fashion to industrial design will start once to be organized in Arab countries for all designers (Arabe and foreigners) who have something in commun: create works which reflecting the Middle Eastern identity.
NB: Many designers with great talent exist already! But they are not known... What they need is to be promoted to be shown for the public!
When can we expect this kind of initiative in the Middle East? Soon I hope.
I have a dream...
Francois Wael Beydoun