Bruce Sterling sitting on a Karim Rashid blobject - Wired Blob Network 2006

Lecture: Generative Art and Design - Critical Assessments

25th November '08 - 6:00pm

Fabrica
Treviso, Italy

Highly acclaimed author and critic Bruce Sterling will discuss his philosophy and recent projects relating to generative art and design in a public lecture at Fabrica, the Benetton communication research center.

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The Double Club - Courtyard. Photos: Attilio Maranzano Courtesy of Fondazione Prada, Milan

The Double Club

21st November '08

The Double Club
7 Torrens Street, London

Carsten Holler is back in London, and this time with a fully functioning nightclub, bar and restaurant.  

This latest pop-up installation, which runs for three months starting this friday, is yet another example of the blurring of lines between art, design, entertainment and hospitality.

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Postcard from the RCA Secret 2008

RCA Secret 2008

14th November - 22nd November'08

Royal Collect of Art
Kensignton Gore, London, SW7 2EU

RCA Secret, now in its 15th year running, is an annual contemporary art exhibition and fundraising sale.

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Karim Rashid: Art and Design in  a Global World 2008

Karim Rashid - Art and Design in a Global World

Now - January 4th '09

Instituto Tomie Ohtake,
Sao Paulo, Brazil

In an attempt to fuel the debate in Brazil regarding aspects of contemporary design and its impact on daily life, the Instituto Tomie Ohtake presents a retrospective of the work of internationally renowned designer Karim Rashid.

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Merger at the Rocket Gallery

Merger

Until November 22nd '08

Rocket Gallery
Tea Building , 55 Shoreditch High St. London

If you are looking for something to do this week, why not head down to the Rocket Gallery to check out Merger: new minimal painting in dialogue with contemporary furniture design.

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Corked 1 and 2 by Sebastian Bergne 2008

Cru by Sebastian Bergne: New Designs Around Wine

28th November '08 - 10th January '09

The Aram Gallery
110 Drury Lane, London

CRU is a mongraphic exhibition of new work by Sebastian Bergne.

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'Phantasy Landscape' Visiona 2, by Verner Panton, 1970, Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg

Interior / Exterior : Living Spaces in the Arts

29th November '08 - 13th April '09

Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg
Germany

Taking the form of a large-scale thematic installation, this exhibition will look at interior space as a place of artistic and personal expression, combining it with modern day concepts of living in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

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The Sequence, 2008

Arne Quinze: The Sequence

16th - 18th November 2008

The Flemmish Parliament
Brussels, Belgium

Opening this weekend, situated in the area crossing the Flemish Parliament with The House of Representatives, will be designer Arne Quinze's new light and soundscape installation 'The Sequence'.

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