Newsletter January 2013

Above: WHO”S NEXT PARIS/ARTS THREAD Competition winners – Olga Malyarova, graduate State University of Technology & Design, Saint Petersburg / Jessie Jie Liu, graduate Academy of Art University, San Francisco

WHO’S NEXT PARIS/ARTS THREAD competition Winners at the show

The winners of the WHO’S NEXT PARIS/ARTS THREAD graduate competition shared at stand with fashion trend forecasting giant WGSN to show off their collections earlier this week at a snowy Who’s Next Paris January that ran 19-22 2013.

See all the winners at the show here and read all their stories here on our blog.

Via, Maison&Objet, Paris

Gold of Bengal, Jorian Briand / Vola, Grégorie de Lafforest / Frondesco, Staue - Via, Maison&Objet

ARTS THREAD visited Maison&Objet last weekend and will be bringing you all our photo reports from the show, starting with the impressive VIA stand showcasing their assisted prototypes for 2013.

PASSAGEN, Interior Design Week Cologne – University Forum

Squat, Jana Augsburger, University of Applied Sciences Mainz

ARTS THREAD went to Cologne last week for PASSAGEN, Interior Design Week and took a look at the University Forum group at Design Parcours Ehrenfeld (DPE), where product and interiors students and graduates from 15 German universities showcased their projects. We bring you the first of many reports, from Wismar University of Applied Sciences and University of Applied Sciences Mainz.

Interior Design Show Toronto

Sunflower, Willy Chy / uncomph, Studio North 2012 / Geof Ramsay-Yo, Prototype 2012

Starting today, Interior Design Show in Toronto promises some exciting products. Look out for Studio North, exclusive to IDS, featuring 60 Canadian and international designers exhibiting one-off and custom collections of furniture, lighting, glass, ceramics, textiles, and surface design in a gallery-like installation, as well as the Prototype exhibition featured works not currently in production created by independent designers. Not forgetting a giant balloon installation by Chigago-based multimedia artist Link to Interior Design Show Toronto

Indigo Paris Fashion

ARTS THREAD will once again be working with Indigo to provide the show with a strong image-based report on exhibitors and their trends and best-sellors. Link to Indigo Reports.

Call for Entries & Competitions – Deadlines

Trimo Urban Crash Competition / Call for Entries Superstudio

Keep an eye out for upcoming deadlines such as Trimo Urban Crash & Jump the Gap by Roca on January 31, Superstudio Group & Designersblock for Milan 2013 and One Year On for New Designers 2013 – deadline February 04 2013.

Tokyo 1955–1970: A New Avant-Garde

Tokyo 1955–1970: A New Avant-Garde, MoMA

Exhibition of the week is MoMA New York’s Tokyo 1955–1970: A New Avant-Garde. From the mid-1950s through the 1960s, Tokyo transformed itself from the capital of a war-torn nation into an international center for arts, culture, and commerce, becoming home to some of the most important art being made at the time. The exhibition features over 200 works of various media—painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, drawings, and graphic design, as well as video and documentary film.
Link to Tokyo 1955–1970: A New Avant-Garde

Design Days Dubai: Preview

Design Days Dubai Preview: Stages of the Heart, Bokja / Gradient Mashrabiya Sideboard, Studio mischer’traxler

Coming up March 18-21, Design Days Dubai promises a strong exhibitor list, with a 30% increase over 2012. ARTS THREAD takes a first look at what to look for, including Carwan Gallery, Beirut, Contemporary Art Platform, Kuwait plus Melbourne’s Broached Commissions and the galleries and makers supported by the UK’s Craft Council. Link to Design Days Dubai: Preview

Design Indaba: Preview

Design Indaba 2013: Conference / Li Edelkoort Totemism installation / Jasper Eales, Emerging Creatives

Coming up February 27 – March 03 2013, Design Indabapromises to be a strong show this year. For the conference, confirmed speakers include Sir John Hegarty, John Maeda, Paula Scher & Seymour Chwast, Matthew Carter, Daan Roosegaarde and Oscar Diaz.We are also looking forward to Li Edelkoort’s Totemism: Memphis Meets Africa exhibition inside the Expo, where products by South African designers will be curated by Li, based on the trend of stacking and layering colours, patterns and materials to achieve a totemic quality reminiscent of 80s Memphis Style. For ARTS THREAD the Emerging Creatives section is most exciting and we will be previewing a selection of the 40 young designers to look out for at the show. Link to Design Indaba Preview

Careers: Writing a CV

Graduates – Looking for a new job in 2013? ARTS THREAD’s simple guide to the CV – what should be in it and how to write it to maximise your chances of getting that dream job. Link to Careers: Writing a CV

ARTS THREAD Jobs

Apply now for creative jobs with brands such as Nike, Pentland, Wrangler & Zara Home. Link to Job Lisings