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International newsstand november issue 2001 The international design newsstand. updates from the worldwide design community

8th Biennial International Event 4-11 November 2001 Kortrijk Belgium Sweden has been invited as guest country at the exclusive exhihibion.

Fritz Hansen open new Showroom in Belgium The new Fritz Hansen showroom in Antwerp will open on November 15.

FRIVOLT Ledordet för ELLE Interiörs designauktion är mycket tvetydigt och gav anledning till många kluriga lösningar. Dessa unika objekt auktioneras ut på Kulturhuset 29/10.

Contemporary and future design at Hem (Home) 2001 The first big Swedish consumer fair for interior decoration and design taking place on 26-28 October in Stockholm.

Åke Axelsson, a Swedish Temperament Under SWEDISH STYLE IN TOKYO a retrospective exhibition of the work of Åke Axelsson.

Swedish Style in Tokyo 12–28 October 2001 There will be a Swedish invasion in Tokyo in October! Some 200 creators and organizers are coming.

Kreml armchair designed by Mats Theselius This is the first display of an armchair made in collaboration with W.A. Bolin.

International newsstand october issue 2001 The international design newsstand. updates from the worldwide design community

Synas eller försvinna — ett seminarium om design och näringsliv. Onsdag 24 oktober 2001, klockan 8.30-17.00 på Tekniska museet, Stockholm

Stockholms Ljusdagar 11–12 oktober i Auditoriet, Moderna Museet. Med anledning av Arkitekturåret 2001.

Utmärkt Svensk Form/ Excellent Swedish Design 2001 For the eighteenth year, a jury from the different professional design organisations in Sweden has selected examples of good Swedish design to receive the Excellent Swedish Design Award.

Habitare 2001 Furniture & Interior Decorating Fair is arranged on 18 - 23 September 2001 at Helsinki Fair Centre.

Ingegerd Råman – Glas och keramik Ny utställning på Form/Design Center i Malmö, den 26 september–28 oktober 2001.

Possessed! The Quiet Revolution. A View of the Collection The Vitra Design Museum is now presenting a fascinating view of its extensive collection with a selection of 260 outstanding examples of seating furniture.

100% DESIGN 27th–30th September 2001 Earls Court 2, London The UK´s leading commercial contemporary interior design exhibition.

International newsstand september issue 2001 The international design newsstand. updates from the worldwide design community

Movement in the classroom! For quite some time, "Movement Norge" has been involved in a project under the direction of the Information Centre for Colour and Interior (IFI) and the Parents' Magazine.

Pressmeddelande Bruno Mathsson-priset 2001 till Sigurdur Gustafsson för en möbelkonst, som ständigt bjuder på oväntade möten mellan det formella och det lekfulla och irrationella.

The ID Prize 1965 - 1999, Design via Innovation: The first semi-permanent exhibition in the Danish Design Centre Motto: "Good design is when the tools are adjusted to the users, not the other way around."

Designers Saturday 2001 1–2 september, Oslo 135 produsenter stiller ut i 36 forskjellige showroom i Oslo fra Hoff til Grønland.

Utställning på Arkitekturmuseet Svenska ambassaden Sverigebild i arkitektur och design 28 augusti — 28 oktober Ett urval av de senaste 40 årens svenska ambassadarkitektur

Pia Törnell – Rörstrand 275 år Turnerande jubileumsutställning, Form/Design Center, Malmö 31 augusti–23 september 2001

International newsstand summer issue 2001 The international design newsstand. updates from the worldwide design community

TXS armchair designed by Mats Theselius donated to the White House This is the first display of an armchair made in collaboration with some of the best Western style craftsmen.

Pia Wallén – Autumn/Winter 2001 For Autumn 2001 she continues to develope her "Dot Collection" witch focuses on a "tennisball" construction.

Bruno Mathssons nordiska formgivarstipendium har tilldelats Elin Breckoff, Stenbyskolan, Dals Långed.

VIDA - new art museum on Öland two permanent museum halls for Ulrica Hydman-Vallien and Bertil Vallien, one hall for varying exhibits and a gift shop.

A retrospective of the work of the Danish designer Verner Panton Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein will be showing the exhibition.

OFFECCT Totem and OFFECCT announce the world premiere of Karim Rashid's new furniture collection for OFFECCT. Also showing will be new work by international designers such as Barber Osgerby, Claesson Koivisto Rune, Thomas Eriksson, Jean-Marie Massaud, Alfredo Haberli

The New Volvo Articulated Haulers Awarded Highest Quality of Design Prize were selected by the Red Dot Award jury among more than 1,500 products participating in the product design category of the contest.

SALEABLE DESIGN – An exhibition about industrial design. By and about Björn Dahlström, designer. 15 juni–21 oktober. Museum of Science and Technology in Stockholm.

Arkitektur 100 år Tidskriftsomslag från Arkitektur/Byggmästaren 1901-2001. Utställning på Arkitekturmuseet. 8 juni–29 augusti.

International newsstand June issue 2001 The international design newsstand. updates from the worldwide design community

Calatrava XX/XXI Santiago Calatravas arkitektur 6 juli—16 sept 2001 Under sommaren 2001 kommer Form/Design Center i Malmö att visa utställningen

Welcome to HDK 2001 graduation exhibition At The Röhss Museum 26 May – 17 June 2001

Seklets möbel blir staty Århundradets svenska möbel - fåtöljen Lamino - förevigas med en egen skulptur på hemorten Vaggeryd

Gummi och läder I samband med Bo01 lottar Moderna Möbelklassiker & Scandinaviandesign.com ut 2 stolar, en välkänd och en kommande möbelklassiker.

Nordic Design Competition - The Modern Journey - Accessibility on public transport Competition period April 4 - December 14, 2001.

Björn Dahlström awarded with a prestigeous design award Torsten and Wanja Söderberg's prize 2001 has been awarded to the Swedish industrial designer Björn Dahlström.

Beckmans elevutställning 2001 23-27 maj hålls årets slututställning för avgångseleverna på reklam-, mode-, och formlinjen.

Vårutställning Konstfack 15–27 maj 2001 Konstfacks studenter har länge varit stilbildande, därför påstår vi att det är på Konstfack morgondagen formas

Idé og designkonkurranse En ny måte å skjære ost på? TINE Norske Meierier og ostehøvelfabrikant Thor Bjørklund & Sønner på Lillehammer, utlyser en idé og designkonkurranse om et ”nytt osteskjærekonsept ”

Bo01 City of tomorrow Bo01 also presents the largest housing exhibition of all time with about 50 specially furnished and designed dwellings in the newly erected houses. The great number of inspiring dwellings are created by internationally wellknown designers.

International newsstand May issue 2001 The international design newsstand. updates from the worldwide design community

Ten Swedish Designers, Thirty Years On 29 March - 12 August 2001 at National Museum, Stockholm

Scandinavian Furniture Fair 2001. The Rubberchair NON by Komplot Design, Boris Berlin & Poul Christiansen for Källemo awarded The Bo Bedre Furniture Prize 2001

Scandinavian Furniture Fair 2001. Now it is finally in production again "The Flag Halyard Chair" designed by Hans J. Wegner PP-Möbler has the greate pleasure to produce the chair designed 51 years ago!

Scandinavian Furniture Fair 2001. Fredericia Furnitures A/S presenting a relaunch of Børge Mogensen's "Hunting chair"

SAS + Royal Scandinavia = new Business Class tableware in Scandinaviandesign Royal Copenhagen porcelain, Georg Jensen cutlery and Orrefors glass.

Photographs by Maija Holma in Alvar Aalto Museum Alvar Aalto "A Gentler Structure for Life". Alvar Aalto Museum's Studio 12.4.-10.6.2001

Living Dreams at CPH Furniture 2nd May until Sunday 6th May 2001 Already next month, for the 3rd time, CPH Furniture takes the wraps off Scandinavia's most exclusive furniture fair.

Finland calling! Auction, 24th-25th April 2001 Stockholms Auktionsverk. Never before has such an extensive lot of Finnish arts and crafts been presented at auction outside the country’s borders. Stockholm Auktionsverk.

International newsstand April issue 2001 news compiled by leading designsites world wide

LIGHTSTORIES The experimental Copenhagen-based group LIGHTSTORIES are participating in the IV Salone Sattelite at the Salone Internazionale Del Mobile 2001 fair in Milano

A door-handle that communicates with colored light design by Alexander Lervik at Salone Satellite Furniture Fair in Milan 4–9 April 2001

Simplicitas News Suspended magazine rack Pictura, the Latin for picture, effectively combats untidy piles of magazines at home or in the office

Ny mattkollektion Planett presenterar en ny mattkollektion med bl.a. designer som Anki Gneib, Ralf Lindberg, Mårten Friberg, Camilla Wessman, Jenny Tronders-Larsson

C11 is an introduction of eleven future designers. The aim of this project was to compose and design a new kind of chair. Prototypes and booklets were made of the creations. With the chairs we took part in design-competition arranged by Lahden Messut Oy. Something to look at...

Välkommen till en ny utställning på Form/Design Center – Förvaring 5–8 april 2001 Lunds Konstskola för konst och design är en skola där gränserna mellan dessa områden suddas ut och istället befruktar varandra.

International newsstand March issue 2001 news compiled by leading designsites world wide

Pia Törnell – Rörstrand 275 år Turnerande jubileumsutställning med början på Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 2 mars - 1 april 2001

Plain and Playful på Form/Design Center Björn Dahlström, formgivare 9 mars – 22 april 2001

Ingegerd Råman aktuell i London och Orrefors "Det blir en redovisning av hur jag tänker och ser på form"

Stolen av idag 15 februari–11 mars 2001 En utställning på Röhsska museet med 38 stolar, 20 svenska och 18 internationella från åren 1995-2000.

Arkitekturmuseet Gunilla Allard, Möbelformgivare 27 januari–1 april 2001. Profilen Carl-Axel Acking, arkitekt 27 januari–25 mars 2001. Mies van der Rohe 27 januari - 16 april 2001.

News, pictures & pressrealeses from International Swedish Furniture Fair 2001 Last updated 010301

"Körsbärstjuven" - Mats Theselius tolkning av det Gustavianska Move Möbler producerar och premiärvisade på möbelmässan i Älvsjö.

International newsstand February issue 2001 news compiled by leading designsites world wide

3D+ Swedish Design on Stage is one of the cultural projects being organised during Sweden´s EU presidency in the first half of 2001.

Svenska Former – ett upplevelseverk om nutida svensk formgivning Av skribenten Susanne Helgeson och formgivaren Kent Nyberg.

Contemporary - 1900 tals design på Antikmässan i Älvsjö 26–29 januari Moderna Möbelklassiker´s monter A24:20 visar en blandning av de världsberömda danska möbel-arkitekternas alster.

Eero Aarnio´s PONY is back! The re-edition of the 1973 designed pony by Eero Aarnio produced by ADELTA

Välkommen till ny säsong 2001 på Form/Design Center Med bl.a. följande utställningar: Utmärkt Svensk Form 2000 En författare-hundra illustratörer Asplundstipendiet Byggförlaget-böcker om arkitektur

Stolen Oak formgiven av Jonas Lindvall utsedd till "Året möbel 2001" Sköna hems utmärkelse "Årets Möbel" överlämnas den 7:e februari på Möbelmässan i Älvsjö.

Water Proof by Källemo IMM Colonge 15-21 january News – "Non" design Komplot, "Take off" design Sigurdur Gústafsson and Mats Theselius New models, specially for Källemo.

Signs of Sweden = Källemo, Materia, Blå Station, I-form at the International Furniture Fair in Cologne.

Bruno is back introduktion till den nya filmen BRUNO IS BACK som regissör Jesper Wachtmeister och Katarina Dunér producerat. Filmen visas på SVT fredagen 19 januari kl. 20.

International newsstand January issue 2001 news compiled by leading designsites world wide

Swedish Angles Travelling Exhibition by Jonas Bohlin, Formbyrå 4, Saldo, Claesson Koivisto Rune, Per B Sundberg, Pasi Välimaa, Sanna Hansson, Martti Rytkönen, Lars Fuhre, Beckmans School of Design, Svensk Form.

Lighting with Atmosphere Finnish candleholders The winter exhibition at the Alvar Aalto Museum. November 30, 2000 – February 25, 2001.

International newsstand December issue 2000 news compiled by leading designsites world wide

Ten Swedish designers turns 30! The year 2000 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of Ten Swedish Designers.

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