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Sydney Design Week 2023

15-24 September 2023, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

Powerhouse, the largest museum group in Australia, launches the 27th edition of Sydney Design Week with over 60 events including tours, workshops and public architecture across the city. With reference to the work of French philosopher Bruno Latour, the theme this year is Amodern. This is explored via six 'fields of enquiry', namely Eco-Systems, Material Cultures, Communal Cities, Micro Cycles, Connected Threads and Photofields. Powerhouse / Sydney Design Week 2023

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London Design Festival 2023, the 21st edition

16-24 September 2023, LONDON

The 21st edition of the London Design Festival provides a platform for designers to present their work at events, exhibitions and installations at various Design Districts throughout London. Last year 360,000 UK and international visitors attended the festival.

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France Design Week, Paris Design Week and Maison & Objet 2023

7-28 September 2023, FRANCE.

France Design Week 2023 with the theme 'vivant,vivants' (living, alive) takes place in two stages, 7-16 September for the Paris Design Week events and from 14-28 September there will be events throughout the regions. The theme for the Maison & Objet 2023 trade fair is 'In Quest of Pleasures' and it takes place from 7-11 September at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Parc des Expositions.

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Serpentine Pavillon 2023: À Table designed by Lina Ghotmeh — Architecture

9 June 2023 - 29 October 2023

The 22nd Serpentine Pavilion was designed by French-Lebanese Paris-based architect Lina Ghotmeh. The title 'À Table' is a French call to sit at a table and engage and participate while sharing a meal. The pavilion's lightweight timber structure is built predominately of bio-sourced and low-carbon materials, and designed to be lightweight and demountable, allowing it to be reused.

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London Design Biennale 2023: ‘The Global Game: Remapping Collaboration’

1-25 June 2023, LONDON

The forth edition of the London Design Biennale takes place at Somerset house and its artistic director is the Nieuwe Instituut, the Netherlands national museum and institute for architecture, design and digital culture, led by General and Artistic Director, Aric Chen. The Biennale's theme is collaboration and it brings together design participants from around the world. London Design Biennale

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Floral Guide is a public artwork installation at Kew by Jason Bruges Studio

Jason Bruges Studio has created a family of artwork that uses technology to transform the urban experience and bring people closer to nature. Floral Guide is an interactive media artwork that aims to enliven the journey of a newly opened underpass at Kew Bridge Station in London. The work is a response to the nearby Royal Botanic Gardens and an exploration of nature's colour-based wayfinding system. Jason Bruges Studio

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The 2022 NGV Architecture Commission in Melbourne is ‘The Temple of Boom’

The National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne commissioned Adam Newman and Kevin Tsang, both of NWMN architects, to create the 2022 NGV Architecture Commission. The commission named 'The Temple of Boom' reimagines the Parthenon in Athens, and over the coming months, it will be painted over by local street and urban artists to reflect the unstoppable process of change. Photo Sean Fennessy. NGV