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The invisible steps into the light
They stand in the shadow of large architectural projects but are everyday public utilities all the same, ones we could hardly do without and are often equally impressive, extremely well-though-out design elements. The traveling exhibition "Kleine Bauten der Infrastruktur – Wie das Unsichtbare sichtbar wird" (small infrastructural edifices – the invisible steps into the light) is dedicated to small buildings such as kiosks, bus stops and gas stations. It will be stopping at the Neues Museum in Nuremberg from November 23, 2011 through January 29, 2012.
Kibbuz and Bauhaus
What do Bauhaus ideals and those of the Kibbutzim have in common? On the basis of documents, plans, photographs, interior designs and interviews, the exhibition "Kibbuz and Bauhaus" displays the influence of Bauhaus on design by modern Kibbutzim in Israel and Palestinian, thus throwing light on the utopian worlds associated with it as well as changes that have taken place over the years and presenting the lives of the participating architects in this intermediary world between Europe and the East. The exhibition will be taking place from November 25, 2011 through April 9, 2012 at the Bauhaus Foundation in Dessau.
› www.bauhaus-dessau.de
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EuroMold
EuroMold, World Fair for Moldmaking and Tooling, will be held at Messe Frankfurt from November 29 through December 2, 2011. Entitled "From Idea to Prototype to Series Production", the fair will present a wide range of products, technology and services from the sector. The fair aims to promote interaction between industrial designers, manufacturers and end-users.
› www.euromold.com
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Dutch Mountains
With locations in Holland and the UK, the architectural firm Mecanoo has projects the world over, all of which feature strong references to the historical and geographical context they are found in. On December 1, Francine Houben from Holland, Director of the first international architecture biennale in Rotterdam and Professor at the Delft University of Technology, will present her architectural firm's philosophy and work in The Great Hall in New York.
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The product and its soul
Günter Horntrich's oeuvre spans design for branding through to product development. Based upon his many years of experience as an entrepreneur and Professor of Ecology and Design he determined that a product's function has become self-evident. According to Horntrich, today's designers are required to give products a soul too. The exhibition "Die Seele der Dinge" (Things and their souls) will be open to the public at the Pforzheim Galerie from December 2, 2011 through April 1, 2012 and tells the history behind the products.
