Here comes 2019 (hurray!) and it’s time for some new beginnings and fresh resolutions. There are great books to be read, events to attend and exhibitions to visit – and it’s all waiting for you just around the corner.
Design Takes Over Toronto: the Toronto DesignTO Festival
DesignTO will take Toronto by storm, with over 100 exhibitions and events hosted and organized by designers, implementing a multi-disciplinary approach. The take-over kicks off with a bash that brings together the city’s creative community, held in old town Toronto.
When and where: January 18-27, 2019, Toronto, Canada
Wix Playground Presents: It’s Nice That NYC
On the last Tuesday of every month, the brilliant people of It’s Nice That host inspiring events presenting four speakers from different parts of the creative world. Each speaker shares their insights while exposing their backstage processes, creating a candid and funny experience. In the upcoming NYC event, they will discuss design in the digital age with four amazing speakers that will be revealed on January 7th. Stay tuned.
When and where: January 17, 2019, Wix Playground, NYC
For Textile Enthusiasts: Heimtextil
A fascinating intersection between design, technology, art and environmental efforts, textile is quickly becoming one of the most interesting grounds for design discussion and exploration. Traditionally welcoming the new year, Heimtextil is a large scale textile-focused trade fair, which makes a great platform for designers to learn about technology trends that will dominate the field in 2019 (like Epson’s latest developments in textile home-printers). Exploring the concept of “Toward Utopia”, five interactive installations will allow designers to experience how new materials are influencing interior design.
When and where: January 8-11, 2019, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
For Type Lovers: Type Thursday
Type Thursday is a monthly event that has grown into a global type superfamily. It invites type designers and font enthusiasts to meet, connect, drink and partake in a one-hour critique session, Type Crit, discussing their letterform projects in the making.
When and where: January 10, 2019, Wix Playground, NYC
Imagine Tomorrow: GGSV Studio
Launching one of the most interesting series of exhibitions in Paris this year, Galeries Lafayette has invited several artists, designers and architects to create installations that respond to one another. The first exhibition of the series presents “Tomorrow, the chimera ship”, a piece by designers Gaëlle Gabillet and Stéphane Villard of GGSV Studio.
When and where: January 13, 2019, Galerie des Galeries, Paris, France
Festive Sightings: Monster Chetwynd
For her newest installation adorning the front of Tate Britain, British artist Monster Chetwynd took inspiration from David Attenborough’s 2005 documentary, Life in the Undergrowth. Featuring giant LED slugs, the piece focuses specifically on the mating rituals of leopard slugs.
When and where: Running until February 28, 2019, Tate Britain, London, UK
New Media with a Renaissance Flare: Bill Viola/Michelangelo
It was 2006 when pioneer video artist, Bill Viola, was struck by the impeccable draftsmanship of Michelangelo at an exhibition held at the Kimbell Art Museum. Inspired by the great master, Viola began to further explore themes like expressive use of the body, birth, life and death. While checking out his exhibition on display at The Royal Academy, be sure to venture into two additional exhibitions: Klimt / Schiele and Renzo Piano: The Art of Making Buildings, which will both be on show throughout February.
When and where: January 26 – March 31, 2019, Royal Academy of Art, London, UK
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