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MAXXI: NATIONAL MUSEUM OF XXI CENTURY ARTS [ROME, ITALY] is nominated for Brit Insurance Designs of the Year, the Design Museum’s anual showcase of the best design in seven categories.
Visit the Brit Insurance Designs of the Year blog for details of the exhibition and awards.
Currently showing at the Design Museum is Zaha Hadid’s new commission, Visions For The City Of London. Showing until 4 October 2009 as part of Super Contemporary - Celebrating Visionary Design from London’s Creative Mavericks.
Zaha Hadid is part of the upcoming exhibition Super Contemporary at the Design Museum opening on 3 June 2009. The exhibition will showcase 15 new commissions from London’s most dynamic creatives, who have been asked what they would give back to London. Zaha will be creating an interactive installation designed to re-shape London’s cityscape called ‘Vision for the City of London’.
Visit designsoftheyear.com to see the best designs from 2009 and vote for your favourite.
The Design Museum Shop is currently selling two of Zaha Hadid’s books, displaying both major and recent work.
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Zaha Hadid visited on Friday October 12, to give a talk to a packed house at the Design Museum. Her exhibition, Zaha Hadid - Architecture and Design, has become a major hit making it no surprise the talk sold out in record time.
After-hours at the Design Museum, including the hit show Zaha Hadid: Architecture and Design on Friday 5 October 2007. See Design Overtime for future late openings at the museum.
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Friday 5 October 2007, 6 until 10pm
Last admission 9.15pm
An after-hours opportunity to see the current Design Museum exhibitions, including the hit show Zaha Hadid: Architecture and Design.
The design and manufacturing company Established & Sons have launched Bianco Carrara Fantiscritti Marble versions of Zaha Hadid Architects’ Aqua Table & Nekton Stools (table pictured above, stools below) at Elevating Design.
