1st July to 1st November 2009

The Design Museum presents the first UK retrospective of Spanish designer and artist Javier Mariscal. Regarded as one the world’s most innovative and original designers of our time, Mariscal’s rich and diverse body of work spans kooky cartoon characters to stunning interiors, from furniture to graphic design and corporate identities.The exhibition and graphics will be designed by Mariscal, promising an immersive experience for the visitor into the world and mind of Mariscal. Mariscal will also design and paint an elaborate mural for the exterior of the Design Museum showcasing his unique vision and signature design style.
Mariscal Drawing Life Blog

DRAWING LIFE at the Design Museum is a comprehensive review and unique installation of Javier Mariscals work.  Curator Daniel Charny walks through the exhibition with Mariscal as they discuss the various elements of the show, design process and passion for Drawing in this podcast produced by Marcus Fairs for Dezeen

The Korean Design Foundation have invited Daniel Charny as guest curator, along side artist curator Zinoo Park, to nominate projects that deal with ‘sharing’. The international collaborative exhibition will open during the London Design Festival at the central space of the Korean Cultural Center near Trafalgar Square. Charny chose four projects that are all to do with sharing physical space: Wallfa by Jordi Canudas; Drop by Olivia Decaris; Landspace by Nic Rysenbry and YOUMAY by Walking Chair. The exhibition will include a rich selection of European and South Korean designers conducting live events and presenting exciting new work of an experimental nature. It is part of the KDF’s ongoing international programme DesignMADE.

Exhibition open: 22nd September – 8th October 2009

“Charny’s research is still informing the project five years later” writes Blueprint’s Tim Abraham in a review of the nearly completed Design Museum Holon project by architects Ron Arad Associates.

03 June – 04 October 2009

Super Contemporary is the spirit of London design, past, present and future. The exhibition celebrates and examines the creative magnetism of London and its enduring reputation as a beacon of design. The Design Museum has joined forces with Beefeater 24 to showcase 15 new commissions from London’s most dynamic creatives to explore what it is that attracts the world’s leading designers to study, work and live in the city.

Curator Daniel Charny

Exhibition Design by Martino Gamper and Communication designers Bibliotheque

Photography by Luke Hayes

8th May to 27th June 2009

The Aram Gallery is delighted to exhibit the work of ten designers and artists that work in distinctly different fields, yet share the passion and sensitivity for using colour in their work. Significant Colour is an exhibition exploring the impact of colour and its richness as a subject matter for designers in different disciplines.  Pieces on show include furniture, photography, textiles, jewellery art, sculpture, communication, lighting and architecture.

In Milan 2009 Salone del Mobile Daniel is guest curator with the British Council launching an experimental new project The Incidental.

This daily hybrid media news sheet, guided by new creative projects consultancy FROM-NOW-ON, is collated through digital and physical participation channels…the first one out this morning. The project commissioned by Alison Moloney and Catherine Ince and project managed by Evonne Mackenzie from the British council Architecture Design and Fashion Arts Group, and involved internet product designer Matt Jones who introduced Matt and Jack from Schulze & Webb on the online and technical development. With graphic designers:  Åbäke and Co-Editor writer Damian Barr.

From February 12th 2009

Prototypes and experiments are critical elements in the development process of any new design.

The prototype is the manifestation of a design idea on its way to production; experiments are more like steps on the way. The prototype, being part of a process, makes more real an idea that will lead to a final piece, and is not made with the intention of being sold or shown outside the designer’s studio. Experiments are also unique artefacts but are even less refined and sometimes constitute a partial sketch on the way to the prototype.

The exhibition features prototypes from both established and emerging designers, and for the first time a 3D Scale Model of the Thames Gate by Nigel Coates. Visit The Aram Gallery for more.

A new type of exhibition curated for a long-lasting continuously changing commercial programme at The Aram Gallery. In response to the limitations of the limited edition trend, The Aram Gallery will be showing unique pieces selected while on visits to designers studios. For more about the concept and the first selection please visit the exhibition NOW on at the gallery website.