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Northern Stars
After London’s big design festival this month, the design spotlight
will be looking a little further north in October
NOW in its fi fth year, Design Event 09 is the North East’s annual design festival
celebrating product design, graphic design, illustration, fashion and architecture from
the region.
It will be showcasing the best design talent from throughout the North East, with
separate events taking place at various venues across three city regions – Middlesbrough,
Sunderland and Newcastle upon Tyne – over ten days.
This year the theme of ‘Politics and Play’ link the diverse programme of events that cover
all disciplines of design including exhibitions, installations, selling events and a number
of design talks. Some of the highlights include:
Above: ES Unit by Afi d Design
• Tree: an interactive digital design by • 10ºN/10ºS Design Exchange: New Below: Mood Chair by Aether & Hemera
Simon Heijdens. Having exhibited at international collaborative artwork
MoMA New York and Frieze in London, made by four pairs of French and
the renowned Dutch designer brings English designers. 10º designers
his work to the North East. from the North East include Nick
James, furniture; Fiona Rutherford,
• Design Event Mart: A curated selling tapestry; Joanne Mitchell, glass and
exhibition of work, being held at the Fiona Thompson, ceramics. They have
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, been paired respectively with French
by around 15 of the region’s leading designers Florian Mery, product;
design talent. As well as established Philippe Moine, furniture; Sandra Villet,
local designers, design graduates from product and Fabienne Chassin/Rachel
the University fi nal degree shows have Canastra, printed textiles.
been selected to exhibit.
• Think Tank: Six Think Tanks will
• Democracy: Selecting what is worthy propose an idea encapsulating 2009.
of display in an exhibition is normally Each one will be partnered by a
the remit of expert individuals. Sumo graphic designer, advertising agency
Design want to challenge this with
Democracy, an exhibition which will
ask the public not only to submit work,
but also to evaluate what should and
shouldn’t be displayed.
• The innovative British furniture
designers Deadgood Ltd will be
showing four new exclusive collections
which will include an upholstered
range of sofas, a laminated dining
series, anodised aluminium breakout
tables and screen printed artwork.
• London-based group [re]design who
have worked with designers from the
local region on a project titled ‘Doing
It For The Kids’ - an exhibition of
sustainable toy designs.
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