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There are so many small " ! " moments hidden in our everyday. - Nendo
Modern by Design
June 4–August 14, 2010
High Design: Selections from the High Museum of Art In conjunction with Modern by Design, the High will present an installation of late-twentieth- and etwenty-first-century design drawn from the High's growing permanent collection.
2 new major commissioned installations by Dutch designer Joris Laarman and the Japanese design collective nendo will be featured: Laarman’s Digital Matter and nendo’s Visible Structures.
In total, 11 artists featured will represent the diversity and international character of the field today, with 23 recently acquired including prototypes, limited editions, and industrial production by the foremost Western and non-Western designers from two generations. Featured designers include Ettore Sottsass (Italian, 1917-2007) Johanna Grawunder (American, born 1961); Shiro Kuramata (Japanese, 1934-1991); nendo (Japanesestablished 2002); Patrick Jouin (French, born 1967); Hella Jongerius (Dutch, born 1963); FRONT Design (Swedish, established 2003); Marc Newson (Australian, born 1963)...
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(image Courtesy of nendo and Masayuki Hayashi)