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DESIGN EVENTS CALENDAR – Your Global Guide to Design
NOVEMBER 2009 (listed chronologically)

DESIGNER SHOW HOUSES & HISTORIC HOMES

Newport Mansions: The Breakers, Chateau-sur-Mer, The Elms, Marble House and Rosecliff
October 13-November 19, 2009
Newport, Rhode Island
Contact: 401-847-0478
http://www.newportmansions.org/index.cfm

Christmas at the Newport Mansions
November 20-January 3, 2010
Newport, Rhode Island
The Breakers, The Elms and Marble House
Open Daily and decorated for the holidays
Contact: 401-847-0478
http://www.newportmansions.org/index.cfm

Casa California
October 13-November 8, 2009
A Design House of Distinction in Shady Canyon
Orange County, CA
Ph: 714-840-7542
http://www.philharmonicsociety.org/misc.aspx?i=House-of-Design

Advance tickets are $30 per person until October 12 and $35 thereafter, for any day and time. Special Design House Pass for unlimited entry for one person is $40 if purchased by October 12 and $45 at the door.

About the Design House: Casa California, a Design House of Distinction, presented by California Homes Magazine in partnership with the Philharmonic Society of Orange County. A new home by Finton Construction and designed by John Henderson of Spectrum Architecture in the exclusive community of Irvine’s Shady Canyon with top designers from Orange County and Los Angeles. The House evokes the glamour and sophistication of the Wallace Neff period with an emphasis on timelessness and contemporary sensibility. Proceeds benefit Philharmonic Youth Music Education Programs.

Unique Boutique, Café by Golden Truffle, Opportunity Prizes and informative Design and Garden Lectures will be presented.

Special Events at Casa California Designer Show House:

Meet the Designers:
Thursdays, 6 pm to 9 pm

Design Lectures at Casa California Designer Show House:
Wednesdays at 1:00pm

November 4
Diane Dorrans Saeks
Design expert and best-selling author of numerous books about interior design includingSan Francisco: A Certain Style and California Country Style.

Inspired Designs: A Show House Celebrating Extraordinary Women
October 22-December 4, 2009
New York, New York

For information regarding the opening night reception or show house tickets, please call HWPR at 212 935-1558 or email hweintraub@HWPR.com.

“Inspired Designs” and featuring over 8,000 sq ft of elegantly appointed rooms by many of today’s top designers will open to the public on Thursday, October 22nd in Extell Development Company’s newly constructed residential condominium at 535 West End Avenue in New York.

“Inspired Designs” benefits the Breast Cancer Research Foundation founded by Evelyn H. Lauder. Mrs. Lauder will host the opening reception on Thursday, October 21st from 6:00-8:00pm. The showhouse is designed as a tribute to iconic women from the worlds of fashion, style, culture and the arts–women who have inspired the designers with their extraordinary sensibilities and achievements.

Among the designers participating in “Inspired Designs” are Aman & Carson, Bradley Stephens, Cullman & Kravis, David Scott Interiors, Greg Lanza Design, Healing Barsanti, Inson Dubois Wood, Jennifer Flanders, John Barman, Nancy Corzine, Patricia Fisher, Pat Kreisler, Patrik Lonn, Rinfret Interiors, and S. Russell Groves.

ANTIQUE & DESIGN SHOWS

The Delaware Antiques Show
November 6-8, 2009
815 Justison Street (formerly 800 South Madison St.)
Wilmington, DE 19801
www.winterthur.org/calendar/antiques_show.asp
Contact: 800-448-3883

West Palm Beach Antique Show
November 6-8, 2009
South Florida Fairgrounds
West Palm Beach, FL
www.dmgantiqueshows.com/wpb/

Dallas International Art, Antique & Jewelry Show
November 6-9, 2009 (Preview: November 5, 2009)
Dallas Convention Center
650 S. Griffin St., Dallas, Texas
www.dallasfallshow.com
Contact: 561-822-5440

The Morristown Armory Antiques Show
November 7-8, 2009
The Morristown National Guard Armory
430 Western Ave., Morristown, NJ
www.jmkshows.com
Contact: (973) 927-2794

SOFA Chicago
November 7-8, 2009 (Preview: November 6, 2009)
Navy Pier Festival Hall, 600 E. Grand Ave, Chicago, IL
www.sofaexpo.com
Contact: 1.800.563.SOFA

Historic Alexandria Antiques Show
November 13-15, 2009
Holiday Inn, Historic District Alexandria, Virginia
www.armacostantiquesshows.com
Contact: 202-537-1169

Boston International Fine Art Show
November 13-15, 2009 (Preview:November 12, 2009)
The Cyclorama at The Boston Center for The Arts
539 Tremont Street, Boston
www.fineartboston.com
Contact: (617) 363-0405

ART20
November 13-16, 2009 (Preview: November 12, 2009)
Park Ave Armory
643 Park Ave, New York, NY
www.sanfordsmith.com
Contact: 212-777-5218

Los Angeles Asian and Tribal Art Show
November 14-15, 2009
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Main Street & Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA
www.caskeylees.com
Contact: 310.455.2886

The Pier Antiques Show
November 14-15, 2009
Passenger Ship Terminal Piers 92 & 94
12th Ave. at 55th St., New York, NY
www.stellashows.com
Contact: 973-808-5015

Winter Fine Art & Antiques Fair, Olympia
November 16-22, 2009
Olympia Exhibition Halls
Hammersmith Road, London
www.olympia-antiques.co.uk
Contact: +44 (0)20 7370 8211

The Theta Charity Antiques Show
November 19-22, 2009 (Preview: November 18, 2009)
George R. Brown Convention Center, Hall A
www.thetaantiquesshow.com
Contact: 713.622.3560

Paris Photo
November 19-22, 2009
Carrousel du Louvre
99 rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris, France
www.parisphoto.fr
Contact: + 33(1) 47 56 64 77

The Antiques Show at York
November 20-22, 2009
Memorial Hall Wast, York Expo Center, 334 Carlisle Avenue, York, PA
www.goodrichpromotions.com
Contact: 717-796-2380

Modernism
November 20-23, 2009 (Preview: November 19, 2009)
Park Ave Armory
643 Park Avenue, New York, NY
www.sanfordsmith.com
Contact: 212-777-5218

City Wide Garage Sale
November 28-29, 2009
Palmer Event Center, Austin, TX
www.cwgs.com/

National Capital Winter Antiques Show
November 28-29, 2009
The Lab School
Washington, DC
www.armacostantiquesshows.com/shows.html

HOME & GARDEN SHOWS

Great West Home Expo and Leisure Show
November 06-09, 2009
Cypress Centre
Medicine Hat, Alberta

Fresno Fall Home Improvement Show
November 06-09, 2009
Fresno Fairgrounds, Fresno, CA

Desert Home Improvement and Remodeling Show
November 06-08, 2009
Fantasy Springs Special Events Center, Indio, CA

High Desert Home, Recreation and Lifestyle Show
November 06-08, 2009
San Bernandino County Fairgrounds
Victorville, CA
http://www.highdeserthomeshows.com/showinfo/

Fort Lauderdale Home Design and Remodeling Show
November 20-22, 2009
Broward County Convention Center
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
http://www.homeshows.net/

DESIGN INDUSTRY EVENTS

Ocean City Resort Gift Expo
Thru November 3, 2009
Ocean City, Maryland
www.urban-expo.com

From October 31- November 3, 2009, the Ocean City Resort Gift Expo, formerly known as the East Coast Resort Gift Expo, will return to the Ocean City Convention Center in Ocean City, Maryland. The largest resort gift and souvenir show in the Northeast, the show features a huge selection of themed merchandise, resort apparel, gifts and souvenirs. The show gives busy retailers from Maine to Virginia Beach a chance to buy last-minute holiday merchandise and plan their Spring and Summer resort seasons.

“Boxes and Their Makers”
Thru November 25, 2009
Messler Gallery, Center for Furniture Craftsmanship Exhibition
Rockport, Maine
www.woodschool.org

Boxes and Their Makers explores the reasons artisans choose to make boxes by hand, with great care and time, in a world where affordable manufactured containers are ubiquitous. This exhibition includes 34 contemporary woodworkers who go beyond the traditional form and function of boxes in unusual and unexpected ways. The artists and craftspeople in this show come from across the United States and beyond, including Japan, Australia, England, France, Canada, and Germany. This exhibition opens September 11 with a public reception, 5-7pm, and runs through November 25, 2009. Visit for additional information.

What Was Good Design? MoMA’s Message 1944-56
Thru November 30, 2009
New York, New York
http://moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/958

At mid-century MoMA played a leading role in the definition and dissemination of so-called Good Design, a concept that took shape in the 1930s and emerged with new relevance in the decades following World War II. This installation presents selections from MoMA’s design collection that illuminate the primary values of Good Design as promoted (and disputed) by museums, design councils, and department stores. Iconic pieces by designers like Charles and Ray Eames and Hans Wegner are shown alongside more unexpected items, such as a hunting bow and a plumb bob, as well as everyday objects including an iron, a hamper, a rake, a cheese slicer, and Tupperware. Location: Architecture and Design Galleries, third floor | Organized by Juliet Kinchin, Curator, and Aidan O’Connor, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Architecture and Design. | The exhibition is made possible by Design Onscreen, the Initiative for Architecture and Design on Film, Denver. | Media support provided by Modern Magazine.

Dallas Market Center First Monday & Tuesday Mini-Market
November 2-3, 2009
Dallas Market Center, Dallas, Texas
http://www.dallasmarketcenter.com/

Algeria Kitchen, Bath & Lighting Expo
November 3-5, 2009
Algiers, Algeria
http://www.new-fields.com/akbl/

100 Exhibitors from more than 24 countries will be showcasing and exhibiting their latest kitchen, bathroom, sanitary ware and lighting products to the most important market in North Africa. The construction boom in Algeria is everywhere, and the government has promised to build more than 2 million housing units in the next 2 years. As a matter of fact, some observers are calling Algeria the “Dubai of North Africa.”

Design on Dragon
November 5, 2009
Dallas, Texas
Email swalsh@modernluxury.com for additional information

Design on Dragon returns for its fifth year on Thursday, Nov. 5 6-9 p.m. Live music, food and drinks will be part of the free street celebration, that will be part of the new First Thursdays on Dragon. Shuttles will be available for transportation. Proceeds from the event will benefit Big Thought. Design on Dragon spotlights the great variety of art galleries, antique stores and home décor stores found on one street in Dallas: Dragon Street. Visit Craighead Green Gallery, Banks Fine Art, HCG Gallery, Joel Cooner Gallery, Antique Floors, Art of Old India, Artizen Fine Arts, Inessa Stewart Pittet Architecturals, Dallas Flooring & Design, Martin & Martin Design and Samuel Lynne Galleries. In the heart of Dallas’ Design District, near Oaklawn and 35, Design on Dragon is produced and sponsored by Modern Luxury Dallas, Park Place, and the Dragon Street Association.

Texas Chapter ASID – Austin Design Excellence 2009 Competition Awards
November 6, 2009
Austin, Texas
E-mail asidaustin@gmail.com for additional information.

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Seattle Chapter 59th Annual Honor Awards
Nov 9, 2009
Seattle, Washington
www.aiaseattle.org

The 59th annual Honor Awards hosted by The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Seattle chapter, honoring architects for their creative solutions and resourceful projects. With the theme “Improv\Improve,” this year’s Honor Awards will celebrate the agility, inventiveness and foresight architects bring to their work in this era of change – improvising and reacting quickly to new constraints, and going above and beyond to improve the built environment.

International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI)
November 10-11, 2009
Dubai, United Arab Emeritus
www.ifiworld.org

The 24th World Interior Design Congress of the International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI) in Dubai on November 10 and 11, 2009.

Interior Lifestyle China
November 11-14, 2009
Shanghai, China
http://www.il-china.com/
http://www.messefrankfurt.com.hk/fair_homepage.aspx?fair_id=21&exhibition_id=22

Interior Lifestyle China will return from November 11-14, 2009 at the Shanghai Exhibition Center, Shanghai, China. The third annual edition in 2009 will feature a preview of the latest products, design and information in the world of luxury household and consumer goods items. Last year, more than 8,000 visitors from 35 countries and regions attended the show, including key buyers from home interior products-related importers, wholesalers, retailers, department stores, manufacturers and designers.

DIFFA Dining by Design San Francisco
November 18-19, 2009
Galleria, San Francisco Design Center
101 Henry Adams Street
San Francisco, CA
http://www.diffa.org/dining_by_design/event_details_sanfrancisco.asp

THERE’S MORE!

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Looking for antique auctions near you? Check out the Journal of Antiques and Collectibles auction calendar here: www.journalofantiques.com/calendar/november.html

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