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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

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

ANTIQUE & DESIGN SHOWS

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

FALL 2009 MODERNISM + 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

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

“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.

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

DESIGNER SHOW HOUSES & HISTORIC HOMES

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

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.

THERE’S MORE!

Want to find all the antiques shows in your area? Click here: www.antiquetrader.com/showcalendar

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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