Design Find is your global guide to upcoming interior design events, home shows, furniture, art & antique fairs, and designer show houses.

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

Metro Home Show, Metro Toronto Convention Centre
April 10-12, 2009
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
255 Front Street West, Toronto, ON
Ph: 416-585-8000
www.metrohomeshow.com/ME2/Sites

Saudi Building & Interiors Exhibition (sbie)
April 12-16, 2009
Jeddah Centre for Forums & Events
Saudi, Arabia
www.acexpos.com

Third Thursday, Seattle Design Center
April 16, 2009
Seattle, WA
Ph: 206-762-2700 ext. 216
www.seattledesigncenter.com

Designer Workshop Series, Marketpace Design Center, Philadelphia
April 16, 2009
Philadelphia, PA
Ph: 215-561-5000
www.marketplacedc.com

2009 Kips Bay Decorator Show House
April 17-May 17, 2009
22 East 71st Street, New York, NY (Between 5th & Madison Ave)
http://kipsbay.org/show_info.html

Photo: Kips Bay Archive, Eric Cohler Design, photo by Francis Smith

“Showhouses are built on fantasy, and the most amazing fantasies of all are seen each Spring at the Manhattan showhouse to benefit the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club.” -House Beautiful magazine August 2006.

Photo: Kips Bay Archive, Larry Laslo Designs, Photo by Evan Joseph & Alex Barrymore, Art Director Suzanne White

Don’t miss out on these Show House events:

President’s Preview
April 14, 2009
This intimate and exclusive evening begins with a champagne reception with the designers at the Show House and will finish with an elegant black-tie dinner and entertainment.
6 to 7:30 p.m. 22 East 71st Street, New York
7:30 to 10 p.m. The Union Club, 101 East 69th Street

The Opening Night Gala
April 16, 2009
Visit the Show House for a preview and lively cocktail party before it opens to the public.
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
22 East 71st Street, New York
Concurrent Cocktail Reception at Asprey, 853 Madison Avenue

Please call 718.893.8600 x245 for tickets and more information.

Photo: Kips Bay Archive, designed by Mario Buatta, photo by Nick Johnson

CMG’s Spring International Conference
April 17-21, 2009
Seattle, Washington
www.colormarketing.org/

Participation in CMG’s International Conferences is one of the most valued benefits of membership in CMG. Held semi-annually, the Conferences consistently attract more than 400 members. Attendees focus on color forecasts for Consumer/Residential products at the Spring Conference and Contract/Commercial products at the Fall Conference. Visit www.colormarketing.org/ for additional information.

The New York Tabletop Week at 7 W New York
April 21-24, 2009
7 W New York, NY
Ph: 212-279-6063
www.7wnewyork.com

BIG + BIH Fair
April 21-26, 2009
Bangkok, Thailand
http://www.bigandbih.com/

Bangkok International Gift Fair and Bangkok International Houseware Fair (BIG+BIH), known as Asia’s most prominent exhibitions for gift and decorative industries, are back in April with even higher level of commitment to deliver the best of quality, design and business values. Visit BIG+BIH Fairs are Back and Better! for additional information.

i Saloni 2009 – Salone Internazionale Del Mobile
April 22-27, 2009
Palazzo Reale
Milan, Italy
www.cosmit.it/

Great projects, great displays and great crowds will provide the basic ingredients for what is universally regarded as the key event par excellence at global level in the home furnishing sector. Alongside the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, now in its 48th edition, together with the International Furnishing Accessories Exhibition this year will be Euroluce, the eagerly-awaited International Lighting Exhibition that sets the sectorial benchmark with its wide range and broad spectrum of goods that go to make up a unique lighting sector scenario – from light sources to domestic lighting, from technical illumination to urban illumination – embracing both technological and formal innovation. A major collateral event dedicated to light will also be held in the city.

SaloneSatellite, that unmissable event and great crowd-pulling catalyst, will be held again this year, with its line-up of creative young talent at the service of businesses.

Again this year we will be working in partnership with the Municipality of Milan which, for the third time, has offered us its prestigious headquarters at Palazzo Reale. This time it will serve as the venue for a truly special and unique event that will tie modern and antique furnishing in with a special pedigree mapping out the origins of Made in Italy. Visit www.cosmit.it/ for additional information.

DIFFA’s Dining By Design (DBD) 2009 Tour
Next stop: Kansas City
April 24-25, 2009
Kansas City
Ph: 212-727-3100
www.diffa.com

DINING BY DESIGN presented by Design Industries Foundation Fighting Aids (DIFFA) has once again brought together some of the most talented, eclectic and well-known designers in their respective industries.

The 2009 National Tour of DINING BY DESIGN launched on March 26th at Pier 94 in New York City next door to the Architectural Digest Home Design Show. DIFFA’s DINING BY DESIGN will now tour to Kansas City, Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago, San Francisco and Boston. Check the event schedule to see when DBD will visit a city near you: http://www.diffa.org/events.asp.

Photo: DIFFA 2008 Archive “Moment of Luxury” design by William Stubbs and hosted by Architectural Digest

San Francisco Spring Home Show
April 24-26, 2009
Cow Palace
2600 Geneva Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94014
www.acshomeshow.com/HGExpo/CP2S.html

Minnesota Spring Home Show
April 24-26, 2009
Minnesota State Fairgrounds
1265 North Snelling Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
www.acshomeshow.com/HGExpo/MSS.html

Eye on Design with Vern Yip, Seattle Design Center (Open to the public)
April 25, 2009
Seattle, WA
Ph: 206-762-2700 ext. 216
www.seattledesigncenter.com

17th Semi-Annual Trinity Antiques District Street-Wide Sale
April 25, 2009
Dallas, Texas

With over 200 vendors and stores participating, the event stretches from the 900 to 1300 block of N. Industrial, Dragon & Slocum Streets.

Sollo Rago Modern Furniture Auction
April 25-26, 2009
Lambertville, New Jersey
http://www.ragoarts.com/auctions/modern

Juan Montoya to sell select property from his modern furniture collection.

Energy Efficiency Global Forum & Exposition (EE Global) 2009
April 27-29, 2009
Palais des Congres
Paris, France
www.eeglobalforum.org/

The word is out. Energy efficiency is our quickest, cheapest and cleanest solution for addressing the world’s increasing energy demand and mitigating climate change. Now is the time to put this limitless resource to work. On April 27-29 the Alliance to Save Energy will host EE Global 2009, the world’s only energy efficiency conference and exposition, at the Palais des Congres in Paris, France.

6th International Trade Exhibition for Construction Technology, Building Materials, Equipment & Environmental Technology
April 27-29, 2009
Qatar
www.ifpqatar.com

High Point Market Spring, Centennial
April 25-30, 2009 (Register now, and book travel arrangements early)
International Home Furnishings Center
High Point, NC
Ph: 336-888-3733
www.ihfc.com

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the biggest home furnishings trade show in the world. The buzz of activity is constant, and little wonder: this is the center of the universe for those who make their livings in the home furnishings industry. There are three-and-a-half million square feet of furniture and accessories that reflect every style, every category, and every price point from every corner of the globe and attract an unending stream of buyers, designers, design students and media. They come to see, to buy, to learn, to meet, to plan, to dream, and to make things happen…because it’s all here.

Register early for the kickoff party and other events at http://highpointmarket.org/default.aspx

Court Pomp and Royal Ceremony, Court Dress in Europe, 1650-1800
Now thru June 28, 2009
Palace of Versailles
France
http://www.chateauversailles.fr/en/

Art Exhibition: The Jazz Century
Now thru June 28, 2009
Musée du quai Branly
37, quai Branly
Paris, France 75007
http://www.quaibranly.fr/en/programmation/exhibitions/currently/the-jazz-century/index.html

Art Exhibition: Alexander Calder, Les années parisiennes (The Parisian years), 1926-1933
Now thru July 20, 2009
Centre Pompidou, Gallery 2 Level 6, Museum Gallery Level 4
Paris, France
http://www.centrepompidou.fr/Pompidou/Manifs.nsf/Actualite?ReadForm&count=999&sessionM=2.1&L=2

Designer Style: Home Decorating in the 1950s
Now thru September 2009
Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture (MoDA)
Middlesex University, Cat Hill, Barnet, Herts, EN4 8HT
United Kingdom
http://www.moda.mdx.ac.uk/exhibitions/current.htm

If you have a chance to attend any of the events listed above, please share your feedback. Post your comments here. Also, if you know of new or upcoming design-related events please let us know.

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