a division of Galerie NuEdge Fine Arts International L.P., S.E.C.

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)CALIFORNIA DESIGN 1930-1965:LIVING IN A MODERN WAYOctober 1, 2011 – March 25, 2012

An extension of organic principles based on the architectureand design of Frank Lloyd Wright, Mid-century modern isa recognized movement that speaks of works between theyears 1930 to 1965. This exhibition is the first major studyof California Mid-century modern design, and features some300 objects including furniture, ceramics, metalwork, fashionand textiles from residential, industrial and graphic design.The intention is to examine the contributory role thatCalifornian designers had in shaping the “material culture”in the United States. The exhibition is organized into fourthematic areas and, according to LACMA, is aimed atelucidating the 1951 quote from émigré Greta MagnussonGrossman that is incorporated into the exhibition’s title:California design “is not a superimposed style, but an answerto present conditions…It has developed out of our ownpreferences for living in a modern way." lacma.org

M i n i m a l i s t e n v i r o n m e n t a n d c o n t e m p o r a r y s p a c e d e s i g n ™

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NUEDGE AND SICIS

If you seek an elegant and enduring change in the environment of your

home, consider the unique line of furniture by designer Amel Chamandy

of NuEdge Design. This line of limited edition pieces is flavored with color,

texture and mosaic by Italian furniture maker SICIS Next Art. Able to

tastefully accent even the most neutral interiors, these bright and expressive

pieces speak of their owner’s exotic sense of style with lasting presence,

making for exciting gaming in image and accent.

Born on October 4, 1931, Sir Terence Conranis renowned as one of Britain’s most influentialcontemporary designers and restaurateurs.To mark his 80th birthday the Design Museumpresents a major exhibition exploring thisman’s unique impact on contemporary lifein Britain. Through his own design work andentrepreneurial flair, Sir Terence hastransformed the British way of life andreached out to the world with design andarchitectural practice. The Way We Live Nowexplores this impact and legacy, as well as,Conran’s design approach and inspiration.The exhibition traces a career that made itsway through post-war austerity to the newsensibility of the Festival of Britain in the1950s, to the birth of the Independent Groupand the Pop Culture of the 1960s, to thedesign boom of the 1980s and beyond.The exhibition is curated by Stafford Cliffand Deyan Sudjic.

London, UK

Terence Conran THE WAY WELIVE NOW, Design MuseumNovember 16, 2011 – March 4, 2012

PORADA COAT STAND

With deep roots in the Italian artisan

tradition, Porada has a passion for wood.

Designed by Gino Carollo, the Porada

delicate solid walnut FLAMINGO coat

stand with open frame is made of slender

lengths of wood gathered at the centre.

and is now available at Galerie NuEdge.

© Galerie NuEdge Fine Arts International L.P., S.E.C.2011, All rights reserved.

Architecture lives in Mississauga! Touted asthe highest skyscrapers in any suburban cityof North America, the Absolute Worldcondominium development has created someserious architectural envy. Featuring the resultof Bejing, China’s architectural design firmMAD, these edify are a “pileup” of floor platesthat cavort and twist in and out to producea curvaceous shape. A “she-building”, withthe line of glass dressed in a corset ofhorizontal ribs, one of the towers is dubbedthe “Marilyn Monroe” and slinks its wayskyward. The second tower widens at thebase and features a more uniform twist andacts as a visual counterpoint for the feminineMarilyn. Both offer a wide range in viewing

A B S O L U T E W O R L D T O W E R SMississauga, Ontario

angles of the city and surrounding area skyline.MAD’s aim was to evoke the city dwellers’aspiration for nature and get them in touchwith the sunlight and the wind. The towersare an example of the power of design andmake a strong social statement in what usedto be a bastion of mediocre suburbandevelopments. The buildings are sculpture-like with an overall effect that is expressedas a “scaled up” version of audacity, sensualityand romance. The Absolute World Towers,with rhythm and form akin to the humanbody, are destined to become icons in askyline that reaches out to the shores ofLake Ontario.