BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:53c1b3c9-5b5d-4288-9ebd-2012323667fb DTSTAMP:20130519T073600Z DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE: =0D=0AWhat makes an object usef= ul, engaging and beautiful? What is it about a distinct design that co= nveys calm, wonder and excitement in the user and helps us recall a mo= ment in time? Artisphere and Apartment Zero have teamed up to present = the Washington, DC International Design Festival, a free three-month l= ong multi-disciplinary celebration of design, featuring the exhibition= The Next Wave: Industrial Design Innovation in the 21st Century, cura= ted and produced by Apartment Zero co-owner Douglas Burton. The Next= Wave is \;a 4,000 square foot exhibition exploring innovation in = product design from Spain, Italy, Belgium, the U.K., Scandinavia and t= he United States spanning the last 13 years. Featuring one-offs, proto= types and pieces in production concentrating on the areas of eco-frien= dly design, functionality and minimalism, \;the conceptual and the= avant-garde, over 100 objects will be on view, ranging from \;lig= hting, furniture, textile, and product, to electronics, housewares, to= ols and interactive design. The Next Wave allows the viewer to exper= ience objects that are works of art in themselves, each project sparki= ng a new dialogue and diffusing preconceived notions of design \;v= ersus art and \;beauty \;versus function, while still capturin= g the spirit of the times. An idea can be so simple that it is condens= ed and concentrated into its most basic parts. This is The Next Wave. =0D=0= AThe Washington, DC International Design Festival will also feature a = series of free public programs including lectures, film, video and pho= to competition. A \;small retail shop will also accompany the fest= ival, where certain items from The Next Wave can be purchased. \; = Part of The Washington, DC International Design Festival\; Presented= in collaboration with Apartment Zero\; Curated by Apartment Zero co-o= wner Douglas Burton. =0D=0AThe Next Wave is supported by media sponso= r Surface Magazine, industry sponsor the \;Industrial Designers So= ciety of America Mid-Atlantic Chapter and was produced in collaboratio= n with the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute and Spa= in Arts &\; Culture, the Embassy of Spain and the Spain USA Foundat= ion’s cultural program. WASHINGTON, DC INTERNATIONAL DESIGN FESTIVA= L FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS \; JUXTAPOSED: AN INTERACTIVE PHOTO CONTES= T Thu Feb 21 - Sun May 19 / Online via Apartment Zero’s Flickr Photos= tream \; DESIGN IS ONE: LELLA AND MASSIMO VIGNELLI Fri March 15 = / 7pm / Free / Dome Theatre OH SAY CAN’T YOU SEE: What Happened to A= merican Design? =0D=0ASat April 20 / 5–6:30pm\; Q&\;A and reception= to follow / Free / Dome Theatre \; ROBERTO PALOMBA: Italian Indu= strial Designer Wed May 15 / 6pm\; Talk + tour with reception to foll= ow / Free / Terrace Gallery =0D=0A=0D=0A DTEND:20130519T165100Z LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Terrace Gallery PRIORITY:0 DTSTART:20130221T165100Z STATUS:NEEDS ACTION SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:THE NEXT WAVE: INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INN= OVATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR Error: Invalid Event