Architecture & Design

The Norwegian Embassy and The Corcoran Gallery of Art presents The Exceptional Everyday. An exhibition showcasing the dynamic and witty work of nine contemporary Norwegian industrial designers. Read more

The Unfinished Grid is an exhibition of eight visionary proposals for the future of Manhattan’s street grid, organized by the Architectural League in partnership with the Museum of the City of New York. From December 6th, 2011 - April 15th, 2012. Read more

Snøhetta project manager and senior architect Simon Ewings will speak at Stanford on Thursday, October 6. The lecture outlines research projects that Snøhetta is involved in and concentrates on two projects in the Middle East where the firm has used environmental conditions and sustainable goals as direct design drivers. Read more

Nordic fashion, design and culture will be showcased in Seattle on September 30 when the Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle and the Nordic House in Reykjavik, in partnership with Iceland Naturally, officially open the 2011 Nordic Fashion Biennale. The Biennale, an international celebration of Nordic culture, fashion and design, is open to the public and will run through November 13 at the Nordic... Read more

ICFF, May 14-16 in New York, is North America’s premier showcase for contemporary design, the ICFF annually lures those in determined pursuit of design’s timely truths and latest trends to an encyclopedic exhibition of up-to-the-moment offerings, as well as a series of fascinating, fun, and edifying programs and a packed schedule of supplementary exhibits and features. Take a look Inside Norway... Read more

With D.C. Fashion Week taking place this week, we took the opportunity to talk to Norwegian designer Rudy Wolff as she prepares to launch her fourth couture collection, “Dark Dawn,” at the International Couture Collections event at the Embassy of France on February 27. Read more

The Norwegian company FLO Scandinavia, designing and developing optical frames and sunglasses, will participate at the International Vision Expo East Fair in New York. The fair takes place at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York from March 18th-20th. This will the first time a Norwegian designed optical collection is shown at a fair in the US. Read more

Scandinavia's contemporary architecture is lively, witty, and engaged with current issues of design, ecology, and accessibility. A panel discussion held at Columbia University February 21st in conjunction with the exhibition Nordic Models + Common Ground, will explore the rich traditions of Scandinavia's current architecture and design. Read more

Norwegian fashion designer Rudy Wolff is showing her new collection of glamorous eveningwear during Nolcha Fashion Week in New York. In connection with the launch, indurstry, press and Norwegian Americans residing in New York are invited to attend a Kaffeslabberas on Febuary 12th for a sneak peak at the collection, coffee, pie and cupcakes. Read more

In connection with the Nordic Design Weeks in New York in November, the Nordic Consulates presented two panel debates in collaboration with Scandinavia House and Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Both are now available online. Read more

Thursday December 9, the Royal Norwegian Embassy and Innovation Norway hosted a discussion on the topic of architecture in nature, at the Katzen Arts Center in Washington, D.C. Read more

Janike Kampevold Larsen (Oslo School of Architecture and Design) and Craig Dykers (co-founder of Norwegian architect firm Snøhetta) speak on the topic of architecture in nature. The event is hosted by the Royal Norwegian Embassy and Innovation Norway. Read more

The Nordic Consulates in New York, Scandinavia House and Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum present the panel debate Design Policy - Lessons Learned. Scandinavia House in New York hosts the event on November 11th at 7.00pm. Read more

In collaboration with Scandinavia House and Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, the Nordic Consulates in New York present the panel debate Nordic Design Now - Social Awareness & Sustainability. The event will take place at Cooper-Hewit, National Design Museum in New York on November 10th at 7.00pm. Read more

The American-Scandinavian Foundation’s Scandinavia House presents Nordic Models + Common Ground: Art and Design Unfolded, an exhibition organized by Norsk Form in collaboration with The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF). Read more

Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum presents a lecture and discussions on sustainable fashion at Cooper Hewitt in New York on Thursday October 28th at 6:30pm. Read more

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, SFMOMA, have selected Snøhetta to work with museum on design of expansion. The Norwegian architecture Firm joins team to expand and enhance museum facilities and visitor experience. Read more

The Exhibition "SNØHETTA, architecture – landscape – interior" at IIT College of Architecture in Chicago from May 20th through June 4th. Opening reception on Thursday May 20th at 5 pm, and lecture By Snøhetta's Craig Dykers on Tuesday May 25th at 12 noon. Read more

In 2010, the hottest Norwegian export is not petroleum or fish…it’s design. Read more

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will present the fourth exhibition in the National Design Triennial series in spring 2010. “Why Design Now?” will be on view from May 14 through Jan. 9, 2011, and will explore the work of designers addressing human and environmental problems across many fields of design. Read more