Exhibition (Page 2)

An exhibition is an organized presentation and display of a selection of items. In common usage, “exhibitions” are considered temporary and usually scheduled to open and close on specific dates. Temporary exhibits that are transported from institution to institution are called travelling exhibits.

Exposition des Arts Décoratifs

The 1925 Paris Exposition des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes aimed to restore French decorative arts and luxury goods, featuring diverse international design trends and influencing twentieth-century design.Read More →

12th Triennale di Milano 1960. Installation view of the “International Exhibition of Glass and Steel” by Franco Albini, ceiling by Gianni Dova.

On May 5th, 1959, the Bureau of International Expositions (BIE) authorised the Milan Triennial XII. The Palazzo dell’Arte served as its location, and it lasted from July 16th to November 4th, 1960. School and Home was the theme.Read More →

XII Triennale 1960 - Entrance Hall

It is referred to as the world’s most important cultural exhibit. The 1960 Triennale was the 12th to be held since 1930, and was created around the themes, “Home and School.” It was held during the middle to the “Cold War, and nations from both sides of the ‘Iron Curtain’ were exhibiting by invitation.Read More →

Le Salon d’Automne

The founders of the Salon d’Automne were a collective of artists and writers, including Eugène Carrière, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Georges Rouault, Édouard Vuillard, Joris-Karl Huysmans and Émile Verhaeren…Read More →

Festival of Britain artist's view

The Festival of Britain (FOB) was seen both as a public morale booster and an opportunity to remind the world of Britain’s contribution to civilisation, history, and technological development in the past, present, and future. It took place on the South Bank of the River Thames. The Council of Industrial Design (COID) provided an essential stage for promoting well-designed British products in its national push for economic recovery in the post-Second World War era, especially on the main South Bank, London, more specifically in terms of design.Read More →

American Designer's Gallery featured image

The American Designer’s Gallery, founded in 1928 in New York, aimed to elevate modern decorative arts and support designers’ professional standing through exhibitions.Read More →

Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe featured image

Between 1905 and 1907, he worked as an apprentice to architect and furniture designer Bruno Paul in Berlin, where he studied wooden furniture design. He created furniture for all of his early homes, including the Werner residence.Read More →