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21_21 Design Sight is pleased to announce a new exhibition, Irving Penn and Issey Miyake: Visual Dialogue opening to the public on September 16, 2011. The exhibition will focus on the collaborative work of legendary photographer, Irving Penn and renowned designer, Issey Miyake.

“We have found a place which is extraordinary. A place which is definitely our dream and perhaps yours too…” It is with these words that Cyrille Regottaz and Corrado Agusta came to meet Philippe Starck.

Nendo assembled square planes to create a sense of motion in this series of objects. One part of the bookshelf is frozen in a tumbling cascade, creating variety in the way books can be stacked. The stool's twist endows it with rich visual play.

Concrete Blonde is the newest restaurant to hit the Potts Point dining scene with acclaimed chef, Patrick Dang at the kitchen helm. Concrete Blonde’s rustic industrial design is from award-winning designer Michael McCann and Dreamtime Australia.

Erwin Blumenfeld (1897 – 1969) was a famous American photographer of German origin. In the 1930s, he published collages mocking Adolf Hitler. In 1936, he emigrated to Paris. With the German occupation, he was interned in a concentration camp in 1940 because he was Jewish.

Ruud van Empel (1958) is one of the most extraordinary photographic artists of this moment, both nationally and internationally. From hundred of fragments adopted from digital photos, he compiles new images that seem very life-like and realistic, but also conjure up a world that has never existed.

From 16 October 2011 to 4 March 2012, the Groninger Museum will present the exhibition entitled Studio Job & the Groninger Museum. The exhibition displays the world-famous designs of Studio Job, which consists of Job Smeets and Nynke Tynagel.