What to do in November. (And it’s not all holiday shopping.) Handful of Salt’s curated list of the best design and craft events, exhibits & sales around the world.
US
Craft in America: Crossroads, November 16, 2012 scheduled to air nationally in the US on PBS. Tanya Aguiñiga, Lia Cook, and 3 midwest clay artists are profiled in this important series.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Tony Marsh : Echo, 2 November 2012 – 5 January 2013. At Hedge, 501 Pacific Avenue San Francisco. Luscious, evocative, modern ceramics from a master at one of the most gorgeous galleries in existence.
Mirror-Mirror and Arfabet, throughNovember 25, 2012, at Velvet da Vinci, 2015 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA. Mirror-Mirror is an intriguing exhibit in homage to Suzy Solidor, while Arfabet is the latest book by Hilary Pfeifer.
Elisa Bongfeldt, Latest Work through December 1, 2012, Vessel Gallery, 471 25th Street Oakland, CA. View the latest work by one of our favorite jewelry designers, along with a retrospective of the work of painter William Harsh.
Dining by Design, November 14 and 15, 2012, presented by DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS, at San Francisco Design Center. On the 14th, it’s the Table Hop and Taste preview party where the area’s top restaurants will present appetizing bites and drinks as patrons preview the tablescapes and installations for this year’s designers. The 15th is the seated gala dinner. Design genius, beauty, great food, and an important cause.
Charlotte Kruk – Eye Candy, November 15, 2012 through January 25, 2013. Museum of Craft and Design at the Dogpatch Cafe and Gallery. a pop up on wearable sculptures designed from discarded candy wrappers.
Fiber Futures, Japan’s Textile Pioneers, October 23d through December 1st, 2012 at the Museum of Craft and Folk Art, 51 Yerba Buena Lane, San Francisco, CA. MOCFA will be closing on December 1, so make sure you get in there. MOCFA, we’ll miss you.
The Heath SALE, November 16-25 at Heath in Sausalito & Los Angeles. 20% off all in-store purchases. Visit the studios for fun weekend events, including factory & studio tours. Also, there’s a one-day Sample Sale November 24.
5M/Bold Italic Gift Shop, December 1 and 2, 5M Alleyways, (Minna and Mary, southwest of 5th and Mission, San Francisco). Over 50 local vendors (from start-ups to artisans) will take over our alleyways with a bountiful selection of the city’s finest offerings.
Brooklyn Visits Heath, November 30-January 13, 2013 at Heath San Francisco and Los Angeles. Heath curates the best in Brooklyn design.
Celebration of Craftswomen, November 24-25 and December 1-2 at Herbst Pavillion, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
L.A. Skin and Ink, September 30th, 2012 through January 6th, 2013 at The Craft and Folk Art Museum, L.A.
The Heath SALE, November 16-25 at Heath in Sausalito & Los Angeles. 20% off all in-store purchases. Visit the studios for fun weekend events, including factory & studio tours. Also, there’s a one-day Sample Sale November 24.
Brooklyn Visits Heath, November 30-January 13, 2013 at Heath San Francisco and Los Angeles. Heath curates the best in Brooklyn design.
NORTHWEST
Reflecting on Erik Gronborg through February 16th, 2013 at the Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, OR. Ceramics and craft as social commentary and satire.
EAST COAST
Grand Tales of the Loom: Four Master Weavers September 22, 2012 through January 20th, 2013 at the Fuller Craft Museum, Boston, MA. Four artists, four storytellers, one beautiful collaborative exhibition.
The Art of Scent, 1889-2012 November 13, 2012, through February 24, 2013 at the Museum of Arts and Design, New York. This is the first museum exhibition dedicated to exploring the design and aesthetics of olfactory art through twelve pivotal fragrances, dating from 1889 to the present, that profoundly impacted the course of the medium.
Playing with Fire: 50 Years of Contemporary Glass, November 6-April 7, 2013 at the Museum of Arts and Design, New York.
UNITED KINGDOM
Hollywood Costume Until 27 January 2013 at the V&A museum. See the clothes worn by unforgettable and beloved characters such as Dorothy Gale, Indiana Jones, Scarlett O’Hara, Jack Sparrow, Holly Golightly and Darth Vader. What could be better?
Selvedge Winter Fair, November 10, 2012 at Chelsea Old Town Hall, Kings Road, London, All things lovely and tasteful and handmade from the acclaimed Selvedge Magazine (and see our profile here.)
Handmade in Britain, November 16-8, Chelsea Old Town Hall, Kings Road, London. Gorgeous contemporary crafts and design.
Royal School of Needlework Sale, 9–10 November 2012, 10–4.
East London Design Show, 7-9 December 2012, Shoreditch Town Hall, London. From handcrafted jewellery to unique kids toys, contemporary home-ware to clever stocking fillers, enjoy shopping for original designer gifts directly from the designers themselves.
Unexpected Pleasures: The Art and Design of Contemporary Jewellery,
5 December 2012 – 3 March 2013, The Design Museum, London.
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