2010
World Economic Forum Summit on the Global Agenda
Dubai, UAE
29 November 2010
Alice is to participate in the World Economic Forum's Summit on the Global Agenda in Dubai. The summit will identify the issues to be discussed at the WEF's Annual Meeting 2011 in Davos. Alice will attend as a member of the WEF's Global Agenda Council on Design.
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Aga Khan Award for Architecture
Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar, Doha
24 November 2010
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture is given every three years to architectural projects that enhance the understanding of the Islamic world. Alice is a member of the master jury for the 2010 Award, which is to be announced at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar.
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The New Aesthetics and Ecological Urbanism
Beijing University, China
30 October 2010
Alice is to deliver a keynote speech on the future of sustainable design at The New Aesthetics and Ecological Urbanism Conference at Beijing University. The speech will explore the growing importance of sustainable design, as well as future challenges and opportunities.
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Design and Art Symposium
Moss, Norway
30 September 2010
"What is design? It's a seemingly simple question that is very hard to answer," is the starting point for Alice's lecture at a symposium on the intersection of art and design in Moss, Norway. The lecture will explore the evolving relationship between the two disciplines, and its future.
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Dialogue with Designers - Marc Newson
92nd Street Y, New York, USA
16 September 2010
To coincide with the opening of an exhibition of new projects, including his interpretation of Riva's famous Aquarama and Aquariva speedboats, at Gagosian Gallery in New York, Marc Newson is to stage a dialogue with Alice as part of the public lecture program of the 92nd Street Y.
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Design Thinking
Danish Design Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark
10 September 2010
What is design thinking? When is it likeliest to succeed? And fail? How should it be implemented? How will it evolve in the future? These are the issues to be addressed in a symposium on design thinking, which is to be chaired by Alice at the Danish Design Center in Copenhagen.
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Art, Architecture and the new Whitechapel
Whitechapel Gallery, London
21 July 2010
How have architects responded to modern and contemporary art? And how have their responses evolved over the years. Alice is to address these themes and their relationship to the design of the new Whitechapel Gallery in a talk at the American Institute of Architects' Summer Gala.
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Talking Design - Frank Stephenson
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
09 July 2010
Having designed two of the most successful new cars of recent years, the new Mini and Fiat 500, the American designer, Frank Stephenson, is now developing luxury sports cars for McLaren, the Formula 1 racing group. He discusses his work with Alice in Talking Design at the V&A.
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Global Redesign Summit
Doha, Qatar
30 May 2010
The World Economic Forum pursued its Global Redesign project to reconstruct the global economy at a special summit in Doha. Alice attended as a member of the forum's Global Agenda Council on Design to discuss how design and design thinking can contribute to the project.
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Cumulus Design Conference
Genk, Belgium
26 May 2010
The future of design was the theme of Alice's keynote speech at the Cumulus Design Conference in Genk. Among the topics explored were the challenges and possibilities of rapidly expanding fields such as design thinking, social design, critical design and open source design.
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Talking Design - Alasdhair Willis
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
18 May 2010
Established & Sons has become a dynamic force in British design by commissioning iconoclastic pieces from designers such as Jasper Morrison, Zaha Hadid, Maarten Baas and the Bouroullec brothers. Alice discussed its development with co-founder, Alasdhair Willis.
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Design Trial - Chairless
La Triennale Design Museum, Milan, Italy
15 April 2010
Every year at the Milan Furniture Fair, Abitare puts a new product on Design Trial. This time, it was Chairless. Designed by Alejandro Aravena for Vitra, it is a skinny textile strap that supports your back and legs while you are seated on the floor. Alice played the role of public prosecutor.
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Design Talk - Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago, USA
23 March 2010
What can design offer us now, and in the future? How can it help to tackle the urgent issues of our time, from the environmental crisis and recession, to global poverty? Alice discussed these issues at the Art Institute of Chicago in conversation with its design curator, Zoe Ryan.
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Good Design Can Save The Planet
Ecobuild, London
03 March 2010
How can designers help us to live more responsibly - ethically and environmentally? Alice explored the challenges and opportunities of sustainable design at the Ecobuild conference. How are designers responding? What problems do they face? How can they be resolved?
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Decode - John Maeda
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
02 February 2010
One of the world's most influential digital artists and software designers, John Maeda, discussed the evolution of his work with Alice in a talk at the Victoria and Albert Museum as part of the Decode: Digital Design Sensations exhibition on the development of digital design.
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World Economic Forum 2010
Davos, Switzerland
27 January 2010
For the third successive year, Alice spoke at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos. She moderated thee debates during Davos 2010 - on sustainable design, the future of design and a Yale Ideas Lab - as well as speaking at a session on the principles of design.
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2009
Talking Design - Graphic Thought Facility
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
08 December 2009
In the quarterly Talking Design series chaired by Alice at the Victoria and Albert Museum, she was in conversation with Paul Neale, Huw Morgan and Andy Stephens of Graphic Thought Facility, one of the most innovative and influential graphic design teams working today.
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The next promise of design
Boijmans Museum, Rotterdam, Netherlands
29 November 2009
The most prestigious design award in the Netherlands, the biennial Rotterdam Design Prize is awarded to the Dutch designer who has produced the most inspiring work of the past two years. Alice gave the opening speech at the award ceremony in the Boijmans Museum.
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Konstantin Grcic
Serpentine Gallery, London
26 November 2009
Alice was in conversation with the acclaimed German designer, Konstantin Grcic, to coincide with the opening of his exhibition, Design Real, at the Serpentine Gallery in London. They discussed the development of Design Real and its vision of industrial design.
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World Economic Forum Summit on the Global Agenda
Dubai, UAE
20 November 2009
Alice participated in the World Economic Forum's Summit on the Global Agenda in Dubai. The summit identified the issues which are to be discussed at the WEF's Annual Meeting 2010 in Davos. Alice attended as a member of the WEF's Global Agenda Council on Design.
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The Future of Design
Architectural Association, London
27 October 2009
Alice is to discuss the future of design, and how the 20th century model is being redefined for the 21st century, at the Architectural Association in London. She will be in conversation with the curator and critic, Shumon Basar, co-director of the Architectural Association's Cultural Programme.
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Talking Design - Yves Behar
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
24 September 2009
During the London Design Festival, Alice was in conversation with Yves Behar as part of the Talking Design series at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Based in San Francisco, Behar has designed an electric motorcycle as well as the computer for the One Laptop Per Child project.
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Back to the Future of Design
Lisbon, Portugal
12 September 2009
Alice chaired a debate at the Experimenta Design Biennial in Lisbon on Back to the Future of Design. Programmer Ben Fry, architect Lindy Roy and curator Joseph Grima each identified one neglected development in design history and two themes that will define design in the future.
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Designing for Good
Copenhagen, Denmark
28 August 2009
Every year the INDEX prize is awarded in Copenhagen to celebrate the design project that has done the most to improve our quality of life. To celebrate the award, Alice moderated a discussion in which leading humanitarian designers will explore design's role in enhancing our lives.
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What is Good Design?
The School of Life, London
28 June 2009
At a time when the economic and environmental crises are deepening and social systems are breaking down, design is more important than ever. Alice delivered a Sunday Sermon at the School of Life on the need for a more intelligent, inclusive and fluid approach to design .
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Architecture and Art: Crossover and Collaboration
Tate Modern, London
22 June 2009
Alice chaired a conversation at Tate Modern on the interplay between art and architecture with the British architect, Jamie Fobert, and the Scandinavian artists, Elmgreen and Dragset. The debate was part of a series of discussions organised by the Architecture Foundation.
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Talking Design - Tim Brown
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
15 May 2009
This installment of the quarterly Talking Design series, chaired by Alice at the Victoria and Albert Museum, featured Tim Brown, ceo of IDEO, one of the world's most influential design groups. Tim discussed IDEO's work in redefining industrial design and in pioneering service design.
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Design in Crisis
Milan, Italy
23 April 2009
Design in Crisis was the theme of the Design Domino organised by Abitare magazine during the Milan Furniture Fair. Alice addressed the theme in a one-question-one-answer game with speakers including Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Konstantin Grcic and Hans Ulrich Obrist.
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Objectified
Chelsea Cinema, London
16 April 2009
To celebrate the first London screening of Objectified, Gary Hustwit's documentary feature on industrial design and its impact on our lives, Alice participated in a discussion at the Chelsea Cinema with the designer, Marc Newson, and Jonathan Ive, head of design at Apple.
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The Glass House Conversation
New Canaan, USA
27 February 2009
The Glass House Conversations are inspired by the debates staged by Philip Johnson at his New Canaan home, one of the most famous houses of the 20th century. Alice was one of ten people who participated in the Glass House Conversation on Procession and Seduction.
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Talking Design - Tom Dixon
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
13 February 2009
As part of Talking Design, the quarterly series of conversations with designers that Alice is conducting at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, she was in discussion with Tom Dixon, one of the most influential product and furniture designers working in Britain today.
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World Economic Forum 2009
Davos, Switzerland
28 January 2009
Alice spoke at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The theme of this year's meeting was Shaping the Post-Crisis World. Alice moderated sessions on humanitarian design, changing concepts of good design and sustainable consumption.
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2008
Talking Design - BarberOsgerby
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
12 December 2008
Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby are among Britain's most accomplished and prolific furniture designers, developing elegant, witty and technically ingenious products for Cappellini, Established & Sons and Flos. They discussed their work with Alice at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Jurgen Bey
Somerset House, London
11 December 2008
Wouldn't it be nice... Wishful thinking in art and design was an exhibition at Somerset House in London that explores the blurring boundaries between art and design. Alice interviewed the Dutch designer, Jurgen Bey, about the evolution of his work and his contribution to the show.
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World Economic Forum Summit on the Global Agenda
Dubai, UAE
06 November 2008
Alice participated in the first Summit on the Global Agenda organised by the World Economic Forum in Dubai. The summit was convened by the WEF to plan the agenda of its Annual Meeting 2009 in Davos. Alice attended as a member of the Global Agenda Council on Design.
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Summer Davos - Annual Meeting of the New Champions
Tianjin, China
25 September 2008
Alice spoke at "Summer Davos", the Annual Meeting of the New Champions, which was organised by the World Economic Forum in the Chinese city of Tianjin to stimulate investment and innovation in emerging cities and regions. The theme was the "Next Wave of Growth".
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Talking Design - Peter Saville
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
19 September 2008
One of the most influential image makers of our time, Peter Saville designed iconic artwork for Joy Division and New Order at Factory Records in the 1980s and 1990s, and is now creative director of the city of Manchester. He talked with Alice at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Hayward 40th Anniversary Talk
Hayward Gallery, London
01 July 2008
The Hayward Gallery celebrated its 40th anniversary - and the London Architecture Festival - with a debate on its building's contribution to gallery architecture. Alice joined artist Antony Gormley and architect Dennis Crompton on a panel chaired by urban theorist Ricky Burdett.
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Flexibility - Design in a Fast-Changing Society
Turin, Italy
28 June 2008
To celebrate the opening of the exhibition, Flexibility - Design in a Fast-Changing Society at Ex-Carceri Le Nuove in Turin, Alice co-chaired a debate on the same theme with the exhibition's curator, Guta Moura-Guedes. The debate was part of Turin 2008 World Design Capital.
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Forum on Creativity
Stockholm, Sweden
17 May 2008
Alice chaired the biennial Forum on Creativity at the Konstfack University of the Arts, Crafts and Design in Sweden. Leading designers, including Ilse Crawford and Henrik Otto of Electrolux, discussed the theme: Does Creativity Beat Strategy or Strategy Beat Creativity?
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V&A Designer Conversation - Thomas Heatherwick
Victoria & Albert Museum, London
16 May 2008
In the second Designer Conversation at the V&A, Alice is to talk to the maverick designer-sculptor-engineer, Thomas Heatherwick, about his work, which ranges from the ingenious rolling bridge at Paddington Basin and spectacular sculptures, to a Buddhist monastery.
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The Lodger
National Film Theatre, London
13 May 2008
Alfred Hitchcock's first thriller, The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog, was screened at the BFI Southbank NFT 1 during the Fashion in Film Festival. Alice introduced the 1927 silent film, the story of a mass murderer who always struck on Tuesdays and always killed blondes.
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Modern - Belgrade Design Week
Belgrade, Serbia
08 May 2008
The theme of Belgrade Design Week 2008 is Modern. Alice is one of a group of international speakers who will explore the condition of design today after nearly a century of modernism. They will also which values design should - and shouldn't - take forward into the future.
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Abbott Miller
Central Saint Martins. London
28 April 2008
The graphic designer, Abbott Miller, discussed his work at Central Saint Martins in London in a talk moderated by Alice. A partner of the Pentagram design group in New York, Miller designs exhibitions, magazines and books for cultural institutions throughout the US.
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Contemporary Art Day
Osterley Park, London
26 March 2008
Alice chaired the Contemporary Art Day, an event organised in collaboration by Arts Council England with the National Trust, to encourage historic houses to exhibit contemporary arts and crafts. It was held at Osterley Park, an 18th century house designed by Robert Adam.
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V+A Talking Design - Marc Newson
Victoria + Albert Museum, London
01 February 2008
Alice began a quarterly series of Talking Design talks at the V+A with a discussion with the designer Marc Newson. One of the world's most influential industrial designers, thanks to his work for Qantas and Ford, Newson is also the reigning star of the "design-art market.
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World Economic Forum 2008
Davos, Switzerland
23 January 2008
At the World Economic Forum 2008 in Davos, Alice spoke at three sessions in the Values and Society programme. The theme of that programme is Understanding Future Shifts. She addressed the theme with reference to how changes in design will shape our lives in future.
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2007
The Turner Prize
Tate Britain, London
02 November 2007
Tate Britain staged a debate on the Turner Prize and its impact on the visual arts. Alice, who was a member of the Turner Prize jury in 1999, participated in the debate, which coincided with a Tate Britain exhibition exploring the history of the prize, The Turner Prize: A Retrospective.
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Double Face
Geneva, Switzerland
27 October 2007
Double Face was a colloquium on the evolving relationship between art and design organised by the Geneva University of Art and Design and Centre d'Art Contemporain in Geneva. It coincided with the opening of the exhibition Wouldn't it be nice...Wishful thinking in art and design.
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The Expanded Gallery
Frieze Art Fair, London
11 October 2007
Design and film have invaded traditional art spaces, but do they add cultural value, or are they simply expensive commodities? Alice chaired a debate on this at the Frieze Art Fair with the artist Francesco Vezzoli, curator Emily King, and designers, Peter Saville and Marc Newson.
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Stay forever and ever and ever
South London Gallery, London
24 June 2007
Andrew Renton, curator of the Stay forever and ever and ever exhibition at the South London Gallery, conducted a series of informal conversations with artists and critics on objects and memory during the afternoon of 24 June 2007. His conversation with Alice started at 4pm.
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Designing the $100 laptop
Basel, Switzerland
13 June 2007
Alice was in conversation with Yves Béhar, a designer of the XO1 $100 laptop, at Design Miami-Basel during the Art Basel art fair. Initiated by One Laptop Per Child, the $100 laptop is intended to transform the educational prospects of children throughout the developing world.
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International Design Forum
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
27 May 2007
The International Design Forum in Dubai is intended to improve the understanding of design and its potential to determine the future of the Arab region in terms of business opportunities, culture, politics and the environment. Alice chaired a discussion on Luxury and Design.
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Does Architecture Matter?
Southbank Centre, London
16 March 2007
As part of the Hayward Gallery's 100 Ideas series, Alice chaired a debate on Does Architecture Matter? with philosopher Alain de Botton, urban theorist Ricky Burdett, social entrepreneur Hilary Cottam, architect Jamie Fobert and Alejandro Zaera Polo of Foreign Office Architects.
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The Rise of the London Art Market
Tate Britain, London
09 February 2007
During Tate Britain's symposium on The Rise of the London Art Market, Alice chaired a discussion on The Frieze Effect with the art critic Louisa Buck, Georgina Adam of The Art Newspaper and Matthew Slotover, publisher of Frieze magazine and director of the Frieze Art Fair.
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2006
Good Taste, Bad Taste
Frieze Art Fair, London
12 October 2006
At the Frieze Art Fair 2006, Alice chaired a debate on Good Taste, Bad Taste? with Thelma Golden, director of the Studio Museum Harlem; the editor of Rolling Stone Italia, Carlo Antonelli; the writer and art critic Tirdad Zolghadar; and the clinical psychologist Darian Leader.
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Conversation with M-M (Paris)
Tate Modern, London
14 September 2006
Michael Amzalag and Mathias Augustyniak of M-M (Paris) are among Europe's most influential graphic designers. Alice moderated a discussion with them at Tate Modern to coincide with an exhibition designed by M-M of the work of the French artist Pierre Huyghe.
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My Kind of Town
Venice Architecture Biennale
09 September 2006
During the Venice Architecture Biennale, Alice chaired a debate organised by the British Council on My Kind of Town with philosopher Alain de Botton, developer Nick Johnson, writer and critic Sukhdev Sandhu and the architects, David Chipperfield and Rem Koolhaas.
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Francesco Vezzoli - Marlene Redux
Tate Modern, London
02 June 2006
Following the world premiere of Francesco Vezzoli's film, Marlene Redux: A True Hollywood Story (Part One), Alice participated in a discussion at Tate Modern with Tate curator, Achim Borchardt-Hume, art critic Tom Holert and the Whitney Museum curator, Chrissie Iles.
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Conversation with Barbara Kruger
Whitechapel Gallery, London
11 April 2006
The US artist Barbara Kruger was in conversation with Alice at the Whitechapel Gallery to discuss the evolution of her work and her film, Twelve. Made in 2004, Twelve was Kruger's contribution to the Whitechapel's A Short History of Performance IV season.
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Laszlo Moholy-Nagy's influence on design
Tate Modern, London
13 March 2006
As a designer, art director, teacher and writer, László Moholy-Nagy pioneered many of the theories and forms of practise that have since defined modern design. Alice discussed his enduring influence during Tate Modern's From the Bauhaus to the New World exhibition.
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World Economic Forum Summit on the Global Agenda
Dubai, UAE
29 November 2010
Alice is to participate in the World Economic Forum's Summit on the Global Agenda in Dubai. The summit will identify the issues to be discussed at the WEF's Annual Meeting 2011 in Davos. Alice will attend as a member of the WEF's Global Agenda Council on Design.
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Aga Khan Award for Architecture
Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar, Doha
24 November 2010
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture is given every three years to architectural projects that enhance the understanding of the Islamic world. Alice is a member of the master jury for the 2010 Award, which is to be announced at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar.
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The New Aesthetics and Ecological Urbanism
Beijing University, China
30 October 2010
Alice is to deliver a keynote speech on the future of sustainable design at The New Aesthetics and Ecological Urbanism Conference at Beijing University. The speech will explore the growing importance of sustainable design, as well as future challenges and opportunities.
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Design and Art Symposium
Moss, Norway
30 September 2010
"What is design? It's a seemingly simple question that is very hard to answer," is the starting point for Alice's lecture at a symposium on the intersection of art and design in Moss, Norway. The lecture will explore the evolving relationship between the two disciplines, and its future.
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Dialogue with Designers - Marc Newson
92nd Street Y, New York, USA
16 September 2010
To coincide with the opening of an exhibition of new projects, including his interpretation of Riva's famous Aquarama and Aquariva speedboats, at Gagosian Gallery in New York, Marc Newson is to stage a dialogue with Alice as part of the public lecture program of the 92nd Street Y.
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Design Thinking
Danish Design Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark
10 September 2010
What is design thinking? When is it likeliest to succeed? And fail? How should it be implemented? How will it evolve in the future? These are the issues to be addressed in a symposium on design thinking, which is to be chaired by Alice at the Danish Design Center in Copenhagen.
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Art, Architecture and the new Whitechapel
Whitechapel Gallery, London
21 July 2010
How have architects responded to modern and contemporary art? And how have their responses evolved over the years. Alice is to address these themes and their relationship to the design of the new Whitechapel Gallery in a talk at the American Institute of Architects' Summer Gala.
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Talking Design - Frank Stephenson
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
09 July 2010
Having designed two of the most successful new cars of recent years, the new Mini and Fiat 500, the American designer, Frank Stephenson, is now developing luxury sports cars for McLaren, the Formula 1 racing group. He discusses his work with Alice in Talking Design at the V&A.
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Global Redesign Summit
Doha, Qatar
30 May 2010
The World Economic Forum pursued its Global Redesign project to reconstruct the global economy at a special summit in Doha. Alice attended as a member of the forum's Global Agenda Council on Design to discuss how design and design thinking can contribute to the project.
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Cumulus Design Conference
Genk, Belgium
26 May 2010
The future of design was the theme of Alice's keynote speech at the Cumulus Design Conference in Genk. Among the topics explored were the challenges and possibilities of rapidly expanding fields such as design thinking, social design, critical design and open source design.
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Talking Design - Alasdhair Willis
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
18 May 2010
Established & Sons has become a dynamic force in British design by commissioning iconoclastic pieces from designers such as Jasper Morrison, Zaha Hadid, Maarten Baas and the Bouroullec brothers. Alice discussed its development with co-founder, Alasdhair Willis.
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Design Trial - Chairless
La Triennale Design Museum, Milan, Italy
15 April 2010
Every year at the Milan Furniture Fair, Abitare puts a new product on Design Trial. This time, it was Chairless. Designed by Alejandro Aravena for Vitra, it is a skinny textile strap that supports your back and legs while you are seated on the floor. Alice played the role of public prosecutor.
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Design Talk - Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago, USA
23 March 2010
What can design offer us now, and in the future? How can it help to tackle the urgent issues of our time, from the environmental crisis and recession, to global poverty? Alice discussed these issues at the Art Institute of Chicago in conversation with its design curator, Zoe Ryan.
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Good Design Can Save The Planet
Ecobuild, London
03 March 2010
How can designers help us to live more responsibly - ethically and environmentally? Alice explored the challenges and opportunities of sustainable design at the Ecobuild conference. How are designers responding? What problems do they face? How can they be resolved?
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Decode - John Maeda
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
02 February 2010
One of the world's most influential digital artists and software designers, John Maeda, discussed the evolution of his work with Alice in a talk at the Victoria and Albert Museum as part of the Decode: Digital Design Sensations exhibition on the development of digital design.
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World Economic Forum 2010
Davos, Switzerland
27 January 2010
For the third successive year, Alice spoke at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos. She moderated thee debates during Davos 2010 - on sustainable design, the future of design and a Yale Ideas Lab - as well as speaking at a session on the principles of design.
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2009
Talking Design - Graphic Thought Facility
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
08 December 2009
In the quarterly Talking Design series chaired by Alice at the Victoria and Albert Museum, she was in conversation with Paul Neale, Huw Morgan and Andy Stephens of Graphic Thought Facility, one of the most innovative and influential graphic design teams working today.
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The next promise of design
Boijmans Museum, Rotterdam, Netherlands
29 November 2009
The most prestigious design award in the Netherlands, the biennial Rotterdam Design Prize is awarded to the Dutch designer who has produced the most inspiring work of the past two years. Alice gave the opening speech at the award ceremony in the Boijmans Museum.
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Konstantin Grcic
Serpentine Gallery, London
26 November 2009
Alice was in conversation with the acclaimed German designer, Konstantin Grcic, to coincide with the opening of his exhibition, Design Real, at the Serpentine Gallery in London. They discussed the development of Design Real and its vision of industrial design.
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World Economic Forum Summit on the Global Agenda
Dubai, UAE
20 November 2009
Alice participated in the World Economic Forum's Summit on the Global Agenda in Dubai. The summit identified the issues which are to be discussed at the WEF's Annual Meeting 2010 in Davos. Alice attended as a member of the WEF's Global Agenda Council on Design.
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The Future of Design
Architectural Association, London
27 October 2009
Alice is to discuss the future of design, and how the 20th century model is being redefined for the 21st century, at the Architectural Association in London. She will be in conversation with the curator and critic, Shumon Basar, co-director of the Architectural Association's Cultural Programme.
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Talking Design - Yves Behar
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
24 September 2009
During the London Design Festival, Alice was in conversation with Yves Behar as part of the Talking Design series at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Based in San Francisco, Behar has designed an electric motorcycle as well as the computer for the One Laptop Per Child project.
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Back to the Future of Design
Lisbon, Portugal
12 September 2009
Alice chaired a debate at the Experimenta Design Biennial in Lisbon on Back to the Future of Design. Programmer Ben Fry, architect Lindy Roy and curator Joseph Grima each identified one neglected development in design history and two themes that will define design in the future.
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Designing for Good
Copenhagen, Denmark
28 August 2009
Every year the INDEX prize is awarded in Copenhagen to celebrate the design project that has done the most to improve our quality of life. To celebrate the award, Alice moderated a discussion in which leading humanitarian designers will explore design's role in enhancing our lives.
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What is Good Design?
The School of Life, London
28 June 2009
At a time when the economic and environmental crises are deepening and social systems are breaking down, design is more important than ever. Alice delivered a Sunday Sermon at the School of Life on the need for a more intelligent, inclusive and fluid approach to design .
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Architecture and Art: Crossover and Collaboration
Tate Modern, London
22 June 2009
Alice chaired a conversation at Tate Modern on the interplay between art and architecture with the British architect, Jamie Fobert, and the Scandinavian artists, Elmgreen and Dragset. The debate was part of a series of discussions organised by the Architecture Foundation.
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Talking Design - Tim Brown
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
15 May 2009
This installment of the quarterly Talking Design series, chaired by Alice at the Victoria and Albert Museum, featured Tim Brown, ceo of IDEO, one of the world's most influential design groups. Tim discussed IDEO's work in redefining industrial design and in pioneering service design.
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Design in Crisis
Milan, Italy
23 April 2009
Design in Crisis was the theme of the Design Domino organised by Abitare magazine during the Milan Furniture Fair. Alice addressed the theme in a one-question-one-answer game with speakers including Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Konstantin Grcic and Hans Ulrich Obrist.
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Objectified
Chelsea Cinema, London
16 April 2009
To celebrate the first London screening of Objectified, Gary Hustwit's documentary feature on industrial design and its impact on our lives, Alice participated in a discussion at the Chelsea Cinema with the designer, Marc Newson, and Jonathan Ive, head of design at Apple.
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The Glass House Conversation
New Canaan, USA
27 February 2009
The Glass House Conversations are inspired by the debates staged by Philip Johnson at his New Canaan home, one of the most famous houses of the 20th century. Alice was one of ten people who participated in the Glass House Conversation on Procession and Seduction.
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Talking Design - Tom Dixon
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
13 February 2009
As part of Talking Design, the quarterly series of conversations with designers that Alice is conducting at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, she was in discussion with Tom Dixon, one of the most influential product and furniture designers working in Britain today.
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World Economic Forum 2009
Davos, Switzerland
28 January 2009
Alice spoke at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The theme of this year's meeting was Shaping the Post-Crisis World. Alice moderated sessions on humanitarian design, changing concepts of good design and sustainable consumption.
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2008
Talking Design - BarberOsgerby
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
12 December 2008
Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby are among Britain's most accomplished and prolific furniture designers, developing elegant, witty and technically ingenious products for Cappellini, Established & Sons and Flos. They discussed their work with Alice at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Jurgen Bey
Somerset House, London
11 December 2008
Wouldn't it be nice... Wishful thinking in art and design was an exhibition at Somerset House in London that explores the blurring boundaries between art and design. Alice interviewed the Dutch designer, Jurgen Bey, about the evolution of his work and his contribution to the show.
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World Economic Forum Summit on the Global Agenda
Dubai, UAE
06 November 2008
Alice participated in the first Summit on the Global Agenda organised by the World Economic Forum in Dubai. The summit was convened by the WEF to plan the agenda of its Annual Meeting 2009 in Davos. Alice attended as a member of the Global Agenda Council on Design.
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Summer Davos - Annual Meeting of the New Champions
Tianjin, China
25 September 2008
Alice spoke at "Summer Davos", the Annual Meeting of the New Champions, which was organised by the World Economic Forum in the Chinese city of Tianjin to stimulate investment and innovation in emerging cities and regions. The theme was the "Next Wave of Growth".
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Talking Design - Peter Saville
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
19 September 2008
One of the most influential image makers of our time, Peter Saville designed iconic artwork for Joy Division and New Order at Factory Records in the 1980s and 1990s, and is now creative director of the city of Manchester. He talked with Alice at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Hayward 40th Anniversary Talk
Hayward Gallery, London
01 July 2008
The Hayward Gallery celebrated its 40th anniversary - and the London Architecture Festival - with a debate on its building's contribution to gallery architecture. Alice joined artist Antony Gormley and architect Dennis Crompton on a panel chaired by urban theorist Ricky Burdett.
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Flexibility - Design in a Fast-Changing Society
Turin, Italy
28 June 2008
To celebrate the opening of the exhibition, Flexibility - Design in a Fast-Changing Society at Ex-Carceri Le Nuove in Turin, Alice co-chaired a debate on the same theme with the exhibition's curator, Guta Moura-Guedes. The debate was part of Turin 2008 World Design Capital.
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Forum on Creativity
Stockholm, Sweden
17 May 2008
Alice chaired the biennial Forum on Creativity at the Konstfack University of the Arts, Crafts and Design in Sweden. Leading designers, including Ilse Crawford and Henrik Otto of Electrolux, discussed the theme: Does Creativity Beat Strategy or Strategy Beat Creativity?
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V&A Designer Conversation - Thomas Heatherwick
Victoria & Albert Museum, London
16 May 2008
In the second Designer Conversation at the V&A, Alice is to talk to the maverick designer-sculptor-engineer, Thomas Heatherwick, about his work, which ranges from the ingenious rolling bridge at Paddington Basin and spectacular sculptures, to a Buddhist monastery.
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The Lodger
National Film Theatre, London
13 May 2008
Alfred Hitchcock's first thriller, The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog, was screened at the BFI Southbank NFT 1 during the Fashion in Film Festival. Alice introduced the 1927 silent film, the story of a mass murderer who always struck on Tuesdays and always killed blondes.
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Modern - Belgrade Design Week
Belgrade, Serbia
08 May 2008
The theme of Belgrade Design Week 2008 is Modern. Alice is one of a group of international speakers who will explore the condition of design today after nearly a century of modernism. They will also which values design should - and shouldn't - take forward into the future.
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Abbott Miller
Central Saint Martins. London
28 April 2008
The graphic designer, Abbott Miller, discussed his work at Central Saint Martins in London in a talk moderated by Alice. A partner of the Pentagram design group in New York, Miller designs exhibitions, magazines and books for cultural institutions throughout the US.
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Contemporary Art Day
Osterley Park, London
26 March 2008
Alice chaired the Contemporary Art Day, an event organised in collaboration by Arts Council England with the National Trust, to encourage historic houses to exhibit contemporary arts and crafts. It was held at Osterley Park, an 18th century house designed by Robert Adam.
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V+A Talking Design - Marc Newson
Victoria + Albert Museum, London
01 February 2008
Alice began a quarterly series of Talking Design talks at the V+A with a discussion with the designer Marc Newson. One of the world's most influential industrial designers, thanks to his work for Qantas and Ford, Newson is also the reigning star of the "design-art market.
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World Economic Forum 2008
Davos, Switzerland
23 January 2008
At the World Economic Forum 2008 in Davos, Alice spoke at three sessions in the Values and Society programme. The theme of that programme is Understanding Future Shifts. She addressed the theme with reference to how changes in design will shape our lives in future.
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2007
The Turner Prize
Tate Britain, London
02 November 2007
Tate Britain staged a debate on the Turner Prize and its impact on the visual arts. Alice, who was a member of the Turner Prize jury in 1999, participated in the debate, which coincided with a Tate Britain exhibition exploring the history of the prize, The Turner Prize: A Retrospective.
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Double Face
Geneva, Switzerland
27 October 2007
Double Face was a colloquium on the evolving relationship between art and design organised by the Geneva University of Art and Design and Centre d'Art Contemporain in Geneva. It coincided with the opening of the exhibition Wouldn't it be nice...Wishful thinking in art and design.
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The Expanded Gallery
Frieze Art Fair, London
11 October 2007
Design and film have invaded traditional art spaces, but do they add cultural value, or are they simply expensive commodities? Alice chaired a debate on this at the Frieze Art Fair with the artist Francesco Vezzoli, curator Emily King, and designers, Peter Saville and Marc Newson.
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Stay forever and ever and ever
South London Gallery, London
24 June 2007
Andrew Renton, curator of the Stay forever and ever and ever exhibition at the South London Gallery, conducted a series of informal conversations with artists and critics on objects and memory during the afternoon of 24 June 2007. His conversation with Alice started at 4pm.
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Designing the $100 laptop
Basel, Switzerland
13 June 2007
Alice was in conversation with Yves Béhar, a designer of the XO1 $100 laptop, at Design Miami-Basel during the Art Basel art fair. Initiated by One Laptop Per Child, the $100 laptop is intended to transform the educational prospects of children throughout the developing world.
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International Design Forum
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
27 May 2007
The International Design Forum in Dubai is intended to improve the understanding of design and its potential to determine the future of the Arab region in terms of business opportunities, culture, politics and the environment. Alice chaired a discussion on Luxury and Design.
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Does Architecture Matter?
Southbank Centre, London
16 March 2007
As part of the Hayward Gallery's 100 Ideas series, Alice chaired a debate on Does Architecture Matter? with philosopher Alain de Botton, urban theorist Ricky Burdett, social entrepreneur Hilary Cottam, architect Jamie Fobert and Alejandro Zaera Polo of Foreign Office Architects.
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The Rise of the London Art Market
Tate Britain, London
09 February 2007
During Tate Britain's symposium on The Rise of the London Art Market, Alice chaired a discussion on The Frieze Effect with the art critic Louisa Buck, Georgina Adam of The Art Newspaper and Matthew Slotover, publisher of Frieze magazine and director of the Frieze Art Fair.
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2006
Good Taste, Bad Taste
Frieze Art Fair, London
12 October 2006
At the Frieze Art Fair 2006, Alice chaired a debate on Good Taste, Bad Taste? with Thelma Golden, director of the Studio Museum Harlem; the editor of Rolling Stone Italia, Carlo Antonelli; the writer and art critic Tirdad Zolghadar; and the clinical psychologist Darian Leader.
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Conversation with M-M (Paris)
Tate Modern, London
14 September 2006
Michael Amzalag and Mathias Augustyniak of M-M (Paris) are among Europe's most influential graphic designers. Alice moderated a discussion with them at Tate Modern to coincide with an exhibition designed by M-M of the work of the French artist Pierre Huyghe.
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My Kind of Town
Venice Architecture Biennale
09 September 2006
During the Venice Architecture Biennale, Alice chaired a debate organised by the British Council on My Kind of Town with philosopher Alain de Botton, developer Nick Johnson, writer and critic Sukhdev Sandhu and the architects, David Chipperfield and Rem Koolhaas.
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Francesco Vezzoli - Marlene Redux
Tate Modern, London
02 June 2006
Following the world premiere of Francesco Vezzoli's film, Marlene Redux: A True Hollywood Story (Part One), Alice participated in a discussion at Tate Modern with Tate curator, Achim Borchardt-Hume, art critic Tom Holert and the Whitney Museum curator, Chrissie Iles.
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Conversation with Barbara Kruger
Whitechapel Gallery, London
11 April 2006
The US artist Barbara Kruger was in conversation with Alice at the Whitechapel Gallery to discuss the evolution of her work and her film, Twelve. Made in 2004, Twelve was Kruger's contribution to the Whitechapel's A Short History of Performance IV season.
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Laszlo Moholy-Nagy's influence on design
Tate Modern, London
13 March 2006
As a designer, art director, teacher and writer, László Moholy-Nagy pioneered many of the theories and forms of practise that have since defined modern design. Alice discussed his enduring influence during Tate Modern's From the Bauhaus to the New World exhibition.
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