Montreal's SIDIM International Design Show publishes a list of this year's exhibitors. May 24-26.

News Barbican Bahaus

London's Barbican Centre hosts the largest exhibit of Bahaus design in the UK for 40 years. May 3 to August 12.

News Light on Its Feet

2011 Royal College of Art graduate Kihyun Kim won the UK Design of the Year Award for his 1.3 chair (1.28 kg) made from compressed balsa and veneers.

News Milan Musings

New York Times columnist Alice Rawsthorn describes her impressions of this year's Milan Furniture Show and the Triennale Design Museum's exhibit featuring architects (and furniture designers) Jonathan De Pas, Donato D’Urbino and Paolo Lomazzi.

Find Jens Risom

San Francisco-based Design Within Reach presents a short filmed interview with Danish-born furniture designer Jens Risom.

The Telegraph reports on the career of Welsh-born designer Bethan Gray and her furniture collections for UK retailer John Lewis and UK manufacturer Case Furniture.

News Andreu World

The design brief for the 2012 Andreu Design Award requests an "innovative" seat or table that meets technical parameters established by the Spanish company. Deadline September 10.

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News Eco Composite

e2e Materials contracted designers Carl Gustav Magnusson and Emanuela Frattini Magnusson to develop furniture designs for their proprietary biocomposite.

News Stats Update

After a steady decline in furniture sales and employment in Canada and the United States up to 2009, government statistics for 2010-11 show stability.

News Seat Success

The Wall Street Journal interviews San Francisco-based designer Brian Kane about his success designing seating systems that withstand the rigours of everyday use in public buildings.

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3D Systems, based in Rock Hill, SC, accepts pre-orders for its $1,299 3D printer that uses layered ABS sheets to create objects as large as a 5.5" cube.

News ASU Design Award

Appalachian State University announces the top three winners of the chair design competition, organized by its department of Technology and Environmental Design.

News Book a Room

Toronto's Gladstone Hotel seeks "expressions of interest" from innovative, cutting-edge, contemporary designers for its 2013 Come Up to My Room alternative design event/exhibit. Deadline June 7.

News BC Awards

British Columbia Creative Achievement Awards invite entries from designers who have lived in BC for the past three years. Deadline June 13.

News AZ Finalists

Azure announced 60 finalist designers and architects for their second annual AZ Awards.

Find Bruer Archive

Syracuse University Library's online archive organized over a hundred photographs of Marcel Bruer's furniture.