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New Simplicity is an exhibition featuring everyday objects that have been designed with clarity and simplicity in mind.

Including the work of established designers such as Jasper Morrison and Sam Hecht, alongside a new generation of designers including Min-Kyu Choi, the exhibition features current examples of simple design, alongside some new products and prototypes..

The exhibition runs until 8th August 2010 at the Brompton Design District, 203 Brompton Road (London SW1).

Via Collate.

Blanka and Candy have invited 50 leading designers and graphic artists to produce 50 images for an exhibition to celebrate this year’s 50th anniversary of Helvetica.

The exhibition launches in London at the Design Museum and also will appear at the Image Now Gallery in November for Design Week in Ireland. The event is also currently set to visit Edinburgh, Leicester, Newcastle, Paris and New York, ith Sydney, Berlin and Copenhagen [TBC].

Each artist has produced a 50cm x 50 cm print in an edition of 50, available online from blanka.co.uk for £50 each.

For one week only London will bear witness to the city’s most exclusive boutique bordello - ROOM X.

Madame X comissioned London’s design team VONHIDEKI to hand pick some of the world’s best leading and emerging image makers and product designers specifically to create her latest and finest bordello in the flagship Habitat store on Regent St.

The result, a delicious exploration of sin and intrigue through the power of cutting edge design and image making.

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