Marcus Fairs

Designs stars at the private view

Jul 9th, 2007

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Famous designers including Stella McCartney, Ron Arad, Nigel Coates and Tom Dixon - and Zaha herself of course - were at the private view for the Zaha show at the Design Museum the other week. This video by Gemma Coombs shows them all milling at the party with the likes of Tate Modern director Sir Nicholas Serota and Sir Terence Conran. Above is a still from the movie; the actual movie is below. Read the rest of this entry »

Movie of the Design Museum press conference

Jul 5th, 2007

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In our latest movie, Zaha Hadid, Design Museum director Deyan Sudjic and Woody Yao (the architect at Zaha’s office who put the exhibition together) face the press to talk about the exhibition and answer questions. Above is a screen grab from the movie; the actual movie is below. Read the rest of this entry »

Video interview with Zaha Hadid

Jul 3rd, 2007

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Here is a short interview with Zaha that we conducted at the press preview of the exhibition last week. In it, Zaha talks about the exhibition, as well as about the difference between designing furniture and buildings, and the impact she feels her work has had on architecture. Above is a screen grab from the movie; the actual movie is below. Read the rest of this entry »

Video interview with Design Museum director Deyan Sudjic

Jul 3rd, 2007

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In this interview we conducted last week, Design Museum director Deyan Sudjic introduces the exhibition and talks about the reasons why he chose Zaha Hadid as the subject of his first major architecture exhibition. Above is a screen shot from the movie; the actual movie is below. Read the rest of this entry »

First press reviews of the exhibition

Jul 2nd, 2007

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The first press reviews of the Zaha Hadid - Architecture and Design exhibition have been published.

Edwin Heathcote, architecture critic at the Financial Times, has written a review/interview (above) in which he states: “Her time has come. The Design Museum show documents an architect at the peak of her career.” Read the rest of this entry »

“Things To Look At” blogs the exhibition

Jun 29th, 2007

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Congratulations to Things To Look At blog for being, we believe, the first to post photos and a review of the exhibition (apart from us of course, but we have an unfair advantage).

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Here are a couple of photos from Things To Look At; see more here.

The South Bank Show - Zaha Hadid

Jun 29th, 2007

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ITV1 will broadcast a special South Bank Show on Sunday night, devoted to Zaha Hadid. The arts programme has been filmed to tie in with the exhibition at the Design Museum, and sees Zaha walking round and talking about some of her built projects, including the Phaeno science centre in Wolfsburg, Germany.

The programme starts at 22.45, Sunday 1 July, on ITV1.

Exhibition highlights: Louis Vuitton Icone bag, 2006

Jun 29th, 2007

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Here is the first of our selection of highlights from the exhibition - or at least the top floor of the exhibition, since the first floor is a bit dark for photos without pro equipment.

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The Louis Vuitton Icone bag is made of moulded plastic and comes with its own stand and two stools. Read the rest of this entry »

Portraits of Zaha at the Design Museum by Luke Hayes

Jun 29th, 2007

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Photographer Luke Hayes spent the day yesterday documenting the Zaha Hadid exhibition. Here are some portraits he took of Zaha during the course of the day. Read the rest of this entry »

Some decent photos of the exhibition

Jun 29th, 2007

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After our amateur efforts, here are some professional shots of the Zaha exhibition. The photos are by Luke Hayes. Read the rest of this entry »