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Knowledge and climate threats are two of the topics highlighted in the proposal for dress for Swedish Minister of Culture Amanda Lind to wear at the 2019 Nobel Banquet, which takes place on December 10.

November is very gray in Stockholm. Why not check out the exhibition The exhibition Hella Jongerius – Breathing Colour at Nationalmuseum? It is on view until February 9th 2020.

The research and design lab SPACE10, supported by IKEA, marks their fourth anniversary by opening a new research and design lab in Delhi, India.

The Kaj Franck Design Prize was awarded for the 28th time this autumn. For the first time, the receiver, instead of one single designer, was a group: the six partners of the design agency Aivan.

The exhibition Fabrik (Factory) focuses on memories, places, knowledge and narratives of former sites of craft industries in Europe; poses questions about the role of the individual as well as the collective, what’s promoted and what’s left out in these stories.

There can't be too many combo eateries with fantastic views in the world. This year, the Snøhetta-designed underwater restaurant and research station Under opened in Norway, with a panoramic seabed view. In Copenhagen, Alchemist crosses fine dining with a planetarium-like interior, designed by London-based Studio Duncalf.

Today it was announced that Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, will be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2019. Norwegian Snøhetta has created an art piece named The Best Weapon with Nelson Mandela’s famous quote “The best weapon is to sit down and talk” engraved on its surface. It was designed by Snøhetta and created in partnership with collaborators Hydro and Vestre. It was unveiled at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City the 18th of July, the Nelson Mandela Day, and will be moved to The Nobel Peace Center in Oslo.

This autumn, Nationalmuseum features an exhibition on one of the most dramatic moments in history – the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. The exhibition takes a broad look at what happened within the visual culture during the upheavals of 1989.

Thirty years after the historic fall of the Berlin Wall, the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein presents "After the Wall: Design since 1989" at the Vitra Schaudepot. Organized on the occasion of the museum’s own 30th anniversary, the exhibition charts design from the past three decades, examining how it has been shaped by broad technological, cultural, and socio-political shifts.

Their project Common Ground is a part of Ung Svensk Form 2019 (Young Swedish Design 2019). They work both separately and collaboratively, functionally and conceptually, with projects where the context is essential, and where materiality and activism are a reoccurring theme. Follow them @formmagazine on Instagram until October 17th.

Stockholm Craft Week Stockholm Craft Week is the first of its kind for Swedish crafts and the aim is to become an annual event. Stockholm Craft week wants to shed new light on contemporary craft and make sure the field receives the attention it deserves.

Planning on coming to Dutch Design Week (DDW)? The biggest design event in Northern Europe presents work and ideas of more than 2600 designers. This year, DDW presents design trends that mark the most important developments in the field of design. In one trend DDW explore how living biobased materials can be used.