Photograph Marco Zanta

 

August 2012

For the past six years, John Pawson has been collaborating with the Benedictine community of the Archabbey of Pannonhalma in Hungary, on the remodelling of the interior of the monastery's 13th century basilica. On August 27th, following the conclusion of work, a ceremony of reconsecration was held, attended by the country's president.

Photograph Tamas Bujnovszky

 

 

On Friday June 8 a major exhibition of John Pawson's work opened to the public at the Fondazione Bisazza, a new cultural space located on the outskirts of Vicenza. John Pawson Plain Space is Bisazza's inaugural show and runs until July 29th. The private opening on June 7 was preceded by a lecture by John Pawson, delivered at Palladio's Teatro Olimpico in central Vicenza.

For more information see www.fondazionebisazza.it

 

May 2012

John Pawson's Waddesdon Bench is installed as part of a major outdoor exhibition of contemporary sculpture at Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire. The exhibition is being mounted in collaboration with Christie's, as a sculptural counterpoint to Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin's painting, Boy Building a House of Cards, recently acquired by Waddesdon.

For further information see  www.waddesdon.org.uk

 

 

On June 8th, a major exhibition of the work of John Pawson opens at the Fondazione Bisazza, Vicenza, in the Veneto region of northern Italy, a new cultural space dedicated to design and contemporary architecture. John Pawson Plain Space will be the foundation's inaugural show and runs until July 29th.

For further information, see www.fondazionebisazza.it

May 2012

 

Sunday May 20th is the final day of the major exhibition, John Pawson, at the Architekturmuseum of the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich.

Pinakothek der Moderne
Barer Strasse 40
80333 Munich
Germany
www.architekturmuseum.de/en

Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

10 euros | Concessions 7 euros | Sunday admission 1 euro

Photograph Jens Weber

 

May 2012

At 7:30pm on Tuesday 15th May, John Pawson will be in conversation with Design Museum Director Deyan Sudjic, discussing his recently published book, A Visual Inventory (Phaidon Press). The event will take place at the Design Museum.

For further information and tickets please see www.designmuseum.org/talks

 

An exhibition of John Pawson's photographs opens to the public on 11th May at Platform, a new gallery space within the Habitat store on the Kings Road, London. Containing images selected from his recently published book, A Visual Inventory (Phaidon Press), John Pawson: Framed will be Platform's inaugural event. The gallery will be open during store opening hours.

 

 

On 4th April, Calvin Klein Inc hosted a party in New York to celebrate the publication of John Pawson A Visual Inventory (Phaidon Press). The event was held in the company's Madison Avenue store, designed by Pawson in 1995.

 

On Thursday 1st March a major exhibition, John Pawson, opens at the Architekturmuseum, in the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich. The show runs until Sunday May 20th.

Pinakothek der Moderne
Barer Strasse 40
80333 Munich
Germany
www.architekturmuseum.de/en

Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

10 euros | Concessions 7 euros | Sunday admission 1 euro

Photography by Jens Weber and Orla Connolly

 

 

Designed in partnership with Swarovski Crystal Palace, Perspectives opens at St Paul's Cathedral, during the London Design Festival 2011.

See www.stpaulsperspectives.co.uk for more information

 

John Pawson 2006-2011: The Voice of Matter is published.

See www.elcroquis.es for ordering information and a list of distributors; also available through Amazon.