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John Pawson
 
October 2011
On 13th October, Calvin Klein Inc held a dinner in the former Commonwealth Institute in west London, co-hosted by John Pawson and Deyan Sudjic, Director of the Design Museum. The event celebrated the Design Museum's move to its new permanent home in the building in 2014.

View a short film of the event
 
September 2011
Designed in partnership with Swarovski Crystal Palace, Perspectives opens at St Paul's Cathedral, during the London Design Festival 2011. The work can be viewed as part of guided tours of the cathedral until the end of January 2012.

See www.stpaulsperspectives.co.uk for more information
 
July 2011
New Stage, Bolshoi Ballet, Moscow

The Russian premiere of Chroma takes place in Moscow.
Choreography: Wayne McGregor
Music: The White Stripes, arranged by Joby Talbot
Stage Design: John Pawson
Project Architect: Mark Treharne
Lighting Design: Lucy Carter
Costume Design: Moritz Junge

See Chroma for more information

 
July 2011
Opéra Bastille, Paris

L'Anatomie de la Sensation  receives its world premiere.
Choreography: Wayne McGregor
Music: Mark-Anthony Turnage
Stage Design: John Pawson
Project Architect: Mark Treharne
Lighting Design: Lucy Carter
Costume Design: Moritz Junge

See L'Anatomie de la Sensation for more information

 
May 2011
John Pawson's participation in the 2011 London Design Festival is announced.
 
See Perspectives for further details of the Pawson intervention in the Geometric Staircase of St Paul's Cathedral, which is being developed in partnership with Swarovski.

The London Design Festival 2011 runs 17-25 September - www.londondesignfestival.com

March 2011
The Ribbon for Japan is conceived to support the disaster relief effort. An electronic version of the design is available to download, for attachment to websites and emails. A suggested donation of £1 can be made online at www.redcross.org.uk/JapanTsunami

Read messages of support from the Pawson office.


 
March 2011
On Monday 21st March John Pawson will give the Harwell Hamilton Harris Endowed Lecture at the North Carolina University School of Architecture. The lecture, titled Plain Space, starts at 6pm in the Burns Auditorium.
 
See www.ncsu.edu for more information
 
February 2011
Work has been under way for some time on a project in the Alentejo region of Portugal, with the Pawson office one of a number of participating architectural practices. Introductory material on both the site and on the Pawson scheme is contained in a series of films commissioned from Graham Clayton-Chance by Winkreative.

http://vimeo.com/barrocalfilms/videos
January 2011
Dates for upcoming Wayne McGregor ballets during 2011,
with set design by John Pawson

Paris Opera Ballet 'Anatomie de la sensation
Wednesday 29 June - 19.30
Saturday 2 July - 14.30 & 20.00
Tuesday 5 July - 19.30
Wednesday 6 July - 19.30
Friday 8 July - 19.30
Saturday 9 July - 14.30 & 20.00
Monday 11 July - 19.30
Tuesday 12 July - 19.30
Thursday 14th July - 14.30
Friday 15th July - 19.30
See www.operadeparis.fr for more information

Chroma at the New Stage, Bolshoi Ballet
Thursday 21 July 2011
See www.bolshoi.ru for more information

Chroma at San Francisco Ballet
Thursday 7 April - 20.00
Saturday 9 April - 14.00 & 20.00
Tuesday 12 April - 20.00
Friday 15 April - 20.00
Sunday 17 April - 14.00
Wednesday 20 April - 19.30
See www.sfballet.org for more information

Chroma at National Ballet of Canada
Wednesday 24 November - 19.30
Thursday 25 November - 19.30
Friday 26 November - 19.30
Saturday 27 November - 14.00 & 19.30
Sunday 28 November - 14:00
See www.ballet.ca for more information