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Tom Dixon: Metalhead exhibition

Five architecture and design events in December from Dezeen Events Guide

Miami art week 2023, retrospective exhibition Tom Dixon: Metalhead and architecture conference Everything Architecture 2023 are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month.

Other events taking place in December include Taiwan Design Week 2023 and Dezeen talk Good Design is for Everyone: a Fireside Chat with PepsiCo.

Red Extruded chair by Tom Dixon
Above: Tom Dixon photographed by Dan Fontanelli. Top image: the Extruded chair by Tom Dixon

Tom Dixon: Metalhead
23 November 2023 to 13 January 2024

British designer Tom Dixon presents a retrospective exhibition at London gallery Themes & Variations, showcasing a range of furniture and lighting.

The exhibition spans Dixon's career and works from the 1980s to the present day, including coat stands, shelving and sculptures.

Also featured in the exhibition are welded chairs using metal found in scrapyards and a bull-shaped light.

Taiwan Design Week 2023
1 to 10 December 2023

The first edition of Taiwain Design Week takes place at the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei, with a programme of exhibitions, forums and an awards ceremony.

The largest exhibition, titled the Theme Exhibition, presents the work of 60 designers who respond to the festival's theme of Elastic Bridging, which aims to explore innovation, technology and sustainability.

Collaborating with the design week, Open House Taipai hosts tours around the city's urban spaces on 3 and 9 December.

Photo of book by PepsiCo
The talk celebrates the launch of PepsiCo Design + Innovation's book Good Design is for Everyone

Good Design is for Everyone: a Fireside Chat with PepsiCo
4 December 2023

Dezeen hosts a talk in New York City with design branch PepsiCo Design + Innovation.

The talk – moderated by Dezeen US editor Ben Dreith – invites PepsiCo chief design officer Mauro Porcini to discuss the brand's approach towards human-centred design and the projects PepsiCo has worked on for the last 10 years.

Good Design is for Everyone: a Fireside Chat with PepsiCo takes place at Rizzoli Bookstore.

Cartoon-like graphic representing Miami art week
Dezeen has launched a digital guide to Miami art week 2023. Illustration is by Justyna Green

Miami art week 2023
6 to 10 December 2023

Miami art week is a five-day festival celebrating art and design through fairs, exhibitions, installations and open showrooms predominantly located in the city's Design District and Miami Beach regions.

The annual art week welcomes curators, buyers, dealers and collectors to view the works of upcoming and established artists and designers.

Some of the largest events include the Alcova Miami, Design Miami, Art Miami and Art Basel fairs.

Dezeen Events Guide has launched a digital guide to Miami art week 2023, highlighting the key events taking place across the city. There's still time to get listed in the guide, find out more here.

Everything Architecture 2023
7 December 2023

The Dubai World Trade Centre presents Everything Architecture, a conference hosting global architects and designers with the aim of developing skillsets, exploring new trends and networking with industry professionals.

The conference presents seven talks led by 13 architects, urban development workers and government officials exploring topics of biophilic design, artificial intelligence (AI) and net-zero development.

About Dezeen Events Guide

Dezeen Events Guide is our guide to the best architecture and design events taking place across the world each year. The guide is updated weekly and includes virtual events, conferences, trade fairs, major exhibitions and design weeks.

Inclusion in the guide is free for basic listings, with events selected at Dezeen's discretion. Organisers can get standard, enhanced or featured listings for their events, including images, additional text and links, by paying a modest fee.

In addition, events can ensure inclusion by partnering with Dezeen. For more details on inclusion in Dezeen Events Guide and media partnerships with Dezeen, email [email protected].