Artists Anonymous: GUARD 1, 2008, Afterimage, 140 cm x100 cm / Courtesy White Square Gallery, Berlin

With the exhibition RAPTURE - until December 12th - in the new rooms of the White Square Gallery in Berlin, ARTIST ANONYMOUS strike a balance of their art and life thus far, to which they gave a shape over the last several years. Not only do they recall their former statements on the essential questions of the present, but they give an interested audience an idea of their further development.

An important hint is given through the exhibitions title, RAPTURE, which in this case stands less for theme, then more for existence which includes a modern, active position in life. One could describe this condition as “relaxed tension”, that is what the artists plead for.

Interactive: Zoo films director James Frost, Radiohead House of Cards / Courtesy Design Museum, London

Following the tremendous success of their inaugural year in 2008, Brit Insurance Design Awards and supporting Brit Insurance Designs of the Year exhibition return for their second year, making them an annual fixture on the design industry calendar. Brit Insurance Design Awards is the Design Museum's annual exploration of the of the most innovative, interesting and forward looking designs produced over the last twelve months from around the world and celebrated in seven categories: Architecture, Transport, Graphics, Interactive, Product, Furniture and Fashion. The shortlist is on show at the Brit Insurance Designs of the Year Exhibition from 12 February until 14 June at the Design Museum in London.

Design Cities / Photo: Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, courtesy DESIGN MUSEUM, London

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The DESIGN MUSEUM, London presents until January 4, 2009 the exhibition Design Cities. Design Cities tells the story of contemporary design through the focus of seven key cities, in each case looking at their most creative moments. Whilst focusing on how specific periods have contributed to the evolution of design, the exhibition also investigates the ways in which design has shaped contemporary culture. Beginning in London at the time of the Great Exhibition in 1851, and moving to the Vienna of Adolf Loos in 1908, to the Bauhaus in Dessau in 1928, to the Paris of Le Corbusier in1936. In the post-war period, the exhibition moves to the Los Angeles of Charles and Ray Eames in 1949, then to Milan in 1957 and Tokyo's creative flowering in1987. Finally, returning to present day London which is once again the world's leading centre for design, the base for Ron Arad and Ross Lovegrove, Jasper Morrison and many other leading contemporary designers.

DESIGN MUSEUM: Richard Rogers + Architects - From The House To The City, 175 Greenwich Street - view of the World Trade Centre Site, 2008 / credit 7-t Ltd / courtesy DESIGN MUSEUM

One of the most influential British architects of our time, Richard Rogers has established himself and his practice at the forefront of today's architectural culture through such high-profile projects as the Pompidou Centre, the headquarters for Lloyd's of London, the Millennium Dome, the National Assembly for Wales and Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport. The exhibition "Richard Rogers + Architects - From the House to the City" will present until August 25, 2008 a detailed survey of Rogers' work.