10 Must-See Design Exhibitions in 2019

The year 2019 is packed with design exhibitions worldwide, from New York to Hong Kong, with highlights in Milan and Germany due to the International Exhibition and Bauhaus centenary. Key events include "Broken Nature" at Triennale Milano (March 1–September 1), curated by Paola Antonelli, focusing on restorative design; "100 years Bauhaus" at Akademie der Künste, Berlin (January 16–24), a festival curated by Bettina Wagner-Bergelt, plus the opening of Bauhaus Museum Dessau on September 1; "Tutto Ponti, Gio Ponti archi-designer" at Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris (until February 10), curated by Sophie Bouilhet-Dumas, Dominique Forest, and Salvatore Licitra; "Mars" at Design Museum, London (October 16, 2019–March 1, 2020), exploring life on Mars; "The Road Ahead: Reimagining Mobility" at Cooper Hewitt, New York (until March 31), featuring 40 projects from Arup, MIT, Höweler + Yoon, Toyota, IDEO, and Waymo; "Escher x nendo | Between Two Worlds" at National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne (until April 7), designed by Oki Sato's studio Nendo; "Food: Bigger than the Plate" at Victoria & Albert Museum, London (from May 18); "Noguchi for Danh Vo: Counterpoint" at M+, Hong Kong; "Enzo Mari" at Triennale Milano (autumn 2019), curated by Studio Enzo Mari and Hans Ulrich Obrist; and "The Value of Good Design" at MoMA, New York (February 10–May 27), curated by Juliet Kinchin and Andrew Gardner.