Now running in its seventh year! Grab your handy guidebook and get ready for 11 days of over 150 great events. In this year’s lineup we have exhibitions, workshops, street happenings, open studios, lectures, and more.
Feeling a little overwhelmed (with excitement)? Search our event calendar word cloud for specific interests. Or, visit our DesignLounge – information central – at The Center for Architecture where you will find DP guidebooks, tshirts, umbrellas and volunteers who can help point you in the right direction.
Today’s Highlights
October 13, 2011
DesignPhiladelphia’s KICK-OFF
300 block of North 11th Street
Thursday October 13, 2011
STOP 1: The Liao Collection Benefit & Award Presentation
310 North 11th Street
Thursday October 13, 2011
6pm-7:30pm
The evening begins at the Liao Collection, an Asian antique emporium, with a benefit party for DesignPhiladelphia. We’ll be presenting the first annual Design Champion Award to Mayor Michael A. Nutter for his unwavering support of the regional creative community and for his initiatives to encourage innovative design solutions to improving and greening the urban environment.
$50 per person
STOP 2: Vox Populi, Grizzly Grizzly Gallery and The Action Mill
319 North 11th Street
Thursday October 13, 2011
7pm-9pm
Gallery openings inside, fanciful food trucks and atmospheric projections by Klip Collective outside.
Free and open to the public.
STOP 3: The Trestle Inn
339 North 11th Street
Thursday October 13, 2011
Doors open at 7pm, Performance at 8pm
“Curlie Show” – the flirtatious design of burlesque hair styles featuring Richard Nicholas Hair Studio.
Free and open to the public.
Sherwin-Williams Colormix 2012
Marketplace Design Center
2400 Market Street, Grand Hall, 4th Floor
Thursday October 13, 2011
11am
An elemental journey for interior designers presented by Jackie Jordan, Sherwin-Williams Director of Color Marketing & Design. Color is always on the move, and right now, we’re exploring its origins. Colormix™2012 surveys the landscape to find core palettes inspired by Mother Earth. 0.1 CEU pending approval. Light lunch & meet & greet following the event in Suite 224. In partnership with Sherwin-Williams and Robert Allen/Beacon Hill Fabrics.
Free and open to the public. Wheelchair accessible.
RSVP 215-561-5000 or dgreen@marketplacedc.com
Design Saves Lives Morihata
428 N. 13th St. Suite 2C
Thursday October 13, 2011
11am-5:30pm
Lifestyle retailer, Morihata, is participating in “Design Saves Lives” fundraising for Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief. During DesignPhiladelphia week, 10% of your purchase will be donated toward the relief effort. Represented products are Yoshii Towel, super soft, lightweight, colorful & water absorbent towel designed by Maho Mukai; paper thin wooden cup & brass tableware products designed by Oji Masonori; Binchotan Charcoal facial puff, soap & toothbrush. Our products have been featured in Elle Décor, House Beautiful and InStyle magazines. Open October 13-15 & 18-22, weekdays 11am-5:30pm weekends 10:30pm-2:30pm.
Free and open to the public.
Jewelry Making Demonstration
Bluestone Fine Art Gallery
301 N. 3rd Street A1
Thursday October 13, 2011
11am-4pm
Brooke Hine is a ceramic sculptor, installation artist and independent curator living and working in Philadelphia. Jewelry is a new direction for her; the amulets look like they’re from part of a larger sculpture. The natural shapes and neutral tones are simple yet sophisticated. Additional demonstration on October 23. 11am-4pm.
Free and open to the public.
The Height of Luxury: The Rise of Art Deco and Haute Couture
Marketplace Design Center
2400 Market St, Grand Hall, 4th Floor
Thursday October 13, 2011
2pm
Drawing on his background in cultural history, James Caughman tells the exciting story of creative development in Paris in the first three decades of the 20th century. Paris was the crucible in the development of modern art and this atmosphere propelled experimentation and innovation coexisting with a classic spirit. Art Deco and haute couture both flourished in these years and the designs of this period remain legacies that resonate strongly today. Reception following the event in Suite 112. In partnership with Baker, Knapp & Tubbs.
RSVP 215-561-5000 or dgreen@marketplacedc.com
Free and open to the public. Wheelchair accessible.
Soaring and Submersive P1: A Citywide Gardenpark
VIADUCTgreene and Reading Viaduct Project
FACTS Charter School, 1023 Callowhill Street
Thursday October 13, 2011
5pm-6pm
Join a conversation about transforming three miles of abandoned rail beds – 30 feet above and 30 feet below street level – into Philadelphia’s newest park. Explore the opportunities presented by this project, including the site’s rich historical, horticultural, and civic assets. Learn why this project, unique to Philadelphia, will be transformative for the city. In partnership with Metcalfe Architecture & Design.
Free and open to the public. Wheelchair accessible.
Penmanship
Vox Populi
319 N. 11th Street, Third Floor
Thursday October 13, 2011
6pm-9pm
An exhibition of works by 35 Philadelphia-based graphic designers curated by Dan Gneiding, Elysse Ricci, and Mikey Burton. Penmanship, the exhibition, is a product the idea that ones penmanship is a window into his or her character. A selection of local artists employ their inherent typographic instincts to create black and white prints. Born of a similar idea, the letterforms within the finished pieces are differentiated by shape, scale, contrast, manipulation and layering. A study of personal touch and distinction, the works you’ll see are a clear reflection of individual aesthetic. Running October 13-23, 2011.
Free and open to the public.
http://www.voxpopuligallery.org
The Architect and The Painter
Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design at Drexel University
Mitchell Auditorium, Bossone Research Center, 3140 Market Street
Thursday October 13, 2011
7pm
The Architect and The Painter is the first film about Charles and Ray Eames since their deaths and the only film to peer into their collaboration, their marriage and their “Renaissance Studio.” Narrated by James Franco, the film draws from archival material, primarily the stunning films and photographs produced by Charles, Ray, and their staff. Family members and design historians guide the story, but it is in interviews with the junior designers swept into the “24-7″ world of “The Eamery” that a fascinatingly complex picture of this husband and wife creative team really emerges.
Free and open to the public. Wheelchair accessible.
Future Meadows
The Action Mill
319 A N. 11th St., Fourth Floor
Thursday October 13, 2011
7pm-10pm
Crickets, butterflies, mourning doves, goldenrod, pawlonia trees, mullein… The Reading Viaduct meadows are already an important part of a much larger living ecosystem of Philadelphia that includes several miles of naturally occurring grasses, perennials and shrubs running throughout the city. The Action Mill teams up with landscape designer Margie Ruddick to discover the meadows along the viaduct with the goal of provoking the public to become stewards of this network of marvelous urban wilds. We invite you to come collect a specially crafted boutonniere made from harvested pioneer plants and learn about the value of urban plant succession while helping to disperse (literally) the seeds to cultivate future meadows.
Free and open to the public.
Patrick Gavin
Grizzly Grizzly Gallery
319 N. 11th Street, Second Floor
Thursday October 13, 2011
7pm-9pm
Patrick Gavin designs objects that investigate use and purpose. This instigates a situation of determined interaction between object and user, revealing a greater interest in spatial boundaries, object typologies and industrial production. Patrick Gavin is a Philadelphia native, now living in Brooklyn, NY where his studio is also based. He holds a MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art and a BFA from RISD. Gallery open weekends 2pm-6pm.
Free and open to the public.
Tomorrow will be an exciting day filled with hands-on workshops including letterpress, custom books, jewelry making, natural fabric printing and more!
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