Archive for the 'Industrial Design' Category

C.H. Briggs has teamed up with DuPont, Philadelphia-area architects and designers, and local Philadelphia fabricators to create inventive contemporary benches made entirely of DuPont Corian.  Featured on Contemporist and DesignMilk, the “Corian Bench Inventions” will be exhibited in three locations throughout the city of Philadelphia until the end of October… (And be sure to check [...]


Anything but soft and fuzzy, the Fabric Workshop and Museum’s New American Voices exhibit features the astounding work of five national artists working with tractors, totems, mechanics, magnets and more. Of particular note, Ruben Ortiz-Torres elevates lowrider subculture with his explosive cranes (featured in video and print) while Bill Smith’s “Decline of Eastern [...]


With over a ninety participants in one hundred forty-some events (and thousands of attendees!), this was certainly a week to remember… All manner of exhibitions, workshops, open houses, public installations and more brought Philly’s creative community together in the name of local design. What’s more, DesignPhiladelphia 2009 has proven to be our biggest event to [...]