Thank you!
What an amazing celebration it was! Thank you to our sponsors, participants, event attendees, volunteers and everyone in between for making DesignPhiladelphia 2011 the best one yet.
Tease
As part of DesignPhildelphia’s closing celebration, Scissor Candy and Richard Nicholas bring vivacious vixens together for Tease, an event that will seduce and allure you. Ten salons will change live…
Murals & Meals
Led by Gary Steuer, the Director of Philadelphia’s Department of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, the tour provides a taste of Philadelphia’s renowned murals, public sculptures and designed spaces…
Getting Dressed
Joan Shepp plays host to artist Denise Fike as she paints a model getting dressed in Joan Shepp’s window. The model will be wearing the collection of Bela Shehu’s NINO…
Philly Works Studio
A 2D exhibit of the people that make up Philly Works. Come celebrate and participate in the Philly Works Studio: an experiment connecting designers, makers and craftspeople to develop new…
Plastic Floats
Plastic bags float: in our rivers, in our lakes and in our oceans – never to fully disintegrate. A permanent mark of man’s negative impact on our environment. Conceptualist artist…
Pompadour
Join us for a night of celebrating the popular hair trend inspired by Madame de Pompadour. Sip cocktails while eye-gazing at models pompadoured in various stylings – everything from the…
Big Chalkers
Express yourself with four-foot, adult sized ’sidewalk chalk’ crayons. Big Chalkers allow you to leave your temporary tag on Philadelphia’s urban canvas while invigorating your inner child. Coloring outside the…
Show & Tell
Show & Tell is a conversation led by Philadelphia area creative teams. Three teams will briefly present three project focused on the creative process (from client services to mood boards…
Vandercook Letterpress Workshop
Beginning Letterpress Printing on the Vandercook. 6-hour hands-on workshop covering the basics of printing, typesetting (wood & metal type), Vandercook press maintenance, troubleshooting press and printing issues, inking, paper use…
The Switched-On Garden
Join Data Garden at the oldest surviving botanic garden in North America for an interactive exhibition exploring the relationship between plants, music, and technology. Participants will have the opportunity to…
Jewelry-Making Workshop
Create a one-of-a-kind jewelry piece with accessories designer Lenora Dame.
Free and open to the public.
RSVP anthroevents@anthropologie.com
www.lenoradame.com
Printer Smash
Back by popular demand, our Printer Smash event lets you give that printer the punishment it deserves. Join us in helping our sponsor Nonprofit Technology Resources creatively disassemble some printers…
BetterBlocksPhilly Opening Celebration
Join BetterBlocksPhilly for a week-long block party celebrating musical performances, art and design exhibitions, workshops, presentations, vendors and pop-up shops. BetterBlocksPhilly is a living/functioning exhibit of temporarily installed Complete/Green Street…
Next?
What is next on the design front? Step right up and you will see the greatest design show on earth. From the four corners of this world, objects handcrafted yet…
DesignPhiladelphia’s KICK-OFF
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…