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2010 Philadelphia Emerging Architects Prize and LIFE+ Exhibition Opening
October 7th, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Center for Architecture
1218 Arch Street
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The Philadelphia Emerging Architecture Prize (PEAPrize) recognizes architects and firms producing high-quality architectural design and thinking, encouraging the exchange of ideas among emerging architects who might otherwise not have a wide forum to share their work. The bi-annual Prize is awarded to a select group of architects/firms as chosen through a juried portfolio submission. Philadelphia area architects that have been registered 10 years or fewer are eligible to be considered for the Prize. PEAPrize winners will be announced publicly prior to the exhibition opening.
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Also opening is LIFE+, an exhibit featuring objects designed by students in Philadelphia University’s department of Industrial Design in collaboration with CH Briggs. Inspired by the flexibility and design possibilities of DuPont™ Corian® solid surfaces, the objects exhibited represent a curriculum based focus on materiality, beauty and the all department theme, transgenerational design, and provides onlookers with the real world view of design meets fabrication. Interact with LIFE+ exhibiting October 7- November 18, 2010.
Free and open to the public.
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Tags: Architecture, competition, design
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West Philly Hybrid X Team
October 7th, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
The Design Lot
313 South Broad Street
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High school students from Philadelphia’s inner city, the West Philly Hybrid X Team, are bringing their vision and energy to the GE Ecomagination competition, a $200 million innovation experiment. The competition challenged businesses, entrepreneurs, innovators, and students to share their best ideas on how to build the next generation power grid. See the cars in person during the DesignPhiladelphia Kick-Off Party, Part Two.
Free and open to the public
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DesignPhiladelphia Kick-Off Party (Part Two)
October 7th, 7:30pm - 10:00pm
The Design Lot
313 South Broad Street
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The party continues! Come to The Design Lot, across from the Kimmel Center, for the blow-out event celebrating the start of DesignPhiladelphia’s sixth year. Music, beverages and uber-cool installations are waiting for you. Everyone is welcome.
The Design Lot will be open October 7 thru October 17, 11:00 am to 6:00 pm daily. It is the place to get more DesignPhiladelphia information, explore the installations by day, and meet other design champions.
Free and open to the public
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Illuminating Graffiti
October 7th, 8:00pm - 10:00pm
The Design Lot
313 S. Broad St.
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This project features several graffiti artists in different locations who will work collaboratively in Philadelphia through digital projection. The use of technology stretches the possibilities for graffiti’s social and collaborative spirit as well as redefines graffiti’s temporary nature. The public will have the opportunity to watch the expression unfold, understand it better, and experiment with led light graffiti, furthering The Hacktory’s mission to inspire new mediums and experiences through the use of technology in the arts. This event is co-sponsored by University of the Arts College of Media and Communication.
Free and open to the public
Tags: installation, multimedia, technology
Tags: installation, multimedia, technology
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Making It: Alumni Works ‘05-’10
October 8th, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
The Caplan Center, Terra Building 17th Floor, University of the Arts
211 S. Broad Street
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Making It: Alumni Works ‘05-’10 is a juried exhibition of works in multiple media exploring the act of making by University of the Arts alumni from the Classes of 2005-10. The jury will include notable members of the Philadelphia art and design community as well as distinguished University of the Arts faculty and alumni. Work will be on exhibit October 8 – 23, 2010.
Free and open to the public.
www.uarts.edu
Tags: craft, graphic design, industrial design, multimedia
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Passing Evidence: Opening Reception
October 8th, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
AxD Gallery
265 South 10th Street
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Versatility and sustainability are on full display in this exhibition. Working with media as diverse as shadows cast on walls to natural oils stained on paper, designers Christine Stoughton and Nancy Sophy harness the fragile chemistry of essential materials and light to a joyous, enduring human spirit of form-making. Passing Evidence continues through November 6.
Free and open to the public
AxD Gallery
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Ultimate Connection
October 8th, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Minima
118 North 3rd Street
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October 8th – November 6th
Minima’s exhibition will highlight the connection between craft and industry.
Production techniques include traditional methods, craftsmanship as well as innovative technological methods, especially conceived to guarantee that each single product has unique aesthetics and functional qualities. The key is choosing the highest quality materials, sourcing the best craftsmen and manufacturers in the world.
Free and open to the public.
For more info, call: 215-922-2002
Tags: industrial design, product design
Tags: industrial design, product design
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Thrash Factories: Opening Reception
October 8th, 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Sk8lamp Gallery
306 East Girard Avenue
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Trashed skateboards are the inspiration and the raw material for furniture, lighting, jewelry, and an array of other functional, re-manufactured products. The show will feature exciting new product premiers from Victor Perez of sk8lamps.com, Lynn Weiler of sevenplydesigns.com, and Jason Podlaski of deckstool.com.
Free and open to the public.
Tags: furniture design, jewelry, lighting design, product design, repurposing, skateboarding
Tags: furniture design, jewelry, lighting design, product design, repurposing, skateboarding
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Whiskey Tasting
October 8th, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Hudson Beach Glass
26 S. Strawberry Street
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Please join us at our glassblowing studio and gallery for a one-of-a-kind whiskey tasting. Enjoy four different whiskeys using the glasses we make in our studio on Strawberry Street. During the tasting an expert will explain the nuances of the different spirits while Sean Gilvey, the co-owner of Hudson Beach Glass Philadelphia, will be in the hot shop demonstrating how he makes the glasses. The price of the ticket includes a glass to take home (a $40 value).
$40 fee, Open to the public
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The Absinthe Drinkers Concert
October 8th, 8:00pm - 9:00pm
AxD Gallery
265 South 10th Street
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As an added treat, after the opening reception for Passing Evidence: Christine Stoughton & Nancy Sophy AxD Gallery presents a special concert. The Absinthe Drinkers spawn catchy, original pop/funk/rock/whatever songs from works of literature ancient and modern. The Drinkers have funkified Baudelaire, punkified Shakespeare, and rockified a number of modern writers. October 8th will mark the first time The Drinkers have played AxD since their hit 2007 Fringe Festival show, Songs From Under the Bed.
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Anthony Tammaro: Super Unnatural
October 9th, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Wexler Gallery
201 North 3rd Street
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Wexler Gallery presents an exhibition of innovative tabletop vessel forms by cutting-edge designer Anthony Tammaro. Tammaro˙s most recent body of work explores the concepts of mass consumption, mass production, and the tabletop vessel in the historical sense. Taking advantage of a number of technological advances which have developed over the past decade, the designer will produce a series of various plastic vessels, produced with a low-tech rotomolding processes. The Tabletop Vessel Series will question the relationship between craft-based production practices and the typical modern mass production process of throwaway plastic consumer products, exploring a number of aesthetic and conceptual avenues.
Free and open to the public
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Theatre of Design
October 9th, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Biello Martin Studio
148 North 3rd Street
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Theatre of Design brings together three Philadelphia artist/designers with international roots – Italian American sculptor/decorative artist Michael Biello, Italian architect/designer Carlo Fiammenghi, and Colombian architect/designer Antonio Sofan in a playfully delicious installation at the Biello Martin Studio in Old City. The artists along with composer Dan Martin will play off the Italian words for supper (cena) and scene (scena) by creating a collaborative “dinner scene” complete with live performance and music.
Free and open to the public.
Tags: Architecture, live performance, music, sculpture
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8static’s 2nd Anniversary Party
October 9th, 7:00pm - 11:30pm
Studio 34
4522 Baltimore Avenue
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8static is Philadelphia’s premier monthly chip music event, started two years ago during DesignPhiladelphia. Come out and celebrate our second anniversary! Artists from around the world will be present, performing live 8-bit music and video on a variety of classic computers and consoles. Featuring live sets by Receptors (Virginia), La Belle Indifference (Denmark), Party Time: Hexcellent (Texas), Cheap Dinosaurs, SKGB, and NO CARRIER (Philadelphia).
Admission fee: $8
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Glassphemy! Public Preview Reception
October 12th, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Crane Arts Building Courtyard
1400 North American Street
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Macro-Sea’s Glassphemy! is a 20-by-30-foot steel structure lined with bulletproof glass. Bottles are thrown at a friend (or enemy) standing in safety behind a clear wall—it’s a “multi-sensory recycling center”. The Community Design Collaborative and InLiquid are proud to bring Glassphemy! back home to Philadelphia, where it was conceived, for a limited engagement.
Free and open to the public.
Tags: environmental graphic design, installation, interactive design
Tags: environmental graphic design, installation, interactive design
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Ford/Forlano Jewelry Trunk Show & Exhibition
October 13th, 1:00pm - 7:00pm
Marketplace Design Center, Suite 106
2400 Market Street
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Grange Furniture will host an exclusive Ford/Forlano jewelry trunk show and art exhibition in the showroom. Steven Ford and David Forlano’s prints are influenced by atmosphere while the jewelry collection resonates with nature. The art exhibition will remain on display through November 30th.
Free and open to the public
Information: 215-557-0118
www.marketplacedc.com
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Re(New)Purpose
October 13th, 5:00pm - 7:00pm, 7:30pm - 10:30pm
Front & Palmer
1750 North Front Street
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RECYCLE, REUSE, REFURBISH, REPURPOSE, RECLAIM, REJUVENATE, RETHINK, RE-IMAGINE
An exhibit highlighting examples of recasting the old in the modern world. Design, lighting and art, photography, furniture, and fabric arts. Participants include: Front & Palmer/Feast Your Eyes Catering, bahdeebahdu Groundwork, Geoffrey Ansel Agrons, and Suzie Morris.
Exhibit runs from 5:00pm – 7:00pm and the post-exhibit buffet runs from 7:30pm – 10:30pm.
Free admission to the exhibit. After exhibit buffet dinner (BYOB) is $58 per person, RSVP required. For dinner RSVP and pre-payment: info [at] frontandpalmer [dot] com
Tags: fabric design, furniture design, photography, repurposing, textiles
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Carte Blanche Launch
October 13th, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
DuPont™ Corian® Design Studio, Suite 403
2400 Market Street
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Please join DuPont™ Corian® and French design magazine Intramuros for a Wednesday evening Carte Blanche launch event with visiting designer Todd Bracher. Carte Blanche, an exhibition celebrating the 25th anniversary of Intramuros, the designers who have been featured on the cover of the magazine, and the versatility of DuPont™ Corian®, will be on display October 7-October 29.
For more information on Carte Blanche or the DuPont™ Corian® Design Studio, please call 215-254-7301 or visit carteblanche.corian.com
Free and open to the public
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Visual Voice: Neighborhood Led Design
October 14th, 4:00pm - 7:00pm
The Art Gallery at City Hall, room 116
1400 Market Street
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People come together, neighborhoods connect, design discourse creates a Visual Voice.
Urban Studio is creating a city-wide series of charrettes to create design responses for shared needs. This work will be exhibited in Philadelphia’s City Hall and will be the context for a panel discussion exploring neighborhood-led, grass roots design. The panel will be followed by an opening reception for the exhibition, which runs October 7-29.
Free and open to the public
Tags: design, education, urban design
Tags: design, education, urban design
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Philly Works
October 15th, 6:00pm - 11:00pm
The University of Pennsylvania School of Design: Meyerson Hall
210 South 34th Street
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Philly Works is a survey of design, craft, fabrication, and manufacturing in the Philadelphia region – showcasing the abundance of production methods in the city to create and inspire innovative work and cultivate creative networks.
Philly Works is producing a printed publication, an exhibit, and an online database for 2010. The exhibit and catalog will include prototypes, products, and production techniques; documentation of design work from all disciplines; and documentation of local production spaces. Exhibition October 7 – 16, 2010
Free and open to the public
Tags: craft, fashion, featured, graphic design, industrial design, product design
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Through the Garden’s Eyes
October 16th, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
6th Street Community Garden
1034 6th Street
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Through the Garden’s Eyes is a collaborative event between local designers and community gardeners that celebrates the reclamation and beautification of Philadelphia’s vacant urban spaces. Design projects include: custom birdhouses for local bird populations, a design/build garden project, and an informational exhibit on Philadelphia’s community gardens. The South 6th Street Community Garden will open its gates to the public, sharing the often quiet life of urban gardens with the greater city.
Free and open to the public.
Tags: gardening, urban design, urban gardens
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Andrew Jevremovic + Val Cushing
October 16th, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Sub Octo Gallery
2202-10 Alter Street
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A special exhibition and sale of one-of-a-kind domestic designs, featuring hand-crafted, sculptural wood and metal furnishings by Philadelphia artist/designer Andrew Jevremovic, creator of Kraftwork Bar and other commercial venues in Philadelphia and New York, paired with the sensuous, organic pottery of renowned ceramic artist Val Cushing. Together the two artisans create a classically functional environment as powerful as any contemporary sculpture installation.
Free and open to the public.
All work will be on display and available for sale at Sub Octo Gallery. An opening reception will be held Saturday, October 16, 2010 from 6-9 pm at the gallery.
Tags: craft, furniture design, installation, sculpture
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MIO: Green Design for Everyone
October 16th, 7:00pm
MIO
446 North 12th Street
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MIO, recognized nationally for their high design, eco-friendly home furnishings is launching a rental venture in Philadelphia’s loft district. Come by, browse, buy, and enjoy a beverage.
Free and open to the public
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John Wind / Maximal Art Instant Heirloom Jewelry Workshop at Joan Shepp
October 16th, 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Joan Shepp
1616 Walnut Street
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Bring in your old keys, lockets, buttons, brooches, pet tags, chains, beads, earrings, rings, fabric flowers, ribbons, lace, and other trinkets. We’ll turn them into charms you can hook to one of your own bracelets or necklaces, or one that will be available for sale that day. First charm will be assembled for free.
www.joanshepp.com
Free and open to the public.
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MORIHATA Pop Up Shop
October 13 - 17, 11:30am - 5:30pm
Morihata
429 N. 13th Street, Suite 1A
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Modern & Green Japanese products wholesaler will re-open to public for 5-day Only Pop-Up Shop during Design Philadelphia. Represented products are Yoko Yano Jewelry, Chikuno Cube; Bamboo Charcoal Air Freshener, Sumi Charcoal; Kishu Bichotan air freshener, Tabi-Socks; split toe socks, seisuke88; hand bags with Japanese vintage prints, and Yoshii Towel; superior water absorption, fast-drying & processed in environmentally friendly methods.
Free and open to the public.
October 13-17
You can also purchase our products at our online store www.rikumo.com.
Tags: industrial design, product design
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