Hold Wednesday, October 10th for DesignPhiladelphia’s smashing kick-off event. The 2012 festival, running October 10-14, begins with PopUp Place at Provenance Architecturals, a 10,000 square-foot salvage warehouse set along cobble-stoned Canal Street near Delaware Avenue. Tickets to the VIP party will be on sale soon.
Don’t know Provenance? As the supplier of reclaimed architectural salvage, Provenance is behind the floors at the new Barnes Foundation – wood planks created by portions of a Long Island boardwalk. Dine out much? Provenance has also helped outfit some of Philadelphia’s most distinct restaurants, from Barbuzzo to Oyster House, whose three-inch marble raw bar was built with landscaping salvaged from Independence Mall. Provenance is overflowing with materials old and new, from Corinthian columns, to stellar globes, Victorian streetlamps, furniture and home decor, monumental stained glass, slate slabs, stacks of wood, and more 19th century milling tools than you could possibly imagine.
You’ll have to wait a few months for this blowout party, but we’ll be testing signature cocktails until October, so stop by our new office at The University of the Arts for a taste test, and stay tuned for more 2012 Festival announcements.
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