Design Philadelphia is a citywide series of events featuring gallery
tours, museum programs, public lectures, exhibitions, book signings
and open houses. The first annual event will bring together universities,
museums galleries, retailers and professional associations with the
united
intention of promoting the design arts in Philadelphia.
DesignPhiladelphia is a new cultural initiative formed to recognize
the region’s distinguished design history and to celebrate
the region’s contemporary significance as an important international
center for advancement in the design disciplines. The city-wide initiative
has developed opportunities to enhance the public’s appreciation
of the design disciplines through multidisciplinary design projects,
exhibitions, and events.
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Image courtesy
of Calderwood Gallery
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Matthew Izzo Gallery
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Michael Biello
Studios
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The project is comprised of three components:
I.
The philadelphia design experiment v.1.0
The Charter High School for Architecture and Design
105 South 7th Street, 4th floor, Philadelphia
Click here for directions
April 1 – 17, 2005.
Opening reception: April 1, 5 - 8 pm
philadelphia design experiment Symposium : April 1, 4 – 6 pm
Panel 1 Design About:
Paula Hian, Paula Hian Designs; Jaime Salm, Mio Culture; Patrycja
Doniewski, and Qb3
Panel 2 Design City: How design can impact the growth and identity
of Philadelphia
Stephanie Naidoff, Director of the Philadelphia Commerce Department;
Architect Alan Greenberger, Design Advocacy Group; Denise Scott Brown,
and Venturi Scott Brown Architects.
Moderated by Chris Satullo Editorial Page Editor, Philadelphia Inquirer
The philadelphia design experiment v.1.0 is a multidisciplinary
design exhibition that unites seven Philadelphia-area college-level
design schools to present proposals and projects that will offer
potentially progressive and innovative design solutions addressing
life in contemporary Philadelphia. Informed by the city’s past
as much as by the present, these solutions will intersect modern
ideas with historical accomplishments.
The participating schools and the specific design disciplines represented
in this exhibition include Art Institute of Philadelphia (multi-media
design), Drexel University (interior design), Moore College of Art
and Design (fashion design), Philadelphia University (textile design),
Temple University/Tyler School of Art (graphic design), University
of the Arts (industrial design) and University of Pennsylvania/Penn
Praxis (architecture and urban design).
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The Charter High School for
Architecture and Design (CHAD)
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Wendle Castle at Wexler Gallery
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Flotsam and Jetsam
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II.
Ancillary exhibitions and cultural programming.
DesignPhiladelphia is promoting design-oriented activities taking
place at cultural and academic institutions throughout the city.
Participants include: The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Collab, the
Philadelphia Furniture & Furnishings Show, the Philadelphia
Museum of Jewish Art,Philadelphia International Airport, CHAD,
the Philadelphia
Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, The Design Center
at Philadelphia University, among others.
Click here for an event calendar.
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Taccia Lamp at OLC |
Ryan McGuiness Soccer Ball for Cereal Art
at Fosters |
Josh Owen at 222 Gallery |
III.
Workshop demonstrations, lectures, openings and book signings at
Philadelphia based design-oriented stores and galleries.
DesignPhiladelphia is collaborating with Minima, OLC, Mode Moderne,
Snyderman & Works Galleries, Wexler Gallery, Foster’s Urban
Homeware, Flotsam & Jetsam, Artemide, 222Gallery, Moderne, Biello
Studio, Dane De_cor, neo dekor, Owen Patrick, Belle Maison, Matthew
Izzo; as well as groups such as Rittenhouse Row, Old City Arts Association,
and the Philadelphia chapters of professional design discipline organizations.
Click here for an event calendar.
DesignPhiladelphia is directed by Hilary Jay (director, The Design
Center at Philadelphia University), Jamer Hunt (director, Master
of Industrial Design Program, The University of the Arts), and Joseph
Dennis Kelly II (Philadelphia-based design journalist). The initiative
is administered through The Design Center at Philadelphia University.
To learn more about DesignPhiladelphia and the associated events
visit www.designphiladelphia.org For details about a specific event
contact the hosting organization directly.
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Moderne Gallery
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Jon Wagner Architects,
Dolce restaurant
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Minima
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