Design Philadelphia – Philadelphia Fashion Week

DesignPhiladelphia Day 2!
October 08, 2009

Following a successful first day and a chance to ease in to the flow and pace of DesignPhiladelphia, join us for Day 2 – and 27 diverse programs! There’s something for everyone today, including: sample sales, hard hat tours, lectures, open studios, boat tours, workshops, films, and openings!

Marketplace Design Center Sample Sale
Category: Event
October 08, 2009
9:00am – 5:00pm
Marketplace Design Center
2400 Market Street

Marketplace Design Center is Philadelphia’s premier source of quality furnishings for the interior design professional. With fifty spectacular showrooms, the design center features an impressive array of products from over 700 manufacturers including furniture, fabric, kitchen, bath, lighting, accessories, antiques, audio visual systems, building products, and floor and wall coverings for residential and office settings. Amenities include adjacent parking, designer lounge, coffee shop and a full service restaurant serving lunch and dinner. Browse select showrooms for this two-day Sample Sale. Concierge will have completed list of participating showrooms.
Visit www.designphiladelphia.org for the full list of participating showrooms.
Admission: Free
For More Information: gcipolla@marketplacedc.com or 215-561-5000

The Welcome House: Itsuki Ogihara
The Welcome House and First Person Arts
Category: Event
October 08, 2009
9:00am – 9:00pm
LOVE Park
15th Street and JFK

Itsuki Ogihara: Itsuki will map and photograph the crowd’s movements and create silkscreen silhouettes.

Presented by First Person Arts in collaboration with InLiquid, The Welcome House is an artist residency by day and an art installation by night. The 10′ x 10′ transparent cube will reside in Love Park at 15th and JFK from October 4-13, 2009. Conceived and curated by artist Marianne Bernstein, designed by Interface Studio Architects with nighttime projection by Ricardo Rivera of klip collective, 10 Philadelphia artists and designers will create new work based on their interaction with the public. The work created in The Welcome House will be exhibited at the First Person Festival at the Painted Bride Art Center, Nov. 3-8. It will remain on exhibit through Dec. 31.
Admission: Free
For More Information: visit www.thewelcomehouse.net

Designing Futures Guided Tour
Category: Event
October 08, 2009
10:00am
Charter High School for Architecture + Design
105 South 7th Street

Tour the country’s first public high school for architecture and design! The Charter High School for Architecture and Design (CHAD) was founded in September 1999 by the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects as its Legacy 2000 Project. CHAD is a tuition-free, independent, public school of choice.
Tours are free and will be approximately 30 minutes long, beginning promptly at 10:00AM.
RSVP Required – Please email CTyus@CHADmail.us with your name, company name, and email address.
For More Information: www.CHADphila.org

Fun House
Wells Vissar Inc.
Category: Workshop
October 08, 2009
10:00am
Workshop at 1205 North 4th Street, 1st Floor

This Scagliola Workshop is an eight hour course that will provide a history of this technique in architecture. Each participant will have opportunity to make a piece of scagliola to take home. Lunch will be included. Registration is limited to 10 people.
Admission: $100 per person, limited space
For More Information: E-mail kathy@scagliola.com to register for the workshop.

MORIHATA sample sales
Morihata International Ltd. Co.
Category: Event
October 08, 2009
10:00am – 6:00pm
429 North 13th Street, Suite 1A

Modern & Green Japanese products wholesaler is open to public for three day only sample sales. Up to 50% off of the retail price. Represented products are Yoko Yano Jewelry, Chikuno Cube; Bamboo Charcoal Air Freshener, Tabi-Socks, seisuke88; hand bags with Japanese vintage prints, and Kishu Lacquerware. Our products are available at major museum stores including; The Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, The Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston.

Morihata Showroom

Who Says Tradition is a Thing of the Past?
Category: Workshop
October 08, 2009
11:00am
Marketplace Design Center
2400 Market Street

From the 18th Century Castle Coole in Ireland to Kennels in a contemporary club on a private estate, this presentation will demonstrate how a well-developed colour palette can truly withstand the test of time. Referencing the unrivalled Farrow & Ball colour palette, discover the rich history of the brand and the unique colours, as well as their environmentally friendly paint finishes and wallpapers. Ann Pailthorp will be available following the seminar for one-on-one consultations.
This is part of the Designer Workshop Series.
Admission: Free, RSVP required
For More Information: Please RSVP to gcipolla@marketplacedc.com or 215-561-5000

Dialogues on Design: Nancy Rogo Trainer
Category: Lecture
October 08, 2009
4:00pm – 6:00pm
The Center for Architecture
1218 Arch Street

Dialogues on Design, presented by DuPont™ Corian® and DesignPhiladelphia, is a multi-series discussion exploring a variety of design issues facing society today. This series is graciously hosted by the Center for Architecture.

Since joining Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates in 1987, Nancy Rogo Trainer, AIA, AICP, LEED® AP, has provided planning and design services for academic and cultural institutions. Her projects include campus plans, museums, student centers and libraries – design that helps build community by integrating social, strategic, and physical goals. She recently served as Principal-in-Charge for renovation of Harvard Divinity School’s Rockefeller Hall that is targeted for LEED Gold certification. Rock Hall is seeing “the most significant greenhouse gas reduction in a Harvard building to date,” according to the Harvard Office of Sustainability. Q&A and reception to follow.
Admission: Free
For More Information: 215-951-5338

With Love, Italian Style
Category: Event
October 08, 2009
4:00pm – 7:30pm
Scarlett Alley
241 Race St

Bridal Registry by Vietri, makers of handcrafted ceramics and home ware. Get an inside look at Italian artists working on your favorite pieces and have your pieces signed with an Italian quote. Vietri representatives will be on hand to answer questions. Listen to La Traviata while sipping Prosecco and tasting Italian pastries.
Admission: Free
For More Information: visit www.scarlettalley.com

Construction Tour of 777 South Broad Street
Category: Event
October 08, 2009
4:00pm
777 South Broad Street

Please join INTECH Construction for a tour of the almost-completed 777 South Broad Street, a new mixed use development pursuing LEED Certification. Located on Philadelphia’s Avenue of the Arts seven blocks south of City Hall, the project consists of 146 residential units atop street-level retail, and is designed to create a contemporary urban living environment surrounded by pedestrian-friendly spaces. INTECH Superintendents and Project Managers will lead this insider’s look at the project, with a focus on the building’s sustainability features. Representatives from Dranoff Properties (developer) and JKR Partners (architect) will also be present on the tour.

Because this is an active construction site, guests must wear sturdy, closed-toe and closed-heel shoes. Tour is limited to 30 people.
Admission: Free, rsvp to dglobus@intechconstruction.com

Susan Raterman: Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities
Dupont Corian® Design Studio   C.H. Briggs Company
Category: Lecture
October 08, 2009
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Marketplace Design Center
2400 Market Street, Suite 403

Design and materials play a crucial role in the effectiveness of infection control in buildings and spaces designed for healthcare. “Susan Raterman: Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities: Creating a Safe Environment for Healing” provides information on key factors that contribute to the spread of infection in the healthcare environment and how to keep those factors to a minimum. Topics discussed include:
- Establishing an effective infection control program, including green cleaning options.
- Specific infection control precautions which exist during new construction and
renovation activities.
- The overlaps between infection control programs and build green initiatives
- Infection control issues and factors that influence the spread of infection

Susan M. Raterman, CIH is certified in the Comprehensive Practice of Industrial Hygiene by the American Industrial Hygiene Association, and is an Illinois EPA Licensed Industrial Hygienist. Susan specializes in the areas of comprehensive industrial hygiene consulting, indoor air quality (IAQ) evaluations, green/healthy building practices, mold investigations, sampling and remediation protocols, and asbestos and lead hazard assessments and remediation oversight.

5:30PM – 6:00PM Registration and reception
6:00PM – 7:00PM Lecture

Provider: DuPont Surfaces
Length: 60 minutes
AIA/CES Credits: 1.0 Learning Unit
Admission: Free, RSVP required
For More Information: for questions and to rsvp, email kflowers@chbriggs.com

Secrets of the Schuylkill River: A Narrated Boat Tour
Schuylkill River Development Corporation (SRDC)   CDA&I Architecture and Interiors, Ltd.
Category: Event
October 08, 2009
5:00pm- 7:00pm
Start: CDA&I Architecture and Interiors at 225 South 25th Street
Then leaving to go to: Schuylkill Banks
Walnut Street Dock located under the Walnut Street Bridge on the east bank of the river.

“Secrets of the Schuylkill River: A One-hour Narrated Boat Tour” will present an open studio @ CDA&I Architecture and Interiors, Ltd. followed by an one-hour river boat loop cruise on the Schuylkill River. Cruise includes a narrated tour provided by Schuylkill Banks that highlights the past, present and future plans of the Hidden River. Discover the sights, sounds and history of the river, from the early 1700′s at historic Bartram’s Garden to the 1800′s at the Fairmount Water Works.

Admission: $16 per person- RSVP to cdenegre@cdaandi.com
$16 per person + Cash Bar.
Space limited to 60.

The Design Connection: African classic and early modernism
Twist | Algotform
Category: Event
October 08, 2009
5:00PM – 7:00PM
Twist | Algotform
1134 Pine Street

Join us for a presentation and discussion focusing on Sub Saharan African and early to mid 20th Century Modernist textiles, art objects and furniture, linking two iconic eras in design.
Admission: Free
For More Information: 215-925-1242

Philadelphia Fashion Week
Category: Event
October 08, 2009
5:00pm – 10:00pm
23rd Street Armory

The first annual Philadelphia Fashion Week will include a jam-packed schedule of fashion designers from Philadelphia and from across the globe showcasing what’s in style. Attendees will have the opportunity to shop with retailers on site between shows.

Philadelphia Fashion Week is a three-day event that will take place from October 8 – 10, 2009 with the following schedule each day:

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – The best of student designers from area colleges
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Streetwear designers
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. – Contemporary couture designers

Open to the public, Philadelphia Fashion Week will offer general admission and VIP tickets in August online and by phone. Tickets will be available through advance purchase only. Student, general and VIP admission will be offered. VIP admission will offer the exclusive opportunity to mingle with designers and experience fashion in an intimate setting.
Admission: Tickets required.
For More Information: General admission and VIP tickets are available by phone or online. Please visit philadelphiafashionweek.org.

Interface Studio Architects: Open Studio
Category: Open Studio
October 08, 2009
6:00pm – 9:00pm
1400 N. American Street
#301 – Crane Arts Building

ISA is an architecture practice focused on innovative, urban, environmentally sound project work. Recent work spans building types and scales including the LEED Platinum 100K house initiative, a new daycare center in North Philadelphia, and a high-rise student apartment building. The ISA Open Studio, located in the Crane Arts Building, will invite visitors to take a peek inside the office, view on-going work, and meet our staff over refreshments.
Admission: Free
For more information: 215-925-7000

Erdy McHenry: Open Studio
Category: Open Studio
October 08, 2009
6:00pm – 9:00pm
915 North Orianna Street

Join Erdy McHenry Architecture as we host an Open Studio Tour in our office as part of the fifth annual DesignPhiladelphia celebration. Enjoy drinks and light fair as you tour the office and an exhibit featuring current works. EM projects embrace construction technology, systems integration, and material properties as the primary inputs driving project outcomes that have garnered both local and national acclaim. In-depth digital synthesis is employed to coordinate the process of both design and construction in “real-time” in order to optimize resources and results.
Admission: Free
For more information: 215-925-7000

Design Double Feature: Glaser + Shulman
Drexel University – Media Arts
Category: Event
October 08, 2009
6:00pm – 9:15pm
Bossone Center
Mitchell Auditorium
3128 Market Street

Design Double Feature Film Event. Enjoy both or just one. Intermission between screenings.

6:00 PM – 7:15 PM: Milton Glaser: To Inform and Delight
7:45 PM – 9:15 PM: Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman

Milton Glaser: To Inform and Delight
Director: Wendy Keys; Producer: Wendy Keys and Edgar B. Howard

For many, Milton Glaser is the personification of American graphic design. Best known for co-founding New York Magazine and the enduring I {heart} NY campaign, the full breadth of Glaser’s remarkable artistic output is revealed in this documentary portrait, MILTON GLASER: TO INFORM AND DELIGHT. From newspapers and magazine designs, to interior spaces, logos, and brand identities, to his celebrated prints, drawings, posters and paintings, the documentary offers audiences a much richer appreciation for one of the great modern renaissance men. Artfully directed by first time filmmaker Wendy Keys, the film glances into everyday moments of Glaser’s personal life and capture his immense warmth, humanity and the boundless depth of his intelligence and creativity.

Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman
Director: Eric Bricker; Producers: Eric Bricker, Babette Zilch;
Executive Producers: Lisa Hughes, Michelle Oliver

Narrated by Dustin Hoffman, VISUAL ACOUSTICS explores the monumental career of architectural photographer Julius Shulman, who passed away this July at the age of 98. Populating his photos with human models and striking landscapes, Shulman combined the organic with the synthetic, melding nature with revolutionary urban design. The resulting images helped to shape the careers of some of the greatest architects of the 20th Century, with Shulman documenting the work of Richard Neutra, Rudolph Schindler, Pierre Koenig, John Lautner, Frank Lloyd Wright, and many others. Taking its aesthetic cues from Shulman’s own sensual and nuanced photography, the narrative of VISUAL ACOUSTICS is built from a blend of Shulman’s own images as well as in depth interviews with architect Frank Gehry, designer Tom Ford, artist Ed Ruscha, actress Kelly Lynch, writer Mitch Glazer, publisher Benedikt Taschen, Academy Award – nominated cinematographer Dante Spinotti, and a host of others. Through the exploration of both Shulman’s art and uniquely individualistic life, the film offers an unforgettable portrait of Modernism’s most eloquent ambassador.

VISUAL ACOUSTICS recently won the Mercedes-Benz Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Palm Springs International Film Festival and has won the Audience Award at the Austin Film Festival, the Grand Jury Prize at the Lone Star International Film Festival.

Admission: Free
For More Information: Please visit http://www.drexel.edu/westphal/ for more information.

Proper Wine Storage 101
PINOT-Everything but the Grape
Category: Event
October 08, 2009
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
227 Market Street

Description: This fun and informative event will provide information and instructions on proper wine storage. Learn about the perils of improper storage and the “whys” and “hows” of doing it the right way — everything from free standing units to whole room conversions will be covered. Dan Sorskin from PINOT and a representative from Zipco, a nationally acclaimed designer and builder of wine cellars, will lead the discussion.
Admission: *Free – RSVP required.
For More Information: This event is free, please RSVP to info@pinotboutique.com as space is limited.

Storm Water Systems for the Philly Row Home
Urban Studio of Green Village
Category: Workshop
Date: October 08, 2009
Time: 6:00PM – 9:00PM
Northern Liberties Community Center
3rd Street and Fairmount Ave

Urban Studio (US) is working to address one of our Municipality’s most pressing water problems – storm water management. Our paved urban environment does not allow for natural water absorption and distribution, causing major water run-off leading to sewer overload. The Philadelphia Water Department is currently implementing its two-year plan to significantly reduce or eliminate combined sewer overflows to our rivers and streams, by encouraging the installation of rain barrels at private residences. Urban Studio is leading an effort to respond to this critical situation by designing new rain collection systems for private homes; employing an integrative design process which involves a variety of local (governmental, commercial and residential) partners.

To better educate the public on Philadelphia’s water situation as well as to inspire individuals to do their part for storm water management, US presents storm water concepts to the citizens of Philadelphia. This unique, interactive exhibition offers a glimpse of this critical issue, the US integrative process, and possible futures for storm water systems. The public is encouraged to participate in the completion of the first phase of this project through activity-based responses, as well as to learn how to get involved with the second phase: Installation and Observation.

Admission: Free
For More Information: urbanstudiophl.wordpress.com

All in Good Taste
Feast Your Eyes Catering   Bahdeebahdu   Milner + Carr Conservation
Category: Event
October 08, 2009
6:00pm – 9:00pm
South Kensington

Join us for a progressive cocktail party tour of new buildings, design studios, and facilities in South Kensington. Begin at Milner + Carr Conservation, a firm specializing in the restoration of historic structures, art, and sculpture. Then stroll over to bahdeebahdu, an incomparable studio, showroom and gallery where art and design become one. Finally, hop on the private trolley and ride to Front & Palmer, the new headquarters and event space for Feast Your Eyes Catering. Trolley service back to Bahdeebahdu at the end of the evening. Nibbles and drinks will be available at all three locations.

6:00 – 7:00pm Milner + Carr Conservation: Crane Arts Stable, 1431 Cadwallader Street
7:00 – 8:00pm Bahdeebahdu: 1522 North American Street
8:00 – 9:00pm Feast Your Eyes Catering: Front & Palmer Streets

Admission: $10 donation
For More Information: RSVP to skip@fyecatering.com

Publics Stimulus Packages, ACT 2: TAZtetris
International Design Clinic     Stimulant Design
Category: Event
October 08, 2009
6:00PM
1432 Diamond Street
(NE corner of the lot)

Description: TAZtetris: a TEMPORARY AUTONOMOUS ZONE event + space

TAZtetris is an urban free-space realized through the reclamation of open lots and the creative reengineering of scaffolding. During DesignPhiladelphia, TAZtetris will provide a home for a randomized series of events, performances, happenings, and exhibitions, including an opening discussion on Thursday, October 8th at 6pm.

Exhibition will be open October 8th to 10th.
Admission: Free
For More Information: If you are interested in helping to design, build, or inhabit TAZtetris, email the curators at TAZtetris@gmail.com

DESIGN + GREEN Architecture, Building & Design
Coldwell Banker Preferred Green     POST Green
Category: Event
October 08, 2009
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Coldwell Banker Preferred
223-225 Market Street

Join us for an exciting evening with POST GREEN, a pre-eminent builder of ‘green’ buildings in the Philadelphia area and GREENABLE, a supplier of green building supplies and design services. See some of their innovative ideas for ‘designing your own’ concept of building your dream space as well as some very unique materials used in building today’s sustainable/eco-friendly buildings. Learn about Net-Zero impact , soy and denim insulation, recycled glass counter/backdrops and the types of homes that will be the ‘standard’ for our ‘green’ future.

Admission: Free
For more information: 215-906-6608

Modern Canvas
The Surface Store   Design Within Reach
Category: Exhibition
October 08, 2009
6:30pm – 9:00pm
Design Within Reach
1710 Walnut Street

Surface Graphics, a leading designer and manufacturer of removable wall decals for the home and Design Within Reach Philadelphia (www.DWR.com) team up for DesignPhiladelphia 2009 to create original wall decals showcasing both established and emerging design talent within the region. One winner will be announced at a reception hosted by the DWR Philadelphia Studio and Surface Graphics during DesignPhiladelphia 2009. The winning design will be sold online with all proceeds supporting Philadelphia Charter High School for Architecture + Design.
Admission: Free
For more information: contact Design Within Reach at 215-735-3195

Gilbert Rohde: Innovations for Modern Living
Phyllis Ross
Category: Lecture
October 08, 2009
7:00pm – 8:30pm
Center for Architecture
1218 Arch Street

Phyllis Ross will speak on her monograph, “Gilbert Rohde: Modern Design for Modern Living”, published by Yale University Press in March 2009, which presents the first comprehensive appraisal of his career.

Gilbert Rohde (1894-1944), an American modernist furniture and industrial designer, who specialized in designing mass-produced furniture, was recognized as one of the leading designers of his era. Widely published, both in America and overseas, his designs were shown at important fairs of the 1930s, beginning with Chicago’s Century of Progress Exposition, and in industrial design exhibitions, such as those held at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Rohde introduced modern design at several companies. Foremost in significance was his work for the Herman Miller Furniture Company, of Zeeland, Michigan, where from 1932 until his death in 1944 he served as their lead designer, and launched the company’s identity as a leader in innovative modern furniture. Rohde’s promotion of modular furniture, biomorphic design, and his pioneering office furniture system, anticipated trends that took hold in the post-war era. Aesthetically, his work encompassed French moderne, the spare lines of the International Style, and biomorphism, adapting European design influences for an American lifestyle. His work contributed to the emergence of a distinctive American design expression in the post-war era.

Following the talk and Q&A will be a book signing with the author.

Admission: Free
For More Information: 215.569.3186 x107

Green’s the Theme
Harry Anderson Studio
Category: Open Studio
October 08, 2009
6:00pm – 10:00pm
1205 North 4th Street

Kate Sweeney, Smokie Kittner, and Harry Anderson, the original hosts of the primary color balls are now presenting the first secondary color event – “Green’s the Theme”
Artists, Artisans, and Manufacturers creating work from recycled and found materials will be showcased in vignettes at Harry Anderson’s 4th Street warehouse. Join us for music, food & drinks and wear your Green. This space will also be open October 9-13, 12:00PM – 4:00PM.
Admission: Free
For More Information: 215-548-8074

SMART CAR – OP-smART
Millésimé at the Piazza
Category: Event
October 08, 2009
7:00pm – 11:00pm
Millésimé at the Piazza
1001-13 North 2nd Street

SMART CAR – OP-smART
Surface transformation created by industrial designers Michael Schmick & Jeff Henon

Join us for an opening and exhibition at Millésimé, as part of Thursdays Late at the Piazza.
Millésimé, (me-LAY-see-may), with its sleek modern furniture pieces, kitschy yet chic housewares, and elegantly clothed mannequins makes for a striking window display that is sure to catch the eye of any pedestrian looking for a truly unique retail experience.

Admission: Free
For More Information: 267-455-0374

Tech and Design Quizzo!
Philly CHI
Category: Open Studio
October 08, 2009
8:00pm – 10:00pm
National Mechanics
22 S. 3rd Street

In celebration of DesignPhiladelphia, PhillyCHI is pleased to host a technology and design-themed Quizzo night. Trivia questions will be based on technology, design, architecture, and other related topics. Prizes will be awarded to the first and second place teams. So come socialize with design and user experience professionals, try your hand at trivia, and (hopefully) learn a thing or two, all over tasty food and drinks.
Admission: Free
For More Information: phillychi.acm.org