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| philadelphia design experiment version 1.0 |
Opening Reception: Friday, April 1, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m
April 2 - 3, noon to 6:00 p.m.
April 8 - 10, noon to 6:00 p.m.
April 15 -17, noon to 6:00 p.m. |
Charter High School for Architecture & Design, 105 S. 7th Street, 4th floor [more] |
A multidisciplinary design exhibition proposing innovative ideas for Philadelphia. Seven schools. Seven design disciplines.
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| philadelphia design experiment Symposium |
Friday, April 1, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
Charter High School for Architecture & Design, 105 S. 7th Street, 4th floor [more] |
Panel 1 Design About: Paula Hian, Paula Hian Designs; Jaime Salm, Mio Culture; Patrycja Doniewski, Qb3
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| For the Love of Wood: French Art Deco and the American Craft Movement Exhibition |
Reception: Friday, April 1, 5 - 9pm
(Ongoing through April 30): Gallery hours: Tuesday – Saturday 11:00 a.m .to 6:00 p.m. |
Moderne Gallery, 111 N. 3rd Street [more] |
This exhibition invites viewers to examine two distinct aesthetic approaches that share a common devotion to the use of wood in design [more] |
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| Jonathan Adler Re:form Exhibition |
Thru April 3, Call 215.627.6747 for hours |
Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art, Congregation Rodeph Shalom, 615 North Broad Street (Entrance and parking on Mt. Vernon Street) [more] |
A retrospective of Jonathan Adler’s ceramics paired with Paul Rocheleau’s photographs of striking modernist synagogues.
Fri [more] |
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| Matthew Ritchie: The God Impersonator Lecture and Exhibition |
Friday, April 1, 6:00 p.m. (Exhibition runs thru May 2) |
The Fabric Workshop and Museum, 1315 Cherry Street, 5th Floor [more] |
Artist Matthew Ritchie talks about his work during the opening evening of The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM) presentation [more] |
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| Florence Knoll Bassett: Defining Modernism Exhibition |
Thru Sunday, April 10. Tuesdays - Sundays 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Fridays until 8:45 p.m.) |
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th Street and The Parkway, Gallery 170 [more] |
As an architect, interior space planner, and furniture designer, Florence Knoll Bassett profoundly influenced post-World War II design [more] |
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| Designing an American Asset Exhibition |
Ongoing through May 17, M-F 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
University of Pennsylvania, Left Bank offices of the Office of Facilities and Real Estate Services, 3101 Walnut Street, lower level [more] |
An exhibition from The National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. reflects on the need to design and construct affordable h [more] |
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| Live with Light Exhibition |
Thru April, M – Sat: 10:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. ; Sun.: 12 – 5 p.m. |
928 Pine Street [more] |
Matthew Izzo Gallery features a lighting acrylic concept by Thomas Parker Williams furniture with light by Michael Iannone. and free-f [more] |
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| Interact 5.0 Exhibition |
Friday, April 1, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. |
Tyler School of Art, Tuttleman Learning Center, Room 103, 13th Street & Montgomery Avenue
[more] |
Interact is Tyler’s 5th annual juried show of student interactive work featuring both the work of current students as well as d [more] |
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| Show Me – Don’t Tell Me Design Education Conference |
Friday, April 1 – Sunday, April 3 |
Charter High School for Architecture & Design, 675 Sansom Street [more] |
Educators from across the country join together from April 1 to 3, 2005, to share ideas about design education in K-12 schools and col [more] |
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| Avant-Garde Industrial Exhibition |
Thru April |
Philadelphia International Airport, Terminal D [more] |
A selection of cutting edge product design from Philadelphia-based designers. Gyungyu Chyon, Steve Copeland, Mark Havens, Emory Krall, [more] |
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| Pierre & Carlo and The Art Institute of Philadelphia: Student Fashion Show |
Friday, April 1, 5:00 p.m. |
Pierre and Carlo, 200 South Broad Street, downstairs at the Bellevue [more] |
215-790-9910 [more] |
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| Community Design Matters: Architecture & Community Juried Exhibition |
Thru June, M-F 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Community Gallery of The Philadelphia Foundation, 1234 Market Street [more] |
Visitors to the Community Gallery of The Philadelphia Foundation will find that this exhibition – organized by the Community Design Co [more] |
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| Anniversary Sale and Wine Tasting |
Friday, April 1, 5 - 8 p.m. |
Ligne Roset, 4131 main Street, Manayunk [more] |
Please join us for a wine reception to celebrate the start of our ANNIVERSARY SALE Saturday and Sunday April 2nd and 3rd from 10 am - [more] |
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| Hollywood Chic Photography Exhibition and Sale |
April 1 - May 27 |
Calderwood Gallery, 1622 Spruce Street [more] |
Fashion Photographs from The Golden Age.
215-546-5357 [more] |
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| Ben Arnup: Installation |
April 1-30 |
Snyderman – Works Galleries, 303 Cherry Street [more] |
Ben Arnup: geometric forms in clay inspired by floor patterns from Medieval and Venetian motifs.
Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 1 [more] |
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| Imaginative Re-use Exhibition |
Saturday, April 2, 12 – 5 p.m. |
AIA Bookstore, 17th and Sansom Streets, 215-569-3188 [more] |
Imaginative re-use exhibition featuring winning designs from the AIA Bookstore’s student competition. Awards go to those entries that [more] |
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| Fur Fashion Event |
Saturday, April 2, 12 – 5 p.m. |
Jacques Ferber, 1708 Walnut Street [more] |
Consultation to redesign your vintage fur [more] |
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| Designing Your Perfect Skincare Regimen |
Saturday, April 2, 12 – 5 p.m. |
Rescue Rittenhouse Spa Lounge, 255 South 17th Street, Mezzanine [more] |
215-772-2766 [more] |
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| Lifestyle Design Showcase |
Saturday, April 2, 12 – 5 p.m. |
Petulia’s Folly, 1710-12 Sansom Street [more] |
215-569-1344 [more] |
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| Designing the Perfect Eyebrows |
Saturday, April 2, 12 – 5 p.m. |
The Body Klinic, 2012 Walnut Street [more] |
215-563-8888 [more] |
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| FLOAT exhibition and cocktail reception |
Saturday, April 2, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. |
Kellijane, 1721 Spruce Street [more] |
Kellijane, Philadelphia’s premier fine linen boutique, presents an exhibition of furniture and home furnishing by FLOAT.
[more] |
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| Dinner by Design: Tiffany & Co. and Le Castagne |
Saturday, April 2, 7p.m. |
Le Castagne, 1920 Chestnut Street [more] |
Modeling of Tiffany & Co.’s Elsa Peretti jewelry during five artfully designed courses of food wine. Reservation required. [more] |
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| Style Station |
Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3, 12 - 4 p.m. |
ING Direct Café, 1936 Walnut Street [more] |
Featuring consultations, demos and sampling from Rittenhouse Row’s top spa-salons. [more] |
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| Jay Vincent Fine Jewelry Design Trunk Show |
Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3, 12 - 5 p.m. |
Deborah Finn’s Rittenhouse Jewelers, 220 South 20th Street [more] |
215-665-1776 [more] |
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| Spring Design Showcase |
Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3, 12 - 5 p.m. |
Knit Wit, 1718 Walnut Street [more] |
Featuring the season’s hottest designers
215-564-4760
[more] |
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| Personalized Consultation |
Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3, 12 - 5 p.m. |
Manor Home and Gifts, 210 South 17th Street [more] |
Design the perfect tablescape or accessorize your home
215-732-1030
[more] |
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| Flux Labs and Sandvold Blanda Architects Exhibition |
Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3, 12 - 5 p.m. |
Marathon Grill, 16th and Sansom Streets [more] |
Graphic designs by Flux Labs and interior architecture by Sandvold Blanda Architects [more] |
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| Keltner Hand Painted Furniture Presentation |
Saturday, April 2, 1 - 4 p.m. |
Belle Maison, 4340 Main Street, Manayunk [more] |
Join Louise A. Slater, president and CEO of Brighton Pavilion LLC, the exclusive manufacturer and distributor of the Keltner lines of [more] |
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| Boyds Grand Re-opening Celebration |
Saturday, April 2, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. |
1818 Chestnut Street [more] |
Philadelphia fashion emporium unveils their renovated space and new additions: Philadelphia's largest designer women's store; the city [more] |
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| England and America: Design of the Colonial Country House Lecture |
Saturday, April 2, 1:30 p.m. |
Stenton, 4601 N. 18th Street in Germantown [more] |
In conjunction with the annual Opening Day celebration put on by Historic Germantown Preserved member sites, Stenton presents Engl [more] |
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| Haute Hair, Haute Clothes Cocktail Reception |
Sunday, April 3, 5 p.m. |
The Print Center, 1614 Latimer Street [more] |
Richard Nicholas Hair Studio presents innovative hair designs in collaboration with The Print Center’s exhibition. Catering by Loie, B [more] |
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| Arts & Crafts Lecture by Mansfield Bascom |
Tuesday, April 5, 7:30 p.m. |
Hedgerow Theatre, 64 Rose Valley Road, Media, PA [more] |
What lasting effect did Wharton Esherick have on the Arts and Crafts Movement of the 1920s and the Philadelphia region? Find out at an [more] |
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| Gaia & Gino Tabletop Exhibition |
Thru April |
Owen Patrick, 4343 Main Street, Manayunk [more] |
Visit our gallery to see the incomparable works of Gaia & Gino, a trademark of Decorum from Turkey. Our offering includes contemporary [more] |
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| The Future of Architecture in Philadelphia Panel Discussion |
Tuesday, April 5, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. |
Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th Street [more] |
Join AIA Philadelphia for what promises to be a lively discussion with several prominent Philadelphia architects, planners and educato [more] |
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| The Modern City: Skyscrapers lecture by Paula Spilner, Ph.D. |
Tuesday, April 5, 7 p.m. |
Independence Blue Cross Building, 1901 Market Street, Sky Lobby Conference Center, 23rd Floor [more] |
For information and tickets http://www.walkphiladelphia.com or 215-625- [more] |
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| Theatre of Design Salon |
Wednesday, April 6, 7 - 9 p.m. |
Biello Studio, 148 N. 3rd Street [more] |
An intimate salon featuring Michael Biello’s neo-classic chandeliers and clay light sculptures, Raymond Ercoli’s post-goth fashions, M [more] |
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| CerealArt Trunk Show |
Wednesday, April 6, 5 - 8 p.m. |
Foster’s Urban Homeware, 124 N. 3rd Street [more] |
Objects designed by internationally recognized artists such as Kenny Scharf, Ryan McGinness and Yoshitomo Nara, and produced by Cereal [more] |
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| Lighting Milestones Exhibition |
Wednesday, April 6, 5:30 - 8 p.m. |
OLC, 152 N. 3rd Street [more] |
A survey exhibition of lighting design from 1954 to 1992 by the late Achille Castiglioni. His works, ranging from 1954 to 1992, repres [more] |
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| Open House Sale |
Wednesday, April 6, 12 – 8 p.m. |
Mode Moderne 159 North Third Street [more] |
Mode Moderne, specializing in Mid-century modern furniture and furnishings for the past 25 years, the boutique carries iconic designs [more] |
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| Window Display Competition Celebration |
Wednesday, April 6, 5 - 10 p.m. (On view thru April.) |
Dane Décor Downtown, 315 Arch Street [more] |
Culled from dozens of entries, the selected window design represents the work of our own rising stars in the architectural community. [more] |
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| Philadelphia Re-vis-it-ed Exhibition and Reception |
Wednesday, April 6, 6 - 9 p.m. |
MINIMA, 118 North 3rd Street [more] |
In its new and exciting third floor showroom, MINIMA’s inventive installation, Philadelphia Re-vis-it-ed, showcases the timele [more] |
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| Lighting Lecture by Craig A. Bernecker, Ph.D. |
Wednesday, April 6, 6 - 9 p.m. |
Artemide, 232 North 2nd Street [more] |
We cordially invite you to join Artemide for a guest presentation by Craig A. Bernecker, Ph.D, FIESNA, LC, Director of The Light [more] |
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| Design with the Region in Mind Lecture |
Wednesday, April 6, 5 - 7 p.m. |
Kise Straw & Kolodner, 123 South Broad Street, Suite 1270 [more] |
Jim Kise presents an overview of urban design and regional planning efforts for Philadelphia’s Olympics bid. A reception to discuss th [more] |
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| Kim Kamens Gallery Tour and Reception |
Wednesday, April 6, 7 - 9 p.m. |
Snyderman – Works Galleries, 303 Cherry Street
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Join us for a tour with Kim Kamens whose work includes woodcarvings and sculptural string drawings.
Hours: Tuesday – Saturda [more] |
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| D.I.Y. Revolution: Zines and Other Underground Publications Exhibition Opening |
Thursday, April 7, 5:30 - 8 p.m. (Exhibition runs thru June 10)
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The Design Center at Philadelphia University, 4200 Henry Avenue [more] |
This exhibition is a graphic cacophony of self-published materials that chronicle the golden age of zines in the 80’s and ear [more] |
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| Grotesque Mutations, Horrific Variations Lecture |
Thursday, April 7, 6:30 p.m. |
210 S. 34th Street, B1 Meyerson Hall, University of Pennsylvania [more] |
Presentation by Hernan Diaz Alonzo, Professor, SCIARC, Xefirotarch, Los Angeles. For more information, contact Mary O’Toole, 215-898-5 [more] |
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| Deane Evans, FAIA Lecture |
Thursday, April 7, 6 p.m. |
210 S. 34th Street, B3 Meyerson Hall, University of Pennsylvania [more] |
Lecture by research professor and executive director of the Center for Architecture and Building Science Research at New Jersey Instit [more] |
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| Rafael Moneo: What One Expects of Architecture |
Thursday, April 7, 6 p.m. |
Tuttleman Auditorium, Philadelphia University, School House Lane & Henry Avenue [more] |
Pritzker prize-winning architect Rafael Moneo from Madrid, Spain will address the topic of “What One Expects of Architecture”. Sponso [more] |
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| House Industries at DWR |
Thursday April 7, 6:30- 9:00 p.m. |
1710 Walnut Street [more] |
Design Within Reach welcomes Andy Cruz, co-founder of the typeface foundry House Industries (www.houseind.com) to discuss House Indust [more] |
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| Soft Furniture and Delirious Architecture: Salvador Dalí and Design Lecture |
Friday, April 8, 6:30 p.m. |
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th Street and The Parkway, Van Pelt Auditorium [more] |
Lecture by Michael Taylor, the Muriel and Philip Berman Curator of Modern Art. Presented by Collab, the group supporting modern and co [more] |
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| Building Community Through Technology Opening |
Friday, April 8, 4 - 6 p.m. -- Opening Reception (Exhibit on display throughout April) |
The Art Institute of Philadelphia, 1622 Chestnut Street [more] |
This show features photographs, screen shots, and the occasional working model of Philadelphia non-profit community projects designed [more] |
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| Dressing the Table Event |
Friday, April 8, 1 p.m. |
Strawbridge’s, 801 Market Street, Main Floor [more] |
Strawbridge’s and Feast Your Eyes Catering create sumptuous tablescapes for home entertainment. [more] |
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| Drexel Designs: Community & Connections Opening Reception |
Friday, April 8, 5 - 8 p.m. |
Photo West Gallery, 3625 Lancaster Avenue [more] |
As part of Lancaster Avenue Second Fridays events.
For more information: eve22@drexel.edu [more] |
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| Josh Owen: Big Ideas/Small Packages Gallery talk |
Saturday, April 9, 5 p.m. (Exhibition on display from April 1 to May 27, 2005) |
222 Gallery/otto design group, 222 Vine Street
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Gallery talk with industrial and graphic designer Josh Owen on his installation JOSH OWEN: Big Ideas / Small Packages . Owen wi [more] |
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| Wendell Castle Lecture and Poster Signing |
Saturday, April 9, 6 p.m. reception
6:45 designer talk |
Wexler Gallery, 201 North 3rd Street [more] |
The unique works of Wendell Castle can be found in corporate headquarters and museums around the globe. He is known for his i [more] |
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| Maximal Art Champagne Reception |
Saturday, April 9, 1 - 5 p.m. |
Belle Maison, 4340 Main Street, Manayunk [more] |
Designer John Wind of Maximal Art will join Belle Maison’s guests for a champagne reception and special sale of his unique jewelry an [more] |
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| High Tea/ High Style |
Saturday, April 9, 4 - 7 p.m. |
Flotsam & Jetsam, 149 North Third Street [more] |
Visit Flotsam & Jetsam’s new spring bedroom showcase including luxurious linens from Kellijane. Flotsam & Jetsam is a European-style i [more] |
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| Designing with Nature: Ron & Patti Fleming, 1975-2005 Lecture |
Saturday, April 9, 7 - 9 p.m. (Exhibition runs thru June 18) |
The Wood Turning Center, 501 Vine Street [more] |
This exhibition features more than 50 objects from the Flemings' thirty-five year collaborative career. Ever inspired by nature, these [more] |
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| You Are Here: Maps and the Invention of Place |
Saturday, April 9, 2 p.m. (Ongoing Exhibition thru July 31) |
Rosenbach Museum & Library, 2008 Delancey Place [more] |
Curator Michelle Schmitt examines how the physical reality of the natural world is informed, imagined, and documented through map-maki [more] |
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| Jon Wagner Architectural Exhibition and Reception |
Saturday, April 9, 5:30 - 8 p.m. |
Dolce Restaurant, 241 Chestnut Street [more] |
The explosion of new eating and drinking establishments in Philadelphia and urban centers around the world has created a new social re [more] |
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| Benefit Glass Auction and Fashion Show |
Saturday, April 9, 7:30 - 10 p.m. |
Snyderman-Works Galleries, 303 Cherry Street [more] |
Contemporary Glass Philadelphia's benefit for creating artist scholarships
215-922-7775
[more] |
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| Student Tour Discount |
Saturday, April 9 from 10 - 5 p.m. & Sunday, April 10 from 1 - 5 p.m. |
Wharton Esherick Studio, Horseshoe Trail, Valley Forge [more] |
Wharton Esherick has been called the "dean of American craftsmen" and the "best furniture designer of the 20th century". With pres [more] |
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| A Chair for My Mother: Early Bird Read and Look (ages 3-5) |
Sunday, April 10, 10:15 - 11 a.m. |
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th Street and The Parkway [more] |
Preschoolers and their parents enjoy this picture book in the modern furniture gallery of The Philadelphia Museum of Art. A hands-on c [more] |
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| Try a Technique: Chairs (ages 6-13) |
Sunday, April 10, 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. |
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th Street and The Parkway [more] |
First, a look at Modern chairs including those in the exhibition Florence Knoll Bassett: Defining Modernism. After our tour, students [more] |
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| Steve Hill, Wire One Communications: Presentation on Video Conferencing |
Monday, April 11, 7pm |
The Art Institute of Philadelphia, 1622 Chestnut Street (Student Lounge) [more] |
Steve Hill from Wire One Communications will make a presentation on the company's Unified Collaboration platform for video conferencin [more] |
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| Back to Nature and Into the Future Fashion Show |
Tuesday, April 12, 6 p.m. |
The Great Hall, Moore College of Art & Design, 20th & The Parkway [more] |
Highlights more than 40 children's garments created by sophomore fashion design majors.
215-568-4515
[more] |
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| The Modern City: Transportation and Suburbanization Lecture |
Tuesday, April 12, 6 - 8 p.m. |
Independence Blue Cross Building, 1901 Market Street, Sky Lobby Conference Center, 23rd Floor [more] |
A presentation by Warren Williams, AIA. For information and tickets http://w [more] |
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| Dan Pink: A Whole New Mind Lecture and Book Signing |
Tuesday, April 12, 6:30 p.m. |
Charter High School of Architecture & Design, 105 S. 7th Street, 4th Floor [more] |
A Whole New Mind is a groundbreaking guide to the six essential abilities white collar workers must master in an outsourced, au [more] |
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| Moshe Safdie: Order and Complexity. The 2005 Louis I. Kahn Memorial Lecture |
Wednesday, April 13, 5:30 p.m. reception, 6:30 p.m. lecture
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The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology, 33rd and Spruce Streets.
[more] |
Boston-based Moshe Safdie heads Moshe Safdie and Associates, an internationally renowned architecture and urban design firm with branc [more] |
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| Heads of State Reception and Presentation |
Wednesday, April 13, 6 p.m. |
Tuttleman Auditorium, Philadelphia University, School house Lane & Henry Avenue [more] |
Philadelphia and Seattle based design studio discusses music, process, influence, and the science of putting things into rectangles.
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| Beyond Instrumentality Branko Kolervic and Ali Malkawi Book Signing |
Thursday, April 14, 6:30 p.m. |
210 S. 34th Street, Upper Gallery, Meyerson Hall, University of Pennsylvania [more] |
Book launch. For more information, Mary O’Toole 215-898-5728 [more] |
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| Toshiko Mori: Material Evidence Lecture |
Thursday, April 14, 6 p.m. |
Tuttleman Auditorium, Philadelphia University, School House Lane & Henry Avenue [more] |
Architect Toshiko Mori from New York will lecture on “Material Experience”. Toshiko chairs the architecture program at Harvard. Spons [more] |
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| Designing: Architects and the City |
Friday, April 15, 5:30 - 8 p.m. |
2103 Sansom Street, Suite 2-S [more] |
The built form of the city is in constant flux, shaped by dreams, money and necessity. The role of the Architect in this process is c [more] |
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| 11th Annual Philadelphia Furniture & Furnishings Show |
Friday, April 15 - Sunday, April 17 |
Pennsylvania Convention Center, 12th and Arch Street, Hall D [more] |
To complement over 200 juried artisans offering handcrafted furniture and accessories, the Philadelphia Furniture & Furnishings Show l [more] |
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| A Salute to DesignPhiladelphia |
Saturday, April 16, 1 – 3 p.m. |
Joan Shepp, 1616 Walnut Street [more] |
Joan Shepp, Richard Nicholas Hair Studio and Calderwood Gallery team up to transform an empty store window into a polished set with li [more] |
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