This event is organized and presented by Millésimé.

Celebrate Philadelphia’s Design Community with Giulio Cappellini, creative director of iconic Italian design brand, Cappellini.

Founded in 1946, Cappellini is synonymous with contemporary, avant-garde design.

Over the years, Cappellini has launched some of the world’s greatest designers, producing innovative and high-quality furnishings.  Giulio Cappellini is the creative director of Cappellini and an emblematic figure in the international design scene.  He is universally recognized as a talent scout of young designers.

Millésimé is a full service 9,000 square foot design showroom located in Old City Philadelphia representing a collection of modern and contemporary kitchens, furniture, lighting and accessories for residential and commercial use.

This event is organized and presented by PhillyRow.

Join us for a family friendly exhibition and celebration. PhillyRow will be debuting limited edition prints featuring homes from Fishtown, Passyunk Square and Spruce Hill. Our "One-Brick Rowhouse" crafting station will be stocked with paint, stencils and other art supplies so kids of all ages can paint their own One-Brick Rowhouse. Prints available for purchase. . Bring your smocks, this may get messy!

This event is organized and presented by InLiquid Art + Design and Park Towne Place.

Park Towne Place and InLiquid present "Configuration," an exhibition of ceramic sculptures by Nicholas Kripal. Kripal’s collection of tightly conceptual sculptures contain layers of meaning expressed elegantly in seemingly simple and minimalist form. Throughout his career, Kripal was inspired by tools and objects from everyday life, such as hand tools and baking molds. His sculptures combined these forms into symmetrical clusters and stacks, altering color, and shifting scale. The objects are rich in association, and are transformed by the change. In creating artwork from common forms, Kripal celebrated humble handywork, elevating the ordinary into something to be revered. "Configuration" displays a collection of these artworks, which together tell a story of a time and place through objects.

Reception for Configuration                                                                                        @ North Tower Gallery, Park Towne Place                                                                  Saturday, October 14, 5:30 - 8pm

Gallery Talk, 6:30pm: Jeffrey Mongrain, distinguished professor & head of ceramics/MFA sculpture at Hunter College and long-time collaborator and friend of Nicholas Kripal, will speak in depth about Kripal’s artwork and practice.

The reception for Configuration will be preceded by an afternoon of festivities from 1-8pm with activities by The Clay Studio, InLiquid, Schuylkill Banks, and more on the Great Lawn at ParkTowne Place Museum District Residences. There will be claymation and painting workshops, a biergarten and food trucks, and riverboat tours of the Schuylkill. This is a Closing Reception for DesignPhiladelphia. RSVP at InLiquid.org

Full List of Activities:

Guest DJ Kevin Kong, 1 - 5pm, Lawn: DJ Kong is a well versed multi-genre DJ with a strong connection to the dance floor. He’ll be cranking out tunes for the festivities on the lawn all afternoon.

Claymation Workshop, 1 - 3pm, Lawn: Guests will work with professionals from The Clay Studio to create and animate clay characters using the art of stop motion. After the event videos will be edited and posted to YouTube.

Pint Painting, 1 - 4pm, Lawn: In a second activity on the lawn, participants will customize pint glasses by painting their own designs. Materials will be provided and InLiquid Member Scott Schultheis will lead the workshop, providing instruction along the way.

Philadelphia Brewing Company and Food Trucks, 1 - 5pm, Lawn: InLiquid will partner with the local brewery and select food trucks for refreshments and food to be available for purchase.

Schuylkill River Boat Tours, 5:30 & 7pm, Walnut Street Dock: Take a one-hour fun and fact-filled guided tour that highlights the past, present and future of the Hidden River. Discover the sights, sounds, and history of the river, from the early 1700s at historic Bartram's Garden, to the 1800s at the Fairmount Water Works, to award-winning 21st century skyscrapers. The Banks offers a setting and experience unlike any other in Philadelphia.

https://www.schuylkillbanks.org/events/riverboat-tours/secrets-schuylkill-15

This event is organized and presented by the Center for Architecture and Design.

Roll up your sleeves and get ready to plan and build the paper metropolis of your dreams! This 90-minute workshop was custom designed for the Center for Architecture and Design by a Stanford d.school professor. Kids will warm up with some rapid prototyping and 3-dimensional thinking exercises, then dive deep into their imaginations to collaboratively plan and build their dream city using Paper Punk kits (think LEGO meets Origami). "Design Thinking" concepts and techniques will guide the kids to a visually delightful hands-on model building experience. Yes, you can be anything they want to be…and for 90 minutes, everyone gets to be an architect! Ideal for ages 8-12

This event is organized and presented by Institute of Classical Architecture & Art.

Learn how best to digitally capture the impressive Georgian architecture at Christ Church, where George Washington, Betsy Ross and Benjamin Franklin were regular parishioners. This hands-on workshop will be led by Tom Crane, Philadelphia’s leading architectural photographer. Both general instruction and individual feedback will be included, as well as a brief presentation about post-production methods by Benjamin Riley.

Christ Church is known as “The Nation’s Church” due to its impressive roster of Revolutionary parishioners. The church was founded in 1695 and the current Georgian style structure dates to 1727. Christ Church includes a steeple designed by Robert Smith and financed by a lottery organized by Benjamin Franklin, an original chandelier in use since installation in 1740, and the baptismal font in which William Penn was baptized among other treasures waiting to be captured in photographs. 

Christ Church has had many great organs in its history, including the mid 1830s organ designed by Henry Erben and installed in the West Gallery. Christ Church is currently replacing this instrument and C.B. Fisk will be installing a mechanical action organ into the restored Erben organ case.  Fisk is working with Christ Church, John Milner Architects and other consultants to install this new instrument, which evokes organs of the past and will beautifully and rightly serve the liturgy in our time and the future. Christopher Miller AIA, Principal at John Milner Architects, will describe the project.

Tom Crane’s love of architectural photography began when he was a Peace Corps volunteer fascinated by the designs embedded into mud buildings in northern Nigerian villages. Upon returning to the United States he apprenticed with Ezra Stoller, the “grandfather of architectural photography”. Crane has been based in Philadelphia since 1971, and his independent architectural and interior photography practice has documented several regional projects. His studio has been located in a restored barn in Bryn Mawr for the past 30 years. Crane is currently a board member of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art.

This event is organized and presented by Liquid Stone Concrete Designs LLC

Forget what you think you know about CONCRETE! This is a whole new world for an age old material. Join us for our Open Design Studio featuring amazing functional art using the ancient recipe for concrete. Countertops, Sinks, Fireplaces, Furniture, and polished concrete floors. All these and more are on display in our studio. There are many pieces for sale and we are ready to design something special for you!

STUDIO HOURS:

Friday, October 6, 2017
Start Time       12:00 PM
End Time         8:00 PM

Saturday, October 7, 2017
Start Time       9:00 AM
End Time         4:00 PM

Friday, October 13, 2017
Start Time       12:00 PM
End Time         8:00 PM

Saturday, October 14, 2017
Start Time       9:00 AM
End Time         4:00 PM

This event is organized and presented by Philadelphia Emerging Architects, a committee of AIA Philadelphia.

Find out "What's next for Philly" from a lineup of presenters as they Fast Forward through their bold ideas and budding ventures in six-minutes-forty-seconds flat. The conversation continues offstage over light refreshments. "$5 online and at the door - FREE if pre-registered by 9/29/2017. Learn more at fastforwardphilly.blogspot.com

This event is organized and presented by Architecture Demarest.

The world around us is held to standards to ensure security and equality. How designers meet this standard is a seemingly endless series of combinations and creative problem solving. Presented by Architecture Demarest this workshop, we will work with models to showcase these spatial requirements that our built environment is molded around and explore new design solutions.

This event is organized and presented by Scout and the Center for Architecture and Design.

This past February, Bok Bar commissioned eight local individuals and small teams of designers, makers, and artists to create bespoke furniture for Bok Bar. The teams that were chosen are diverse - from emerging visual artists to long-time Philly furniture designers.

Guillio Cappellini of the world renowned Italian furniture company, Cappellini, will moderate a panel of designers including Daniel Saldutti (DNL-DSN), Steven Dailey (Traction Co.), Jeff Rubio, Kyle Burke, Austin McInnis, Dianne Loftis and Lydia Smith, representatives from KSS Architects/StudioRON, and Milder Office.

Have a sip and a bite while you get the inside scoop on how these unique and peculiar pieces were designed, from concept to final product.

This event is organized and presented by Philadelphia Community Corps.

Philly Reclaim, powered by Philadelphia Community Corps, is hosting an industry appreciation event for designers, architects, interior designers and all who work in or with the building trades in our architectural salvage and reclaimed building materials center. The event will offer a silent auction featuring a round office table with bowling alley top, hand crafted by our salvage carpenters.

All Design Philadelphia participants who attend will receive three free auction bids (additional available for purchase on site) and enjoy 20% off of all in store purchases that evening. Light refreshments will be served. 

This event is organized and presented by the Tyler School of Art Alumni Association.

Art Market at Tyler is a non-profit art and craft fair designed to support the regional arts community by providing artists, artist collectives, students, and businesses who serve artists a venue for sale of work, self promotion and networking. We provide an easily accessible space for holiday shoppers and collectors to find new works by emerging and established artists. Visitors will enjoy complimentary food and drinks from Victory Brewing Company during our “Crafts & Drafts” happy hour, and access to participate in maker classes and watch demonstrations. Art Market at Tyler is promoted heavily by Temple University as a signature event for Homecoming Weekend’s “Night of the Arts”. Complete schedule with information for buyers, party goers and looky-loos coming soon.

This event is organized and presented by Liquid Stone Concrete Designs LLC

Forget what you think you know about CONCRETE! This is a whole new world for an age old material. Join us for our Open Design Studio featuring amazing functional art using the ancient recipe for concrete. Countertops, Sinks, Fireplaces, Furniture, and polished concrete floors. All these and more are on display in our studio. There are many pieces for sale and we are ready to design something special for you!

STUDIO HOURS:

Friday, October 6, 2017
Start Time       12:00 PM
End Time         8:00 PM

Saturday, October 7, 2017
Start Time       9:00 AM
End Time         4:00 PM

Friday, October 13, 2017
Start Time       12:00 PM
End Time         8:00 PM

Saturday, October 14, 2017
Start Time       9:00 AM
End Time         4:00 PM

This event is organized and presented by Drexel.

HUMAN CENTERED Exploration:

o Morning Student Run Parallel Sessions: 10:30a.m. - 12p.m. | A Session showcasing participatory processes in service to the Design Research Thesis Projects.  

o USER-CENTERED RESEARCH: Lunch & Guest Speaker: 12:30-2 p.m. | KNOLL WORKPLACE RESEARCH: Kimberly Bombery Smith, Senior Director Workplace Strategy, Knoll | Introduced by Suzanne Linus Miller, Architecture & Design Manager, Knoll

o USER-CENTERED REFLECTION: Breakout Sessions: 2:30-3:45 p.m.

       · OLIN RESEARCH LAB: “Designers as Users”  

       ·  DESIGN FUTURES LAB

       · HEALTH DESIGN RESEARCH for Innovation Session: Scattergood Projects

 o IDEATION and ITERATION: Panel Discussion: 4:00-5:30 p.m.

 · Gabriela Marcu: Drexel Empathic Lab: http://www.empathicdesignandtech.org/

 · Nicole Feller Johnson: DSRE Student: http://nicolefeller-johnson.com/ 

· Daniel Newman: Architect, Adjunct Instructor MSIAD Program;                     http://www.droneactionfigure.com

· Raja Schaar: http://drexel.edu/westphal/about/directory/SchaarRaja/

· Liz Zack, Global Design Innovation, PepsiCo: http://www.pepsico.com/

· Moderated by Joshua Longo http://www.longoland.com/

o   Design Exhibit Reception: 5:30-7 p.m. THINKING_MAKING_DOING | Presenting an exhibit showcasing the iterative in design across research labs and practice:

•  Design Futures Lab
•  Olin Labs
•  Mio Design
•  Empathic Research Group
•  URBN STEAMlab
•  Raja Schaar
•  Daniel Newman Studio
•  Rosalind Sutkowski 
•  Claire King
•  Nicole Feller Johnson
• Joshua Longo

Today, artists and designers are pursuing work and creative expression that pushes the boundaries of traditional disciplines requiring interdisciplinary collaborations, the mastery of new technologies, and intensive research to unearth new solutions to practical and aesthetic problems. Join us for a symposium that examines the process of design through both collected objects and discussions.

Drexel’s Westphal College of Media Arts & Design is a leading design and applied art school, ranked the fifth best applied art and design school in the nation by College Factual and with top ranked programs in Fashion Design, Interior Design and Architecture, Digital Media, and Product Design. The Westphal College Master’s program in Design Research draws upon the strengths of an outstanding faculty, superb facilities, and an extensive ongoing research portfolio. We invite you to learn more about Design Research at a free to the public symposium on Friday, October 13th being presented as part of this year’s DesignPhiladelphia Festival.

“Design Research is an exciting field, with many possibilities and a range of practices, especially in Drexel’s dynamic urban environment. The Design Research Symposium will highlight the diverse work of Drexel design researchers, and their collaborators. Attendees will have the opportunity to examine the impact of this type of work on research in technology, health and the built environment and consider where their own interests might fit into this exciting field.”

D.S. Nicholas RA, AIA, NCARB, Program Director, MS Design Research

To sign up to attend all or any part of this day of events, please email Dee Nicholas at dsn35@drexel.edu 

This event is organized and presented by Urban Consulate, 5th Square & Knight Foundation.

Join us at National Mechanics during DesignPhiladelphia for a showcase of creative citizen-led urban design projects in Philadelphia & Detroit. What are imaginative, low-budget ways to activate public space? Come hear new ideas to enliven our neighborhoods & bring people together. 

This event is organized and presented by Jefferson.

“We only sustain what we love”: This 2.5 hour lecture/workshop builds on our innate human spatial preferences, their origins, purpose and relevance for designers in meeting today’s environmental and health challenges. It introduces the science, building blocks, patterns and elements of Biophilic Design, where the experience of physiological well-being reveals itself as the most viable path to sustainability and indeed resilience. 
Participants will engage in a guided hands-on biophilic intervention and as a ‘take-away’ will have a sense of biophilic methodology. They will begin the process of experiencing a profound paradigm shift in their own design approach.

This event is organized and presented by Stantec.

Strong, long-lasting relationships directly impact the success of our communities. Stantec’s Philadelphia office has deep roots in our local neighborhoods, not only through design projects, but with community installations, events, and fundraisers. 
Last fall Stantec partnered with The Covenant House to support Philadelphia’s homeless youth. Learn how the partnership earned us the ranking of Top 10 Art Installations in Philadelphia for 2016 with the #AmICutOut art installation, in collaboration with Conrad Benner at Streets Dept, and how it impacted The Covenant House.

Please join us for a studio tour of Stantec’s Philadelphia office and learn more about who we are and what we do. Refreshments, in-house music, and great conversation will be offered.

This event is organized and presented by the Center for Architecture and Design.

IALD, AIA, IIDA, DVASE, APAPASE, IFDA, AIGA, PA-DE ASLA, IDSA, APT, ASCE… whew! What do they all mean? Let’s break design discipline silos. Come out and meet designers across Philadelphia over drinks and snacks. Chit chat, share ideas, and hear short lightning speed presentations from local representatives of The International Furnishings and Design Association (IFDA), International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), International Interior Design Association (IIDA), American Institute of Architects (AIA), Delaware Valley Association of Structural Engineers (DVASE), American Planning Association, Pennsylvania Chapter, Southeast Section (APAPASE), Association for Preservation Technology (APT), Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA), the Pennsylvania-Delaware American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

This event is organized and presented by Cohere.

Transformational change is underway in Midtown Village, one of the oldest neighborhoods in the BID. Learn about the 1M square feet of commercial development that is changing the fabric of our city.

This walking tour will focus on the places where Philadelphians live, work, and play in Center City. Hear from developers, restaurateurs, and more on the next wave of development in Midtown Village. We’ll take a hard hat tour of Midtown construction sites, including Brickstone Realty projects the Steele Building, Swartz Building, and Hale Building. We’ll end on 13th Street, hearing from restaurateurs and enjoying a cocktail. Ticket price includes first drink.

This event is organized and presented by The Fabric Workshop and Museum.

FitCity PHL 3 symposium attendees and the general public are invited to tour Louis Kahn: The Power of Architecture and learn about fitness in relationship to architecture. Test your fitness and participate in physical challenges such as climbing FWM’s eight flights of stairs and enjoy a healthy shot of wheat grass. 

This event is organized and presented by Health Promotion Council.

FitCityPHL is an annual full-day symposium that explores design strategies in workplaces, neighborhoods, and cities that improve health. It brings together individuals representing the sectors of public health, architecture, planning, design, landscape architecture, development,  research and evaluation, academia, philanthropy, and government to learn about how the built environment can have a positive impact on the negative health trends currently facing communities – particularly obesity and other chronic conditions.

At this year’s symposium, attendees will interact with public sector leaders in a town hall format, learn about community engagement and workplace active design strategies, and participate in several walking tours highlighting local examples of active design.

6.25 AIA LU/HSW credit available

Confirmed speakers include: Michael DiBerardinis, Philadelphia Managing Director: Joanna Frank, Executive Director, Center for Active Design, New York City; Sharon Roerty, Senior Program Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Dr. Valerie Arkoosh, Chair, Montgomery County Commissioners; Loren Robinson, Pennsylvania Deputy Secretary for Health; Dalton Paxman, Regional Health Administrator, United States Department of Health and Human Services; Christina Miller, Executive Director, Health Promotion Council, and David Ferris, Assistant Program Officer, Philadelphia Local Initiatives Support Corporation.

FitCityPHL 3 is organized by a Planning Committee comprised of representatives from Health Promotion Council; AARP Pennsylvania, Inc.; American Society of Landscape Architects - DE/PA and PA Chapter;  Center for Architecture and Design; Community Design Collaborative; Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission; Drexel University; Montgomery County Planning Commission; PennPraxis; Philadelphia City Planning Commission; Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation; Philadelphia Department of Public Health; Philadelphia Local Initiatives Support Corporation; Pennsylvania Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics; Pennsylvania Department of Health; and United States Department of Health and Human Services.

After the symposium, please join The Fabric Workshop and Museum next door at 1214 Arch Street for a Healthy Happy Hour and Fitness Tour of their current exhibtiion, Louis Kahn: The Power of Architecture. Participate in physical challenges such as climbing FWM's eight flights of stairs and enjoy a healthy shot of wheatgrass.

This event is organized and presented by Shake Shack

A walkthrough of the role design plays in the Shake Shack guest experience, from custom architectural design, including forward-thinking structural elements and compelling eco-friendly touches, to intangible brand identity, including the evolution of Shake Shack’s icons and logos. Join Shake Shack’s architecture and design leaders as they offer a peek behind the scenes of how a small design team effectively and consistently creates a start-to-finish guest experience. There will be a round-table discussion, extended Q&A, and it wouldn’t be a Shake Shack event without a taste of Shack.

This event is organized and presented by Fairmount Park Conservancy.

Historic Hatfield House (located at 33rd St and Girard Ave, near the juncture of Strawberry Mansion and Fairmount Park) opens its doors for an exhibition and celebratory gathering of artists, musicians and neighbors. All are invited to explore the house, which will feature an exhibition curated by Amber Art & Design, who are undertaking a long-term community artist residency at the Hatfield House, made possible by ArtPlace America.

In addition to introducing their project and approach, Amber Art & Design will present early findings from a process of cultural asset mapping, inspired by deeply treasured histories of culture and community in Strawberry Mansion. As part of an effort to uncover and spotlight local voices, the exhibition will highlight the work of Strawberry Mansion artists and residents.

This event is organized and presented by the Architectural Glass Institute

This visible display of partnership and collaboration between the Finishing Trades Institute and Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) allowed architecture students and glazier craft workers to complement their classroom instruction with real life experiences. This design-build project sets the stage for the building of articulation agreements between the two institutions and PCOM permitting students to build a seamless academic ladder from high school through graduate school.

Panelists – including student participants—will describe the project from design competition through fabrication with a heavy focus on how design-build education can unite future generations of design and construction professionals.

The competition, course, and installation of MERGE were funded through a FMCS grant received by FTI; AGI managed the program. The partnership initiated a relationship between FTI and Jefferson, which led to development of articulation agreements that allow the seamless transition of earning construction technologies associate degrees through FTI, to construction management bachelor’s degrees through Jefferson, and organizational development master’s degrees through PCOM.

This event is organized and presented by AARP Pennsylvania

Join AARP Pennsylvania at the DesignPhiladelphia Conference to learn how affordable housing options can make communities more livable for all ages, abilities, incomes and backgrounds right here in Philadelphia.  You’ll hear from local experts and learn how AARP’s new Home Design Toolkit can help make affordable housing the centerpiece of communities where all ages can live and thrive.

This event is organized and presented by Herman Miller.

 Herman Miller's Modern Classic competition invites architects and designers from the Philadelphia area to reimagine, reinterpret, redesign & deconstruct one of the most iconic chairs in furniture history, the Eames Molded Plastic Armchair.  See what our talented design community has created with Charles and Ray Eames inspiring them along the way.

This event is organized and presented by Ballinger.

This architectural tour will take visitors inside Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s new 21-story research and office tower, completed this year. Designed by Ballinger, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects and Cooper Robertson, the Roberts Center for Pediatric Research is the first building on CHOP’s new Schuylkill Avenue campus. Led by its architects, the tour will go beyond spaces open to the public and include a visit to one of the innovative office floors with flexible workspaces.

This event is organized and presented by Community Design Collaborative through a partnership with the Philadelphia Department of Commerce.

Grassroots groups in Philly are engaging communities, improving storefronts, and activating civic spaces on their neighborhood commercial corridors. Learn about their resourceful efforts to connect with residents and encourage entrepreneurship. Supporting Corridors/Supporting Communities will present real-life, real-place strategies that you can take home to your neighborhood commercial corridor.

PUBLIC HEALTH
Merchandising and branding tools to help corridor businesses make the successful transition from selling tobacco products to selling healthy, fresh foods and drinks.   Herman Nyamunga, Director, Global Enterprise Hub & Small Business Development, Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians
Vanessa Caracoza, Business Advisor, Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians

PRESERVATION
A practical approach to the preservation of storefronts and corridors, inspired by the social history and architectural details. 
Alisa McCann, Architectural Historian

PLACEKEEPING
A volunteer-led project to transform an underutilized intersection into a lively public space that draws the community to a corridor and its businesses.

Andrew Dalzell, Chief of Staff, PA State Representative Jared Solomon                          Brad Dakake, Project Development Manager, SunPower Corporation

Moderator:  
Karen Fegely, Deputy Commerce Director, Office of Neighborhood Business Services
Philadelphia Department of Commerce

This event is organized and presented by Herman Miller.

Threads is the story of Herman Miller’s history of design, openness to new ideas and people, and respect for individuals. Steve Frykholm, graphic designer, and Clark Malcolm, writer, with a combined 72 years at the company, tell the stories of the people, products, and events behind 107-year-old Herman Miller, Inc. Woven together, the many threads of this history tell the story of how Herman Miller has become what it is today and the origins of the values and culture that will sustain it in years to come. Threads is an interactive presentation; the audience chooses the topics to be discussed. Threads includes images, video clips, and audio segments from Herman Miller’s long history of design and innovation.