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 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 NextFab.

Calling all makers and shakers! Join us for a community market featuring handmade crafts and local eats for sale, as well as creative do-it-yourself activities at NextFab. Discover what’s being made right in the neighborhood by Philly artists and designers working in a range of media. Stock up on and enjoy food and drink, and try something new at our make-and-take stations. Donate your crafting materials that you no longer need and anything else that could be creatively re-purposed to The Resource Exchange, Philadelphia’s Creative Reuse Center. Stop by our community market to get a taste of what’s being made right here in Philly and even take a piece of it home with you. Interested in selling your work? Contact us at events@nextfab.com.

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 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 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. 

Experience a unique group of design businesses during the North Philly Design Crawl. The doors of the following businesses will be open from 4-7pm, drop on by! 

Firth and Wilson Transport Cycles
1105 Frankford Ave
Custom bike frames. www.transportcycle.com

Wells Vissar Inc.
1205 N 4th St
Architectural sculpture. www.scagliola.com

Erdy McHenry Architecture
915 N. Orianna St    
Architecture studio. www.em-arc.com

GDLOFT
1400 N American St, Crane Arts Building, Studio 402
Graphic design studio. www.gdloft.com

Singletary Design Group
2424 E York St, Studio 229
Graphic design studio. www.singletarydg.com
 
Bluecadet
1526 Frankford Ave
Digital agency. www.bluecadet.com

At Home Modern
526 E Girard Ave
Vintage modern furniture, art and objects. www.athomemodern.com

Michael Morgan Brickworks
2054 E. Somerset St
Brick sculptor. www.michaelmorgan.net
 
Metal Incorporated
2609 E Cambria St.
Metals studio. www.metalincorporated.com 

Algotsson
Custom hand built seat furniture. www.algotsson.com

Philadelphia Community Corps
Architectural salvage. www.phillyreclaim.com

This event is organized and presented by Algottson Design.

Join us on October 13, 2017, from 4:00 - 9:00 pm for the launch of Algotsson Design’s new line of custom, hand built seat furniture, featured at Kensington Yards Condominium. Recognized for comfort, durability and fine detail, our bespoke line of furniture is designed and produced in Philadelphia. Built to requested size, dimension and finish, each piece is designed just for you or your clients; residential and commercial. 

We will be available for questions and consultation Wednesday 10/11 thru Saturday 10/14; 11:00 - 2:00 pm as well.

RSVP and Inquiries, email algotssondesign@gmail.com

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 Institute of Contemporary Art.

Nathalie Du Pasquier, BIG OBJECTS NOT ALWAYS SILENT and Speech/Acts
A Walkthrough with the Curators

Join Alex Klein, curator of Nathalie Du Pasquier: BIG OBJECTS NOT ALWAYS SILENT and Meg Onli, curator of Speech/Acts, two exhibitions currently on view at ICA, for a walkthrough of the exhibitions.

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 open house is a part of the Fairmount / Brewerytown Design Crawl. Explore design businesses all around the neighborhood from 5-9pm on October 12th.

Working studio of the Nationally recognized, Neighborhood focused potters Sandi Pierantozzi and Neil Patterson. Hand made Pottery & Bead Jewelry created with sustainable practices. Pottery Classes and exceptional Gifts.

Experience a unique group of design businesses during the Fairmount/Brewerytown Design Crawl. The doors of the following businesses will be open from 4-7pm, drop on by! 

Cerulean Arts
1351-53 Ridge Ave
Gallery and studio. www.ceruleanarts.com
 
SHIFTSPACE / SHIFT Makes
3060 W Jefferson St (Black Door on 31st)
Architects and designers. www.shiftspacedesign.com

Neighborhood Potters
2034 Fairmount Ave
Hand-made pottery and bead jewelry. www.sandiandneil.com
 
Flying Fish Crafthouse
The Fairmount @ Brewerytown, 1363 North 31st St
Architecture tour. www.ffcrafthouse.com 
 

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 Collab at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Center for Architecture and Design.

Collab at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Center for Architecture + Design invite you to meet Tyler Hays, founder of BDDW. A visionary designer and 21st century craft entrepreneur, Tyler has won accolades from the design community and beyond for his ability to marry the fine craftsmanship of a luxury atelier with an appealingly rustic American aesthetic that appeals to a wide (but discerning) audience. He has been described in the pages of the New York Times as an “obsessive, eccentric master craftsman,” and Tyler’s Philadelphia studio produces furniture, ceramics, clothing, beer, one-of-a-kind turntables and other objects for his high-end Milan and Soho showrooms, BDDW and M.Crow.

At this special DesignPhiladelphia event, Tyler will talk about his career as a painter, sculptor, designer and maker of many things, who is forging a sophisticated aesthetic while working in a homegrown, vernacular style.

Guests will then be invited to embark on a treasure hunt in the Museum’s 17th and 18th century decorative arts galleries, where they will seek and find some of Tyler’s pieces temporarily positioned within the elegant sweep of design history.

Experience a unique group of design businesses sprinkled along Baltimore Avenue and beyond during the West Philly Design Crawl. The doors of the following businesses will be open from 4-7pm, drop on by! 

Black Hound Clay Studio
711B South 50th St
Clay studio. www.blackhoundclay.com

The Nesting House
4501 Baltimore Ave
Baby + Child wears. https://thenestinghouse.net

VIX Emporium
5009 Baltimore Ave
Local Crafts & Gifts. www.vixemporium.com
 
Animated Architecture @ Spiral Q
Art on the Avenue, 3808 Lancaster Ave
Community art program. www.spiralq.org
 
Snapdragon Flowers
5015 Baltimore Ave
Flower shop. www.snapdragonphilly.com

Indie-Life Media
4616 Baltimore Ave
Branding, marketing, event production. www.indielifemedia.com

The Cedar Works
4919 Pentridge St
Artist studios/offices. www.thecedarworks.com
 

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 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.

This event is organized and presented by Microsol Resources.

This fall, Center for Architecture and Design and Microsol Resources' TechPerspectives have combined forces to present a morning program of industry leaders at DesignPhiladelphia, a week-long celebration of design, technology, and collaborative business practices.

TechPerspectives will showcase and highlight the latest technology driving change in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry. We will hear from design technologists as they explore new workflows and processes that promote collaboration and information exchange to enhance building design.
We will explore various innovative technology from building information modeling (BIM) to 3D printing, virtual reality, computational design, fabrication and other technologies that leverage efficiencies in project design, collaboration and facility management.

Stay ahead of the curve. Register now at www.TechPerspectives.com.

Explore design businesses all around Center City! Drop by any of the following businesses from 4-7pm.

STARK
The Biddle Building, 1217 Sansom St, 7th Floor
Handmade rugs & carpets exclusively for the Interior Design trade.

Thos. Moser
Thos. Moser Showroom, 1605 Walnut St
Handmade American furniture. www.thosmoser.com

Lamps.com
1217 Sansom St, 8th Floor
Lighting studio. www.lamps.com

Haworth
1700 Market St, Suite 600
Office/workplace furniture manufacturer. www.haworth.com/home 

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel Univeristy
1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
Natural history museum. www.ansp.org

Delia Designs/MRP Realty
1930 Chestnut St
Architectural interior design. www.delia-designs.com

Cohere    
1217 Sansom St, Suite 4N
Branding and design agency. www.atmediadesign.com
 
LAGOS
1735 Walnut St
Jewelry. www.lagos.com

The Fabric Workshop and Museum
1214 Arch St
Contemporary art museum and workshop.
http://www.fabricworkshopandmuseum.org

Nemo Tile + Stone
1520 Locust Street, 2nd Floor
Trend and traditional tile.
http://www.nemotile.com

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 FK Productions.

FK, an architectural design, experiential marketing and large scale art fabrication company and Andy Scott Studio, a world renown sculpture most famous for his larger than life horse sculptures The Kelpies, in Scotland, will be opening their studio on American Street. Come and explore their 12,000 sq/ft design and fabrication space meet the artists involved and see current pieces/projects.

Old City is Philadelphia’s hub for art and design. Experience this special First Friday Design Crawl featuring a diverse group of showrooms and retailers. Participating businesses include:

IndyHall
399 Market St #360
Creative coworking space. https://www.indyhall.org/ 

36 Craven
138 N. 3rd St. 
One-of-a-kind 18th & 19th c. pieces mixed with modern art and sculpture. https://www.36craven.com

OLC    
152-154 N. 3rd St
Modern furniture and lighting. www.olc152.com

Moderne Gallery
111 N. 3rd St
20th Century furniture, lighting and accessories. www.modernegallery.com

Petit Jardin en Ville
305 Cherry St
French and European outdoor furniture. www.petitjardinenville.com

Parisa Rug & Décor
33 N. 3rd St
New and vintage rugs, accessories, and furniture. www.parisarugs.com
 
bulthaup studio + LEMA studio
132 N. 3rd St + 140 N. 3rd St [showrooms connect]
Custom kitchens and architectural lighting design. www.philadelphia.bulthaup.com/en | www.eq-ld.com/showroom/

Delia Designs/ MRP Realty
400 Walnut St
Architectural interior design. www.delia-designs.com

The Center for Art in Wood
141 N 3rd St
Wood sculpture and design. www.centerforartinwood.org

My Little Redemption
126N 3rd St
Boutique featuring top Israeli Designers. www.facebook.com/MyLittleRedemption/ 

Moto Designshop
228 Vine St
Residential, retail, and commercial architecture firm. www.motodesignshop.com
 
DAVID
57 North Second St
Landscape architecture and urban design studio. www.land-collective.com

Millésimé + Cappellini + The Rug Company
33 N 2nd St
Modern and contemporary furniture. http://www.millesime.us

Roche Bobois | 6 - 8 PM
311 Arch Street
French designer furniture company. https://www.roche-bobois.com/en-US/ 

This event is organized and presented by NextFab.

NextFab is proud to partner with and host Philadelphia’s increasingly popular Maker Meetup at the Center for Architecture and Design. This special monthly event brings together designers, manufacturers, and producers of all kinds, large and small, including entrepreneurs with 3D printers. The event is filled with fun networking opportunities, an impressive showcase of products and projects, and a panel discussion featuring local experts in a range of topics. This time around, we’re turning our attention to design and architecture as it relates to advanced manufacturing. Our members will reveal projects and products presently under development, giving the audience and designers unexpected moments of inspiration.