BKLYN DESIGNS 2008
The sixth annual BKLYN DESIGNS will be held May 9-11, 2008. Sign up for our mailing list (below, left) to receive updates and reminders about this year's show. Following are details about our 2007 fifth anniversary show.
Events @ BKLYN DESIGNS 2007
All events were free with admission, and took place at St. Ann's Warehouse, 38 Water St., unless otherwise noted. Free shuttle bus service was provided all weekend between Union Square, DUMBO, and 110 LIVINGSTON, and between DUMBO and Forté Condominiums in Fort Greene.
BKLYN DESIGNS +
Premiering at the 2007 show, BKLYN DESIGNS +, a curated design mart for small accessories made in Brooklyn – from tabletop, to pillows, to jewelry – was located at the BKLYN DESIGNS Annex, 81 Front St. Featuring:
bongenre.com, A Division of Jill Fenichell, Inc.
BROOKLYN INDUSTRIES
Gabriela de la Vega Design
haru Designs, Inc.
LAIDBACK
Lotta Jansdotter
PIP-QUEAK CHAPEAU
REFINERY
Slate Gallery
Thea Grant/BAZZ
USELESS MACHINES JEWELRY BY NINA DINOFF
Below please find the Special Events Schedule from BKLYN DESIGNS 2007
FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2007 10am to 8pm - Trade Day
12:30pm
Lunch for the Design Trade - BSH Showroom, 1 Main St.
Trade lunch at BSH with Jen Renzi, senior editor, House & Garden. Please RSVP to Dawn.Locatell@BSHG.com by Tuesday, May 8.
2pm
A Conversation with Ralph Pucci
Linda O'Keeffe, director, Design + Architecture, Metropolitan Home talks to design icon Ralph Pucci about his work.
4pm
Landmark Meets Modern in Brooklyn:
Case Study: Board of Ed Conversion to Luxury Condos
Moderated by Bill Menking, editor-in-chief, The Architect's Newspaper, with muralist Richard Haas; Michael Wetstone, Associate Partner, Beyer Blinder Belle; Bhaskar Srivastava, senior associate, Ismael Leyva Architects; and Jed Walentas, Two Trees Management.
6pm
What's Next? Today's Hot Sustainable Designers and Educators from Pratt Institute Look at How the Next Generation Will Differ
Moderated by Fred Bernstein, contributing writer, Architectural Record and The New York Times, with Meta Brunzema, adjunct assistant professor in Graduate Architecture and Design; Allan Chochinov, associate professor of Industrial Design and editor in chief, Core77; Debra Johnson, director, Pratt Design Incubator and professor of Industrial Design; Matthew Berman, Visiting Assistant Professor of Architecture, Pratt Institute; Dan Fogelson, Emeco. Pratt Student Competition winners will be announced (see details below).
8pm
After Party at DWR
After Hours Party at Design Within Reach, Brooklyn Heights Studio, Montague Street.
SATURDAY, MAY 12, 2007 10am to 7pm
2pm
Brooklyn Style
A look at current residential trends with Annie Block, senior editor, Interior Design; Jen Renzi, senior editor, House & Garden; Christopher Coleman, interior designer; Chris Kraig, interior designer; and Ellen Hamilton, interior designer.
3pm
The Designer and The Designed:
Metropolis Books at powerHouse Arena - 37 Main St.
Author Akiko Busch read from The Uncommon Life of Common Objects and co-authors Kira Gould and Lance Hosey (both from William McDonough + Partners) read from their new book, Women in Green: Voices of Sustainable Design; Susan Szenaxy, editor in chief, Metropolis engaged the authors in conversation.
4pm
Going Green: Doable or Daunting? A Discussion of 3 Green Renovations
Including the Brooklyn Home of Green Advocate and Actor Adrian Grenier
Moderated by Michael Cannell, New York Editor, Dwell, with Karesse Grenier, NYC Real Estate Broker, Douglas Elliman; Lauren Gropper of GreenHomeNYC, Philip Higgs, Boulder-based journalist and green home owner; and David Bergman, LEED accredited architect and professor of sustainable design at Parsons School of Design.
6pm
Focus: The Future of the BAM Cultural Arts District
Moderated by Susan Szenasy, editor-in-chief, Metropolis, with Danny Simmons, artist/owner, Corridor Gallery; Bruce Fowle, principal, FXFOWLE Architects; and Joe Chan, president, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership.
7:30 - 10:00pm
Art Meets Design Party at Forté Condominiums - 230 Ashland Pl.
Tour Forté, the new Fort Greene tower by FXFOWLE Architects and check out the artists and galleries on display.
SUNDAY, MAY 13, 2007 11am to 6pm
12pm
The Sweet Life - BSH Showroom, 1 Main St.
Mother's Day Pastry Demonstration with Kate Zuckerman, author and Chanterelle pastry chef.
2pm
Local Produce - Sourcing Design Close to Home
Moderated by Julie Taraska, articles editor, HOME Magazine with Bill Hilgendorf, principal, UHURU; Mark Caserta, co-owner, 3R Living; Brian Coleman, CEO, GMDC; Paul Steely White, executive director, Transportation Alternatives; and Andrew Dent, Library and Materials Research, Material ConneXion.
PRATT STUDENT COMPETITION
A jury of Design Within Reach curators along with editors from top design publications juried the Pratt Institute student exhibition at BKLYN DESIGNS. Three innovative projects were selected to be announced at the panel discussion What's Next? on Friday May 11 at 6pm. The winning projects will be on display at the Design Within Reach Brooklyn Heights Studio for one month following the show.
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
Due to the tremendous response we received last year and our wholehearted commitment to the subject, the 2007 show again featured a special focus on “green” production materials and products.
ALL WEEKEND
MODELS AND PROTOTYPES BORN IN BROOKLYN
BKLYN DESIGNS and the Brooklyn Arts Council, in cooperation with Metropolis, present Models and Prototypes Born in Brooklyn, which ran throughout the show weekend at powerHouse Arena, 37 Main Street. This unique exhibition explored the stages of creative process, featuring three-dimensional models and prototypes of furnishings designed in Brooklyn.
BRUNCH UNDER THE BRIDGES - MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND SPECIALS
DUMBO retailers and restaurants rolled out the red carpet for moms during Mother's Day weekend with special sales, reduced-price musical concerts, brunch items, flowers and designer chocolates. More than 20 of DUMBO's top cultural venues, boutiques and eateries participated in this promotion that also included specials for guests with BKLYN DESIGNS wristbands. For a full list of the businesses that participated and their promotions please visit: http://www.dumbonyc.org/.
Music in St. Ann's Warehouse provided by halcyon the shop.
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