SARASOTA, Fla. — Most people have heard of synesthesia, a cognitive condition that causes the synesthete to conflate one sense for another, for example to taste colors, or perceive certain letters to light up or have personalities. But it occurred to me, as I stepped into the exhibition space for […]
DC3 engaged The Work Department, a women-led social innovation design firm comprised of Detroit-based architects, designers, curators, and other creative professionals, to curate the exhibition for Saint-Étienne. The result is “Footwork: The Choreography of Collaboration”—a vision of collaborative design and innovation featuring the work of more than 60 individuals, collectives, […]
When Detroit Creative Corridor Center (DC3) began the lengthy and involved process of applying for UNESCO City of Design status on behalf of Detroit—a goal that was successfully achieved at the end of 2015—they did so knowing it would help centralize the role that design plays in shaping cities, and […]
As we free fall through a post-factual era in the United States, it is more important than ever to acknowledge the power and importance of a free press in American society. We may do this through protest, we may do this by subscribing to our favorite fact-checked publication, and for […]
DETROIT — The allocation of resources is a critical consideration for any artist, whether on the personal, local, or global level. The question facing Colombian artist Adriana Martínez, and her group of friends and collaborators from university, was how to continue working as artists as they prepared to leave school. They […]
SAINT-ÉTIENNE, France — It would likely dismay students of design to learn that, to those not trained to think about the field, it is largely invisible. No object is accidental, no system has fallen arbitrarily into place, yet most of us go about our lives without acknowledging the purpose-built nature of […]
THIS AFTERNOON, I’ll be among the terrific line-up reading on the topic of “Weather” at Coffee and (_______), from 3:00 – 5:00. Please join us! The weather will be provided. The Line Up: Diana Dinverno Keith Taylor Kristin Lenz Laura Hulthen Thomas Sarah Rose Sharp Aubri K. Adkins (host) DIANA […]
Simone DeSousa has revamped their online store, to match the recent overhaul at EDITION. You can find selections from my special project this year, including my flags, under the “Limited Editions” section, as well as a wide variety of fascinating and beautiful objects from some of Detroit’s leading artists. Come […]
As a kind of sister city based on our shared heritage of an industrial manufacturing boom followed by economic decline, the city of Saint-Étienne, France, extended the invitation to Detroit to be a featured presenter in this year’s Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne. Saint-Étienne is one of 22 international locations recognized […]
DETROIT — It is fitting that After Industry, a three-person show at Wasserman Projects concerned with the relationship between man and nature, came together, in the words of gallery director Alison Wong, “organically.” Yet the synthesis of three masters of divergent media — Italian sculptor Willy Verginer, Norwegian painter Christer Karlstad, […]