Join us on March 14th at 6pm for ‘Design the Future, Inch by Inch,’ a lecture by Italian designers Defne Koz and Marco Susani, founders of Koz Susani Design.
They’ll discuss their innovative approach to shaping the future through design, exploring historical precedents and showcasing projects focusing on work, mobility, and health.
March 9, 2023, 6–9pm
Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago 500 n michigan ave Suite 1450 Chicago, IL 60611
Join art historian Maggie Taft as she discusses Chicago's rich and complex design history, focused around mid century.
Learn about the complex world of mid-century wallpaper design with Bassett & Vollum's Duane Timm.
How can we, as digital professionals, create a more inclusive, ethical world?
Get answers for some of your most burning getting-a-job-related questions from respected members of the design field in Chicago
Re:treat is back for round two, baybee! Join us for two more days packed with exciting speakers, designers, artists, and more.
In this presentation, Julia Bachrach, author of the City in a Garden: A History of Chicago’s Parks will illuminate the ways in which landscape designers and park administrators have responded to numerous and rapidly changing trends in recreation.
Join bicycle historian and author Christopher Sweet as he puts Chicago bicycle design and innovation into the broader perspective of general bicycle and U.S. history.
Come to this lively discussion about the ins and outs of programming Clutch Gallery, dedicated to exhibiting contemporary art of all media.
Dr. Allison’s talk will address the Cold War context in which the Great Ideas of Western Man advertising campaign ran. She will also discuss the tensions that emerged between those overseeing the Great Ideas and artists associated with Abstract Expressionism.
In this selective and likely provocative overview of art and design in Chicago, scholars Jonathan Mekinda and Maggie Taft will explore the idea of the “modern” and its various meanings and affiliations in the city between 1910 and 1970.
Lacy’s research on Mortimer J. Adler’s work has focused on Adler’s intentions and the larger ideas in play in order to counter studies that absorbed the wildly negative view that great books projects, and the great books idea generally, always diminished high culture.
During this talk, Pouya Ahmadi will be sharing his journey through editing and design process of his most recent project, Amalgam Journal.
Senior Designer and Team Leader at Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG), Anthony works on high-performance projects that focus on the design, development, and use of parametric computational tools that push the boundaries of integrated performance-based design.
Video Game Levels as Works of Art, Architecture, and Design
Editor in Chief of VGA Reader Tiffany Funk will introduce Chris Totten, contributor to the inaugural issue of the VGA Reader, a scholarly academic journal about game art. Chris will speak about level design in video games as works of art, architecture and design, followed by a Q and A with Tiffany.
Video Game Art Gallery (VGA) Executive Director Jonathan Kinkley will speak about architecture of virtual worlds. Unlike architecture in the physical world that is constrained by gravity, resources, materials, zoning codes etc, the architecture of virtual worlds is only constrained by the imagination of its builders.
For nearly 40 years, Pac-Man has excited audiences by revolutionizing arcade games in 1980, then spawning a cultural and merchandising empire. The simple, dot-munching character began with a handful of pixels, but has grown and evolved with the times.
Chaz Evans, Director of Exhibitions and Programs and Co-Founder of Video Game Art Gallery, will discuss the work of Hey! Play! participating artist Feng Mengbo as well as the work of Cao Fei.
Confluence • 20+ brings pioneering design talent from Hong Kong to share their philosophy and endeavors inspired by local traditions and heritage, as well as their creative visions across multiple latitudes and culture.
Join us to hear David Rygiol discuss the inspiration for the NPS 100 project, TypeHike‘s process, and what’s in store for the future.
In our current political climate, we must challenge ourselves and each other to design more inclusive, empowering, and representative spaces (both physical and digital) in order for relationship-building and storytelling to take place to encourage more effective action.
Prolific and visionary, Frank Lloyd Wright was one of the most influential architects of the modern age. Join Frank Lloyd Wright Trust curator David Bagnall as he provides an introduction to the life and work of one of the 20th century’s most radical modernists.
Given that play is among the most powerful, beneficial and joyful facets of childhood, explore how thoughtful design is used to create and communicate meaningful play experiences at CCM.
Come to the first ChiDM Presents event of Dan Friedman: Radical Modernist! Chris Pullman, AIGA medalist and friend of Friedman, will provide a personal reflection on the eclectic career and evolving philosophy of a positive modernist in a post-modernist world.
"The complexity of the contemporary city requires architects and designers to discover and define new methods, tactics, tools and approaches to projects. Andrew Balster’s lecture will focus on hybrid forms of design education and practice, along with current projects at Archeworks.
"Edgar Miller Legacy presents a five-part discussion series rediscovering the history and art of Chicago’s modern era “Renaissance Man” Edgar Miller
"Russ Maki, president of Graphic Conservation Company in Chicago’s South Loop, will present the importance of the conservation of works on paper. The primary area of focus will be blueprints and architectural drawings. Additionally, questions about fine art and important documents and collectibles can be discussed.
"Vladimir Radutny, AIA, was awarded the 2016 Dubin Family Young Architect Award from the AIA Chicago Foundation—a juried award established in 1983 to recognize excellence in ability and exceptional contributions by Chicago area architects between the ages of twenty-five and thirty-nine.
Radutny will discuss his career as Principal and Founder of Vladimir Radutny Architects, whose myriad residential projects have garnered several awards from AIA Chicago’s Design Excellence and Small Projects award programs (2013-16); among other awards such as the Builder’s Choice Custom Home Design (2016). His studio’s approach is ideas-driven, with dedication to artistic thinking and experimentation, testing designs that result in work that moves beyond just an aesthetic response. He has taught at the Illinois Institute of Technology and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and is recognized for challenging the conventional interpretations of space, function, and material use.
"Editor of Poetry Magazine, Don Share, discusses founding editor Harriet Monroe’s view of poetry and how that has translated into the Poetry Foundation’s architecture. In 1912, Monroe saw the need to create a home for poetry, and envisioned a magazine that would serve as a gallery of poems. Over 100 years later her “little” magazine has evolved into a major literary organization with a suite of robust programs, including a literal home for poetry, designed by architect John Ronan, which includes a gallery for artwork that resonates with poetry.
