Graphic Design

SET OFF, a design exploration off the beaten path, features final projects by emerging designers from four graduate design programs at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). The largest of five new SAIC exhibitions on view during NeoCon, North America's largest design exposition, SET OFF is online at saic.edu/setoff.

Also opening June 10, the 2013 Post-Baccalaureate Exhibition features 20 students completing SAIC’s Post-Bac in Studio and Post-Bac in Fashion, Body and Garment curricula. The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Studio is offered in the Departments of Art and Technology Studies; Ceramics; Fiber and Material Studies; Film, Video, New Media, and Animation; Painting and Drawing; Performance; and Visual Communication Design.

The opening reception is Monday, June 10, 6:00–8:00 p.m., and a SET OFF panel discussion will be held in the galleries 4:00–5:30 p.m.

All shows are free and open to the public Tuesday–Saturday, 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m, June 8–July 5 (closed July 4).

The GFRY Studio exhibition "A View with a Room," and "whatnot" and "Functional Fiction"—a pair of design exhibitions originally presented in Milan and New York City, are also featured in the Sullivan Galleries.

A list of participating students and more information is available in the press release online at bit.ly/188gITp

saic.edu/exhibitions | 312.629.6635 | exhibitions-saic@saic.edu

A&DWORKS Chicago, an initiative of the Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, is proud to present its second exhibition, “Paper Legends”, at North Branch Projects in Chicago from December 7, 2012 to January 7, 2013. An opening reception will be held on Friday, December 7 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.

“Paper Legends,” curated by A&D alum Tori Terzakis (BFA, 2008), is an extraordinary collection of works on paper and artist books that share in common an interest in maps and diagrams. The works are extraordinary not only because of surprising forms they take but also because of their wide ranging subject matter, including food, travel, politics, tradition and sound.

The featured artists in Paper Legends are: Cristina De Los Santos, Abby Bennett, Michael Savona, Fereshteh Toosi and Neil Brideau in partnership with Regional Relationship , Ashley Elander, Toby Millman and Zach Abubeker.

North Branch Projects is an independently run project space located in Albany Park, Chicago, IL, that serves as a community bookbinding facility. The space provides an outlet for exploring the creative process in a neighborhood where few resources for the arts exist.

A&DWORKS Chicago is part of a national initiative by the Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan to support and expand its network of alums and friends around the country. These new collaboratives are designed to generate creative enterprises from within local communities - pop-up performances, residencies, workshops, screenings, exhibits and more. For more information, please contact Nick Tobier at nicktob@umich.edu.

In honor of the holiday season, Manifold is hosting ACCESSIBLES, a show and sale of exclusively affordable work by local designers and artists, including: Barry Newstat Furniture, Bridgette Buckley Studio, Ethan Rose, GlickBuilt, Karma Neutral Ceramics, Manifold, Merkled Studio, Relevant ReUse, Starshaped Press, Stephanie Cobb, Strand Design, Studio 1a.m., and Winter Session.
This is a special opportunity to access work from designers and gallery artists who, in many cases, do not focus their professional practice on designing inexpensive items. This sale's unique collection includes wood-fired vessels, audible wall art, candleholders, letterpress prints, hand-turned ornaments, jewelry, dining table decor, and more!

PechaKucha Chicago style is this week - Tuesday December 4th (doors at 6pm, place is hopping by 7:30, and we'll start at 8:20)
What do the winners of the Prentice Future Competition, the managing editor of the Chciago Tribune and a red-headed rock n roll band have in common?
For one, they are all presenters at PechaKucha Night Chicago Volume 24 on Tuesday evening.
If you haven't been to PK in a while, it's time to get back in the habit and join iconic Chicago designer Jordan Mozer, Chicago's loudest band White Mystery, Roche Scholarship recipient Anne Dudek, Tribune Managing Editor Jane Hirt, art and design advocate Tess Landon, young architects Wallo Villacorta and Cyril Marsollier, Dose Market’s April Francis, brand innovator Tom Marquardt, molder of minds Sandi Dumich and 2014 AIA Chicago Board member Juan Moreno.

No snow yet, but if it's the first December in Chicago then at least there's a guaranteed PechaKucha Night. Loads of fun and festivity for all family members (over the age of 21).
Our presenters are ready to chit-chat for 400 seconds while you guzzle egg nog and snuggle round the open fire (aka Martyrs' stage).

It'll be so much fun, and you'll certainly learn something you didn't know before.
Come and open your presents early at Martyrs' - Tuesday, December 4th at 8pm (but get there a bit early for conversation and libations).

Martyrs'
3855 N Lincoln Avenue, Chicago
Tickets at http://www.martyrslive.com

Links to presenters at http://www.pecha-kucha.org/cities/chicago/24

As part of our Poltrona Frau Turns 100: A Month of Celebration series the artist Susan Peterson will be joining us. She will be discussing her work and the history of the hand-crafted textiles by Dermond Peterson. She will have on hand some of the hand cut blocks used in creating these earthy and inviting linens. You will also have the opportunity to take something home with you by entering to win a special Dermond Peterson gift, and by saving 20% on the entire line throughout the weekend.

Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec: Bivouac is a mid-career exhibition of work by two of the most exciting and innovative designers working today. Born and based in France, the Bouroullecs bring high-tech manufacturing ideas to standard furniture and design formats, such as the communal kitchen table and the basic dining chair, resulting in timeless, straightforward products devoid of trendy gimmicks. The brothers not only design elegant and beautiful objects—chairs, sofas, lamps, tables, and dishware—but they also develop pioneering hybrid forms that defy categorization as they shape space in clever new ways. The title of the show is inspired by this multipurpose hybridity, as a bivouac is a lightweight encampment or shelter that can be adapted to its environment just as Bouroullec products are activated by their end-users and the spaces they inhabit.

Modular22 is a large-scale installation featuring work from over one hundred artists, designers, and architects from Berwyn, Chicago, all over the country, and overseas. Arranged on a 27' x 8' modular geometric framework designed by 22's director Jessica Calek, Modular22 acts as monument, meeting place, display infrastructure, and sculptural installation.

Since 22 is a studio and gallery run by two people with design backgrounds, the projects and exhibits we've organized at 22 have tried to blur the line between art and design wherever possible. Modular22 is our largest attempt to do so, integrating elements of art and design in one single project. In organizing and constructing this project, we've combined a variety of technological and communicative processes, and we've brought over one hundred distinct artists and designers together.

The structure consists of 360 interlocking 1' x 2' wooden panels, and the artwork adorning these panels was created by artists and designers from all over the world. The content of this artwork was left up to the participants, and the only requirement was that the images had to be black and white, in order to lend the entire project a sense of cohesive identity. Some artists, mostly local to the Chicago area, have created work directly on the wooden panels, while others have sent digital files that have been printed and applied to the panels.

As a single structure, its large scale lends the installation a sense of monumentality, yet the fact that it's made up of a lot of smaller, unique, detailed pieces of artwork gives the project a sense of approachability and intimacy. What's more, the structure can potentially be disassembled and reassembled in any number of different configurations, speaking to its modular nature and lending it an element of interactivity, as if it were a giant toy construction set.

Modular22 was funded by a Kickstarter campaign, and the wooden panels were laser cut with the generous cooperation of Advanced Laser Cutting Technologies in Grand Rapids, a family-run business that operates one of the only laser-cutting shops dedicated to wood in the United States. The structure was constructed by Calek, Dan Streeting, and Erin McGuire over the summer. We invite you to join us for the opening reception on Saturday, October 13. The exhibit will be on display at the 22 studio until December 22.

Join us to celebrate our 85th birthday and honor a Chicago design legend—Carl Regehr.

The newest STA publication, Carl Regehr: The Lost Journals will be launched at the STA 85th anniversary celebration.

Carl Regehr was one of Chicago's foremost designers and educators, an Honorary Member of The STA, recepient of its Design Educator Award in 1983, and a member of the Twenty-Seven Chicago Designers. Carl was on the faculty at the Institute of Design and in the Graphic Design Program at the University of Illinois/Champaign. He died in 1983 at the age of 64 after a ten-year fight with cancer, filled not with bitterness, but with humor and love for his work, his colleagues, and his students.

More info & RSVP: https://sta-chicago.org/events/sta-85th-anniversary-celebration

Join us for a great opportunity to explore and learn about what drives Francois and his enjoyment of creating photographs that stimulate contemplation and empathy.

More info & RSVP: https://sta-chicago.org/events/stop-the-violence

AIGA Chicago has asked a variety of local design shops to pull back the curtain and share their experiences for a new event called Studio Night.
88 Brand Partners is a new full-service creative agency in the heart of Chicago, IL. We collaborate to build new brands, guide the strategic evolution of existing brands and create meaningful brand experiences through seamless communications across all media.

http://chicago.aiga.org/event/studio-night-with-88-brand-partners/