DAM Design Show 2010

January 15, 2010 | 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Each year in January, Detroit’s attention turns to design and creativity.  In 2010 the Detroit Artists Market will take its own look at design with the DAM Design Show.  The show will open with a ticketed event January 15, 2010 from 7pm – 10pm.  Adding to this exclusive reception will be an accessory runway show produced by Detroit Fashion Pages including shoes, handbags by local designers. Tickets for current DAM members will be $45, non-members $55. Space is limited.  Click on "Download Call For Entry Form", or click here to get your invitation .

This show will look at the entire creative process from concept to design to creation of an artistic and functional piece.  Fourteen designers will take on this process in creating “light”.  The show will exhibit pieces from their creative process, including concept sketches, scale models, and the finished piece.  The DAM Design Show will provide an intimate look into how design “happens”, and results in unique functional pieces.  Each of the designers or design teams will be invited from various disciplines – artists, designers, architects, engineers, carpenters, and others will bring their special eye and talent to the process.

As Metro Detroit sharpens its focus on creative businesses as an economic growth industry for the area, the DAM Design Show is perfectly poised to explore these conversations.  This exhibition reminds us all that art is a vital component of our everyday lives.

LIGHT DESIGNERS
Dane Barnes, Disturbed:Sleep
Maxwell Davis
Jef Hancock
Jason Huffines
Taru Lahti
Brian Oltrogge, Grünblau Design Studio
Alex Porbe, Incite Design, LLC.
Real OK Design
Gonzalo Rodriguez
Alex Stchekine, Lost Art Studio
Christian Unverzagt, M1/DTW
Billy West
Graem Whyte, MagmaGlacier Design
Will Wittig, University of Detroit Mercy, School of Architecture

FASHION DESIGNERS
Shoes:
Tom Carbone
Hats:
Ericia Bartels
Gena Conti, Gena Conti Custom Millinery, Inc.
Annica Cuppetelli
Handbags:
Catherine Fossati Healey, Fossati
Tammy Wang, ZaWa

Food generously provided by Angelina Italian Bistro, Atlas Global Bistro, Avalon International Breads, Cabot Cheese, Cuisine, Roast, Slows Bar BQ, and Wolfgang Puck Grille

Spirits donated by Cartlidge & Browne, Elite Brands and Motor City Brewing Works, Inc.

Entertainment by Greg Mudge

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