POPUP PLACE AFTER PARTY
6:00PM to 9:00PM 9:00PM to Midnight
bahdeebahdu American Street Studio
1522 North American Street 2200 North American Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122 Philadelphia, PA 19122
Kick off the 2013 DesignPhiladelphia Festival with PopUp Place and the After Party
POPUP PLACE | 6:00PM to 9:00PM
This year's host is bahdeebahdu a multidisciplinary working studio for design and the development of custom furnishings and one-off products, located in Kensington near the Crane Arts Building. Free parking available.
ENGAGE YOUR SENSES WITH INSTALLATIONS AND EXPERIENTIAL DESIGN
- tingle your tastebuds with the premiere Ghostfood, a participatory olfactory performance
- encounter the tastes of exotic food pairings by 12th Street Catering and Little Baby’s Ice Cream
- indulge in a specialty coffee cocktail handcrafted onsite by illy
- absorb a light projection installation by artist Andrew Cameron Zahn
- see a textile installation by Heather Ujiie, with RJ Thornburg
- witness work-in-progress "Bigger IS Better" by luminary, Warren Muller
- get jazzed to the sounds of Heath Allen Trio & West Powelton Steppers
- sample deserts from Whipped Bakeshop
SILENT AUCTION | TAKE A SEAT
New this year, DesignPhiladelphia is presenting a silent auction of contemporary art and design featuring the work of more than a dozen of the region’s hottest designers from across design disciplines. Each designer was given an identical chair, generously donated by IKEA, to transform – come see what they have come up with and bid to take your favorite home!
AFTER PARTY | 9:00PM to midnight (ages 21+)
Join us at American Street Studio, a soaring industrial space in a former PECO substation, for the After Party. The collaborative showroom, created by three nationally recognized Philadelphia-based design/fabrication companies: Amuneal, Groundwork, and Robert True Ogden, which will be open for the first time to the public. Free parking available.
featuring KING BRITT
Let this internationally known producer, composer, and curator of electronic music take you on a sonic journey. King Britt is best known as one of the top globetrotting DJs in the world. King Britt brings cultures together through his eclectic taste and live improvised dance/experimental sets.
DesignPhiladelphia is a signature event of the Philadelphia Center for Architecture. All proceeds benefit DesignPhiladelphia's year-round educational programming.
