Front of the postcard announcing the prefab exhibit A Clean Break opening later this month as part of Design Philadelphia.
Design Philadelphia, an international confab on design now in its fourth year continues to be a cornucopia of delights for those interested in design. This year DP has 83 events and programs Oct. 16 through Oct. 22 including lectures and…an outdoor exhibit of prefab housing, titled A Clean Break, on the vacant lot on South Broad St. near Spruce. (Echoes of MoMA’s prefab housing exhibit? See posts.)
A Clean Break — sponsored/organized by Minima and co-curated by Eugenie Perret and Elizabeth Oliver — rounds up prefabs from firms from Chile, Toronto, Minneapolis, Kansas City and elsewhere including the local Interface Studio Architects. “Green” products will also be on display including bicycles and furniture from designers like Iannone Design and Daniel Michalik.
Back of the postcard
A Clean Break: An Exhibition of Modern Prefab Architecture and High-Design, Low-Waste Innovations for the Urban Environment
Opening Night
Oct 16, 7-10 pm
On view Oct 17-30
Deily, 11am-7pm
313 S. Broad St. at Spruce
Here’s Design Phildelphia Co-Founder and Executive Director Hilary Jay on this year’s theme for the mega-event:
The theme for DesignPhiladelphia 2008 is Down to Earth: Evolving Design in the 21st Century which recognizes and gives voice to the enormity of the eco-culture initiatives taking place locally, across the country and around the world.
Check the Design Philly website (link above) for complete schedule.
