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Upcoming Events
Drinks x Design: Product Design in Detroit
The second Drinks x Design of the 2026 season will feature Detroit-based organizations and individuals moving the needle in the product design space.
May 7, 2026
Drinks x Design: Product Design in Detroit
The second Drinks x Design of the 2026 season will feature Detroit-based organizations and individuals moving the needle in the product design space.
WHEN
May 7, 2026 | 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
WHERE
Vander Detroit

Join us for the second Drinks x Design of 2026, with the theme of Product Design in Detroit: Color and Materials, hosted at Vander Detroit.

The historic Milwaukee Junction factory was built in 1935 as an electrical control manufacturing plant. Over the years it has been home to a Machine Shop (1946-56), a distribution warehouse (1958-62) and graphic design firm specializing in printing and engraving (1963-2023).

Today, the space serves an industrious community of creatives, including SYNECDOCHE, the architecture and design studio behind the building's redevelopment and design updates.

Designer Features: Caroline Del Guidice, Ryan Kahen, Kyle Stahler, The Duey Dealer, Eric Strebel, Botzen Design, Shayla Johnson, All Motion Studio, Hanna Garza & more!

Music: Ember LaFíamma

This event is made possible in part through partnerships with Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Ford Design, and Advance Plumbing and Heating Supply Co.

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Drinks x Design: Gastronomy Design
The third Drinks x Design of the 2026 season will feature Detroit-based leaders in the gastronomy sector.
June 4, 2026
Drinks x Design: Gastronomy Design
The third Drinks x Design of the 2026 season will feature Detroit-based leaders in the gastronomy sector.
WHEN
June 4, 2026 | 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
WHERE

Join us for the third Drinks x Design of 2026, centering on innovations in the realm ofGastronomy Design.

Music: Ladylike

Food vendors, workshops & activation details coming soon!


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Drinks x Design: Light and Sound
The final Drinks x Design of the 2026 season will feature Detroit-based organizations and individuals innovating in the lighting and sound design space.
July 9, 2026
Drinks x Design: Light and Sound
The final Drinks x Design of the 2026 season will feature Detroit-based organizations and individuals innovating in the lighting and sound design space.
WHEN
July 9, 2026 | 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
WHERE
Wasserman Projects, 3434 Russell St #502, Detroit, MI 48207

Join us for the third Drinks x Design of 2026, with the theme of Light and Sound Design, hosted by Wasserman Projects in Eastern Market.

ABOUT
Wasserman Projects is a flexible and constantly evolving program of art, design, and music.

Through collaborations and programming that generates interest, curiosity, and commerce, their goal is to become one of the many threads in the vibrant fabric that is Detroit


Activations, music & food vendor details coming soon!

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Drinks x Design: Light and Sound
The final Drinks x Design of the 2026 season will feature Detroit-based organizations and individuals innovating in the lighting and sound design space.
July 9, 2026
Drinks x Design: Gastronomy Design
The third Drinks x Design of the 2026 season will feature Detroit-based leaders in the gastronomy sector.
June 4, 2026
Drinks x Design: Product Design in Detroit
The second Drinks x Design of the 2026 season will feature Detroit-based organizations and individuals moving the needle in the product design space.
May 7, 2026
Drinks x Design: Sustainable Fashion and Fiber
The first Drinks x Design of the 2026 season will feature Detroit-based organizations and individuals moving the needle in the fashion and sustainability space.
April 9, 2026
ArtPrize Pitch Night
ArtPrize is thrilled to partner with Design Core Detroit to present Pitch Night Detroit 2026. Five designers will be selected to take the stage for five minutes each, pitching bold, original concepts to a panel of five jurors—all competing for a $10,000 grant to bring their work to life at the 2026 ArtPrize event (September 17–October 3, 2026).
March 26, 2026
Detroit Month of Design Info Session
All you need to know to submit a successful Open Call application!
March 17, 2026
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Month of
The largest, most diverse design festival in the U.S., drawing 80,000+ attendees and showcasing Detroit’s design talent on a global stage.
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Hyper-local meets ultra-global
The Detroit Month of Design festival is a visibility platform for Detroit-based designers at an international level and an avenue for circulating dollars into the creative community from philanthropic and corporate sponsors.
$250K+
circulated into Detroit's creative economy annually
86%+
of funding goes to BIPOC-led small businesses and production vendors
2.4M+
views globally every year
“As Detroit transitions from its legacy as the automotive capital of the world to a hub for creative minds and social innovators, the Detroit Month of Design serves as an annual reminder of the city’s dynamic identity...
... Detroit doesn’t just celebrate design; it embodies it.”
EBONY JJ CURRY, SENIOR REPORTER, MICHIGAN CHRONICLE
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