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Month of Design 2023

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DETROIT MONTH OF DESIGN KICK-OFF PARTY

  • 09/01/2022
  • 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
  • 2905 Beaufait St #4, Detroit, MI 48207

To kick off the 12th Annual Detroit Month of Design Festival, please join us to celebrate the designers, products and projects that showcase our city’s creative talent and small businesses at Spot Lite Detroit, sponsored by DTE Energy and DTE Foundation. There will be live entertainment, live art, DJs and food trucks throughout the night.

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How to Start a Startup’ Viewing & Discussion Series

Talk
Hexagon Creative LLC.
09/08/2022
Hexagon Creative LLC.
09/08/2022
6001 Cass Ave, fl 2 Detroit, MI
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

How to Start a Startup’ Viewing & Discussion Series

Talk

How To Start A Startup is a community of entrepreneurs in Detroit. We offer diverse programming in the form of panels, workshops, training, and competitions. We meet in different areas of Detroit to provide accessibility. Our mission is provide dreamers with resources to grow their ventures. The goal is to provide a unique learning opportunity for local entrepreneurs as well as foster productive...

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ASWD Big Block Party Featuring The Inaugural Design IT Contest

Exhibition, Youth & Family
Architectural Salvage Warehouse of Detroit
September 10th
Architectural Salvage Warehouse of Detroit
September 10th
5110 Bellevue St Detroit, MI 48211
3:00 pm - 8:00 pm

ASWD Big Block Party Featuring The Inaugural Design IT Contest

Exhibition , Youth & Family

Architectural Salvage Warehouse of Detroit, a Detroit-based nonprofit dedicated to the salvaging of Detroit building and construction resources, is hosting a Big Block Party, a community event with live music, local food, and an art auction. The event is intended to serve as the launching point for the inaugural Design IT (Inspiration Transformation) competition, where participating artists will auction their work as part of the...

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Eastern Market After Dark

Design Experience
Design Core
09/15/2022
Design Core
09/15/2022
2500 Russell Street Detroit, MI 48207
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Eastern Market After Dark

Design Experience

Eastern Market After Dark (EMAD) is a signature component of the Detroit Month of Design. EMAD is a district wide night market and open-studio involving several galleries, retailers, brand activations, and music. Introduced as part of the festival programming in 2012, EMAD has grown from an initial attendance level of 4,000 to attracting more than 25,000 attendees in 2019 and featuring the work...

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Their Untold Stories – Black Landscape Architects Michigan Connection

Exhibition
The University of Detroit Mercy / Detroit Collaborative Design Center; Ijeomalandartscapes LLC
09/19/2022 - 09/30/2022
The University of Detroit Mercy / Detroit Collaborative Design Center; Ijeomalandartscapes LLC
09/19/2022 - 09/30/2022
Loranger Architecture Building 4001 W McNichols Rd, Detroit, MI 48221
9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Their Untold Stories – Black Landscape Architects Michigan Connection

Exhibition

This exhibition explores the history, efforts, and impacts of Black landscape architects with a Michigan connection and how their influences have impacted their journeys as Black landscape architects. Through an artistic and research based approach, this exhibition displays a visually compelling timeline of their stories, forming a deeper unified linkage to the state of Michigan, the city of Detroit and surrounding areas. University...

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Illumination

Open Studio
Rossetti Architecture
09/29/2022
Rossetti Architecture
09/29/2022
160 Fort St Suite #400 Detroit, MI 48226
6:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Illumination

Open Studio

Rossetti is opening its doors to the public to celebrate the designers and disciplines that come together to create our work.

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Workshop: How to start and build an equitable enterprise in Detroit

Unlocking the Visual Language of Live Event Design

Unlocking Opportunities for Makers

University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) Student Union Expansion Tour: Expanding on a Legacy

University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) Student Union Expansion Tour: Expanding on a Legacy

Unity: Interior Art Design Open Studio & Exhibit

Trashion Show

Tour the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue

Thread: Hand Embroidered Meditations on Canvas

The Prelude – NOVA24 | Photo + Film Festival

The Kollective at K. Walker

The House that Robot Built

The Creative Voice Podcast: Month of Design Edition

The Business of Graphic Arts: Essentials of Pricing & Ethical Guidelines

TEDxDetroit 2023

Tablescape Detroit

 

2023 Schedule

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MoD – Outdoors
Outdoors 22 events
MoD – Workshops Filter
WORKSHOPS 4 events
MoD – Inclusive Filter
Inclusive design 15 events
MoD – Installation Filter
Installations 4 events
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Detroit Month of Design Opening Party and Design Crawl
Design Core Detroit
September 1, 2023
Design Core Detroit
Shop and See 2023
Design Core Detroit
September 1, 2023
Design Core Detroit
Siren Art Wall - Botanical City
Gucci Changemakers
September 1, 2023
Gucci Changemakers
EEFH-AOTL-3
Art on the Lawn
Ford House
September 1, 2023
Ford House
ROSSETTI BLOCK PARTY
Paul Karas
September 1, 2023
Paul Karas
Thread: Hand Embroidered Meditations on Canvas
Elizabeth Salonen + I.M Weiss Gallery
September 1, 2023
Elizabeth Salonen + I.M Weiss Gallery
The Creative Voice Podcast: Month of Design Edition
Elizabeth Mays, Danni Wu
September 1, 2023
Elizabeth Mays, Danni Wu
Mobile Detroit 2050 - A tourist guidebook created by AI
Lawrence Technological University
September 1, 2023
Lawrence Technological University
The Kollective at K. Walker
K. Walker Collective
September 1, 2023
K. Walker Collective
LoveITDetroit
Consulate of Italy in Detroit|Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan
September 1, 2023
Consulate of Italy in Detroit|Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan
WORKS IN PROGRESS
College of Architecture and Design, Lawrence Technological University
September 1, 2023
College of Architecture and Design, Lawrence Technological University
Mike Han: United By Design
PLAYGROUND DETROIT
September 2, 2023
PLAYGROUND DETROIT
re:animation Artist Talk
I.M. Weiss Gallery
September 2, 2023
I.M. Weiss Gallery
Matterfruit Workshops
Matterfruit
September 2, 2023
Matterfruit
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Showering with Identity
The CRITICAL
September 7, 2023
The CRITICAL
The House that Robot Built
Citizen Robotics
September 7, 2023
Citizen Robotics