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Cdes Research and Outreach

Research + Outreach

Spring 2010
College of Design Events Series

Events

(in)sight -- 42nd Annual Fashion Show
Saturday, February 6, 2010, shows at 5:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., Rapson Hall

(in)sight showcases 14 graduating apparel designers. These up-and-coming designers will present original collections ranging from workwear to eveningwear and the avant garde to the mystical. Everyone in attendance will take away a designer lookbook -- a program featuring the graduating designers and a visual representation of their work. A standing exhibition of work by the sophomore class and a pre-runway show from the junior class will also be included.

Advance tickets available at the St. Paul Student Center or online. $15 general seating, $8 balcony standing, $40 VIP. (At the door: $20 general seating, $10 balcony standing). All tickets purchased online will be available at will-call in Rapson Hall one hour before show time.

View fashion show videos and photos

Design in the Dark: A Film Series
All films second Thursday of the month, 7 p.m., 33 McNeal Hall

  • February 11 Valentino: The Last Emperor (2008)
  • March 11 Seamless (CFDA Competition and Awards, 2005)
  • April 8 Helvetica (2007)

Presented by the Friends of the Goldstein and funded in part by the Minnesota State Arts Board through an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature, and a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts.

Joachim Eble Seminar -- CANCELLED
Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 3-5 p.m.
Cosponsored by the College of Design

Design Intersections Symposium: First in a Series
Disruptive Effects: How Design is Changing Your World (and how to profit from it)
Thursday, March 18, 2010 noon to 5:30 p.m., wine reception follows
3M Auditorium, Carlson School of Management, 321 19th Ave. S., Minneapolis (West Bank campus)

Keynotes
Jane McGonigal, director of game research and development, Institute for the Future
Thomas Erickson, interaction designer and researcher, T.J. Watson Research Center, IBM
Nora Paul, director, Institute for New Media Studies, University of Minnesota

Moderator
Thomas Fisher, dean, College of Design, University of Minnesota

Conference registration: $150, general public (includes lunch and reception)

Limited tickets available to current CDes faculty and staff ($25) and graduate and undergraduate students (free). To be added to the wait list for this special rate, contact Laura Walton at lwalton@umn.edu or 612-626-6385.

Details and registration at the conference Web site.

Cosponsored by Larsen and the College of Design, Design Intersections is a new, exploratory series of themed, interactive dialogues among designers and representatives from other disciplines discussing the consequences of design-induced change.

Design in 7: 7 Stories, 7 Minutes
Thursday, April 15, 2010, 6:30 p.m., Weisman Art Museum
Reception with presenters follows program

$25 General Admission, Free to CDes students. Registration required.

What can be shared in just seven minutes?

Listen in as seven professionals from the fields of architecture, apparel, graphic and interior design, housing, landscape architecture, and retail share thought-provoking, inspiring, and sometimes curious tales from the trenches.

Presenters:

  • John Cuningham, Founder of Cuningham Group Architecture
  • Chuck Hermes, Chief Experience Officer for Clockwork Active Media Systems
  • Anita Barnett FIIDA, Principal with Perkins+Will
  • Damon Farber, President of Damon Farber Associates/Landscape Architects
  • Wayne Laberda, clothing designer with Target Corp
  • Amy Michielle Freeman, owner of SoHo Exchange, Inc.
  • Bill Mague, Artspace Portfolio Director

Presented by the College of Design Student and Alumni Board

David Stillman -- REGISTRATION CLOSED - WORKSHOP FULL
Author and cofounder of BridgeWorks
When Generations Collide
Monday, April 19, 2010, 100 Rapson Hall
Third annual Buckman Fellowship Lecture
3–5 p.m. Workshop/presentation
5–6 p.m. Dialogue with author

To be added to the wait list contact Jane Newell, newe0016@umn.edu or 612-624-6957.

A workshop-format presentation addressing aspects of fund-raising, philanthropy, and human interaction from the perspectives of four generations: Traditionalists, baby-boomers, gen x-ers, and millennials. Join us for a lively, interactive workshop and discussion.

An entrepreneurial generation x-er, Stillman is co-founder of BridgeWorks, a company dedicated to solving generational issues in the workplace and in the marketplace. Based on research and work with numerous organizations, Stillman and his business partner Lynne Lancaster co-authored the book When Generations Collide: Who They Are. Why They Clash. Solving the Generational Puzzle at Work (HarperCollins 2002). He has been featured in Time, Lifetime, and Working Mother magazines, and appeared on CNN, CNBC, and the Today show.

Presented by the Buckman Fellowship for Leadership in Philanthropy and the University of Minnesota Foundation.

2010 International Conference of the Society for the Arts in Healthcare
April 28–May 1, 2010, Hilton Minneapolis
www.thesah.org
Hosted by the University of Minnesota, cosponsored by the College of Design

Graduating Student Exhibitions
Late April-early May, 2010 -- Many College of Design academic programs present exhibitions of graduating student work in late April and early May.

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