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EVENT> 9/14 Opening Party: desigNYC's 2011 Exhibition

EVENT> 9/14 Opening Party: desigNYC's 2011 Exhibition

RECHARGING COMMUNITIES: DesigNYC Exhibition Opening Party
6:00pm-8:30pm
GD Cucine
227 West 17th St.

DesignNYC, an organization connecting New York designers with nonprofits, community groups, and city agencies, presents its current cycle of projects under the banner, “Recharging Communities.” In designNYC’s second annual exhibition, eight teams showcase their in-progress collaborations, including among others: Educating Tomorrow, using communications design to establish an online forum on sustainability issues for NYC educators; The Greenhouse Project, creating an urban farm in an unused lot in East New York; Nostrand Park, developing an engaging urban corridor in Crown Heights; PortSide New York (above),  enhancing a boathouse and community center in Red Hook. Visit desigNYC.org to see a full list of projects.

The exhibition kicks off on Wednesday evening with a party at GD Cucine on West 17th Street. The public is invited to come meet the desigNYC teams, who will be on hand to talk about their projects, answer questions, and celebrate their work to date. This year’s participating architecture and design firms: Vamos Architects, Language Department, Abruzzo-Bodziak Architects, Otto NY, Publicis Design, Rodrigo Corral, 590BC, and Studio L’Image.

The exhibition runs through October 1 at GD Cucine‘s Gallery, open 10am-6pm, Monday through Friday.


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