Chicago

BLACK/NOIR
PAVILION OPENING: JUNE 5 6-9PM

We can only discern black by contrast or by white (light), the interplay of the two opposing visual phenomena is what allows us to see the shape, contrast, and texture. Physically, because black absorbs all light, it converts it to energy.
Black is a conundrum. Black is an absence, not a presence, yet visually, suggests a material density and a physical presence comparable to sculpture. It’s a color/noncolor that has become associated with glamour rather than gloom; it speaks of the city and the dirt and darkness of the industrial age—oil, smoke, tar. But also it is visual shorthand that says slick, mysterious, sexy, businesslike, and official.

pavilion has selected an artist, designer and metal smith, whose work embraces BLACK/NOIR

The exhibition of new works includes:
Lukas Machnik's Black drawing series, works on paper, Chicago.
Jonas Fernando Pires Limited edition cut steel lamps, Paris.
Nora Renaud ‘ADAL’ collection, limited edition jewelry, Paris.

LUKAS MACHNIK
LUKAS MACHNIK’S new series of works on paper are process driven intense explorations of what is seen and not seen. Burned, scraped, inked, enhanced, collaged surfaces tell a story of energy, space, absence-not-presence. The sensual surfaces create an intimate dialogue.

pavilion is pleased to continue its dialogue with contemporary French design and welcomes:

JONAS FERNANDO PIRES
Born in Paris in 1987, JONAS FERNANDO PIRES quickly showed a particular attraction for architecture. 
Material predilections of the artist are steel and concrete. His work is clean, inspired by minimalism. Architects Tadao Ando and Mies van der Rohe are his references but Jonas Fernando Pires creative language is, creative freedom, the rule quality, enrolling in a traditional sense.

His latest creations center on the idea of mood lighting, with amazing works where he revisits spaces with shadow and light.

Recently he has presented at 2013 Maison Objet, L'Eclaireur, Vip Room Paris, Cannes, and Salone di Mobile 2013, Milan.
The Chambers Hotel in NYC during ICFF will host his first exhibition in the United States with the French Design Connection, and at Pavilion in Chicago in June

NORA RENAUD
NORA RENAUD'S jewelry project, ‘ADAL’— has been developed in collaboration with some/things agency/ sensual pieces that explore physical transformation & the animalistic aspect of movement, they reveal a disturbing beauty & sexuality. Subtle, willowy sculptures in trailing organic and slender like nerves, veins, tentacles or claws, invincible in their frameworks of oxidized and treated metal.

Please feel free to contact Pavilion for further information on any items of interest. All works are available for sale or special order.

SET OFF, a design exploration off the beaten path, features final projects by emerging designers from four graduate design programs at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). The largest of five new SAIC exhibitions on view during NeoCon, North America's largest design exposition, SET OFF is online at saic.edu/setoff.

Also opening June 10, the 2013 Post-Baccalaureate Exhibition features 20 students completing SAIC’s Post-Bac in Studio and Post-Bac in Fashion, Body and Garment curricula. The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Studio is offered in the Departments of Art and Technology Studies; Ceramics; Fiber and Material Studies; Film, Video, New Media, and Animation; Painting and Drawing; Performance; and Visual Communication Design.

The opening reception is Monday, June 10, 6:00–8:00 p.m., and a SET OFF panel discussion will be held in the galleries 4:00–5:30 p.m.

All shows are free and open to the public Tuesday–Saturday, 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m, June 8–July 5 (closed July 4).

The GFRY Studio exhibition "A View with a Room," and "whatnot" and "Functional Fiction"—a pair of design exhibitions originally presented in Milan and New York City, are also featured in the Sullivan Galleries.

A list of participating students and more information is available in the press release online at bit.ly/188gITp

saic.edu/exhibitions | 312.629.6635 | exhibitions-saic@saic.edu

What does it mean to be a creative professional in Chicago? And what should the city be doing to leverage its creative resources? Rick Bayless, cultural commissioner Michelle Boone, artist Tony Fitzpatrick and architect Jeanne Gang join Bruce Dold and Chris Jones March 13 in a panel discussion on the state of arts in Chicago for the next Chicago Forward: The Future of Arts in Chicago.

More info at www.tribnation.com/events

Join The School of the Art Institute of Chicago's department of Architecture, Interior Architecture and Designed objects for a lecture by Italian designer Martino Gamper.

Martino Gamper’s practice engages in a variety
of projects from exhibition design, interior design,
commissions, and mass-produced products for the
cutting edge of the international furniture industry.
He is a recipient of the Moroso Award for Contemporary
Art (2011) and the Brit Insurance Designs
of the Year Award, Furniture Category, (2008).

The lecture is free and open to the public.

Gentner Showroom open house

http://gentnerdesign.com/

A&DWORKS Chicago, an initiative of the Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan, is proud to present its second exhibition, “Paper Legends”, at North Branch Projects in Chicago from December 7, 2012 to January 7, 2013. An opening reception will be held on Friday, December 7 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.

“Paper Legends,” curated by A&D alum Tori Terzakis (BFA, 2008), is an extraordinary collection of works on paper and artist books that share in common an interest in maps and diagrams. The works are extraordinary not only because of surprising forms they take but also because of their wide ranging subject matter, including food, travel, politics, tradition and sound.

The featured artists in Paper Legends are: Cristina De Los Santos, Abby Bennett, Michael Savona, Fereshteh Toosi and Neil Brideau in partnership with Regional Relationship , Ashley Elander, Toby Millman and Zach Abubeker.

North Branch Projects is an independently run project space located in Albany Park, Chicago, IL, that serves as a community bookbinding facility. The space provides an outlet for exploring the creative process in a neighborhood where few resources for the arts exist.

A&DWORKS Chicago is part of a national initiative by the Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan to support and expand its network of alums and friends around the country. These new collaboratives are designed to generate creative enterprises from within local communities - pop-up performances, residencies, workshops, screenings, exhibits and more. For more information, please contact Nick Tobier at nicktob@umich.edu.

In honor of the holiday season, Manifold is hosting ACCESSIBLES, a show and sale of exclusively affordable work by local designers and artists, including: Barry Newstat Furniture, Bridgette Buckley Studio, Ethan Rose, GlickBuilt, Karma Neutral Ceramics, Manifold, Merkled Studio, Relevant ReUse, Starshaped Press, Stephanie Cobb, Strand Design, Studio 1a.m., and Winter Session.
This is a special opportunity to access work from designers and gallery artists who, in many cases, do not focus their professional practice on designing inexpensive items. This sale's unique collection includes wood-fired vessels, audible wall art, candleholders, letterpress prints, hand-turned ornaments, jewelry, dining table decor, and more!

PechaKucha Chicago style is this week - Tuesday December 4th (doors at 6pm, place is hopping by 7:30, and we'll start at 8:20)
What do the winners of the Prentice Future Competition, the managing editor of the Chciago Tribune and a red-headed rock n roll band have in common?
For one, they are all presenters at PechaKucha Night Chicago Volume 24 on Tuesday evening.
If you haven't been to PK in a while, it's time to get back in the habit and join iconic Chicago designer Jordan Mozer, Chicago's loudest band White Mystery, Roche Scholarship recipient Anne Dudek, Tribune Managing Editor Jane Hirt, art and design advocate Tess Landon, young architects Wallo Villacorta and Cyril Marsollier, Dose Market’s April Francis, brand innovator Tom Marquardt, molder of minds Sandi Dumich and 2014 AIA Chicago Board member Juan Moreno.

No snow yet, but if it's the first December in Chicago then at least there's a guaranteed PechaKucha Night. Loads of fun and festivity for all family members (over the age of 21).
Our presenters are ready to chit-chat for 400 seconds while you guzzle egg nog and snuggle round the open fire (aka Martyrs' stage).

It'll be so much fun, and you'll certainly learn something you didn't know before.
Come and open your presents early at Martyrs' - Tuesday, December 4th at 8pm (but get there a bit early for conversation and libations).

Martyrs'
3855 N Lincoln Avenue, Chicago
Tickets at http://www.martyrslive.com

Links to presenters at http://www.pecha-kucha.org/cities/chicago/24

Please join us to celebrate our 15 year anniversary and enjoy the holiday season with a champagne toast.

Alexander Williams, 1/3 of the contemporary American design brand, RICH BRILLIANT WILLING, will impart that advice on our next generation of Chicago designers, speaking at both UIC and Columbia College about the merit of diving head-first into a design problem.

HAUTE LIVING is thrilled to work with both schools and their respective IDSA chapters to add Alex's words to Chicago's design conversation.