1. Closing Party—Tonight at 7:00pm

    Please join us for the official DWP Closing Party TONIGHT from 7:00 to 11:00pm at the William Kaven Architecture Annex. Here are some photos of the murals being painted in the space by Portland State Graphic Design students. You’ll get to see the finished murals tonight at the party! Thank you, Miller Paint, for the donation of paint for the murals.

    Location: 4018 N Williams Ave
    Tickets: $10
    Time: 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM

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    Jodie Beechem pictured, mural collaboration with Shannon Kidd

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    Mural by Nagini Reddy and Sage McElroy

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    Erica Belland pictured, mural collaboration with Nate Corrado

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    Mural by Ryan Morse, Drew Hankins, Ben Horton, Anya Gearhart, Heidi St. Clair, Jordan Salazar

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    Mural by Brennan Hidde, Leland Emil, Dan Clinton, Brennen Reed

  2. Daily Happenings (4/29)

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    Today is our last day to attend Design Week events! Here is a listing of events and happenings open to the public, or still selling tickets. Don’t miss the official DWP Closing Party TONIGHT from 7:00 to 11:00pm at the William Kaven Architecture Annex.

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    11:00am–2:00pm
    Assembling a Mosaic – The Portland Green Loop Exhibit
    Untitled Studio


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    10:00am–5:00pm
    7 HOUSES
    The Center for Architecture

    11:00am–6:30pm
    DESIGN + SEW A MAKER’S APRON
    KLUM HOUSE WORKSHOP

    10:00am–4:00pm
    AIA Portland Homes Tour
    AIA Portland

    10:00am–12:00pm
    Downtown Portland’s “North End”
    Architectural Heritage CenterAfternoon

    12:00pm–6:00pm
    Music For An Empty Space and A Full Mind
    Sounds et al

    12:00pm–6:00pm
    Unparalleled Sports Product Exhibition
    The Department of Product Design, University of Oregon

    1:30pm–3:00pm
    Dance Church
    Kate Wallich

    7:30pm–10:00pm
    Burn After Listening: Fire and Ice
    PLACE

    7:00pm–11:00pm
    Official Closing Party
    DWP x William Kaven Architecture

  3. Closing Party—Tonight!

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    Tonight at the William / Kaven Annex, we’ll close out Design Week Portland 2017 with the official Closing Party! Warehouse. Mural painting, indoors and out. Mixed realities. A lo fi / hi fi ending to a week of experiences touching so many parts of the city, so many design disciplines, and so many new connections. This is our moment to come together before everything fades to memory and vibe one last time. You can expect to experience:

    William Kaven Architecture is a multidisciplinary design studio founded by brothers Daniel Kaven and Trevor William Lewis.


    Event Details

    Where: William / Kaven Annex, 4018 N Williams Ave
    When: Saturday, April 29th, 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
    Organizer: William Kaven Architecture
    Cost: $10

    Visit the event page to purchase tickets.

  4. Event Spotlight: Sounds et al’s Music For An Empty Space and A Full Mind (4/29)

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    Sounds et al has collaborated with sonic artist Ben Glas, and visual artist Tyler Snazelle on a new exhibition—Music For An Empty Space and A Full Mind—running during April 2017 at the One Grand Gallery, Portland, OR. The compositions presented in this exhibition are experimental sonic works that question alternate modes of listening and experiencing. Utilizing space and focusing on the individual listener’s interaction, the sounds presented are relativistic to each individual and their movement through spacetime. Simply open your ears and partake in experiential listening. In doing so, the space itself becomes a kind of installation, begging to be ephemerally composed with. Below is an interview with Andy Fry about the event. Enjoy!


    DWP: First off, I love this event’s title. Would you mind elaborating on the meaning behind it?

    Andy: Ben Glas’ compositions are heard differently by each individual who visits. As the listener moves around, and interacts with the physical space, the acoustics of the gallery and one’s own psychoacoustics affect the perception of the sound. The combination of the space’s acoustics, the subjective perception of an individual and sonic phenomena as produced by sine waves and their interaction with one another and space make for a relativistic experience.
    The title indicates the relationship between the space in which the compositions are played, and the individual listener. Music For An Empty Space allows the individual audience member to project their awareness into space and time, whereas Music For A Full Mind brings the composition into the mind of said individual.

    DWP: What do you see as Sounds et al’s relationship with Portland’s design community?

    Andy: I moved from London to Portland about 2 years ago, and the label has been running for about a year now. Over the last year we’ve collaborated with different artists and businesses in and around Portland on our different projects—sound artists, graphic designers, printers, packaging experts…! Really looking to collaborate as much as possible. This current exhibition is a great example where Sounds et al has worked closely with Ben Glas, Tyler Snazalle and the One Grand Gallery to put this all together, and been fortunate to be a part of Design Week too. We’ve got more projects on the way at the moment, and I’d really like to see us as both engaging with the current design community, and also producing things that perhaps don’t necessarily exist here yet.

    DWP: What types of tools or instruments will be used to create the music for this event (or is this a surprise)?

    Andy: These compositions will be simply played from a laptop, in stereo, out of two speakers. The compositions themselves are actually very simple, yet will have completely different properties when played in various rooms. This is based, again, on the subjective experience of the individual listener and the acoustic profile of the space the sound is presented in. My label, Sounds et al, will also be releasing these compositions on vinyl and digitally so you’ll be able to experiment and compose a unique ephemeral experience at home, as the record lives on as an installation and or art object. Ben produced the compositions using Pure Data, a visual programming language that makes working with sinewaves and oscillators quite accessible.

    DWP: Should attendees arrive with any expectations or mindsets to best enjoy the event?

    If people come with an open mind and open ears, I think they’ll enjoy it! Coming at different times of day affects how the light interacts with the visual artwork from Tyler Snazelle, and we have seating so people are welcome to come and sit, work, read, sleep…however they’d like to enjoy the exhibition! Oh, and you can also come and talk to us!


    Event Details

    Where: One Grand Gallery, 1000 E Burnside St
    When: April 29th–April 30th, 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM
    Cost: Free

    Visit the event page for more information.


    Other DWP events you may enjoy:

  5. Open House Spotlight: Unexplored + Ergon Tech (4/28)

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    Born out of previous agency experiences, Unexplored and Ergon Tech have come together to share a space in the Troy Laundry Building in SE Portland. Unexplored is a creative studio partnering with interesting companies to discover authentic stories that connect with people across digital experiences. Ergon Tech is the trusted technical partner for some of Magento’s top Brands and retailers. Swing by their studio today to check out what they’re up to and share some fancy (and not so fancy) cheese and drinks! Below is a mini interview with Unexplored and Ergon Tech about each company and their upcoming open house.

    DWP: What’s your favorite project you’ve taken on this year? (Favorite type of project is OK too, if you want to keep it less specific!)

    Un: We’ve been working with Dr. Martens on digital campaigns and their eCommerce site over the last year. A recent favorite was a quick project where we worked with Dr. Martens and MTV to create a fun microsite for the Beavis and Butt-Head 20th anniversary collaboration. As longtime fans of the show, it was awesome to crack open the past and make something really fun. Hint: Animated nacho gifs. 

    Et: We have been working on adding several new payment gateways to a client’s websites.  We’re not ashamed to admit that we nerd out to making the checkout experience faster for users.

    DWP: How many creatives work on Unexplored’s studio team? How many folks on Ergon Tech’s? 

    Un: A baker’s couple.

    Et: We’ve got 5 Ergonauts on our team.

    DWP: Any hints as to what cheese we can expect at the open house?

    Un: That sounds like an awful lot like a potential spoiler to us!

    Et: All the cheese you loved to eat as a kid—but now you can eat it with a beer!

    Open House Details

    Where: 222 SE 10th Avenue, Studio 228
    When: Friday, April 28 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
    Cost: Free

    Visit their open house listing to register, or check out the full listing of SE open houses to plan the perfect open house crawl!

    Other DWP open houses you may enjoy:

  6. Daily Happenings (4/28)

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    We have two days left to make the most of Design Week! Here is a listing of events and happenings open to the public, or still selling tickets. Tonight will be the last night of Open Houses, so head out to the Southeast to visit some studios from 4:00 to 7:00pm.

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    11:00am–11:00pm
    Assembling a Mosaic – The Portland Green Loop Exhibit
    Untitled Studio

    11:30am–1:30pm
    Making the Place: Branding Strategies for Public Space

    4:00pm–9:00pm
    Pop Up: Fashion
    Curated by Eden Dawn

    4:00pm–6:00pm
    Designing a Political Campaign

    5:00pm–6:30pm
    Ask an Expert, Citizens Improving Neighborhood and City Livability
    Kelly Fedderson

    5:00pm–6:30pm
    Ask an Expert, Portland and Urban Planning
    Ethan Seltzer

    6:30pm–8:30pm
    Dreaming the Future: Portland 2035

    9:00pm–11:00pm
    Powerpoint Karaoke

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    8:00am–5:00pm
    Portland Provocations: Architectural Visions for the City
    Portland State University School of Architecture

    9:00am–5:00pm
    7 HOUSES
    The Center for Architecture

    10:00am–5:00pm
    Pop Up Display: Makers Woodworks LLC
    Makers Woodworks LLC

    12:00pm–6:00pm
    Unparalleled Sports Product Exhibition
    The Department of Product Design, University of Oregon

    12:00pm–1:00pm
    Makers Gotta Make PDX - Edison Bulb Lamp Making Workshop
    ADX

    12:00pm–2:00pm
    Makers Gotta Make PDX - Gallery of Makers
    ADX

    12:00pm–6:00pm
    Music For An Empty Space and A Full Mind
    Sounds et al

    1:00pm–2:00pm
    Makers Gotta Make PDX - Boxers/Leggings Making Workshop
    Portland Apparel Lab

    3:00pm–4:00pm
    Makers Gotta Make PDX - Boxers/Leggings Making Workshop
    Portland Apparel Lab

    4:00pm–7:00pm
    Southeast Open Houses

    4:00pm–6:00pm
    Panel Discussion: Portland Provocations: Architectural Visions for the City
    Portland State University School of Architecture

    4:00pm–5:00pm
    Makers Gotta Make PDX - Edison Bulb Lamp Making Workshop
    ADX

    5:00pm–8:00pm
    Unparalleled Sports Product Trivia Night
    The Department of Product Design, University of Oregon

    5:30pm–8:30pm
    FilterARTi Pop Up
    Filter

    6:00pm–8:00pm
    Vintage & Salvage: Curating the Heritage Home
    Vicki Simon Interior Design with Salvage Works

    6:00pm–11:55pm
    Portland Indie Game Squad + Patreon Present: Drink N’ Draw @ DWP
    Portland Indie Game Squad

    6:00pm
    Makers Gotta Make PDX - Party!
    Portland Made/ ADX/PAL

    7:00pm–8:30pm
    Periphery - Curated Design Show and Panel Discussion
    LWD - League of Women Designers / Sponsored by GRAY Magazine

    7:30pm–9:30pm
    Graphic Means: A History of Graphic Design Production
    Briar Levit

    7:30pm–10:00pm
    Burn After Listening: Fire and Ice
    PLACE

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