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 PMJodie Beechem pictured, mural collaboration with Shannon Kidd
Mural by Nagini Reddy and Sage McElroy
Erica Belland pictured, mural collaboration with Nate Corrado
Mural by Ryan Morse, Drew Hankins, Ben Horton, Anya Gearhart, Heidi St. Clair, Jordan Salazar
Mural by Brennan Hidde, Leland Emil, Dan Clinton, Brennen Reed
Daily Happenings (4/29)
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.
11:00am–2:00pm
Assembling a Mosaic – The Portland Green Loop Exhibit
Untitled Studio
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 ArchitectureClosing Party—Tonight!
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:- VR experience by William Kaven Architects
- Beer trike by B-Line with beer from Gigantic
- Food carts and music
William Kaven Architecture is a multidisciplinary design studio founded by brothers Daniel Kaven and Trevor William Lewis.
Event DetailsWhere: William / Kaven Annex, 4018 N Williams Ave
When: Saturday, April 29th, 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Organizer: William Kaven Architecture
Cost: $10Visit the event page to purchase tickets.
- VR experience by William Kaven Architects
Event Spotlight: Sounds et al’s Music For An Empty Space and A Full Mind (4/29)
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 DetailsWhere: One Grand Gallery, 1000 E Burnside St
When: April 29th–April 30th, 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Cost: FreeVisit the event page for more information.
Other DWP events you may enjoy:Open House Spotlight: Unexplored + Ergon Tech (4/28)
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: FreeVisit 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:
Daily Happenings (4/28)
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.
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
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