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design after dark | SKIN part 5

so by now you realize d.a.d. has consumed my life for the past few weeks. that would explain my absence from writing many posts. i'll be on top of this in a week. i swear! d.a.d. is in 1 week...

below is an article written in westword. interview with darrin alfred,  the AIGA assistant curator of graphic art at the DAM.

Design After Dark

Date/Time:Fri., January 22, 7:00pm

Price: $35-$85

Contact Info: 720-913-0046 | Event Website

Get the skinny on art at Design After Dark

Michael Paglia

 

This year’s Design After Dark, a fundraising gala hosted by the Denver Art Museum’s Design Council (the support group for the department of Architecture, Design & Graphics) has been given the subtitle Skin. But don’t get the wrong idea: The reference has nothing to do with nudity. Instead, Skinis all about surfaces, like the glass tiles on Gio Ponti’s North Building or to the titanium on Daniel Libeskind’s Hamilton Building.

“We’ve opened up the theme of the event this year,” says Darrin Alfred, the AIGA assistant curator of graphic art at the DAM, “and we’ve asked artists and designers to create works on the theme of skin.” One such effort is a motor scooter that artist Scott LeFavor has wrapped with a digital print on vinyl. The scooter, which will be raffled off during the festivities, is just one of around thirty unique items that were created by local designers like cipher 13, DoubleButter and Matter Studio. The entire program is courtesy of the efforts of Megan Hudacky and Steve Chucovich, who served as co-chairs.

The party is being held at Redline Gallery, 2350 Arapahoe Street, beginning at 7 p.m.; Luxe Interiors & Design and Benjamin Moore Paints are helping to underwrite the cost. The money raised will be used to acquire pieces for the ADG department’s collection; in the past, Design After Dark has paid for acquisitions such as the psychedelic rock posters that were featured in a very popular show last summer.

There’s an elaborate ticket structure, with advanced purchases at $35 for people under 35 (be prepared to prove it), $60 for DAM and Design Council members, and $75 for the general public. Tickets will also be available at the door, but will cost $10 more in each category. To purchase tickets, go to www.blacktie-colorado.com. For more information, call 720-913-0046 or check out www.designafterdark.denverartmuseum.org.

design after dark | SKIN invitation

buy your tickets now.....2 weeks remaining 

http://designafterdark.denverartmuseum.org/ 

design after dark | SKIN part 4 sneak preview

happy new year!  i know I started whosyourdacky off  (by being m.i.a.) slowly this year but this is not an example of the remaining  357- days to come. i promise have i a fine excuse…

2 weeks. that’s the remaining time between now and design after dark | SKIN. ah, we’re excited. the artists have started dropping off their objects and it’s going to be a good year.

 

let’s look at the merchandise. first, i‘ll introduce you to my friends at doublebutter. they design furniture for a living…and they’re a talented duo. local. i’ll go into their furniture on another day, but you can check it out  here . for d.a.d. | SKIN, they have designed a sculpture piece filled with all items that remind us of SKIN, latex & keys & wood. ok, all provocative SKIN comments aside, we’re slightly flattered they have designed a  1 of a kind armadillo just for us. the lucky bidder of this piece will receive a key that will unlock the coffee table somewhere around town.  

 

below: the mini walnut armadillo

 

 

on to simpler things…..but more wood. cypher 13, a graphic design team in boulder. a trio. talented as well.  823  is the title of their object…a “skinless” naked pyramid. it’s quite nice, but I’ll let you read their verbage because it’s lengthy. object aside, i just hope the trio shows up to the event in their white outfits.

below: “skinless” pyramid

 

 

 

GET YOUR TICKETS, PLEASE.