DS-CDMC Lecture Series: Libby O’Bryan

Elizabeth Holloway Schar Hall, 5th Floor | Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Watch the Recording What is it Worth? An experiment in the value of domestic labor and skill During her career in NYC’s garment industry, Libby O’Bryan witnessed many sewing jobs move overseas and was haunted …

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Material Inquiry: Handmade Paperworks

Ruth Davis Design Gallery
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Opening reception: Thursday, 6/5, 3pm – 5pm On view: Friday, 6/6, 12pm – 4pm The Design Studies MFA program has consistently drawn artists and designers working within the expansive area of Fiber and Material Studies. …

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Threaded Narratives: An Anthology of Design Opening Reception

Ruth Davis Design Gallery
@ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Join us in celebrating the opening of Threaded Narratives: An Anthology of Design. Threaded Narratives: An Anthology of Design celebrates collections by 13 Textiles & Fashion Design students in their final semester in the School of Human Ecology. …

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Threaded Narratives: An Anthology of Design

Ruth Davis Design Gallery
@ 10:00 am - @ 4:00 pm

Exhibition Archive Threaded Narratives: An Anthology of Design celebrates collections by 13 Textiles & Fashion Design students in their final semester in the School of Human Ecology. This exhibition, much like a diary or photo …

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Blow your own Glass Terrarium!

Part 1: UW-Madison Glass Lab. Part 2: Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Registration for this event is full.  As part of the exhibition Spheres of Influence: Glass Across UW, the Center for Design and Material Culture is excited to partner with the UW-Madison Glass Lab to offer this …

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Textiles x Insects Panel Conversation and Lunch

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

How scientifically accurate are the butterflies and moths depicted by the textiles on view in Afterlives? What do butterfly boxes tell us about the intersections of art, science, design, and decoration? What do insect collection …

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Understandable Design and Perfect Imperfections with William Kroll of Tender Co.

Elizabeth Holloway Schar Hall, 5th Floor | Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

William Kroll is a multi-disciplinary designer whose brand Tender has been produced in Britain and retailed worldwide since 2010. Through Tender he investigates historical making techniques and problem solving design for a contemporary fashion audience. William previously apprenticed …

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Design in Mind: Creating Neuroinclusive Spaces for Health & Well-Being

Room 228, Educational Science Building, 1025 W Johnson St, Madison, WI 53706
@ 9:55 am - 10:45 am

This event has passed. Watch the event recording below: Event Recording How can the built environment better support the diverse ways people think, feel, and experience the world? In this lecture, Dr. Kati Peditto, a Senior Design …

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