design: Kari Merkl. photo: Sarah Henderson
Has it been two years already since the last ShowPDX at Design Within Reach and PNCA?
Daring, beautiful, sustainable, sensational furniture design is happening in your own backyard. And Show2008 is here to showcase the fruits of this branch of the Design Tree. Work by over 45 designers will be shown as part of ShowPDX’s juried biannual furniture fair. And this year the Show moves to the recently renovated Shattuck Hall, Department of Architecture at Portland State University (1914 SW Park, Third Floor).
ShowPDX is produced by husband and wife team of Chris Bleiler and Jen Jako of fix studio. Jako, who was for many years outreach point person for the ReBuilding Center and Bleiler whose furniture we’ve always thought was interesting (using found pieces to craft modern and often sculptural furniture) have somehow carved time out of their busy design practice (restaurants have been lining up) to pull this festival together and we should applaud.
The opening reception for Show2008 is Wednesday, October 1, 6 – 9 PM. $10 suggested donation. Hors d’oeuvres + beverages provided.
The Show continues First Thursday, October 2, 6 – 9 PM, then October 3-28. Hours: MWF from 1-5 PM.
New this year are both the inclusion of every submission displayed in print form so we can see the full scope of what PDX has to offer and the new Designer Q & A at Design With Reach (1200 NW Everett) on October 21 at 6:30 PM co-sponsored by Broder (2508 SE Clinton).
If you want to understand our point of view, it’s as simple as knowing how thrilling we still find the Bauhaus (for applied arts) and Black Mountain (for fine arts) models of integration, overlap, intersection, equal weight, mutual influence and inspiration of the various arts, their practitioners and processes. (That felt like a manifesto.)