1 Screening, 1 Workshop, and 4 Panelists
As many of you know, I enjoy working to organize and host events: punk shows, dance parties, exhibitions, artist talks, all manner of cultural happenings… And so it is with great pleasure that I invite you to attend my latest events series!
This month I have organized a series of design events at the first-class showroom of Open Air Modern. Â Located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn at 489 Lorimer Street, Open Air Modern is a carefully curated shop of rare and out of print art and design books along with mid-century modern furniture, lighting and high-modernist design objects. Â And the showroom is beautiful!
On Wednesday, March 9th the series kicks off with a screening of selected films by the great designer/architect duo Ray and Charles Eames. Following the screening, Daniel S. Palmer, an Art History doctoral candidate at the CUNY Graduate Center, will lead us in a dialogue concerning the Eames’s work.  Join us for the screening, discussion, complimentary wine and popcorn!
The second event of the series is a workshop on the practices and benefits of Feng shui, the ancient Chinese system of aesthetics. Â We are pleased to have Christine Persche, a certified Feng shui consultant and professional design librarian, as our workshop instructor. Â Having studied at the New England School of Feng Shui as well as Pratt Institute, Christine Persche is also certified as a United States Green Building Council LEED AP. Join us Wednesday, March 23rd for this special event and reception.
To conclude our event series, we invited four of New York’s unique practitioners from both print and digital publishing arenas to gather as a panel and discuss the topic: Is Digital Enough?  On the changing nature of how we read, process and share ideas.  Moderated by A.P. Smith, our prestigious panelists include Jon Beacham (The Brother in Elysium), Catherine Krudy (Printed Matter), Grant Lyons (GreenerMags) and Peter Costanzo (F+W Media).
OPEN AIR MODERN
at 489 Lorimer St. (btwn Powers and Grand) – Brooklyn, NY – see map.
DESIGN EVENTS SERIES – March 9, 23 & 30 at 7pm
openairmodern.com
Wednesday, March 9th
SCREENING: the films of Ray and Charles Eames, dialogue with Dan Palmer
7pm, free, please arrive early
Wednesday, March 23rd
WORKSHOP: Feng shui benefits and practices with specialist Christine Persche
7pm, free, please arrive early
Wednesday, March 30th
DISCUSSION: Is Digital Enough? On the changing nature of how we read, process and share ideas
7pm, free, please arrive early
Moderated by A.P. Smith, our Panelists include:
Jon Beacham, founder of publishing imprint The Brother in Elysium
Peter Costanzo, Director of Digital Content for F+W Media
Catherine Krudy, Acting Executive Director of Printed Matter
Grant Lyons, co-founder of publishing platform GreenerMags
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