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FROM THE CHAIR
FROM THE CHAIR
Welcome to the latest edition of the Collab Journal.
November 2023
Dear Friends,
Welcome! We are pleased to share with you the latest edition of the Collab Journal.
The past year has been an exciting one for Collab as we returned to a full year of curator-led, in-person events starting in January with an exclusive screening of George Nakashima Woodworker. Collab programs included conversations around the intersection of art and design, a field trip to BOK to tour artists’ studios, and a dynamic panel discussion among young designers in diverse fields.
Now we celebrate the extraordinary Stephen Burks as the 2023 Collab Design Excellence Award honoree. Our design community came together on November 18th at the Philadelphia Museum of Art to meet Stephen Burks and hear his vision for the future of design.
Immediately following the Design Excellence Award presentation was the opening of the exhibition Stephen Burks Shelter in Place (11/19/2023 – 4/30/2024). It explores the visionary possibilities of design and investigates design’s relationship to spirituality, home and community. Please visit the exhibit in the Collab Gallery of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
This edition of the Collab Journal includes news of recent acquisitions made possible by your membership; a curator’s eye view of Shelter in Place; results of the Student Design Competition; original essays on design; an encomium to Collab’s dear friend, the late Neil Sandvold; and a sneak peek at next year’s Design Excellence Award honoree.
Collab connects audiences of all ages with great design. Stay tuned on Facebook (collab.philamuseum) and Instagram (@collabpma) for news of upcoming events for 2024.
Come inside and be inspired.
Nicole Carville, Collab Chair
Featured Posts
Collab Gallery Moves to Main Building
Rosemarie Fabien, Collab board member, interviews Lisa Roberts about the relocation of the new Collab Gallery.
Art Nouveau to the Machine Age
A curators view of a new gallery for the museum.
Keeping up with Designs for Different Futures
Human-digital interaction, climate change, political and social inequality and more. A look back at this groundbreaking exhibition.
Design Optimism: A 55-Year Case Study
Revisit the 2020 Design Philadelphia x Collab event featuring Philadelphia’s Adam Kamens, CEO of Amuneal.
The Next Design Chapter
How will the cultural shifts of today shape the design of the future?
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
A preview of the 2021 winners of the Collab Design Excellence Award.
How it Began: Fifty Years of Collecting with Collab
How the Philadelphia Museum of Art created one of the premier design collections in the country.
Collab’s Top Aquisitions
After 50 years of acquiring design objects, Collab has much to be proud of.
Dieter Rams: Principled Design
Up close and personal with the world renowned designer.
Patricia Urquiola: Flex Time
The winner of Collab’s 2017 Design Excellence Award is a force.
Photo by Linette Messina Kielinski
50 Years of Collab
See all the highlights from the 2019 anniversary celebration.
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