
This is a photo of the designphiladelphia calendar for 2006. Those are some other colorful items I have on my desk.
Our friend Hilary is Director of The Design Center at Philadelphia University. She is smart, fun, and tireless in her efforts to expose the value of design to the public. She is one of the directors of designphiladelphia.
In its second year designphiladelphia will take place from April 1 ‑9. If you are in or near Philadelphia the first week of April come and experience the vibrancy and diversity of our designcommunity. There are more than 50 events taking place across the city including gallery tours, public lectures, exhibitions, workshops and parties.
I’ll be trying to go to as many events as I can. I’ll try to post my experiences here.
You can point your browser to http://www.designphiladelphia.org/ and find out what’s happening.
You can pick up a copy of the calendar at the AIA Bookstore.
This is Hilary’s official bio.
In 2000, Hilary Jay became Director of The Design Center at Philadelphia University (TDC), charged with repositioning the institution to reflect the university’s broadening design and technology curriculum. Under its new mission, TDC investigates the uses, effects and meanings of design in our everyday lives. During the past four years, TDC has won support and funding for groundbreaking exhibitions and symposia such as What Is Design Today?, Hopping Fences: Influences in Modern Living, and Simple & Direct. Previously, Jay was the design columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer Sunday Magazine and City Editor for Metropolitan Home. Jay co-founded Maximal Art, an international costume jewelry company marketed throughout the United States, Europe and Japan, and collected by London’s Victoria and Albert Museum and Musée des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. Jay presently serves on the board of the AIA, Philadelphia Chapter as their public member.