This event brought together a group of 12 Interior Designers from different firms to lead them in a pottery class. This provided designers with a creative outlet where the boundaries are only limiting to the material and their imaginations. Followed with drinks and snacks provided.
For Sustainability week at local Bay Area architecture and design firm, AP+I, I curated a crafting workshop turning thrifted vases into what look like terra cotta vases. By adding baking soda to paint we were able to reuse items that otherwise might end up in the landfill or at best, recycled. By instructing them on the right proportions of materials and painting techniques, I was able to share a craft that could be repeated on future items in their home for reuse.
This event brought together members of the design community from different interior design firms to create vision boards on their life and their vision for how they’d like their work/life balance to look this year. We crafted and created and shared our stories to bring the group closer together.
The event concluded with sending guests home with branded curated gift boxes along with their vision boards.
Los Angeles A+D Museum annual fundraising gala + installation. Foscarini provided both the Big Bang & Gregg to enhance the exhibition experience, while being apart of an amazing space that without apology nurtures individuality, discovery, and continuous questioning. The set design for A+D Museum's annual gala was inspired by notions of childhood and home. It balanced the chaos of nature and the structure of raw building materials, likened here to a child's building blocks.
Worked as the lead contact between museum contact & manufacturer to procure/install product, while maintaining brand recognition & representation. Sourced out event opportunity to create a more intimate expression of brand involvement in supporting local design culture. 300+ attendees from the A&D industry attended this curious event with eyes wide.
IIDA San Francisco City Center is proudly presented our annual Forums panel discussion. This years conversation centered on designing for the future, unprecedented built environments in this world and beyond. We had an esteemed panel of designers and researchers bring their various areas of expertise and viewpoints to the conversation around the frontier of design as we know it.
As apart of the IIDA events team, we helped coordinate the “out-of-this-world” evening of panelists, complete with drinks, light hors d'oeuvres, & networking. Continuing education credits through IDCEC were also available to all attendees.
Moderator:
Brian Stromquist, NW Region Technology Workplace Practice Leader at Gensler
Panelists:
Tiffany Chen - Design Lead at IDEO
Isabel Torron -UX Designer at NASA Ames Research Center
Melodie Yashar -Co-Founder, Designer at SEArch+ Space Exploration Architecture
Robert Kett - Anthropologist, Curator of Design
FOG 2019 - curated annual week-long Art Show curated by SF MoMa. Foscarini exhibited in the front main entrance + A16 pop-up Restaurant to create an experience to be remembered.
The front aisle included 11 pieces called Big Bang gathered in centered arrangement to give the appearance of an undulating cloud-like formation. The arrangement was meant to peak the visitors sense of wonder, curiosity, & dream-like state upon entering the event space.
Along the opposing end, an experience was created in the whimsical A16 pop-up restaurant that played off of the wonderful wall artwork created by local SF artist Kelly Tunstall. The theme this year was Old San Francisco Victorian Revival. The Mysterio wall sconces were placed to compliment the artwork in such a way as to resemble a city light-scape. While the Plena pendants were placed front & center, over top of a bar-height table top, giving a nuance of birds flying above the city. At this small playful oasis within the fair visitors sat & enjoyed their meals while being taken to a slightly transcended version of their city.
As the main point of contact & lead for the manufacturer, I worked along side the production team in order to design/procure/ship/install product at the venue. We worked within tight deadlines to create a meaningful experience, while finding a happy medium between event signage standards/regulations & brand awareness.
Scene Local is an IIDA industry event located in a three story warehouse space in San Francisco. Wherein five vignettes are created by top design firms in San Francisco. Each vignette’s products are provided by partnering vendors. The goal is to create an experiential pop-up design in alignment with the over-arching design theme. Theme for 2018, Designing for the Future.
Foscarini was paired with leading SF design firm VDTA. Their vision — a retro-inspired future where autonomous transportation has become the norm.
“As we reinterpreted the future of neighborhood transit hubs, Scene Local gave me the ability to grow as a designer and leader. We were able to utilize materials in unconventional ways to create an inviting and playful scene. I enjoyed building relationships with our collaborators and learning more about their niche to create a complementary scene.”
— Siobhan Klinkenberg, VDTA Designer
As the event sole correspondent between designers & manufacturer, I partnered with VDTA on the project to procure & provide technical feedback on design implementation. Also on IIDA San Francisco City Center’s committee as acting co-events chair for the event.
Installation done for SOM using FOSCARINI Greggs. Composition curated to show Gregg shape and elevating it by taking advantage of the location being near a window that allows the reflection of light to be able to duplicate the visual presence of light.
For San Francisco Design Week 2018, I paired with the local Gensler office to co-create an installation for the Design Week Kick-off event. START HERE pressed play on imagination, inspiration, and ingenuity. We wanted this entrance of metal scaffolding to create a sense of whimsy for the attendees entering the building.
Using colorful masking tape, scaffolding, & FOSCARINI lighting elements we were able to achieve and initial walking path that created interest & brought you through to the other end while exploring our maze of colorful linework.