IDSA STUDENT MEMBERSHIP

Here is the link to the National site.

http://www.idsa.org/absolutefp/student_member.htm

Designs for a Consumer Culture

October 30, 2008 - January 4, 2009

Raymond Loewy was the most prominent industrial designer of the 20th century. As he once said, his firms created everything from "lipsticks to locomotives." Raymond Loewy: Designs for a Consumer Culture was recently described by the Philadelphia Enquirer as "one of the most enjoyable exhibitions of its kind that one could expect to see." This exhibition showcases Loewy's work, placing it in the wider context of the shaping of a modern look for consumer culture. His career is brought to life by an array of original drawings, models, products, advertisements, photographs, and rare film footage of Loewy at work.

Upcoming Program!

Friday, November 21st @ 5:30 p.m.

Oregon Historical Society Pavilion

Free to OHS Members

Raymond Loewy and Andy Warhol: Commerce, Culture, and Art in 20th-Century America

A lecture presented by the curator of the Raymond Loewy exhibit, Dr. Glenn Porter, Director Emeritus, Hagley Museum and Library in Wilmington, Delaware.

America’s consumer culture was shaped in significant part by the work of the advertisers, industrial designers, and commercial artists who defined much of the nation’s visual landscape in the 20th century. Pioneer industrial designer Raymond Loewy and Pop artist Andy Warhol both spent a full decade as highly successful commercial artists before moving to their principal careers in industrial design and in art. Dr. Porter will examine the commercial art and subsequent careers of these two major figures, who reflected and influenced broad patterns of cultural change in America from the 1920s through the 1960s.

Mark your calendars for BikeCraft IV!

A scene from last year’s event.
(Photo: J. Maus)

BikeCraft, the bike-lover’s gift bazaar that showcases local, handmade, bike-themed arts, crafts, fashion, and more, is coming next month.

BikeCraft IV will be held on Wednesday, December 10th at Roots Organic Brewing (on SE 7th, just south of Hawthorne) from 5:30pm until late. The location is right off the Hawthorne bikeway so you can stop in on your way home from work!

If you’ve never been to BikeCraft, it’s always a great night to get your hands on fantastic things you just can’t get anywhere else. Last year at BikeCraft we had locally-made “Smittens” bike gloves, bike-themed clocks, original stencil paintings by Tiago DeJerk, earthenware plates with bike motifs, bike-part furniture, messenger bags, cycling caps, t-shirts, zines, patches, stickers, and more! And everything is made by hand in Portland.

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, December 10th and stay tuned for more updates and a list of vendors.

If you’re a crafter, builder, artist, etc… and you’re interested in being a part of BikeCraft, send an email to Elly Blue at elly@bikeportland.org (by the way folks, Elly is now officially working with me here at BikePortland World Headquarters! More on that later).

Original post from bikeportland.org