Do you realize the weight of your role in this society? You are responsible for improving the livelihood of many, daily — a responsibility many of us don’t understand the weight of. You literally make the world go round. Are you appreciated and recognized for your creative contributions? Are you looking for appreciation in the wrong spaces? Now, more than ever, the spaces we inhabit and items we use need to be filled with each other. We say For Us By Us, but can we truly stand by this dictum? Can we stand by this regularly in everyday practice without being connected? We believe there is true kinship within design, we’ve created a space of refuge and healing — a space where we are seen.
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This space has been curated in support of the Black maker, our journey, our thoughts and our businesses. There’s a seat at the table for you, no glass ceilings. We invite you to join us on February 18th to kick it with your siblings in design. To share your thoughts with each other and the design community. We’ve onboarded fellow Black designers, journalists and vendors to promote our discussion and blur the lines of hierarchy.
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2021 symbolizes change, it symbolizes progression, as well as our unity. Welcome to VISIBILITY x DSGN 2021.Â
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This is a ticketed event, your support to our collective mission is appreciated!
Designers and the spaces that support us rely on visual support.
The interactive platform we’ve selected for this event will not only provide such support, it’s been customized by the dsgnrs team as a fun way to navigate and network. We'll share details closer to the event!
Due to limited occupancy per industry camp, we ask that identifying allies limit their time on the dsgnrs campus inside the Sit Downs and Interact Pavilion for open format dialogue and networking opportunities with our guests.
For vendors, we have a designated enclave to introduce your products to our guests. Please let us know if this if of interest to your team and send us a message to info@dsgnrswrkshp.com.
Virtual Reality is a little hard to navigate. We'll test the waters with a 15 minute intro into the platform Mootup!
Kamille Glenn is a multidisciplinary designer born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. Her passion for the built environment spans across all maker disciplines, though her design focuses comprise of interior design, interior architecture & industrial design although. She holds a Bachelors of Fine Art (Interior Design) from F.I.T. and is an Associate Interior Designer at Rockwell Group where she focuses on national and international interior design for hospitality giants, such as, NOBU, Marina Bay Sands, Hakkasan Group and Vidanta. (Built Camp)
Felema Yemaneberhan was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. She is an architectural/interior designer and researcher based between Harlem and Los Angeles. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University. Working with global leaders such as Arquitectonica, Woods Bagot, and HOK, her experience ranges from historical preservation, to managing high-end residential, commercial, and hospitality projects throughout the states and abroad. As an unreserved strategist who critically interrogates the state of creative education, she is currently collaborating with CPDI Africa on developing a new design school. She is the principal of FELEMAYE, a data-driven design studio focusing on the intersections of anthropology, computation, social justice. (Built Camp)