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09/17/2025

🧵 Two weeks out! DesignPhiladelphia kicks off soon, and Collab is proud to host a hands-on workshop at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Local Linen: Cultivating the Future of Flax
📍 Philadelphia Museum of Art, North Entrance
🗓 Wednesday, October 8, 2025
⏰ 5:30–7:30 PM
💵 $15 | $10 Museum members

Join us for a textile workshop where participants will transform flax straw into spinnable fiber, then sew that thread into a simple Japanese mending pattern.

Led by Matthew Addonizio (Approved Textiles) and Heidi Barr with Janell Wysock (PA Flax Project), this session highlights linen’s historical significance in art and design, its role in sustainable fashion, and its growing market presence in the Philadelphia region.

Special thanks to our sponsors Bentley Mills, Eileen Tognini Design, Haworth, and Maharam for supporting this event and helping us bring the future of flax to life.

Learn more: https://festival.designphiladelphia.org/events/local-linen-cultivating-the-future-of-flax

02/20/2024

This Cool Jobs episode features Natalie Page, a ceramicist who uses her craft to design unique lighting fixtures. Learn from Natalie as she shares how she fo...

02/20/2024

02/13/2024

JOIN US! I'm pleased to share that the Design Committee of AIA Phila, in collaboration with the Historic Preservation Committee and the Committee on the Environment, will be hosting this panel discussion on Thurs, Feb 15 online and in-person.

Design Dialogues was started by AIA Philadelphia's Design Committee to raise the level of discussion about design from multiple perspectives, with the intent of building relationships within the profession and across different disciplines throughout the Philadelphia region. * Please note that this l...

01/30/2024

In Philadelphia, Black art is like Black life – it has no boundaries. This year for Black History Month, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is paying homage to the legacy and richness of Black art and culture in our city with a special emphasis on centering joy and community.

Join us Friday, February 2, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. to kickoff Black History Month at the PMA with a panel discussion led by 2023 Collab Design Excellence Award honoree Stephen Burks.

In conversation with curator Alisa Chiles, Burks, alongside Philadelphia-based creatives, including visual artist ruby Onyinyechi Amanze, and filmmaker Sosena Solomon will discuss their unique approaches to navigating the art world as artists and designers of color. With Burks's exhibition Stephen Burks: Shelter in Place as a backdrop, they will also talk about how they draw inspiration for their work from cultural heritage and diverse strategies for using art to address social issues.

https://www.philamuseum.org/calendar/event/collab-panel-with-stephen-burks

09/22/2023

https://aiaphiladelphia.org/event/visible-threads-public-art-architecture-and-community

Public art has the potential to beautify blank spaces, foster community engagement, and honor authentic place-based values. This October’s Design Dialogue explores case studies that highlight the transformative impact of public art in our built environment and successful collaborations between art...

07/29/2023

https://www.archpaper.com/2023/07/john-lobell-book-the-philadelphia-school-the-future-of-architecture/

The Philadelphia School and the Future of Architecture offers a thorough recounting of an oft-overlooked period of architectural history.

03/28/2023

Moderne Gallery has become synonymous with the Studio Craft Movement and its leading names such as George Nakashima, Sam Maloof and Wharton Esherick. We speak to Moderne’s founder Robert Aibel and gallery co-director Joshua Aibel, to discover why – link to read full article → http://bit.ly/3z4Ny96

02/16/2023

As an educator, he worked to put architecture on an equal footing with other disciplines. As an architect, he was known for buildings at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.

02/15/2023

Princeton, NJ – On February 13, the same day that Robert L. Geddes died at the age of 99, the New York Times published a detailed – but not quite definitive – obituary of the man it called...

02/14/2023

We are sad to report the passing of architect Robert Geddes early this morning at the age of 99. Mr. Geddes was a founder and principal of the influential Philadelphia architecture firm of Geddes, Brecher, Qualls & Cunningham, and served as dean of the Princeton University School of Architecture. Among the firm's many commissions was the Police Administration Building (aka) The Roundhouse in Philadelphia, completed in 1962.

02/13/2023

Don't miss your chance to learn about how industrial designers of the 1920s and 1930s created a modern aesthetic that represented American hopes, dreams, and fantasies. Presented by The Philadelphia Show, “America Goes Modern” will look closely at some major works of the era—each of which offers a window into their time period and the power of design. Tap the link below to register for this virtual program hosted by Nonie Gadsden, the Katharine Lane Weems Senior Curator of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and our friend Colin Fanning, Assistant Curator in the Department of European Decorative Arts and Sculpture at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

https://philamuseum-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_A2UuumQxT-C51IkFOx57NQ