A HUGE thanks to @News12BK for stopping by the @BklynNavyYard to check out #brooklyndesigns this past weekend! Watch the full clip at https://t.co/Ty1PjfiQvL & hear why Ot/tra returned to Brooklyn Designs as an exhibitor for the 3rd year in a row.
In the last panel of #BrooklynDesigns from 5-6pm – Design to Market: Navigating the Business Side of Design – four industry experts will offer advice on marketing, PR, social media & retail strategies, leaving time for questions from the audience!
When it comes to curating, buying & installing fine art, understanding the process is essential to telling a story. Today from 3-4pm in the theater, during Storytelling With Art, learn the tools of the trade from interior designer Leyden Lewis & gallerist Richard Beavers.
Learn the basics of Suminagashi during the last @TextileArtsCent workshop at #BrooklynDesigns! Meet in suite 1502 at 3pm for a two-hour lesson on this ancient Japanese marbling technique. There are still tickets available at https://t.co/XJYIaA32cJ!
Instead of drawing what you see, draw what you smell! Come to the #brooklyndesigns workshop at 2pm for Bottle in a Message: a workshop led by artist Mariana Vidal Escabi that will teach visitors how to create their own visual representations of aroma.
@archpaper is hosting a panel today from 1-2 in the #BrooklynDesigns theater! T.R. Ludwig of @bksolarworks, Wayne Turett of @TurettCollab and John Oppermann of @EarthDayNewYork will discuss NY's leadership towards a green future & what it means for business.
Discover all that the @BklynNavyYard has to offer with a @TurnstileTours insider look at @BrooklynGrange – one of the world's largest soil farms – from 11-12:30 today! Later, explore the Yard's historic sites and new development projects from 2-4pm.
There are many ways to celebrate #MothersDay at #BrooklynDesigns today! Head over to the Head Hi book kiosk at 11 for Hi-Tea and cookies with Mom! Then from 12-2, enjoy a kid-friendly children's workshop on Suminagashi by the @TextileArtsCent. #NYCxDESIGN
Learn from seasoned interior design professional about how to structure fees, write contracts and manage client expectations during an @ASIDNYMetro panel in the #brooklyndesigns theater today from 5-6pm!
Today and tomorrow from 3-5pm, @TextileArtsCent will teach you how to weave while experimenting with color, pattern & texture at their Tapestry Weaving Workshop in suite 1502. Get your last-minute tix at https://t.co/0qaE5yJcs3!
Today & tomorrow from 2-4pm, @TurnstileTours will take visitors into the @BklynNavyYard for a closer look at some of the Yard’s most intriguing historic sites & several new development projects. Tix are still available at https://t.co/3jtIrJYIch!
Join us in the #brooklyndesigns theater at 1pm for a seminar on “Building Your Design Dream Team!” Contractor Steve Angelo, architect Adam Zimmerman & interior designer @kathleenwalshin will share tips on assembling your perfect team and take questions from the audience!
Feeling creative? Try your hand at Sashiko embroidery at the @TextileArtsCent workshop today at noon! Meet across the hall from #brooklyndesigns in suite 1502 to learn the basics of this traditional Japanese stitching technique. Tix are still on sale at https://t.co/EwjlGiQ1Zd!
Explore the architecture and infrastructure of the @BklynNavyYard on a guided insider tour led by @TurnstileTours at 11am! Highlights include Civil War-era machine shops, 19th and 20th-century dry docks, and new developments such as the Green Manufacturing Center & Dock72
That’s a wrap on Day 1 of #brooklyndesigns! Thank you to everyone who came out to help us kick off a weekend of celebrating design in Brooklyn. See you tomorrow for more fun! 😄 👋
IT’S TIME TO PARTY! 🎉 Stick around on the 15th floor for music, dancing & FUN at the #brooklyndesigns Opening Night Party, hosted by @MetropolisMag & sponsored by The Hall, w/ drinks from @RooftopReds & @BrooklynBrewery, BKLYN CBD gummies & ice cream treats from @amplehills!
Don’t miss our keynote address at 5pm w/ Claire Weisz of @WXYStudio & @BklynNavyYard CEO & President David Ehrenberg in conversation w/ @MetropolisMag! The three will discuss the history of the Yard and future plans to address the needs of the next generation of manufacturers.
Eager to voice your opinion about the BQE? At 3pm in the #brooklyndesigns theater, learn about four proposals aiming to solve the Brooklyn-Queens Emergency. Afterwards, #architecture critic @fredabernstein will take questions, comments & ideas from the audience! 📷: @BjarkeIngels