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The deadline is coming up to enter Designing Louder Than Words, a bottle box design competition! We know how much everyone loves a good deadline. Submit a design for a box that safely holds a bottle of Scotch whisky and that is inspired by the city of Chi
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Everything is in transition in our Block 37 gallery, as we plan to move out after five years of collecting lumber and materials, painting layer upon layer upon layer, and collaborating with people from all sorts of backgrounds. Big things ahead!
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Starting today, everything in the shop at 72 E. Randolph will be 10% off with the in-person not-so-secret discount code: LOOK MA, NO HANDS. Mention the code to get the discount AND a free Design Museum sticker!
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Have you bought your tickets to our Enzo Mari chair making workshop yet? Presented by Office of Experience, the workshop will teach you how to construct the ubiquitous Enzo Mari chair which you can then take home and sit on profusely. Come wield a hammer
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Next Tuesday, hear from panelists from FrankenToyMobile, West Town Bikes, Bikes ‘n Roses, The Recyclery, and World Bicycle Relief about how Chicagoans are using bicycles to make change and empower people locally and globally. Design Museum Presents: Bikin
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We're still looking for dedicated design, photography, curatorial, and social media interns for the spring semester! If you're currently enrolled in a degree program and are interested in joining our team, email your résumé and portfolio to annie@designch
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“Visitors [will walk away] with the beginnings of a new narrative in mind: African American designers have had critical impact shaping the visual and cultural life of Chicago,” (Architectural Digest). Don't miss the fantastic exhibition, “African American
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The shop at 72 E Randolph is open and ready to flaunt its wares. These recycled plastic "marble" bud vases by @highdensitystore will have you starting off your 2019 sustainably. Trick your friends into thinking your thirst for semiprecious mined stone is
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This is the last week to check out Keep Moving: Shifting Gears and Chain Reaction. We're closing the Block 37 exhibitions on Saturday, January 18. If you haven't had time to check them out before the holidays, now's your chance! Don't worry, though. Keep
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Y'all, we did it! You helped us reach our fundraising goal! This means our doors can remain open to the community as an accessible space for active design learning, doing, and making. This is truly something to be proud of. Thank you.
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Our former intern, @jens.garden is interviewing Chicago cyclists about their interest in biking. Here is @levicitodd's response: My name is Levi, and I am a Chicagoan from Logan Square. I’ve been biking for just about 6 or 7 years. What got me into cyclin
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Are you ready for a spirited (read: boozy) competition? Design Museum of Chicago is hosting Designing Louder Than Words, a bottle box design competition. A prominent Scotch whisky distillery is asking designers, architects, and creators for their take on
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Our intern, @jens.garden is interviewing Chicago cyclists about their interest in biking. Here is @kevinmichaelreader's response: I’m Kevin Reader, and I’ve been in Chicago since 2010. By day, I work for the board game company, Cards Against Humanity, and
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*bureaucratic drumroll* Today is the last day to make a tax-deductible donation for 2018! Head on over to the link in our bio to donate to our annual fund and feel all warm and fuzzy that you've helped a local non-profit keep its doors open to the public.
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Can you believe it's almost 2019? We can't. There was an Olympics this year. This year was so long we all forgot about the Olympics. Good news is, next year is already packed to the gills with new, exciting exhibitions and events that we can't wait to sha
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All we want for Christmas is our two front teeth. And by two front teeth, we mean to reach our 2018 fundraising goal! It's a metaphor. For what? Who knows. Regardless, your contribution can keep the museum a free and accessible design space for all. . We'
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Our Block 37 exhibition and our shop at Expo 72 will be closed for the holidays starting this Saturday, December 22 through January 7 while we take some time to justify eating 14 cookies with lunch—I mean, spend time with our family and friends. The exhib
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Our intern, @jens.garden is asking Chicago cyclists, "why do you bike?" Here is Serge's response: What got me into cycling was my girlfriend. She quite literally forced me to learn, and taught me herself. I was 46 at the time. Next May, it will be 10 year
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Don't know what to get your crafty significant other/sister/friend/self for the holidays? In the words of my health insurance company, "we've got you covered to a very specific extent." Tickets are now on sale to our Enzo Mari chair-building workshop, pre
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We're building a foundation for the future of the museum, and as far as metaphors go, that makes you the strong stuff that goes on the ground that holds up all the other stuff. We've never built a house. Moral of the story, not only does your support buil
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If there are two things we can't get enough of it's Chicago and learning. And typography. Oh and Red Bull. A few of us really love Red Bull, but it still doesn't compare to Chicago and learning. A really great way to do both of those things which we love
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Our intern, @jens.garden is asking Chicago cyclists, "why do you bike?" Here is Elizabeth McKinley's response: I have always biked. I remember growing up I had a little purple, white, and pink puppy. A couple of years ago I was ready to leave, and move ou
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Intern appreciation post incoming!!1! Our interns are so important to us. We don't know where we'd be without them! This semester's interns are no exception. Thank you, @lindythepenguin, @jens.garden, @emmanueldunagan, and @bracamontes.danny for all your
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It's all thanks to your generosity that we can continue to provide free exhibitions, programming, and workshops to visitors and the Chicago community as a whole. Our goal is to broaden the conversation around design to incorporate as many voices and persp
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Our intern, @jens.garden is asking Chicago cyclists, "why do you bike?" Here is @mal_borro820's response: My name is Jose Escobar, nicknamed Manny, and I am an artist. I do jobs here and there like home improvement, spray painting, and art! I love biking
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The soaring popularity of bikes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries fundamentally changed park design. This Thursday, Julia Bachrach will illuminate the ways in which landscape designers and park administrators have responded to numerous and rapidly
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The end of the year is fast approaching (we're on the fence about whether that's a good thing or a bad thing), and we're ramping up fundraising efforts so our exhibitions, programs, and events can remain free and open to the public. Any donations made by
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Our intern, @jens.garden is asking Chicago cyclists, "why do you bike?" Here is @juan_arango07's response: I’m Juan Arango, and I am a student at SAIC studying Painting and Sculpture. I live in Chicago, but I am not from Chicago. I am from Columbia, but I
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The opening of Chain Reaction was a success! Thanks to everyone who came and checked out the poster show, took selfies in front of our murals, and explored Keep Moving: Shifting Gears. We'll be closed today through Saturday, but both galleries reopen on T
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Our intern, @jens.garden is asking Chicago cyclists, "why do you bike?" Here is @akunesh's response: My name is Andrew Kunesh and I am a freelance writer, travel consultant, and digital marketing manager. I wanted a way to get around the city and lose wei
