The evening will recognize Dr. Oliver H. Evans and his 18 years of leadership at Kendall College of Art and Design. All proceeds from this evening will help establish the Oliver H. Evans Honorific Scholarship.

Saturday, May 5, 2012
6:00 p.m. Cocktails
7:00 p.m. Dinner
8:00 p.m. Program

The University Club
Downtown Grand Rapids
Black tie, $200 per person
Seating is limited to 300
RSVP Required

To ensure you receive an invitation, please e-mail your current mailing address to:
Barbara Boltman, Executive Assistant, President’s Office
Kendall College of Art and Design
boltmanb@ferris.edu

The next Designer’s Gathering will be Thursday, April 26th at Steelcase Town Hall.

Our speaker with be Tom Kelley, General Manager of IDEO and author of “The Ten Faces of Innovation” and “The Art of Innovation”.

The evening is sponsored by Steelcase and Kendall College of Art and Design.

5:30 to 6:15 p.m. Reception & Refreshments
6:15 to 7:15 Talk with Q&A
7:15 to 8:00 Post Reception

Please RSVP for you and any guests so we can accommodate everyone.

Perspectives from the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

Mark your calendars for the next Designer Gathering, April 26th at the Grand Rapids Art Museum.

As part of our ongoing speaker series about design and the economy Bill Moggridge, Director of the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will be our guest speaker.

Reception, refreshments and a cash bar begin at 5:30 p.m., Bill’s talk at 6:30 followed by a Q & A and additional social time to 8:00 p.m.There are no costs to attend and you’re encouraged to bring a friend.

Kendall College of Art and Design, The West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum, MiBiz , Design West Michigan, the AIA, AIGA, IIDA and IDSA are collaborating on an event to discuss what sustainability means to each discipline.

There will be a moderated panel of design representatives with a Q & A exploring the belief that design decisions have a direct impact on sustainability issues.

Kevin Budelmann
AIGA, graphic design

Dave Muyres
IDSA, industrial design

Lee Davis
IIDA, interior design

Greg Metz
AIA, architectural design

Joseph Jeup
furniture design

Each design discipline provides its influence in a different way. Hear from professional practitioners in architecture, graphics, interiors, furniture and industrial design how they manage sustainability.

Our next Designers Gathering will be Wednesday, April 28th, 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Steelcase University. Guest speaker will be Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO and author of “Change by Design”. We’re most grateful to Steelcase to provide this opportunity.

The event is open and free to Design West Michigan members with an encouragement for each of you to bring a friend, (Not necessarily a designer). The talk and reception/dialogue time that follows will be a chance to continue interaction within the design community to grow and expand the role of design in West Michigan.

The program will start at 6:00 p.m. Let us know via RSVP of your attendance and guest. Refreshments will follow the program.

Design West Michigan Advisors are invited:

Clive Roux, the new Executive Director of IDSA will be in Grand Rapids February 9th. He is most intrigued by what we are doing and I’m inviting you to meet with him informally at Kendall College of Art and Design, Room 209, February 9th, 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. He is focused on creating a greater connection between design and business and brings a lot of experience to his new role. Attached is a quick overview of Clive.

I anticipate a casual dialogue with Clive sharing his thoughts on the direction of IDSA, his role on the U.S. Design Policy Initiatives, the relationship of IDSA to the other design associations and any other topic you might want to pursue. If you’d like to bring a fellow designer with you, that would be fine.

DeVos Art Lecture Series Featuring
John R. Berry
The Purpose of Design

George Nelson is considered the “Designer of Modern Design”. His range of works, writings and design direction at Herman Miller provided leadership for what today is called Mid-Century Modern. John Berry, who knew Mr. Nelson, gives a fascinating presentation highlighting the designer’s remarkable range of accomplishments including his own voice recalling those experiences.

Mr. Berry was Vice President of Corporate Communications for Herman Miller and led the media introductions of major innovative products including the Aeron chair. He was the liaison between Herman Miller and the Eames Office and speaks nationally and internationally on the work of Charles & Ray Eames and George Nelson. His recent book, ‘Herman Miller: The Purpose of Design’ published by Rizzoli has received positive reviews both domestically and internationally.

Currently Mr. Berry is the Executive Director of Design West Michigan that seeks to use design as an economic building block for the region and brand West Michigan as ‘Design Centric.’