Hosted by @artdesignchicago, yesterday’s Near North Design Day was a day of exploration inspired by Chicago’s iconic designs, designers and artists. My day started with a clay print making workshop hosted by @artonsedgwick, which drew inspiration from 20th century artist Edgar Miller’s hand carvings, paintings and interior home designs. Next stop, open studio visits at Sedwick Studio. Other than the red door marking its entrance, this incredible industrial space maintains a rather inconspicuous presence amongst CTA riders boarding the train, just above. What was once a Commonwealth Edison electrical substation built to service the train now serves as the studio space to sculptors like John Adduci. Outfitted with cranes and a bounty of welding tools, the space lends to the sculptural experiments and large scale works imagined and created by Adduci. Finally, a panel discussion on the Chicago History Museum's "Modern by Design” exhibit completed my day of design. Streamline Moderne, an aerodynamic style that embodied long horizontals and nautical motifs, took the US consumer by storm in the 1930s, but lasted well into the 1950s. Examples include the Burlington Zephyr train car, Sunbeam kitchen appliances and the Radio Flyer Streak-O-Lite wagon. The exhibit highlights the Chicago-based designers and engineers that played a transformative role in appealing to the consumer through products that excited and delighted them, beyond their utilitarian purpose. These advances served as demonstrations of progress, a welcomed distraction during the Great Depression. Programming for Art Design Chicago extends through the end of the year, and more information can be found at artdesignchicago.org #artdesignchicago #chicago #artist #artiststudio #studiovisit #johnadduci #johnbannon #sunnyhan #tedsittingcrowgarner #design #streamlinemoderne #edgarmiller @edgarmillerart (at Art Design Chicago) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqDNJHTFp08/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1f1h4bdb29nkv
