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Big City Forum in conjunction with Marine presents Design/Social Action/Change....
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SUMMARY:Design/Social Action/Change
DESCRIPTION:A reservation is required to attend this event.\n
 rsvp@c-artmarine.com\n
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 Big City Forum in conjunction with Marine presents Design/Social
 Action/Change. You are invited to an intimate conversation with a
 leading \n
 contemporary designer\, Tanya Aguiniga\, and a curator and
 product \n
 developer\, Zoe Melo\, as they share their work using design as a
 transformative tool for social\, community\, and personal
 interconnectedness.\n
 \n
 www.marineartsalon.com\n
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 Featuring:\n
 Tanya Aguiñiga (b. 1978) is a Los Angeles based furniture
 designer and artist who was raised in Tijuana\, Mexico. She holds
 an MFA in furniture design from Rhode Island School of Design\,
 and is a current faculty member at Otis College of Art and
 Design. She created various collaborative installations with the
 Border Arts Workshop\, an artists&#039\; group that engages the
 languages of activism and community-based public art. She
 recently founded the group\, Artists Helping Artisans\, through
 which she helps spread knowledge of craft by collaborating with
 traditional artisans. Her work has been exhibited from Mexico
 City to Milan and she was named a United States Artists Target
 Fellow in the field of Crafts and Traditional Arts.\n
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 Zoë Melo is a co-founder of TOUCH\, a brand that develops\,
 markets and promotes social and sustainable design projects. She
 also consults designers and brands on a variety of projects
 worldwide. Over her career\, Zoë has collaborated with some of
 the most talented and renowned designers\, photographers and art
 directors in fashion\, art and product design. Her work has
 received worldwide attention and media coverage. In 2008 Dwell
 recognized Zoë as a Nice Modernist for her work in social and
 sustainable design. She has organized and curated important
 design events and exhibits\, such as Inter-Connected\, a showcase
 of Portuguese and Brazilian design during New York Design Week in
 2010. She also co-curated &quot\;Uniendo Puntos&quot\; during
 Valencia Design Week\, showcasing designers and products from
 Latin America held in the fall of 2010. She was a featured
 speaker at TEDx Amazonia in November of 2010. Recently she has
 been implementing the operations of TOUCH in Brazil.\n
 When: Thursday\, April 28\, 2011 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM\n
 Where: Marine Salon\n
 Attendees: 2 http://plancast.com/p/51ev
URL:http://plancast.com/p/51ev
CATEGORIES:Design
LOCATION:716 Marine St
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