WantedDesign Programming 2017

WantedDesign Brooklyn will take place from May 17-23rd at Industry City in Brooklyn Terminal Stores – 238 36th Street, Brooklyn, NY 1123.

WantedDesign Manhattan will take from May 20th- 23 at the Terminal Stores building in Chelsea/ Manhattan-11th Avenue between 27th and 28th Street, NY 10001.

Design Schools Workshop at WantedDesign Brooklyn

Conceived as a collaborative activity rather than a competitive one where teams in this activity are composed by students from different schools and backgrounds. The program is an important part of WantedDesign, and has been very successful in promoting the schools, fostering the creation of an international network of young designers, as well as in initiating partnerships between schools and manufacturers. The International group of students will be asked to explore this year’s theme: “HyperHybrid”.

Conducted by the Pratt Institute with Constantin Boym, Industrial Design Chair, and Ignacio Urbina Polo, Associate Professor of Industrial Design, the International group of students will be asked to explore this year’s theme: “HyperHybrid”. The challenge is the ideation of projects that celebrate differences through multifunction objects and a production process that combines new technologies with the traditional making process and materials.

Students will be working at WantedDesign Brooklyn from Wednesday May 17 to Monday May 22
Students will present their work at WantedDesign Manhattan on Tuesday May 23 at 2pm

Presented with Core77 with the support of Shapeways (3D printing) and FilzFelt


Launch Pad Program- at WantedDesign Manhattan, presented with Design Milk and Design Within Reach

The fourth edition of the Launch Pad program returns to WantedDesign with a group of 35 participants from international design studios, as well as independent designers. It offers an ideal ignition point between designers and potential manufacturers, retailers and distributors seeking the latest in cutting-edge design. This year’s selection will feature two categories, one showcasing lighting design and the other furniture and accessories.

Launch Pad is a special annual platform at WantedDesign where up and coming designers from around the world showcase their new products and connect with potential manufacturers, retailers, or distributors. It seeks to match innovative products with the right markets, leading to successful launches for a range of captivating designs.

This year’s event is presented in partnership with Design Milk and supported by Design Within Reach, who will both have representation on the Launch Pad jury.

Wanted Career Day- at WantedDesign Brooklyn

Part of the WantedDesign mission is supporting young creatives in their career development. By offering unique engagement opportunities and access to manufacturers and design firms seeking to recruit promising creative talent in the field of Design, WantedDesign invests in the future of design.

NYCxDESIGN welcomes thousands of professionals to the city, WantedDesign has partnered with Coroflot and its jobs platform Coroflot to launch a “WANTED Career day” at WantedDesign Brooklyn. This event should be at the top of the list for recent graduates, design schools, and new talent.

American Design Honors Presented with Bernhardt Design

American Design Honors 2017 recipients: Studio Gorm

At WantedDesign Manhattan

Launched in 2015, American Design Honors was created by WantedDesign co-founders Odile Hainaut and Claire Pijoulat, and Jerry Helling, President of Bernhardt Design, to recognize up-and-coming American designers who embody excellence in creative design and superior entrepreneurial ability. For consideration, candidates must possess a solid body of work, express a unique design language and offer a pioneering new design business model.
Through the American Design Honors program, Bernhardt Design and WantedDesign aim to promote exceptional American Design on the broader international arena while providing a means of support for young designers seeking to amplify their impact and reach.

The selection of Studio Gorm, speaks volumes to the quality of work and vision of John and Wonhee Arndt. As American Design Honors program recipients, Studio Gorm will create an installation at WantedDesign Manhattan that will showcase the diversity and mastery of their work.
Studio Gorm was founded in 2007 by John Arndt and Wonhee Jeong-Arndt. They met when studying at the Design Academy of Eindhoven. After graduating they spent a year in Rotterdam before they settled down in Eugene, Oregon.

“We look towards the future with positivity and enthusiasm. The US is known as the land of opportunity for a reason. It is a place rich with creative talent, resources, entrepreneurial spirit and opportunity for exchange. Our goal is to support young American talent so that it may achieve its utmost potential on the international stage, we are thrilled to present the third year of the American Design Honors to the world.” Comment Odile Hainaut and Claire Pijoulat.

CULTURAL EXCHANGE

Transatlantic Creative Exchange, Part II

At WantedDesign Brooklyn

Curators: Odile Hainaut and Claire Pijoulat, co-founders of WantedDesign
This exclusive exhibit was initiated in 2016 by WantedDesign, and developed as a collaboration with the Cultural Services of the French Embassy. Through the creation of French-American duos, comprised of one designer and one manufacturer each team experimented and explored new realms, forms and objects together. The exhibit features the documentation of the process and result of this unprecedented dialog that brings different cultures, design approaches and savoir faire together in one sublime expression.
After a first session that was showcased at WantedDesign Brooklyn in 2016, the Transatlantic adventure continues in 2017 with 5 new “manufacturer + designer” duos.

Ateliers Pinton (France) + David Weeks (USA)
The Corning Museum of Glass, CMoG (USA) + Pauline Deltour (France)
La Manufacture Cogolin (France) + Jason Miller (USA)
The Cristallerie Saint-Louis & Fondation d’entreprise Hermès (France) + DH McNabb (USA) UHURU (USA) + Constance Guisset (France)