NEXT:SPACE + TOM GIBBS STUDIO present a special furniture exhibition exploring themes of Michigan design, past, present and future as part of the ongoing Michigan Design Icons Series.

Discover important design practices from iconic designers such as Charles & Ray Eames and Florence Knoll, carried on by today’s designers including: Alex Drew and NO ONE, Nina Cho, Colin Tury, Hunt & Noyer and more… through a carefully curated selection of original, mid century masterpieces and contemporary studio furniture.

Examining Michigan's legacy of important furniture design, five disctinct practices stand out: Material Experimention, Finding New Forms, Meat & Potatoes, Intelligent Minimalism, Technologic. These themes set the precedent for furniture design innovation in the mid-20th century and are still carried on by many Michigan designers today.

Debuting at Detroit's Month of Design, SHAPE is the six-part exhibition program produced by NEXT:SPACE + TOM GIBBS STUDIO to emphasize and explore these practices and what they mean for the future of Michigan's design legacy.

SHAPE Month of Design Events:

7.SEPTEMBER 2018 | Exhibition Opening at Shinola Canfield Flagship Store

7-9P @ 441 W. Canfield Street, Detroit, MI 48201

22.SEPTEMBER 2018 | Practices of Good Design: A Design Talk at TOM GIBB STUDIO

12:30-2:30P @ 2014 Hilton Road, Ferndale, MI 48220

REGISTER HERE FOR THE DESIGN TALK

NEXT:SPACE+TOM GIBBS STUDIO are pleased to partner with the Shinola Canfield Flagship Store to present the SHAPE Preview Exhibition and with Detroitistit as the supporting media partner.

SHAPE: Defining Furniture in Michigan's Design Legacy runs through FEBRUARY 2019.