Industrial Heritage to Industrial Design: Learning from Manufacturing

Designers, artists and makers from both sides of the border talk about how the history of manufacturing in the Great Lakes informs the region’s unique contemporary design culture. 

This panel is part of our City of Design Conversations series with Stefan Novakovic.

Featured Panelists:

Jake Oliveira

Toronto-based designer whose family background working in factories shaped his outlook on design and low-cost fabrication in North America. Jake is the co-founder of Ourse, a new design brand championing made-in-Canada furniture.

Isabelle Weiss

Based in Detroit's Little Village, gallerist and curator Isabelle Weiss founded I.M. Weiss Gallery (previously NEXT:SPACE) in 2014 after beginning her career as an appraiser of fine and decorative art at a regional auction house. 

Paula Schubatis

Detroit-based fabric and textile artist whose work explores the potential of unconventional, overlooked or wasted materials. Paula is also a Detroit Public Schools art teacher.

UN SUSTAINABILITY GOALS

We use Detroit's UNESCO City of Design designation as a call to action for Detroiters to embrace the Sustainable Development Goals in their own communities, contributing to the active effort of solving global interconnected issues.