A well-designed environment changes attitudes and habits - it can stimulate prosperity, creativity, hope and health.

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Featured Project: Kohlsdorf-Justice and Hodges Studio

Speaker: Staffan Svenson and Bryan Russell, Dencity
Introductions: Room & Board, MA, AIA Atlanta
When: Saturday, February 4, 2012, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm; Talk and Audience Q & A
Where: Room & Board at Westside Provisions District, 1170 Howell Mill Rd., Atlanta, GA

MA and Room & Board are proud to present Architectural Inspiration, our series of special talks and perspectives by the architects, designers, builders and remodelers who each year are part of the highly-regarded Modern Atlanta Home Tour.



Room & Board Atlanta

They will present their hands-on, ground-up experiences of designing and building the residences that inspire and excite the MA Home Tour attendees as well as the occupants who live in these bold and innovative spaces. As you determine who will one day build or remodel your home, consider these living architecture, fresh ideas and innovative concepts presented by the speakers at these inspirational and educational talks.



Dencity’s Staffan Svenson and Bryan Russell
Prior to starting Dencity, Bryan and Staffan were first tennis partners. Both are former varsity college players, at Mississippi State and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, respectively. Out of this grew a friendship, and for many years, they lived as neighbors in the in-town Atlanta neighborhood, Grant Park. Dencity was started in 2000 as a small, urban focused firm. Their first project was an affordable housing project in the University Center district of Atlanta, Georgia. Since then, Dencity has grown to design a diverse body of work including office and restaurant interiors, private residences, and multi-family residences.

While a majority of their work is in the Atlanta area, they have designed residential interiors in the New York City Time Warner Building and vacation homes in the north Georgia Mountains and on the beaches of the Gulf of Mexico.


Attendees will receive a voucher valid for 20% off lunch at Ormsby’s on Saturday, November 19 or Sunday, November 20 from 12 to 3 p.m. Ormsby’s is located below Room & Board.

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This edition of Architectural Inspiration Series is sponsored by Room & Board, MA, AIA Atlanta, and Ormsby’s.

2012 Modern Atlanta Home Tour is 9 - 10 June 2012.

MA is pleased to announce its new partnership with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Atlanta Chapter.
AIA is the nation’s leading institution and authority on architecture with chapters in most major cities. For 2012 MA Home Tour details and ticket information, contact elayne@modern-atlanta.org

A well-designed environment changes attitudes and habits - it can stimulate prosperity, creativity, hope and health.

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and in close partnership with

Featured Project: Flanagan Residence

Speaker: Stephen Flanagan, Architect, StudioOne Architecture
Introductions: Room & Board, MA, AIA Atlanta
When: Saturday, November 19, 2011, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm; Talk and Audience Q & A
Where: Room & Board at Westside Provisions District, 1170 Howell Mill Rd., Atlanta, GA

MA and Room & Board are proud to present Architectural Inspiration, our series of special talks and perspectives by the architects, designers, builders and remodelers who each year are part of the highly-regarded Modern Atlanta Home Tour.



Room & Board Atlanta

They will present their hands-on, ground-up experiences of designing and building the residences that inspire and excite the MA Home Tour attendees as well as the occupants who live in these bold and innovative spaces. As you determine who will one day build or remodel your home, consider these living architecture, fresh ideas and innovative concepts presented by the speakers at these inspirational and educational talks.



Stephen Flanagan, Architect, StudioOne Architecture
Stephen Flanagan is the founder and principal of Studio One Architecture, Inc. Since establishing the firm in 2004, Stephen has undertaken a wide array of projects in both commercial and residential sectors throughout the country. In addition to being a registered architect with NCARB certification, Stephen is also a registered interior designer, LEED Accredited Professional (BD&C) as well as an inventor and patent holder, having licensed and sold his own intellectual property. Previous architectural experience has concentrated on larger commercial and institutional work including facilities for healthcare, laboratory sciences, higher education, multi-family housing, and cultural arts facilities.

In addition to writing articles for trade journals, Stephen’s work has been featured in the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Living in Atlanta Magazine, Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, as well as the Modern Atlanta Home Tour. Stephen is a member of the American Institute of Architects, the United States Green Building Council, former Georgia Chapter board member of the International Interior Design Association, and the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture. Stephen is also a noted jewelry designer, photographer, furniture designer, writer, and teacher. He currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife and children.


Attendees will receive a voucher valid for 20% off lunch at Ormsby’s on Saturday, November 19 or Sunday, November 20 from 12 to 3 p.m. Ormsby’s is located below Room & Board.

Click here to RSVP Today. Limited Seating Available.

This edition of Architectural Inspiration Series is sponsored by Room & Board, MA, AIA Atlanta, and Ormsby’s.

2012 Modern Atlanta Home Tour is 9 - 10 June 2012.

MA is pleased to announce its new partnership with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Atlanta Chapter.
AIA is the nation’s leading institution and authority on architecture with chapters in most major cities. For 2012 MA Home Tour details and ticket information, contact elayne@modern-atlanta.org

Atlanta-based Armchair has designed all Design Is Human publications since 2008.

Big, beautiful, brightly colored, and jammed packed with all of the 2011 Design Is Human week of events including MA Home Tour, featured articles, cutting edge architecture and design, sponsor advertising, guests designers, materials exhibition, films, and more. The Armchair-designed 150 page publication covers what makes Atlanta the southeast’s design hub and leader in contemporary and creative culture at an elevated level.

Credit and Support

Bernard McCoy, MA Founding Partner; Editor In Chief, Design Is Human publication
Elayne DeLeo, MA Co-Founding Partner; MA Event Director

Kevin Byrd, MA Creative Director
Stefan Kartansson, Graphic Designer, MA Spiritual Advisor

Creative Team
Stephanie Aron, Designer
Caroline Bounds, Designer
Aaron Byrd, Designer
Mariel Childes, Designer
Moria Deshpande, Writer
Joe Dreher, Writer and Photography
John Ferguson, Photography
Acree Graham, Writer and Designer
Farbod Kokabi, Designer
Rebecca Page, Project Manager
Daniel Plasa, Designer

Also available for purchase at $10.00

Here Asa-Yoji gives us a snapshot of this year’s edition of Design Is Human.

About Armchair

Armchair is an Atlanta-based interactive agency that specializes in designing and developing multimedia strategies and campaigns that help businesses engage new audiences.


Armchair adwork

We serve our clients’ vital needs, motivated to become trusted advisers on their brands. We are obsessed with quality. We are inspired by partnerships. We have the strength to share our voice and the compassion to help others do the same.
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This is Atlanta’s exciting design fundraiser and a unique creative collaboration unlike any other in support of CARE who places special focus on working alongside women and children in need, because equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty.


A Sudanese woman holds her infant while resting at the Mosay Internally Displaced Persons camp near Nyala in the Darfur region of Sudan. CARE is assisting some 400,000 IDPs throughout Sudan. Proceeds from MA’ology Africa benefit CARE.


MA’frique Milan showcased some of Africa’s top architecture and design talent at Palazzo Clerici as part the International Salone del Mobile design week in Milan, Italy.

MA’ology AFRICA is a continuation of MA’frique Milan, a celebration of contemporary Africa that took place in April as part of 2011 Salone del Mobile week of design in Milan, Italy.

For more on MA’frique Milan, click here. (coming soon)
MA’frique Milan on Flickr, click here.

2011 MA’ology Africa

MA’ology Africa’s impressive lineup also includes…

Monique Pean, Eco Jewelry Designer

Monique Pean finds inspiration from her travels. Selected as one of the 2009 CFDA/VOGUE Fashion Fund (CVFF) winners. The CVFF is the most prestigious competition in fashion for designers with less than 10 years in business. Tiffany & Co. CEO Michael Kowalski became a mentor to Pean as part of the CVFF award. In addition, Monique Pean Fine Jewelry was the recipient of the Ecco Domani 2009 Fashion Foundation award for accessories.


Monique Pean Spring/Summer 2011 Collection sponsored by W Hotels

Monique Pean founded The Vanessa Pean Foundation in her sister’s memory to raise funds to provide scholarships to underprivileged students in Haiti. Further, she is involved in several leadership activities to mentor post-MBA minorities at the Yale School School of Management. Monique Pean Fine Jewelry is available at Jeffrey Atlanta.
www.moniquepean.com

J. ‘Quazi’ King (Quazimotto.On.Wax)

MA’ology Africa welcomes to Atlanta, photographer J. “Quazi” King.
Originally from the West African nation of Equatorial Guinea, Quazi moved to the US for college in 1999. After graduating in 2003 from La Roche College (Pittsburgh, PA) with a BS in Information Technology and Management, he moved to New York City where he worked in Retail Management for many years.


Photography by Quazimotto.On.Wax

Talking about or critiquing Art is something that always came easy to Quazi but he had no idea he posses the ability to create Art. King is a self taught Photographer, “Photography was like a screaming voice in my throat ready to burst out” After loosing the job he held for 6 years, he spent a long time soul searching for clarity and answers about how to apply the concept of loving what you do and getting paid for it.



All that changed when he picked up a DSLR camera to photograph an event and later posted the photos so that everyone in the event could see them. “I’m a young work in progress, follow my journey”.
www.quazimottoonwax.com/

Presscott McDonald

MA’ology Africa delights in welcoming acclaimed fashion and celebrity photographer Presscott McDonald. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Presscott now lives and raises his family in Miami, Florida. After attending the Savannah College of Art & Design, he was offered an internship with renowned photographer, Annie Leibovitz. 



Naomi Campbell, Photography by Presscott McDonald

While working in New York City, he instantly began to feed off of it’s hustle and bustling energy. His love for the Big Apple inspired him to shoot fashion and many celebrity icons for various publications. Known for being quite personable, lighting tech savvy and easy to work with, he has always gotten the job done.


Jolie Magazine editorial, Photography by Presscott McDonald

His client list is impressive and includes Coca-Cola, NIKE, Vibe, 50 Cent, Kimora Lee Simmons, and the cast of HBO’s acclaimed show “The Wire” to name a few.

Presscott McDonald’s Documentary Work in Africa and Project “Exposed


African, Photography by Presscott McDonald

The direction of Presscott’s new personal work leads him to explore the forgotten and unrecognized of modern society. He will present “Nigeria’s Lost Boys” project, a documentary work featured at MA’ology Africa and later in the coming year. The show is strikingly curated by the talented Donnamarie Baptiste, an independent curator that works predominantly in the contemporary art world.

The images depict the commonalities all Nigerians share with the young boys detained in juvenile detention centers such as the Brostal Remand Centre. Brostal is one of three facilities in Nigeria that house its under age law breakers and abandoned boys. The facilities lack both the proper personal health and educational needs to reform the misguided adolescence.


African, Photography by Presscott McDonald

Commissioned by the non profit organization,Global Network for Humanity, Presscott closely documented their efforts to determine, address, and fix pressing issues that threaten Nigerian’s family structure. The G.N.F.H. plans to help by creating a better health system in Nigeria’s rural areas where many of these boys come from. Creating clean water options, more job opportunities, and true education for the children’s futures are only a few of the goals they seek.

Donnamarie Baptiste
Donnamarie Baptiste is a contemporary art professional based in Miami, FL. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, she considers home the Virgin Islands, New York City and Florida. Passionate about art, she is the Events/Production Manager for Art Basel Miami Beach. As an independent curator, Donnamarie organizes cutting edge exhibitions and events bringing together art, music,video and performance. Besides art, her interests include music of various genres, fashion, animals and vegetarian cooking.

Exposed

Project Exposed

Mah Jong sectional, 1973, Roche Bobois

ROCHE BOBOIS

Roche Bobois is a global leader in design and distribution of home furnishings while retaining the unique position of molding its furniture designs. Each piece created is the result of close collaboration between designers, manufacturers, and Roche Bobois. This collaboration is the foundation of Roche Bobois strength and originality. Attentive and proactive, Roche Bobois introduces a new exclusive collection every six months. Today, Roche Bobois is among the most internationally renowned and exclusive brands in home furnishings.

Support. The best in the business got MA’ology Africa’s back…

Backstage with Authentic Beauty at 2010 MA’ology Paris that featured Lanvin’s Spring/Summer collection

Authentic Beauty

Catwalk Productions

PRG

PRG is the official lighting and audio sponsor for MA’ology Africa.
PRG is the world’s leading supplier of entertainment technology, including lighting, audio, video, scenery, rigging and automation systems. PRG serves a wide range of markets, including theatre productions, concert tours, trade shows, corporate and special events, television and film productions, and themed environments. PRG provides its services worldwide through more than 19 offices in North America, Europe and Asia.

MA-ology Africa and CARE Fundraiser

Tickets Details

Tickets to the MA’ology “Africa” & CARE Fundraiser are $30 online and $35.00 at the door and available at Design Is Human launch party, online at www.modern-atlanta.org, and at these MA ticket outlet locations.

Octane Coffee Bar & Lounge
1009 Marietta Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
404-815-9886
Monday - Thursday 7am - Midnight
Friday 7am -1am
Saturday 8am - 1am
Sunday 8am - 10pm
Octane accepts Cash & Credit Cards Only

(context)
75 John Wesley Dobbs Ave
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-477-3301
Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm
Cash and Check Only

Room & Board
1170 Howell Mill Road NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 682-5900
Open Weekdays 11am-7pm; Sat 10am-6pm
Cash and Check Only


Pedini of Atlanta
800 Peachtree Street NE, Unit C
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Phone: 404.817.3313
Open Weekdays Tuesday to Saturday 10am-5pm
Cash and Check Only


Complimentary wine will be served.

Attendees and guests wanting to give more will find CARE representatives and a donation station at the event. Students with ID receive half price tickets.

MA’ology Africa Sponsors

MA’frique Milan Sponsors and links

Pedini presents an evening with Karim Rashid

The Pedini of Atlanta showroom will be hosting an evening with International product and interior designer Karim Rashid on Wednesday June 8, 8:00pm-10:00pm. Mr. Rashid has products designed for several lines of furniture that are featured in the Pedini showroom including: Bonaldo, Tonelli and Cierre. We will have many examples of these products and in the showroom for you to see and hear what inspires Mr. Rashid in his creative processes.

“Please RSVP to attend this event”


Karim Rashid

Karim Rashid is one of the most prolific designers of his generation. Over 3000 designs in production, over 300 awards and working in over 35 countries attest to Karim’s legend of design. Karim’s diversity affords him the ability to cross-pollinate ideas, materials, behaviors, aesthetics from one typology to the next, crossing boundaries and broadening consumer horizons.

Karim’s work is featured in 20 permanent collections and he exhibits art in galleries world wide. Karim is a perennial winner of the Red Dot award, Chicago Athenaeum Good Design award, I.D. Magazine Annual Design Review, IDSA Industrial Design Excellence award. He holds honorary doctorates from the Ontario college of Art & Design and Corcoran College of Art & Design. 2008 highlighted Karim’s largest retrospective to date at the Instituto Tomie Ohtake, in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Most recently, Karim curated the exhibition Totally Rad: Karim Rashid does Radiators for Museum of Art and Design in New York City. Karim is a frequent guest lecturer at universities and conferences globally disseminating the importance of design in everyday life.

Pedina Atlanta
800 Peachtree Street NE
Unit C
Atlanta, Georgia 30308

Putting Moroso in (context) 2011. An exhibition featuring the latest designs from Patricia Urquiola, Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien.

Nipa Doshi was born in 1971 into a Gujarati family of Mumbai. She graduated from the Royal College of Art, London, in 1997 but she soon returned to India to work with local craftspeople. After a short stay she went back to London where she met Jonathan Levien, a Scot who had recently finished his master’s in furniture design at the Royal College. The synergy between Nipa and Jonathan clicked immediately; in fact they setup Doshi Levien in 2000 and got married. The combination of the two cultures and creativities generated a very special, innovative design concept. Nipa’s is heavily influenced by the visual culture and materials of India, Jonathan’s is rooted in industrial design. Together, their work celebrates cultural hybridism and explores a combination of technology, narration and industrial and craft design.



(context) supplies high quality design to architects, designers and private clients. We pride ourselves on being a single point of contact for the whole process, from specification through to installation.

We specialize in classic modern and contemporary licensed furniture, lighting and accessories. We are continually sourcing and importing important new design from a host of different manufacturers.

The scope, scale and variety of our product range is quite substantial, with our showroom housing only a fraction of our available stock. We regularly change the display to showcase new items and provide a fresh look at our ever-changing inventory.

(context)
6:00 pm – 8:00 PM
75 John Wesley Dobbs Ave
Atlanta , GA 30303

Cocktails and valet parking provided.

Room & Board

For 30 years, Room & Board has focused on the simple idea that good design should be beautiful, affordable and long-lasting. We work closely with American artisans to offer furniture and accessories—even custom pieces—that fit the needs of modern life. We’re proud to say that 90 percent of the products we sell are handcrafted in the U.S. to give customers the best combination of quality and price.



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White Provision Building
1170 Howell Mill Road NW
Atlanta , GA 30318
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