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RETAILOBSERVER.COM JULY 2018 10 DWELL ON DESIGN 2018 HIGHLIGHTS Featured speakers on the main stage included prolific designer Jonathan Adler who discussed his career in design and involvement with charity Project Red; Founder of Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Paula Wallace covered her vision for the highly regarded institution; Design disruptor Karim Rashid presented about the Future of Design in the digital age; Photographer Seph Lawless discussed his series The Autopsy of America; and Artist Janet Echelman discussed her ongoing Public Realm Through Art project. Design, etc. LIVE Podcast streamed all of the amazing show floor content and are available online at iTunes. Some of the brightest joined Dwell on Design to raise the level of discourse with StudioSessions. Topics included, 'The Micro Boutique Hotel', 'Social Impact Design', 'The Science of Selling', 'The Immerging Design Discipline of Bioclimatic Architecture' 'Tough Terrain, Peculiar Lots', and '2018 Global Color & Design Forecast'. Pre-fab home innovator Method Homes returned with their 6th home, showcasing a two bedroom, two bathroom home for a young California family, with interiors designed by celebrity designer and TV personality Jennifer Farrell. Featured brands in the home include Lanai, Perlick, and Between the Sheets. Karma Automotive exhibited their new cutting-edge car, the Revero, offering attendees the chance to drive their sleek all electric vehicles. The Hennessy + Ingalls Reading Room hosted a number of book signings with featured speakers and had top design and architecture books available. Prime Edition and The Shop, the gallery-like marketplace offered unique, hand-made designer products from architecturally inspired jewelry to limited edition photography to unique lighting and art. Notable Prime Edition brands include Pandemic Design Studio, Collean Mauer, OneThirtyFour, Dale M Reid Photography, Zimarty, the BUKUL, and dconstruct. Dwell Outdoor featured nomadic lifestyle brands including The Living Vehicle, HappierCamper, and Swing Tables encouraging guests to explore and consider a different kind of living off the grid. Smartblock exhibited unique functional meeting pods throughout the show floor – where attendees could experience the unique blocks for work, phone calls, or contemplating. Dan Brunn Architecture previewed the Bridge House with a 17-foot- long prototype by Cornerstone Brick Design, created out of more than L . A . - B A S E D AT T E N D E E S R E C E I V E D D E S I G N A N D L A N D S C A P E A D V I C E F O R T H E I R H O M E S A N D G A R D E N P R O J E C T S — F R E E O F C H A R G E — F R O M T H E T O P B R A N D S T H R O U G H O U T T H E W E E K E N D . DWELL ON DESIGN Celebrates ITS 13TH YE AR

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