Be Original Americas Launches New Spring Program
Be Original Americas, a non-profit advocacy group that educates, informs, and influences on the value of authentic design, is excited to announce a range of programs and activities this Spring 2021. Upcoming in April:
- “The Future of Preservation” during Modernism Week —April 9, 2021
- Woven Talks with nanimarquina and Jaime Hayon – April 15, 2021
WHAT: “The Future of Preservation” during Modernism Week
WHEN: Friday, April 9, 2021, 7:00pm EST | 4:00pm PST
WHERE: Zoom, click here to register
WHO: John Edelman, Co-founder of Fourth & Pride Vodka, Design & Retail Industry Consultant, Former CEO DWR, and Be Original Americas Ambassador
Finn Kappe, Project Designer, Kappe Architects
Sherri Simko, Director, North America, Carl Hansen & Søn
Amy Auscherman, Head of Archives and Brand Heritage, Herman Miller
Lawrence Lazzaro, Partner and Interior Designer, Nicholas Lawrence Design and Modern Hacienda
Midcentury architecture deserves to be protected, but what about the interiors? Join Be Original Americas during Modernism Week, on April 9, 2021 at 7pm EST / 4pm PST to explore authenticity beyond the four walls. Discover Raymond Kappe’s final project, a Midcentury Desert Palisades house, and the celebrated designs that were used to restore the home. To register for the talk, please visit here.
WHAT: Woven Talks with nanimarquina and Jaime Hayon
WHEN: Thursday, April 15, 2021, 11:30am EST | 8:30am PST
WHERE: Zoom, click here to register
WHO: Nani Marquina, Designer and Founder of nanimarquina
Maria Piera, nanimarquina CEO and Nani’s daughter
Jaime Hayon, Artist and Designer
John Edelman, Co-founder of Fourth & Pride Vodka, Design & Retail Industry Consultant, Former CEO DWR, and Be Original Americas Ambassador
Who’s better to talk about creativity than designer Jaime Hayon, with whom nanimarquina has developed two great collections. Join Be Original Americas on April 15, 2021 at 11:30am EST / 8:30am PST, along with moderator John Edelman, Ambassador, Be Original Americas and designer, Jaime Hayon and Nani Marquina, to discuss how both get inspiration, how to work together, and how the current situation has changed their creative process. To register for this talk, please visit here.
ABOUT BE ORIGINAL AMERICAS
Be Original Americas is a nonprofit organization that is committed to initiating discussion on the importance and value of preserving original design across the Americas, through informational, educational and influential marketing initiatives and other efforts to promote this critical issue. Be Original Americas charter members – including Alessi, Bernhardt Design, Carl Hansen & Søn, Emeco, Flos, Fritz Hansen, Herman Miller®, Kartell, Ligne Roset, and Vitra, and board members, Gensler, Georg Jensen, Luceplan, and Rottet Studio– believe that the value of authenticity cannot be underestimated or taken for granted in the marketplace. Through an aggressive program of panel discussions and CEU courses, the movement campaigns to establish a set of industry standards that encourages public and professionals, along with our media partners, to fully support creativity and authenticity, to invest in the future of design, to incentivize innovation, and to give back to the industry and the people it serves. www.beoriginalamericas.com
