Lace in Translation opens this week!

First Look : Lace in Translation Opening Reception, September 24

We invite you to join us for the Lace in Translation opening reception this Thursday, September 24 from 5 - 7:30 p.m.
Here on Philadelphia University's campus, we've hoisted Cal Lane's 600-pound filigree oil tank over The Design Center and into our backyard garden, installed Demakersvan's 150-foot lace chain link fence in the front yard, and woven raffia into curtains to hang in the windows of Tord Boontje's installation. Now we invite you to get a first look at the exhibition and to mix and mingle with the exhibition curators and other art and design enthusiasts. We hope you'll join us at 4200 Henry Avenue!
This event is free and open to the public.

Visit www.laceintranslation.com for updated news and special events.

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Learn More: An Evening with Cal Lane, September 25

Join The Design Center for an evening of conversation with Lace in Translation artist and North American sculptor, Cal Lane. Lane will be on hand to discuss her work in light of contemporary politics, issues of identity and gender, and aesthetic form. Lane's next project, commissioned by Andrew Williams and Kay Saatchi, starts in October, where she will begin applying her lace techniques to a 65 foot submarine in Tivat, Montenegro.

This FREE artist talk will be held on Philadelphia University's campus in the Tuttleman Auditorium (SE corner of Henry Ave & School House Lane), beginning with a reception at 6pm and the discussion at 7pm.

"Industrial doilies are, to me, a symbol of contrast and balance, by placing together visual oppositions: male and female, tough and delicate." - Cal Lane

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Participate : Your Translations
Inspire us with your work. Laced, crocheted, cross-stitched, knitted, tatted, embroidered, quilted, beaded, or woven - we want to be inspired by your lace translations. We invite you to visit www.laceintranslation.com/your-translations and share your work and inspirations.

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Lace in Translation: In the News
Read what the press is saying about Lace in Translation.

Philadelphia City Paper interviewed Lace in Translation co-curator Carla Bednar.
Read the article here.
Gloucester County Times visited TDC for a sneak peak at the exhibition.
Read the article here.
Design-Phan visited with Tord Boontje as he installed his work at The Design Center in June.
Read the article here.

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About Lace in Translation
Lace in Translation is a new exhibition of contemporary work that explores the intersection of luxurious hand-craftsmanship with modern, mass production. TDC's historic Quaker Lace Company collection is the inspiration for three internationally-renowned artists and designers reconsidering conventional notions of lace. European designers Tord Boontje and Demakersvan, and Canadian artist Cal Lane have created installations specifically for TDC's unique and intimate space - a 1950s era, Hollywood-style ranch house.

From the intricacy of a handwoven raffia curtain, to the industrial art forms of laser-cut fabrics, a welded filigree oil drum, and a lace chain-link fence, Lace in Translation plays with the concept of lace, utilizing unexpected materials and new technologies to transform the Center's grounds and galleries.
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Where
The Design Center at Philadelphia University
4200 Henry Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19144
215-951-2860
www.philau.edu/DesignCenter

Hours
Monday thru Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Lace in Translation has been funded by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through the Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative with additional support from the Marketing Innovation Program. Support has also come from The Coby Foundation, LTD and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.