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........................Special Event . Designers & Books Fair 2012 Saturday, October 27 and Sunday, October 28 FIT's Haft Auditorium & Katie Murphy Amphitheatre New York City Designers & Books Fair 2012 presents a dynamic series of programs featuring speakers in a variety of design disciplines: architecture, fashion, graphic design, interior design, landscape architecture, product and industrial design, and urban design. In addition there will be an exhibition hall featuring approximately 35 design book publishers and booksellers selling their newest titles at discounted prices: and also antiquarian dealers, authors signing books, and book artisans demonstrating calligraphy, book binding, and letterpress printing. Designers & Books Fair 2012 is generously making available to the MFIT community a special "friends" discount to all Fair programs. This offer represents a discount of 40% or more off the listed advance-purchase ticket prices. All tickets include free admission to the exhibition hall ($10 value). Please see the main Programs page on their website for a full description of all programs. To access your special discount, please follow the instructions given below for each individual program. You will need a separate discount ticket for each program you wish to attend and the discounts can only be obtained through the method below, not by purchasing through the Fair website. Note: Purchasing a ticket to any program gives you complimentary access to the exhibition hall at the Fair on both Saturday, October 27, and Sunday, October 28. (John E. Reeves Great Hall) Friday, October 26 Keynote: Designing the Future of the Design Book 7:30–9:00 pm Special offer price: $18 (regular price $30) Haft Auditorium Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial11 Enter code: KEYNOTE2012 Saturday, October 28 Book Design at Pentagram 9:00–12:30 pm (includes 30-min. break) Special offer price: $25 (regular price $50) Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial2 Enter code: PENT2012 Donna Karan Connects the Dots: A Conversation with Valerie Steele 9:30 am–11:00 am Special offer price: $15 (regular price $25) Haft Auditorium Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial6 Enter code: DONNA2012 Hal Rubinstein in Conversation with Valerie Steele 11:30 am–1:00 pm Special offer price: $15 (regular price $25) Haft Auditorium Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial15 Enter code: HAL2012 Todd Oldham in Conversation with Wendy Goodman 1:00 pm–2:30 pm Special offer price: $15 (regular price $25) Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial17 Enter code: OLDHAM2012 Buildings and Books: Four Architecture Critics in Conversation 1:30 pm–3:00 pm Special offer price: $15 (regular price $25) Haft Auditorium Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial3 Enter code: BUILD2012 Learning from Experience: Four Graphic Designers in Conversation 3:00 pm–4:30 pm Special offer price: $15 (regular price $25) Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial12 Enter code: LEARNING2012 Bikes and Books: A Celebration of Bicycle Design 3:30 pm–5:00 pm Special offer price: $15 (regular price $25) Haft Auditorium Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial1 Enter code: BIKES2012 From Type to Tablet: Publishers and Editors Talk about Directions in Design Book Publishing 5:00 pm–6:30 pm Special offer price: $15 (regular price $25) Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial8 Enter code: TYPE2012 Chinese Design Culture Now 5:30 pm–7:30 pm Special offer price: $18 (regular price $30) Haft Auditorium Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial4 Enter code: CHIN2012 Sunday, October 28 How to Get Published in the World of Design Books 11:30 am–12:30 pm Special offer price: $15 (regular price $25) Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial9 Enter code: HOWTOGET2012 Tod Williams and Billie Tsien in Conversation with Paul Goldberger 12:00 pm–1:30 pm Special offer price: $15 (regular price $25) Haft Auditorium Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial16 Enter code: TODBILLIE2012 Cover Stories: A Conversation about Book Design 1:00 pm–2:30 pm Special offer price: $15 (regular price $25) Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial5 Enter code: COVERS2012 Dress Press: Fashion Critics in Conversation 2:00 pm–3:30 pm Special offer price: $15 (regular price $25) Haft Auditorium Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial7 Enter code: DRESS2012 Steven Heller and Louise Fili: A Conversation with Debbie Millman 3:00 pm–4:30 pm Special offer price: $15 (regular price $25) Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial14 Enter code: HELLERFILI2012 Richard Meier, Michael Graves, and Peter Eisenman: A Conversation with Wendy Goodman 4:00 pm–5:30 pm Special offer price: $15 (regular price $25) Haft Auditorium Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial13 Enter code: MEIER2012 Karim Rashid in Conversation with Debbie Millman 5:00 pm–6:30 pm Special offer price: $15 (regular price $25) Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Go to: bit.ly/DBFairspecial10 Enter code: KARIM2012 MUSEUM INFORMATION The Museum at FIT is dedicated to advancing knowledge of fashion through exhibitions, programs and publications. The Museum is open to the public free of charge, Tuesday - Friday, Noon - 8pm, and Saturday 10 am - 5pm. Located on the Southwest corner of Seventh Avenue at 27th Street in New York City, the museum can be reached by subway: 1, C, E, F, M, N, or R, and by bus: M20 and M23. Penn Station is close by at 31st Street for the Long Island Railroad, New Jersey Transit, and Amtrak. For more information, be sure to visit our website at www.fitnyc.edu/museum or phone our information line at 212-217-4558 For Press Information about any of our exhibitions or programs, please call the Office of Communications and External Relations, 212-217-4700 connect with us   This e-mail was sent from The Museum at FIT Immediate removal with ® Secure.