[BCMA] Museum of Vancouver hosts 'Why I Design' - Friday September 19th, 8:00pm

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Why I Design: 30+ Designers Talk With You About What They Do (and Why They're Doing It in Vancouver)

The Museum of Vancouver<http://museumofvancouver.ca/programs> invites Vancouverites to explore and celebrate innovation in action. Thirty+ designers, live, in concert and stationed throughout the museum's galleries, discuss their work during Why I Design, a signature Vancouver Design Week event and party on Friday night, September 19.



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Participants at the Museum of Vancouver's 'Why I Design' event will have the opportunity to chat with designers about their creative process and inspiration.

Date: Friday, September 19, 2014
Time: 8:00pm-11:30pm
Admission: $16 Advance | $18 at the Door | $13 MOV Members
Get Tickets: https://sep19whyidesign.eventbrite.ca
Venue: Museum of Vancouver: 1100 Chestnut St. Vancouver
More Info: http://museumofvancouver.ca/programs or call 604-736-4431


Why I Design aims the spotlight on the process of invention. Participating designers will engage you with stories behind the development of everyday technologies and cool things you've never seen before-from play spaces to packaging, furniture to footwear, scuba fins to cemeteries. You can ask the designers-ranging from those launching their careers to innovative leaders in international corporations-what motivates them, how they do what they do, and why Vancouver inspires them to keep doing it.

The participating designers represent enormously diverse creativity. See the latest adventure road bike and a kayak that folds. Touch shapes designed to ground people with autism. Experience the first heads-up display that can be worn while playing any sport. Admire apparel that can weather the worst that Vancouver can throw at you. Test a vest that helps kids feel less anxiety. Learn what makes a play space fun. Find flip-flops that are actually good for your feet. Discover who puts the flash into rock concerts. There's a lot to explore as you navigate a party that's dense with designers.

This isn't an art display or trade show. Why I Design provides an alternative to standard presentations by breaking down walls between disciplines and between designers and the public. It's an opportunity to interact with the designers of the products and environments that shape your life.

Admission to Why I Design includes entry to the premiere of the exhibition >From Rationing to Ravishing: The Transformation of Women's Clothing in the 1940s and 1950s<http://museumofvancouver.ca/ravishing>; and to Neon Vancouver/Ugly Vancouver. Come celebrate with us the transformative power of design during Vancouver Design Week.

The Museum of Vancouver connects Vancouverites to each other and connects Vancouver to the world. Exploring the relationship between creators and users enables us to comprehend how design works and why it matters. The museum, an enthusiastic advocate for Vancouver and its people, is an independent non-profit organization that depends on support from the community.

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Myles Constable
Marketing Officer & Media Relations
Museum of Vancouver
1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver, BC  V6J 3J9
Office 604-730-5309 | Cell 604-831-7980
www.museumofvancouver.ca<http://www.museumofvancouver.ca/>

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>From Rationing to Ravishing: The Transformation of Women's Clothing in the 1940s & 1950s
New exhibition opening September 18th

Why I Design
30+ designers talk to you about what they do (and why they're doing it in Vancouver): September 19th

Museum of Vancouver Legacy Awards Dinner
Get your tickets to our annual fundraiser: October 6th



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