Amazing, the things that can be made with reclaimed cardboard, wood, Colorado white marble and book spines.
Put in the hands of Tyler Tyler Morgan Whaley, for example, layers of cardboard are shaped and molded until they come together as “Sideways Upward Lotus in Headstand,” which commanded quite a bit of attention at the 11th Design After Dark.
A fundraiser for the Denver Art Museum’s Department of Architecture, Design & Graphics, Design After Dark’s theme this year was “Cut,” inspired by the DAM’s current blockbuster exhibition, “Brilliant: Cartier in the 20th Century.”
Fifteen artists and designers created three-dimensional objects for the show and sale held at , a multi-use space in Denver’s River North neighborhood.
The objects, noted Darrin Alfred, associate curator of the Department of Architecture, Design & Graphics, were to be illustrations of “What can be evoked from the cleaved form.”
Dan Brandemuehl, Valerie Savarie, Jason Thielke and Naomi Scheck were among those whose works were evaluated for prizes by a judging panel made up of Jasper Gray, Justin Brunson and Nora Abrams.
Gray is the cofounder of ; Brunson is owner/chef at and Abrams is an associate curator at .
As it has in previous editions of Design After Dark, offered an array of food that was anything but ordinary. The menu included freshly baked pretzels that could be dipped in beer-and-cheese fondue, a taco bar and a late-night “bratwurst spectacle.”
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Webbs take center stage
Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb and his wife Wilma will be the subject of Curious Theatre Company’s 2015 Stories on Stage. Joanne Davidson has details about the June 3 fundraiser in the Mile High Style blog: blogs.denverpost.com/style
