FS16 – The Furniture Society

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Wednesday June 22, 2016 +click for more detail

Thursday June 23, 2016 +click for more detail

Friday June 24, 2016 +click for more detail

Saturday June 25, 2016 +click for more detail

Time	June 22, 2016
5:00 - 7:00	Shop Talk at Edgewood Made Evening Event	Shop Talk at Edgewood Made Evening Event

Time	June 23, 2016
8:30 - 9:00	Conference Introduction Albert LeCoff Cory Robinson Levitt Auditorium Introduction
9:00 - 10:00	Tyler Hays and the Story of BDDW Tyler Hays Levitt Auditorium Keynote
10:15 - 11:15	Speculation, Poetry and Subtraction in the Design Process Stoel Burrowes CBS Auditorium Presentation	“Playtime in the Making” Tommy Simpson Karen LaFleur 316 Hamilton Presentation	The Beginning – Origins of the Furniture Society Bonnie Bishoff Craig Nutt Deb Daniell Dennis Fitzgerald J.M. Syron Jack Larimore Mark Sfirri Michael Hosaluk Peter Handler Sarah McCollum Gershman Y Chapel Panel Discussion	Epoxy Sealer for Furniture Making Robert Brou Core Woodshop Demonstration	Surface Design Jenna Goldberg Sarah Martin 414 Anderson Workshop	Exploring the Fourth Dimension Greg Flanagan Justin Kindelspire Kevin Groenke Patrick McKEnnan Craft Woodshop Workshop	Data Driven Design Andres Gonzalez Posada CoS2 Workshop	Seven at the Center: the 2016 Windgate ITE Fellows Collaboration Laboratory Presentation Amy Forsyth Ashley Eriksmoen Betty Scarpino Katie Hudnall Merryll Saylan Michaela Crie Stone Nucharin Wangphongsawasd J-CoS1 Workshop
11:30 - 12:15	1600-2000 Philadelphia Furniture Josh Lane CBS Auditorium Presentation	Inspiration to Interpolation Hayami Arakawa 316 Hamilton Presentation	Designing Relevant Products for Today’s Consumer Katherine Marsh David Short George Dubinsky Gershman Y Chapel Panel Discussion
1:30 - 2:45	Stump Speech Jack Larimore CBS Auditorium Presentation	Future of furniture from an educator’s perspective Maxwell Davis Cory Robinson Karen Ernst 316 Hamilton Panel Discussion	On the Edge of your seat: Chairs for the 21st C. discussion Jasper Brinton Benjamin Colman Susie Silbert Gershman Y Chapel Panel Discussion	Making a Mark: Color, Texture and Line on Wood Kim Winkle Core Woodshop Demonstration
3:00 - 3:50	The Philosophy and Practice of Gary Weeks and Company, Furnituremakers Gary Weeks CBS Auditorium Presentation	Building Community around Craft: An exploration of three models for contemporary makers Laura Zahn RH Lee JD Sassaman Sarah Marriage 316 Hamilton Panel Discussion	The Future of Making Things. The next Industrial Revolution Garry Miller Gershman Y Chapel Presentation	Using Carbon Fiber in Furniture Building Dugan Essick Core Woodshop Demonstration
4:00 - 5:00	Objectology David Dorenbaum Gord Peteran CBS Auditorium Presentation	Craft Show Marketing in 150 Square Feet Mark Del Guidice 316 Hamilton Presentation	Seven at the Center: the 2016 Windgate ITE Fellows Collaboration Laboratory Panel Discussion Amy Forsyth Ashley Eriksmoen Betty Scarpino Katie Hudnall Merryll Saylan Michaela Crie Stone Nucharin Wangphongsawasd Gershman Y Chapel Panel Discussion
6:00 - 8:30	Gallery Crawl The Clay Studio Moderne Gallery The Center for Art in Wood Wexler Gallery Snyderman-Works Galleries Evening Event

Time	June 24, 2016
9:00 - 9:50	Investing Wood Culture in a Sustainable Development Chia-Hua (Charlotte) Lee Levitt Auditorium Presentation
10:00 - 11:00	FEATURED SPEAKER – Wendell Castle Wendell Castle Levitt Auditorium Featured Speaker
11:15 - 12:00	Award of Distinction Ceremony Jonathan Prown Kalle Fauset Ned Cooke Thomas Hucker Levitt Auditorium Special Event
12:00 - 1:00	Award of Distinction Celebratory Lunch Levitt Auditorium Special Event
1:15 - 2:30	Distinctive Company Bebe Johnson Bill Keyser Michael Fortune Ned Cooke Rosanne Somerson Thomas Hucker Wendell Castle Wendy Maruyama Levitt Auditorium Panel Discussion
2:45 - 3:45	Structured Improvisation: Marrying the Digital and Temporal World Bill Clinton CBS Auditorium Presentation	Collaboration in a Digital Age John Staack 316 Hamilton Demonstration	Immersion: Residencies for the Furniture Maker Kim Winkle Vivian Beer Jenna Goldberg Christine Lee Cory Robinson Gershman Y Chapel Panel Discussion		Surface Design Jenna Goldberg Sarah Martin 414 Anderson Workshop	Exploring the Fourth Dimension Greg Flanagan Justin Kindelspire Kevin Groenke Patrick McKEnnan Craft Woodshop Workshop	Data Driven Design Andres Gonzalez Posada CoS2 Workshop	Seven at the Center: the 2016 Windgate ITE Fellows Collaboration Laboratory Presentation Amy Forsyth Ashley Eriksmoen Betty Scarpino Katie Hudnall Merryll Saylan Michaela Crie Stone Nucharin Wangphongsawasd J-CoS1 Workshop
4:00 - 5:00	Wharton Esherick: the Reluctant Woodworker Mark Sfirri CBS Auditorium Presentation		Digital Design and Fabrication with Autodesk Fusion 360 Taylor Stein Gershman Y Chapel Presentation				Data Driven Design Andres Gonzalez Posada CoS2 Workshop
5:00 - 6:00			Film Showing – Craft in America Gershman Y Chapel Screening
6:00 - 7:00	Opening of CRAFT-FACTURING Exhibition Hamilton Hall Galleries Evening Event
7:00 - 9:30	Slidewars + FS 20 Year(s)book Levitt Auditorium Evening Event

Time	June 25, 2016
9:00 - 11:00	Furniture Society Members Meeting Levitt Auditorium Members Event
11:15 - 12:15	FEATURED SPEAKER – Michael Hurwitz – Sponsored by American Craft Council Michael Hurwitz Levitt Auditorium Featured Speaker
1:30 - 2:45	Technology and the Human Hand, Are We Losing Touch? Scott Grove CBS Auditorium Presentation	What’s the value of an ART degree? BA Harrington Kate Kramer Christine Lee Peter Park Peter Russell Brittany Rudolf 316 Hamilton Panel Discussion	How Will You Be Remembered? Crafting Your Legacy Cornelia Carey Vivian Beer Wendy Maruyama Mark Sfirri Gershman Y Chapel Panel Discussion		Surface Design Jenna Goldberg Sarah Martin 414 Anderson Workshop	Exploring the Fourth Dimension Greg Flanagan Justin Kindelspire Kevin Groenke Patrick McKEnnan Craft Woodshop Workshop	Data Driven Design Andres Gonzalez Posada CoS2 Workshop	Seven at the Center: the 2016 Windgate ITE Fellows Collaboration Laboratory Presentation Amy Forsyth Ashley Eriksmoen Betty Scarpino Katie Hudnall Merryll Saylan Michaela Crie Stone Nucharin Wangphongsawasd J-CoS1 Workshop
3:00 - 3:50	The Influence of Philadelphia on the Studio Furniture Movement Mark Sfirri CBS Auditorium Presentation	Exploding My practice: Dividing a sculptural furniture practice into a sculpture and furniture practice Adam John Manley 316 Hamilton Presentation	#Craftswomen Emily Bunker RH Lee Michaela Crie Stone Sarah Marriage Gershman Y Chapel Panel Discussion	Steel Driver (Wood Carver) Blues Alf Sharp Amy Forsyth Craig Nutt Michael Cullen Core Woodshop Demonstration
4:00 - 5:00	A Design sensibility to effect a sustainable lifestyle Peter Danko CBS Auditorium Presentation	The Making of a Steinway Art Piano Karen McBride 316 Hamilton Presentation
5:00 - 6:00	Silent Auction Closing Bids Solmssen Court Evening Event
7:00 - 9:30	Closing Remarks, Party, Dinner & Dance Solmssen Court Evening Event