Detroit's Month of Design will feature exclusive talks, tours, exhibitions, workshops, open studios, installations, and more.

Detroit is the first and only UNESCO City of Design in the United States and in honor of this title, Design Core Detroit is hosting the Detroit’s Month of Design (MoD) this September 1-30, 2019. Like last year, the month-long event will feature exclusive talks, tours, exhibitions, workshops, open studios, installations, and special projects all over the city. You can get the full program here but here are a few events we?re excited to see:
3Rooms by Collecif Escargo
Recently the Detroit City of Design Competition challenged designers from all 31 UNESCO Cities of Design to create creative and innovative solutions to help Detroiters move freely, safely, and efficiently around the communities. In June the council named the winners: Cyclerate by SmithGroup (Detroit); Garden Novella by Other Work (Detroit); and 3Rooms by Collectif Escargo (Montreal). Their prototypes will be on view at Beacon Park from September 20-30 with September 29th being the day of the City Cypher, a public event to close out the month of design featuring live talent and entertainment in the three neighborhoods where the prototypes will be located: Hope Village, Southwest Detroit, and Grandmont Rosedale. We?re also excited to see the installations by the winners of the Putt Putt Competition, where designers were asked to submit concepts for a design-centric putt putt ...