Haworth DesignLab x Paved States

Part gallery, part exhibition, and part retail space, DesignLab has expanded into an immersive experience. Created in collaboration with Sixtysix and Haworth, and curated by Patricia Urquiola, this installation brings Chris Force’s vision to life. DesignLab is an annual initative that highlights emerging designers who look beyond our industry, with over a dozen participants this year.

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What Living Looks Like Next

THE MART’s lobby will explore the home as a continuous space where living and working merge. Shaped by new rituals, materials, and culture, DesignLab will explore what living looks like next, with vignettes for different settings, as well as panel discussions and hands-on workshops.

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Ask Anything with Patricia Urquiola

What if you could ask Patricia anything? The exhibiting designers of Haworth DesignLab X Paved States have prepared their most probing questions, and guests are invited to do the same. An open exchange on practice, process, and the state of design now. 

Suite 121 | No RSVP Required
Monday, June 8 – 10:00 a.m. - 11 a.m. 
Tuesday, June 9 – 10:00 a.m. - 11 a.m. 

The Curiosity Framework—a Panel with Benjamin Edgar

Join us for a moderated conversation with Benjamin Edgar and Chris Force, Editor-in-Chief of Sixtysix Magazine, on building a practice without a rulebook. The conversation digs into how emerging designers develop a point of view, navigate the industry on their own terms, and find a framework for making work that matters. Benjamin Edgar is a Chicago-based designer working across industrial design, contemporary culture, sustainable goods, and education.

Suite 121 | No RSVP Required
Monday, June 8 – 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.