Gallery Opening for Co-Opposites Industrial Design Exhibit August 5, 2010

Join us on First Thursday for an opening reception for Co-Opposites: 2 Designers, 2 Concepts, 1 city. Playing on Portland’s DIY culture, this exhibit features innovative expressions of culture and lifestyle generated by five teams of industrial design students and professionals.

The design teams were given at random two different concepts that represent Portland’s culture in one way or another to act as design inspiration. The juxtaposition of some ideas force the cross culture of very different aspects of Portland, while others pair together in more natural and ingenious ways. The resulting one-of-a-kind installations are constructed completely by the industrial design students. With $100 and a little less than one month from concept to execution, Co-Opposites is a vibrant look into what students can bring to the design world when challenged by the quirks of their city and fueled by professional collaboration.

Participating Art Institute of Portland Students: Sean Denniston, Ivan Epling, Jay Markevich, Simon Martin, and Tyler Pesek.

Participating design professionals: Walter Hargrove–Brown Jordan International, Shane Machir– adidas, Gabriel Mathews–IDL World Wide, and Toren Orzeck–Fuse ID.

The Art Institute of Portland Gallery is located in Portland’s Pearl District at 1122 NW Davis Street. Gallery Hours are 9 am – 6 pm Monday through Thursday; 9 am – 4 pm on Fridays; and 9 am - 2 pm on Saturdays. The exhibit runs thru August 28th.