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Fire up your creativity this Father's day! Spend some quality family time learning something new and creating unique pottery that you'll cherish for years to come. You will learn some simple techniques on the potter's wheel and then you are free to work together to […]
Storytime + Design is a weekly creative experience diving into a book and fun design exercises to grow your creativity and design process. All ages and identities are welcome on the designer journey. Age range of books will vary, design exercises adaptable for all.
Storytime + Design is a weekly creative experience diving into a book and fun design exercises to grow your creativity and design process. All ages and identities are welcome on the designer journey. Age range of books will vary, design exercises adaptable for all.
Design A Doodad is a Design Gym series of hands-on workshops for all ages + experiences to learn about design foundation principles and demystify the design process in the disciplines of design architecture, fashion, graphic + textile design, and more Flex your creativity at Design […]
Design A Doodad is a Design Gym series of hands-on workshops for all ages + experiences to learn about design foundation principles and demystify the design process in the disciplines of design architecture, fashion, graphic + textile design, and more Flex your creativity at Design […]
Storytime + Design is a weekly creative experience diving into a book and fun design exercises to grow your creativity and design process. All ages and identities are welcome on the designer journey. Age range of books will vary, design exercises adaptable for all.
Storytime + Design is a weekly creative experience diving into a book and fun design exercises to grow your creativity and design process. All ages and identities are welcome on the designer journey. Age range of books will vary, design exercises adaptable for all.
Storytime + Design is a weekly creative experience diving into a book and fun design exercises to grow your creativity and design process. All ages and identities are welcome on the designer journey. Age range of books will vary, design exercises adaptable for all.
That beverage of yours needs a buddy--a coaster! Make that two! Explore the design process from concept to production and go home with your very own pair of coasters. If you haven't tried tufting before, now's your chance in this design experience of discovery and […]
Storytime + Design is a weekly creative experience diving into a book and fun design exercises to grow your creativity and design process. All ages and identities are welcome on the designer journey. Age range of books will vary, design exercises adaptable for all.
The CMSP Upper Division will be accepting virtual auditions up to September 1, 2025. There is no fee to audition; registration is required. The CMSP Upper Division seeks to support school music programs by providing individual instrumental instruction and other activities for students and families […]
Storytime + Design is a weekly creative experience diving into a book and fun design. Exercises to grow your creativity and design process are provided and all ages and identities on the designer journey are welcome. The age range of books will vary, design exercises […]
Storytime + Design is a weekly creative experience diving into a book and fun design exercises to grow your creativity and design process. All ages and identities on the designer journey are welcome. Age range of books will vary, design exercises adaptable for all.
Storytime + Design is a weekly creative experience diving into a book and fun design exercises to grow your creativity and design process. All ages and identities on the designer journey are welcome. Age range of books will vary, design exercises adaptable for all.
Storytime + Design is a weekly creative experience diving into a book and fun design exercises to grow your creativity and design process. All ages and identities on the designer journey are welcome. Age range of books will vary, design exercises adaptable for all.
Storytime + Design is a weekly creative experience diving into a book and fun design exercises to grow your creativity and design process. All ages and identities on the designer journey are welcome. Age range of books will vary, design exercises adaptable for all.
Storytime + Design is a weekly creative experience diving into a book and fun design exercises to grow your creativity and design process. All ages and identities on the designer journey are welcome. Age range of books will vary, design exercises adaptable for all.
Storytime + Design is a weekly creative experience diving into a book and fun design exercises to grow your creativity and design process. All ages and identities on the designer journey are welcome. Age range of books will vary, design exercises adaptable for all.
Storytime + Design is a weekly creative experience diving into a book and fun design exercises to grow your creativity and design process. All ages and identities on the designer journey are welcome. Age range of books will vary, design exercises adaptable for all.
Storytime + Design is a weekly creative experience diving into a book and fun design exercises to grow your creativity and design process. All ages and identities on the designer journey are welcome. Age range of books will vary, design exercises adaptable for all.
Design A Doodad is a fun two-part tufting workshop happening on November 21st and 22nd with Crimson Thread Workshop. Young artists will learn design skills and create their own tufted artwork (up to 28 × 28 inches) using studio tools and materials. Space is limited […]
Design A Doodad is a fun two-part tufting workshop happening on November 21st and 22nd with Crimson Thread Workshop. Young artists will learn design skills and create their own tufted artwork (up to 28 × 28 inches) using studio tools and materials. Space is limited […]
Storytime + Design is a weekly creative experience diving into a book and fun design exercises to grow your creativity and design process. All ages and identities on the designer journey are welcome. Age range of books will vary, design exercises adaptable for all.
Storytime + Design is a weekly creative experience diving into a book and fun design exercises to grow your creativity and design process. All ages and identities on the designer journey are welcome. Age range of books will vary, design exercises adaptable for all.
Skill Swap Club is a neighbor-to-neighbor exchange that reconnects the community by sharing what we know! This came from a Design Gym workshop during Philly Tech Week, where strangers from diverse backgrounds came together to solve everyday human problems. Facilitated by Chitsanzo Isaac, one group […]
Storytime + Design is a weekly creative experience diving into a book and fun design exercises to grow your creativity and design process. All ages and identities on the designer journey are welcome. Age range of books will vary, design exercises adaptable for all.
Come to Design Gym to understand the design process with head coach and founder Erike as well as trying out tufting tools with Jayquan, who owns of Crimson Threads. This is just a session to know the process and tools. No pieces will be made.
Haunted Christmas lands at Philly Brewing Co. on Saturday, Dec 13th! Come together for a night where holiday cheer gets a spooky twist. Shop from unique vendors, encounter Krampus, rock out to live bands, and catch a spooky short film compilation on the big screen. […]
Storytime + Design is a weekly creative experience diving into a book and fun design exercises to grow your creativity and design process. All ages and identities on the designer journey are welcome. Age range of books will vary, design exercises adaptable for all.
Skill Swap Club is a neighbor-to-neighbor exchange that reconnects the community by sharing what we know! This came from a Design Gym workshop during Philly Tech Week, where strangers from diverse backgrounds came together to solve everyday human problems. Facilitated by Chitsanzo Isaac, one group […]
Come together at Design Gym and work through the design process to understand how designers base their design solution. Led by head coach and founder Erike, this event covers concept foundations as well as some sketching and exercises on how to get there. No doodads/pieces […]
Games bring people together, especially pocket-sized ones perfect for car rides, plane trips, and family adventures! Families are invited for a hands-on workshop where participants will design their very own travel game zine and discover what it's like to be a game designer. Learn more […]
Skill Swap Club is a neighbor-to-neighbor exchange that reconnects the community by sharing what we know! This came from a Design Gym workshop during Philly Tech Week, where strangers from diverse backgrounds came together to solve everyday human problems. Facilitated by Chitsanzo Isaac, one group […]
Join Design Gym to work through the design process and understanding how designers base their design solution from a concept with the founder, Erike. They will do their best to understand how to get to a concept, how it develops, and try exercises. No doodads/pieces […]
Skill Swap Club is a neighbor-to-neighbor exchange that reconnects the community by sharing what we know! This came from a Design Gym workshop during Philly Tech Week, where strangers from diverse backgrounds came together to solve everyday human problems. Facilitated by Chitsanzo Isaac, one group […]
