Modern Atlanta Hosts Design Events June 3-10, 2013

Modern Atlanta's 2013 "Design Is Human" Week kicks off June 3 with the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Georgia Chapter Vanguard Speaker Series featuring John Picard, AIA, of John Picard & Associates, and John Edelman, president of Design Within Reach. Picard and Edelman will discuss new ideas and developments in design at the Rich Theater at the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta. Another highlight is the June 6 launch of Modern Atlanta's "Design Is Material" exhibition at The Sound Table/Space 2 in Atlanta, which will be open through June 8. The exhibition focuses on new and innovative building materials as well as modern design service providers. A panel discussion moderated by Susan Szenasy, editor in chief of Metropolis magazine, will be held in the exhibition space on June 6. On the evening of June 7 at the Atlanta Decorative Arts Center (ADAC), there will be a design exhibition and modern Atlanta home tour launch event. The tour of modern homes itself runs June 8 and June 9 and is self-guided. Other events you may want to check out during Modern Atlanta's "Design Is Human" Week include:

• May 31 Architect panel discussion at Design Within Reach Charlotte
• June 1 Raleigh and Charlotte, North Carolina tour of modern homes
• June 4 Designer Mark Williams & Launch of Dekton by Cosentino at Poggenpohl in Atlanta
• June 5  A Panel Discussion with Linda O’Keeffe at Ligne Roset in Atlanta featuring the Southeast’s brightest talents in contemporary interiors and architecture
• June 6 Apartment Therapy’s Maxwell Ryan at Room & Board in Atlanta
• June 6 “The Art & Science of Material Methodologies” – "Design Is Material" Panel Discussion
• June 7  "MA Talks: Ethics in Design" with speaker Susan Szenasy, editor of Metropolis Magazine, at ADAC
• June 8 Journeys + Paths: Emerging Talents in Design – A Conversation at Armchair Media in Atlanta
• June 8 MA Films: Living Architecture Series: Gehry’s Vertigo at Whitespace Gallery in Atlanta
• June 8  “Figure Studies” Megan Huntz Dresses & Qmilch at Son & Sons in Atlanta
• June 9 MA Films: Living Architecture Series: Gehry’s Vertigo at Whitespace Gallery in Atlanta

Check out these modern Atlanta homes and renovations.