Siobhan Gregory on Change
• – • Wayne State University - Hilberry Theater
About the speaker
Siobhan Gregory is an industrial designer and applied anthropologist. Her research and practice focus is on the progress of human-centered design. In the private sector, she used anthropological theory and methods to help organizations form deep and meaningful connections with their customers and stakeholders through culturally informed product development, service innovations and brand direction. She also holds the position of Senior Lecturer in the areas of design and design research at Wayne State University. Lastly, she is currently working with grassroots community leaders in East Detroit to design equitable and relevant public spaces and programming.
From Siobhan Gregory: "As the designers and urban planners work to position their practices as central to social change, they bring with them efficiency in process, technical expertise, sophisticated aesthetic skills, and tightly scripted narratives. These factors often result in a design process that can seem more anti-social than social. Additionally, development strategies to attract “creatives” can result in unforeseen inequalities in contexts where equitable social change could otherwise be fostered. This talk will address how these issues are playing out in the City of Detroit today, while suggesting some approaches towards greater social-ness in design."
Local partners
Heather Saunders Photography
Heather is the proud mother of 3 BRILLIANT kittens (a.k.a kids), a midcentury design devotee, a Jonathan Adler collector, a DWELL magazine subscriber, a Todd Oldham worshipper, a lover of pop culture + modern art.
She is profoundly inspired by graphic art, typography + architecture.
A nature lover + tree hugger, hiker + cloud watcher, pug owner, AMAZING dancer and a good singer (at least she thinks so) + hopeful world traveler.
So it only makes sense that the love and passion she has for her craft transcends the obvious capture. She is commited to photographing real, meaningful and powerful images. With a sense of humor and a genuine appreciation of family bonds, her vibrant imagery aims to reveal your authentic self + your amazing celebration, moment by moment, frame by frame.
Her work has been described as thoughtful, modern, cinematic + timeless. (+ a little “out of the box”). She aims to live her life in a sea of these same adjectives!
She has been a professional photographer for 18 years. Her work has been featured in/on The Knot, Theknot.com, Metroit Detroit Bride, HOUR Detroit Magazine, StyleMePretty.com, Love+Lavender.com, The New York Times, Carats + Cake.com, The Detroit News, Metro Times, The Food Network, My Modern Met, This is Colossal, The Washington Post, Vogue Portugal, Huffington Post amongst others.
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Wayne State University’s Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance serves students as a nexus of performance, production, and research in the fields of dance, theatre, and performance studies. It provides a wide choice of degree programs that allow students the flexibility to study these disciplines broadly or to concentrate more specifically in performance, design, or management. Each academic year, about 200 undergraduate and graduate students, with the assistance of faculty and staff performs and produces an annual season of 21 plays and dance performances, including high school matinees for nearly 6,000 students. For box office hours and information on performances, tickets, group discounts, and corporate packages, visit the department’s website at theatreanddance.wayne.edu. Wayne State University is a premier urban research institution offering more than 370 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to nearly 29,000 students.
Additional details
As the designers and urban planners work to position their practices as central to social change, they bring with them efficiency in process, technical expertise, sophisticated aesthetic skills, and tightly scripted narratives. These factors often result in a design process that can seem more anti-social than social. Additionally, development strategies to attract “creatives” can result in unforeseen inequalities in contexts where equitable social change could otherwise be fostered. This talk will address how these issues are playing out in the City of Detroit today, while suggesting some approaches towards greater social-ness in design.
Location
Hosted at
Wayne State University - Hilberry Theater
4743 Cass Ave, Detroit, MI 48201
Detroit, Michigan United States
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