Annual Detroit Month of Design kicks off in September

It’s a lot to see, but you have the whole month

By Randiah Camille Green

Aug 29, 2023 at 9:21 am

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Cyrus Tetteh

A photo from Only in Detroit: Photography Exhibition by Cyrus Tetteh, part of the Detroit Month of Design.

September means we’re closer to trading blazing heat for crisp fall weather, apple picking, and pumpkin spice (I don’t care how basic it is, I love it). It also means it’s Detroit’s annual Month of Design, and this year there are over 80 studio tours, exhibits, activations, workshops, and panels around the city.

Detroit is the only UNESCO-designated Design City in the country, which is a fancy way of saying our creativity is unmatched and we are gonna brag about it for an entire month. This year’s theme is “United by Design” which encompasses sustainable fashion, land justice, visions of the future, and fine art. There’s everything from an experimental “Trashion Show” on Sept. 3 to the popular Eastern Market After Dark on Sept. 21 and even a tour of Michigan’s first 3-D printed home.

A slew of art exhibits will also be on display throughout the month including Mike Han’s United by Design at Playground Detroit, Fiber Club* Detroit’s inaugural exhibit at The Convent, and Custer Studios’ open house with work from Tony Rave, Ellen Rutt, Patrick Ethen, Sarah Wondrack, and more.

It all kicks off with an opening party and design crawl on Sept. 1 across LoveITDetroit (1001 Woodward Ave.), Space Lab Detroit (607 Shelby St., Suite 700), and Rossetti (160 W. Fort St.). It’s a lot to see, but you have the whole month.

Various dates, times, and locations from Sept 1-30. See designcore.org/month-of-design for more information.

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Randiah Camille Green

After living in Japan and traveling across Asia, Randiah Camille Green realized Detroit will always be home. And when she says Detroit, she's talking about the hood, not the suburbs. She has bylines in Planet Detroit News , Bridge Detroit , BLAC magazine, and Model D .Her favorite pastimes are meditating on...