“At the Precipice: Responses to the Climate Crisis,” Design Museum of Chicago
1 Rathin Barman: Unsettled Structures (Arts Club of Chicago) Explore lived spaces as anthropological tools, revealing the evolving relationship between homes and occupants. Opens September 19
2 At the Precipice: Responses to the Climate Crisis (Design Museum of Chicago) A cross-media exhibition exploring denial, fatalism and the role of design at a time of irreversible damage. Through October 30
3 Renegade Craft Fair (Division Street between Damen and Ashland) Shop from over 400 craft artists, designers and makers as the fair celebrates its twentieth anniversary. September 9-10, 11am-7pm
4 Three Climates/Tres Climas (MANO) Three artists, weavers and designers explore the ways textiles can connect us through time and space. Through October 1
5 Mold-A-Rama: Molded for the Future (Museum of Science and Industry) Colorful figurines provide nostalgia and insight into plastics and the ways they have transformed our everyday life. Through September 24
Greek-born Vasia Rigou is a journalist, editor and multimedia content producer largely on the subjects of visual art, culture, architecture and design. She currently serves as an Editor at Newcity, Chicago’s leading culture publication, as Writer and Copy Editor at the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) HQ, and regularly contributes to international architecture and design magazines OnOffice and ICON. She has experience creating content for brands and building conference speeches and influential TEDx talks. Simply put: she’s fascinated by finding out the great stories behind the people, places and objects that surround us, and by sharing those stories with the world. When she’s not writing about art or looking at art—wine in hand—she makes lists for pretty much everything, drinks immense amounts of coffee and takes cross-country road trips every chance she gets.
