Fine Design, Fine Wine and Fine Paper

Last week Tiffany and I went to the AIGA event, “Fine Design, Fine Wine and Fine Paper: the Mohawk 9 Show”. The show displayed finalists and winners of the Mohawk Show 9 along with a presentation from designer Michael Osborne.

So after sitting in agonizing traffic for about an hour from West Hollywood to Pasadena, all was made well by all the cheese, crackers and wine sampling.. oh yea and the paper of course!  And after mingling with a few other AIGA members that included past professors, CSUN students and alumni, I quickly made my way to  the showroom where the Mohawk finalists and winners were being displayed. The designs were beautiful and obviously even prettier printed on Mohawk Paper… And finally to the most exciting part of the evening, Michael Osborne. He was just an extremely inspirational person as he presented not only his best work, but a much deeper insight into himself as a person. I had never heard of him, or researched him before this event but it was just a great feeling to hear him speak on the incidents of his life and how that has shaped him as a designer. From multiple designs of Wine bottles to the complete re-branding of Gymboree child’s clothing brand, to the death of his son and his memories as a Vietnam Veteran, Michael’s presentation just seemed to inspire beyond words.  Among his passion for fine design and fine wine, he is also passionate about non-profit work and has a non-profit section in his studio called Joey’s Corner, named after his late son. His design studio, MOD, is located in San Francisco. Feel free to read more  at http://aigalosangeles.org/ or http://www.modsf.com/

I would say I definitely got my AIGA membership dollar’s worth at this event.. and oh yea free wine and paper samples were totally worth it too.