In this presentation / conversation David Alhadeff, founder of The Future Perfect and Jay Macdonell, Director of Material Exploration and Development at Bocci, will kick of the conference by discussing the insections between contemporay design and art.

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About David Alhadeff

David Alhadeff founded The Future Perfect in 2003 and in the interceding years has grown it into an internationally renowned platform for the preeminent voices in contemporary art and design — leading The New York Times to declare Alhadeff as the “foremost champion of American design.”

Alhadeff has pioneered and perfected the idea of re-imagining the gallery in a residential environment. He has brought this vision to life in domestic, commercial, and international exhibition spaces, including multiple permanent installations in historic and architecturally relevant homes in New York, Los Angeles, and Miami.

About Jay Macdonell

Jay Macdonell is the Director of Material Research and Development for Bocci, a process based design and architecture firm based in Vancouver, Berlin and Milan. He is a gaffer, designer, teacher and balances personal explorations with working for various artists, designers and architects as a project manager, design consultant and gaffer.