Design Museum Portland Celebrates 5th Anniversary

Cassie Williams, Miranda Shum, Paulina Monroy, Talisa Shevavesh

Portland, OR. Design Museum Portland celebrated its fifth birthday with a sea of orange at the Jupiter NEXT space. Over 200 attendees, decked out in their most creative orange, gathered to celebrate Portland’s vibrant design community on November 1st. Attendees included Cassie Williams, Miranda Shum, Paulina Monroy and Talisa Shevavesh. The event raised over $30,000 for future programs.

The Design Museum has no permanent address. Design Museum Foundation a national nomadic network of design museums, producing exhibitions and events in places where people already go. Whether in a gallery, retail environment, public space, or on the web, nonprofit’s programming gives audiences new insights into the design process and the greater social, economic, and environmental contexts.

Shannon Ferrigno, McKenna Barnum, Miranda McCrory, and Laura Knapp

Kathryn Jarrell, Nina Narelle, Katie Augsburger, Yee Won Chong, Ryan Brown, Stephanie Gioia

Attendees enjoyed numerous interactive experiences, including a giant Lite Brite, provided by ACME.

A sponsor called Second Story provided shadow puppets that could be controlled with remote movement.

The lounge spaces were designed by Knoll Studios and the Jupiter NEXT.

From Design Museum:

Design Museum Portland would like to thank all of their guests, sponsors, donors, and volunteers who made the night possible! Get ready for Gala 6 in 2019!

If you want to help support Design Museum Portland’s future programming, please donate to the Annual Fund.

Visit us online and in Boston, MA; Portland, OR; and San Francisco, CA. Interested in having Design Museum Foundation come to you in your city? Let us know!

Elisa Klein

I’ve been a professional journalist and writer since 1987, (and long-time reporter for KOIN-TV.) As a nationally published reporter, with a Master’s Degree in Journalism, I love to report positive news and information. Journalism has also connected me with another non-profit where I served as a leader; the Northwest’s biggest writer’s organization: The Willamette Writers.