The Conversation Series takes place in the WantedDesign VIP lounge, hosted by Grimshaw Architects. The series is sponsored by Ligne Roset and supported by Metropolis Magazine.

Saturday, May 19th - 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (Photos)
Designing, producing, and distributing design products in the United States
Moderator: Susan S. Szenasy (Metropolis Magazine).
Guests: John Edelman (Design Within Reach), Todd Bracher (Todd Bracher Studio), Laura Ann Young (Areaware)
“Designing, Producing, and Distributing Design Products in the United States” will explore the realities behind putting design products into production and getting them into consumers’ hands.

Sunday, May 20th - 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (Photos)
Material Glass: from Craft to Industry, from Product to Architecture
Moderator: Cara McCarty (Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum) .
Guests: Tina Oldknow (Corning Museum of Glass), Casimir Zdanius (Grimshaw Architects), Jamie Carpenter (Jamie Carpenter Design Associates), Andrew Erdos (Glass & Video Artist), Andrew Page (Glass Quaterly editor)  and Josh Owen (Josh Owen/Rochester Institute of Technology)
“Material Glass: from craft to industry, from product to architecture” will focus on glass from various perspectives, including studio work and the spectacular developments in architectural glass that have been made in the past decade.

MondayMay 21st - 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (Photos)
The Value of International Collaborations in the Design Industry
Moderator: Paul Makovsky (Metropolis Magazine).
Guests: Jerry Helling (Bernhardt Design), Claudia and Harry Washington (DUEestudio), Joice Joppert Leal (Objeto Brasil), Antoine Roset (Ligne Roset)
“The Value of International Collaborations in the Design Industry” will explore how, in an increasingly globalized world, collaborations between manufacturers and designers from disparate areas of the world are changing the design industry.