Emerging Design

Sixtysix Magazine and Haworth will host an exclusive cocktail reception celebrating the Paved States exhibition at NeoCon in The Mart.

This emerging designer gallery showcase pays homage to Chicago's brutalist architectural heritage while featuring remarkable works from rising talents including Ia Kutateladze, Hanneke Lorens, Noam Atelier, Anna Stechschulte, Ian Cochran, Cody Norman, Dolly Fox, Lourenz Krassai, and more.

A former video game designer turned metalsmith, Secret of Mana built his practice transforming pop culture references into experimental wearable art. At Paved States, he walks you through his design process from concept to material selection then guides you in creating your own piece. Each participant will be custom molded on-site and leave fitted for a one-of-a-kind silver tooth cap, handcrafted with Secret of Mana and delivered after the event.

In this hands-on leather wallet workshop, Noel guides participants through hand-stitching and stamping on pre-cut leather patterns. Each attendee will construct their own custom wallet or cardholder, personalizing it with custom letter and number stamps: initials, names, whatever feels right, while drawing on Noel's distinctive approach to craft and cultural storytelling.

In this hands-on workshop, participants explore the fundamentals of custom floral design guided by the founders of Nerine. Each attendee will compose their own arrangement to take home in a silver vessel, while learning how flora, form, and texture function as design elements in everyday spaces.