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Exploring The Underground Library | Design for Freedom Panel in New York City
Tuesday, April 29, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Join Black Artists + Designers Guild, Shaw Contract, and Design for Freedom for an engaging panel discussion and networking event exploring the challenges of material tracing in the interior design industry. The conversation will center on The Underground Library—the BADG-designed, Design for Freedom-supported installation featured in Cooper Hewitt’s Triennial: Making Home. The panel will highlight how sourcing decisions rooted in ethical labor practices can shape the scope and impact of future design projects. Featuring:
- Leyden Lewis, Interior + Architectural Designer, Furniture Designer Principal, Leyden Lewis Design Studio
- Tim Conway, VP of Sustainability, Shaw Contract
- Nina Cooke John, Founding Principal, Studio Cooke John Architecture and Design
- Jomo Tariku, Designer, Jomo Furniture
- Malene Barnett, Making Home curator, BADG founder, carpet designer, multimedia artist and author of Crafted Kinship
- Moderated by Brigid Abraham, AIA, NOMA, Design for Freedom Senior Project Manager, Grace Farms
This panel takes place at Shaw Contract Showroom, 853 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10003.
