Down to Business: Build Institute Launches the 8th Season of Open City Detroit
The 8th season of Open City Detroit, a monthly networking event for aspiring and established entrepreneurs, launches this month. The first event of the season kicks off at Cliff Bell’s on Monday, October 20, with collaboration as the topic of discussion. Open City was started in 2007 by two female, small-business owners and in 2012, it was passed on to D:hive and now Build Institute, an organization formed out of D:hive’s Build class and other small business initiatives. The
A Letter from DG3's President: Elle Magazine Phoned It in with Recent Detroit Fashion Shoot
The September issue of Elle magazine included a fashion shoot photographed around the city of Detroit, featuring model Carolyn Murphy (who also appeared in Shinola’s campaign and is now the company’s Women’s Design Director), under the guise of our shifting economic landscape, and our endeavor to make a comeback. I say guise because, while the intro paragraph of the fashion editorial certainly made it sound like the Elle folks saw the incredible changes happening in the city
On the Town: DIFFA Cocktails by Design
DIFFA Dining by Design is a one-of-a-kind, three-day event that showcases Michigan’s local design talent. People in a variety of creative communities are paired with table sponsors to create three-dimensional dining installations…and they are seriously fabulous. DG3 had a sneak peak of the event space while going on a walk through for our Local Designer Accessories Runway Show, which we are presenting at the DIFFA Dining by Design Gala on Saturday, Sept. 20, and we were blow
