Have you heard about the exciting new exhibit by the Black Artists and Designers Guild,

which was commissioned by the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City?

Big news, right?

The Cooper Hewitt's exhibition is called Making Home, Smithsonian Design Triennial.

Now, the batch designers exhibit is titled the Underground Library,

inspired by the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad is the clandestine network

established in the early 19th century through which many enslaved African Americans

traveled in search of freedom. This library installation represents a 21st century sanctuary surrounded by art, objects,

artifacts, and books of black legacy.

In reimagining and repurposing the Andrew Carnegie Personal Library,

badge invites you to examine the power of home libraries

and the significance of literacy, remembering that African Americans were denied the right to read

under slavery. I'm honored to share that Window Works in Livingston was asked by badge to create

the flat panels for the windows. We used a custom design fabric

by badge members, and the fabric was fabricated by Stacey Garcia's team at Libatex. So please make a

point to visit this inspired space the next time you are in New York City. The exhibition runs

from November 24 all the way through August 10th,

2025. So you have plenty of time to get this on your calendar. We will put links in the show notes.

Hi, welcome to another episode of a well-designed business. If you are listening in real time, it's New Year's Day, 2018, and I'll take a minute here

to wish you the happiest and healthiest of New Year's.

I also wish for you that this is your best year in business yet.

I hope you've written some goals down, and I hope you have written down the action steps

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