The Modern Phoenix Expo 2011 The expo floor at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts hosted 24 booths of modern-thinking designers and services on Saturday April 16th 2010. In a culture dominated by nostalgic European and southwestern architectural design trends, the Modern Phoenix Expo is a breath of fresh air.
The Modern Phoenix Expo 2011 The Modern Phoenix Expo 2011 Don Meserve of The City of Scottsdale's Historic Preservation program does great outreach to let residents know of the city's rich modern heritage and perservation strategies. The Modern Phoenix Expo 2011 Melanie Shelor Showed her bol Laminar line of modern jewelry made of cast resin. The Modern Phoenix Expo 2011 Landescape designer Thomas Park of Xerophytic Design check out the latest work by Matthew Salenger of coLab Studio. The Modern Phoenix Expo 2011 Chris Lamb concepts debuted custom metal doors, screens and lighting. The Modern Phoenix Expo 2011 The Modern Phoenix Expo 2011 The interior design program at the Art Institute of Phoenix featured a senior student's proejct called Dwell. The Modern Phoenix Expo 2011 The Mesa Preservation Foundation brought one of the original heads of the neon Diving Lady that is being restored this year for re-installater after her fatal crash in a monsoon storm. The Modern Phoenix Expo 2011 Xerophytic Design's team whipped out this impressive landscape installation before doors opened. The Modern Phoenix Expo 2011 The Modern Phoenix Expo 2011 Loyd Parker's 3D furniture graphics required a little interaction and caused quite a buzz. The Modern Phoenix Expo 2011 The Modern Phoenix Expo 2011 Jim McPherson of the Arizona Preservation Foundation helped spread the news about the upcomingstate historic preservation conference. The Modern Phoenix Expo 2011 Suite Design group won this year's door prize of three months free advertising on the Modern Phoenix website! The Modern Phoenix Expo 2011 Artafax brought an impressive vintage poster and large scale graphics collection. The Modern Phoenix Expo 2011 The Modern Phoenix Expo 2011 Modern Manor set up an elegant retro lounge as a certerpiece on the expo floor. The Modern Phoenix Expo 2011 The Modern Phoenix Expo 2011 The Modern Phoenix Expo 2011 Longtime collaborator Phoenix Metro Retro and Heidi Abrahamson brought custom jewelry with modern styling. The Modern Phoenix Expo 2011 Nancy and Jerry Beadle brought brand new editions of Al Beadle desigend steel sculpture to the public for the first time at the Modern Phoenix Expo. The Modern Phoenix Expo 2011 The Modern Phoenix Expo 2011 Stel Object's ModFire portable chimneys have received national attention for the fun and friendly design. The Modern Phoenix Expo 2011 The Modern Phoenix Expo 2011 Rameen Ahmad was a new exhibitor with her kinetic silver jewelry crafted with an architect's sensibility. The Modern Phoenix Expo 2011 The Modern Phoenix Expo 2011 Stanley Moons' funky magnet board was just one of the 30+ door prizes given away on Expo Day. The Modern Phoenix Expo 2011 Frequent volunteers Linda and Yuri Artibise will be missed! They manned the Modern Phoenix table to greet newcomers and volunteers as they arrived at Expo.
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