SEGD Chicago Chapter | Design Graveyard: Opening Night

Oct 27, 2026
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Date

Location

The Field Building
135 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois
United States
Directions

Enter the Field Building’s lower arcade from Adams St

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Opening reception October 27 at The Field Building. Free for everyone.

NOTE: Entrance to DESIGN GRAVEYARD and the featured lecture are both free for everyone. This event is posted on several platforms, so you only need to RSVP in one place. RSVPs are for a general head count.


DESIGN GRAVEYARD collects the sketches, studies, prototypes, and concepts that Chicago designers abandoned, shelved, or never quite finished. Much of our work never makes it into the world. Budgets shift, clients change direction, projects stall. What’s left are relics of the process, dense with experimentation and unrealized potential.


Opening night is October 27 at The Field Building, starting at 5:30pm. The exhibition stays on view through November 9, 10am to 5pm.


Featured lecture

Alan E. Muraoka is an Emmy-nominated production designer (Little Miss Sunshine, Ghost World, New Amsterdam). He’ll talk about how environments shape what an audience sees, feels, and understands. The talk is presented by AIGA Chicago as part of opening night.


Already registered through AIGA’s eventbrite page? You’re covered for both. No need to RSVP here.