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Style Guests: ‘Make Room’ Program At American Craft Council Show

Next weekend is the American Craft Council Show in St. Paul. And one program, Make Room: Modern Design Meets Craft, returns for a fifth year. Joining us now to tell us more about it is Grant Whittaker and Ashley Schulzetenberg. (3:13) WCCO This Morning – March 29, 2017

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ROADS ARE NICE AND DRY. KYLIE THE L TELL US ABOUT POSSIBILITY RAIN LATER ON TODAY. NEXT WEEKEND IS THE AMERICAN CRAFT SHOW IN ST. PAUL. MODERN DESIGN MEETS CRAFT RETURNS FOR THE FIFTH YEAR. WE HAVE GRANT AND ASHLEY HERE TO TELL US MORE. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. ASHLEY, I'LL START WITH YOU. YOU HAVE YOUR IDEAS ON DISPLAY. YOU GOT TO PICK A DECADE. WHY DID YOU PICK THE 90s? I CHOSE THE 90s BECAUSE THE MINIMALISM OF CALVIN KLEIN AND PIONEERS OF PAIRED DOWN SIMPLICITY SPOKE TO ME AS A BACKLASH AG
AINST SOCIAL MEDIA VISUAL STIMULATION WE FEEL EVERY DAY. YOU BROUGHT A RENDERING OF A ROOM YOU DESIGN HAD THE LOOKS LIKE A MODERN INTERPRETATION OF THE 90s. WE ALL REMEMBER THAT DECADE SO WELL. GRANT, TELL US ABOUT THIS EVENT THE MAKE ROOM. YOU BRING IN DESIGNERS TO SHOWCASE A ROOM. MAKE ROOM IS DESIGN TO SHOWCASE EVERYTHING SUPERIOR, HOME, POLT YOU AND ART. WE BRING IN DESIGNERS AND THEY WORK AND CREATE WONDERFUL ROOM SETUPS. WE DO PROGRAMMING AROUND THEM. I HAVE BEEN. I THINK IT IS THAT GREAT
EVENT. WHAT CAN PEOPLE TAKE HOME OR WHAT IDEAS CAN THEY TAKE HOME? THERE IS A LOT. ASHLEY WILL DO A 90s ROOM INTERPRETATION. WE PLAY IN A PROGRAMMING OF DESIGN MEETS STYLE. WE HAVE FOUR FASHION STYLISTS THAT TAKE INTERPRETATIONS OF GREAT INTERIOR DESIGNER ROOMS. YOU ARE SEEING IT LIVE AND THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE TWO. IT IS GREAT ROOMS THAT GIVE YOU INCENTIVES IN A MODERN WAY WITH FASHION. BOTH PLAY IN A PROMOTION OF WHAT WE DO FOR THE AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL. THIS IS THE 75th ANNIVERSARY AND
WHAT THAT MEANS THIS YEAR IS THEY WERE EACH ABLE TO CHOSE A DIFFERENT TIME PERIOD. ASHLEY, TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ITEMS YOU BROUGHT IN. THE PIECES FEATURED ARE A GORDON BROWNING VASE AND A WINTHROP FIRES CERAMIC BOWL. I CHOSE THESE BECAUSE I FELT THEIR WARM COLOR PALLET COMPLIMENTED MY ROOM. GRANT, YOU BROUGHT IN OTHER ITEMS YOU CAN SEE TO THE SHOW NEXT WEEKEND. IT IS ALL THINGS HAND-MADE THAT YOU CAN FIND THERE. IT IS ARTIST WORK. IT IS AMAZING STUFF FROM THE GROUND UP. THAT IS WHAT IS
NICE ABOUT INTERIOR DESIGNERS. THEY PICK THIS ARTWORK AND THEIR ROOMS ARE BUILT AROUND THEM. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. MAKE ROOM IS SUNDAY APRIL 8th. IT IS PART OF THE AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL SHOW AT THE ST. PAUL RIVER CENTER. IT GOES FROM 11:00 TO 5:00. TO BUY TICKETS IN ADVANCE YOU CAN DO THAT. OTHERWISE THEY ARE $11 AT THE DOOR. GO TO WCCO.COM/LINKS FOR MORE

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