Behind the Scenes with Luly Yang, Fashion Designer [SOLD OUT]
Luly Yang is a multi-award-winning artist and internationally known fashion designer based in Seattle.
Her most recent project: the exciting and highly visible new uniform design for Alaska Airlines’ 19,000+ employees. (Learn more about the uniform design project in this video.)
In this one-of-a-kind experience, you’ll go behind the scenes of Luly’s studio in the heart of Downtown Seattle to see firsthand how she transforms her vision and fabric into art. As you tour her space with fellow art aficionados, you’ll learn about her creative process, as well as how designs are conceived, and then made real. All along the way, you’ll hear Luly tell her compelling story of leveraging her role as a graphic designer in the field of architecture into an internationally award-winning fashion design career.
Luly has been named a “Women of Influence" by the Puget Sound Business Journal, "Best Custom Dress Designer" by Seattle Bride Magazine for 13 consecutive years, and has received the Nellie Cashman Woman Business Owner of the Year Award. She has also designed costumes for Seattle-based Teatro ZinZanni, and was commissioned by Pan Pacific Hotel to design their new uniforms for their grand opening. Her shows have benefited non-profit organizations such as Camp Korey, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Swedish Hospital, Fred Hutch, and others.
Luly Yang couture, ready-to-wear, accessories, bridal, cocktail, evening wear and menswear are available in Seattle, Beijing and Europe.
Light appetizers and drinks will be available during your adventure with Luly.
This adventure is capped at 40 so we suggest registering soon.
Location: Luly Yang’s private studio (closed to the public)
Creating Home: A Conversation at Mary's Place
Join us at Mary's Place for a unique tour and conversation.
Mary's Place is a nonprofit organization operating in King County to addressing homelessness and empower homeless women, children, and families to reclaim their lives by providing emergency shelter, nourishment, housing & employment resources. Listen and participate in a community conversation on family homelessness and policy reform in Seattle/King County. We will share a spectrum of viewpoints - including those from Mary’s Place, the City of Seattle, Seattle Public Schools, and families experiencing homelessness - to develop, analyze, and suggest policy solutions that address homelessness.
Explore, Play, and Tinker Again! Create Art out of Anything.
The first adventure filled up almost immediately, so artist barry johnson is holding a second session to share ideas on creating art from found materials.
Johnson will lead a hands-on exploration of Seattle ReCreative, the Creative Reuse Store and Community Art Center. Learn about, and create artwork from reclaimed objects. And, through the practice of tinkering, learn new ways to think about how to solve problems and create all while having fun. Each participant will create a work of art out of recycled and reclaimed material that they can then bring home. Please wear clothing suitable for doing art.
About TEDxSeattle Adventures
Adventures are unique events designed to offer participants unparalleled, behind-the-scenes access to the people and places making the local community so dynamic. The goal of every adventures is for participants to meet and interact with the masterminds behind the future of technology, business, art, and entertainment (to name a few). As many of our adventures are cross-generational by design and open to all, we can stimulate conversations amongst people of all ages, professions, and neighborhoods.
Play, explore and tinker - Create art out of anything
During this adventure, artist barry johnson will share ideas on creating art from found materials.
johnson will lead a hands-on exploration of Seattle ReCreative, the Creative Reuse Store and Community Art Center. Learn about and create artworks out of reclaimed objects and through the practice of tinkering, learn new ways to think about how to solve problems and create all while having fun. Each participant will create a work of art out of recycled and reclaimed material that they can bring home. Wear clothing suitable for doing art.
About TEDxSeattle Adventures
Adventures are unique events designed to offer participants unparalleled, behind-the-scenes access to the people and places making the local community so dynamic. The goal of every adventures is for participants to meet and interact with the masterminds behind the future of technology, business, and entertainment (to name a few). As many of our adventures are cross generational by design and open to all, we can stimulate conversations among people of all ages, professions and neighborhoods.
Health Science Discovery Tour
Seattle is known as the Silicon Valley for saving lives. Join this tour to see how the Center for Infectious Disease Research is contributing to that reputation, and get a hands-on look at how science research for health is done.
Alexis Kaushansky (speaker at TEDxSeattle2016) and colleagues at the Center for Infectious Disease Research (CIDR) will be providing interactive learning tours of several of the labs with complementary expertise and specialties at this globally known research center. These tours will explore the tagline of CIDR and help give new experiences that shed light on People, Science, and Hope. This adventure will:
- Allow you to experience a day in the life of Tuberculosis
- Tour the Malaria Lab tour and mosquito dissection
Every year, nearly 4 million people die from the “Big Three” (HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria) infectious diseases. For real progress in combating these diseases and other infectious diseases, fundamental knowledge is still lacking. Successfully preventing and treating these infectious diseases will require, and will be dramatically hastened by, a deep scientific understanding of pathogen biology, the human immune system, and the interface between them. CIDR has a diverse group of researchers from many disciplines, and we are fortunate to all be working under the same roof and for the same global mission. Because of this, we utilize collaboration and come together to share strategies and knowledge. We aim to discover potential overlaps in disease functionality and to identify the grand challenges of infectious disease research. Together, we have greater potential to combat some of the world’s most devastating diseases.
Astronomy on Tap: Science is Better with Beer!
Astronomy on Tap features accessible, engaging science presentations on topics ranging from planets to black holes to the beginning of the Universe.
We will have games and prizes to test and reward your new-found knowledge! There is always lots of time to ask questions and interact with the presenters and other scientists who inevitably stick around for the beer.
Discover the Dream of Flight at iFLY!
The fun begins bright and early with a STEM seminar and Lab hosted by iFLY Seattle‘s own Ralph Tolle (retired NASA & US Air Force). We will cover everything from wind speed dynamics and terminal velocity all the way to the unique engineering that makes human flight a reality in our vertical wind tunnel.
After we’ve had a chance to discuss the science behind iFLY it’s time to step into the experiment and take a flight in wind speeds of up to 200 miles per hour! This is sure to be a fun, exciting and memorable experience for students and people of all ages.
When: Saturday, October 15th, 9am to 12pm
Where: Meet at iFly 349 Tukwila Pkwy, Tukwila, WA 98188
Who: All Ages (adults and kids – fun to be had by all!)
Cost: $40
Speaker Announcement Premier and Wine Tasting
In the spirit of our 2016 theme, “Greater Than” the Estates Wine Room has prepared a unique perspective for us: “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” Wine is an excellent example of this concept, and the Estates Wine Room even more so.
TEDxSeattle is excited to be partnering with Estates Wine Room to announce a handful of the TEDxSeattle 2016 Speakers along with a complimentary wine tasting journey through the Pacific Northwest.
Three wineries are represented at the Estates Wine Room. Individually, they are all exceptional producers of that poetry in a glass just described, but together offer visitors an experience that goes beyond a particular winery, beyond a particular region; we represent a comprehensive perspective of the range and quality that this broad area defined as the Pacific Northwest has to offer.”
Space is limited. Please RSVP ASAP!
Finding Bigfoot Hike and Overnight Camp
Come help us solve one of the greatest mysteries alive by channeling your inner field biologist as we hike alongside Animal Planet’s ‘Finding Bigfoot’ host Ranae Holland. Ranae is a field biologist who has traveled the globe in search of Bigfoot evidence, and has dedicated her life to educating people on how to decipher fact from myth using science.
We will start the day with an afternoon exploration hike under a canopy of trees alongside a river using all of the fun equipment a scientist would use while researching a natural phenomenon. Following our hike we will spend the evening cooking around a fire, listening to live music and hearing some of Ranae’s favorite Bigfoot stories. We will wrap up the adventure with breakfast around a fire and head home. This is sure to be a memory of a lifetime.
Meet at the Denny Creek Campground (near Snoqualmie), campsites 30,31,32.
What to bring: Active shoes, comfortable/active clothing, something to stay warm at night and a rain coat in case of rain, sleeping bag, pillow and tent. If you are missing any of the required gear (i.e., Tent, Sleeping Bag, etc) please email us and we will be sure to provide you the gear you need.
Paddle Seattle followed by Margaritas and Appetizers @ Aqua Verde Paddle Club
Please join us as we paddle through Lake Union and the heart of the city. You will hear stories of the rich local and natural history that has made Seattle and its waterways a special place. Paddle past the oldest houseboat in the city, the “Sleepless in Seattle houseboat,” gas works park and see where Boeing got its start on the shores of Lake Union. If you're lucky, you may see sea planes take off, land or one of our bascule bridges open or close.
Following our paddle we will gather at the Café upstairs for margaritas and appetizers.
Rob Roy Cocktail Happy Hour and Networking Event
If you drink in this town, you’ve likely heard of Rob Roy proprietress and barkeeper Anu Apte. Heck, if you drink anywhere in America you may have sat at the bar for one of her cocktails. Always working, Anu travels the world, the country, and the city spreading her mad skills through consulting and guesting gigs.
TEDxSeattle is excited to be partnering with this one-of- a-kind cocktail bar in Seattle where you are sure to experience a special TEDxSeattle cocktail, engaging conversation centered sharing ideas and new ways of thinking. Come with an open mind and come ready to mingle!