Events

2nd Annual Magis Puppy Design Challenge

Come. Sip. Stay. The Modern Classic: Unleashed 2019

May 2, 2019
Open space with crowd of people socializing. There are some sitting at small round tables, and other standing around the room.
Open space with people socializing at event. Space has lots of round tables and pink Eames chairs in the foreground.
Open space with a crowd of people socializing. Some are seated at round tables, some are standing together.
Open space with Herman Miller workstations and Aeron chairs. Crowds of people are throughout space for a social event.
Close up image of a cheese tray with dog-themed toothpicks.
Magis puppy statue was cut in half to add a hot dog cooker in between. The dog is also wearing a red bandana and has silver bowls next to it.
Two Dalmatian dog statues are standing in a setting from the 101 Dalmatians movie. There are several "puppies" in the built living room.
White Magis dog statue painted like a skeleton in honor of Day of the Dead, with roses underneath. The detail in the painting job is very well executed.
Dog statue painted as a service dog, similar features to a German Shepard. He has on a camo vest with patches from different military branches.
White dog statue with succulent plants on its head, body and tail. There is a food bowl in front of the dog also filled with greenery.
White dog statue with a mane and tail attached to make it look like a horse. There is also a pole that goes through it like a merry-go-round.
Cinco de mayo inspired setting with dog decorated like a piñata, next to a palm tree, mini sombrero and striped blanket.
Dog statue painted all black with small holes all over. The holes are then used to place miniature light bulbs in, similar to Light Brite toy.
Dog statue decorated to look like Gritty, the Philadelphia Flyer's mascot. Bright orange fur with big, crazy eyes, wearing a Flyers jersey.
Dog statue painted a light blue/teal, then decorated with bright teal tulle around its feet, tail and on top of its head. It looks like a poodle.
Dog statue with black floppy ears attached, a black nose, a few painted black spots and a red scarf around its neck. The dog resembles Snoopy.
Dog statue painted a tan color with green branches and leaves around its neck, looking like a lion's mane. There is tall grass on either side of the dog.
Dog statue painted black with small holes throughout so that the light inside can shine through. The light shines through as a purple light.
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Premier held their 2nd Annual Magis Puppy Design Challenge this year. We provided 13 design firms with one Magis Puppy to use as a blank canvas. They let their creativity loose and the results were amazing! Then we invited members of the community to come together to admire the work of the firms and participate in a silent auction to raise money for PAWS (Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society). The night was a big success and we are so happy to be able to help such a wonderful organization.

This year's event was held in a beautifully renovated space provided by Brandywine and furnished by Premier. We are very proud of this space, as it is a great display of Herman Miller furniture - both new, trendy products along with some great classic pieces. It was the perfect setting for our event.

We would like to thank this year's sponsors (Herman Miller, Tarkett and Muraflex) along with all our participating design firms. Congrats to our winners Gensler (People's Choice), Meyer Design (Best in Show) and FCA (Honorable Mention) - all of the entries were outstanding!

Looking forward to next year already!

2019 Magis Puppy Entries
Submissions by: Gensler, Meyer Design, FCA, Genesis, SMP Architects, Nelson, JacobsWyper, Ballinger, Coscia Moos, IA (Interior Architects), HOK, CLR Design and BLTA

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