var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-6916054-18’]); _gaq.push([‘_setDomainName’, ‘.m1dtw.com’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); M1/DTW is a design studio, and this is our blog. We are not the airport. (or the Department of Public Works.) Visit www.M1dtw.com to see what we do and how to contact us.Tumblr (3.0; @m1dtw)http://blog.m1dtw.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0olmndWfI1r490p1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Here’s a photo of our studio ten years ago today.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tenyearlag.tumblr.com/post/23670953012/may-24-2002-detroit">tenyearlag</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>May 24, 2002 / Detroit.</p> </blockquote>http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/23671717068http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/23671717068Thu, 24 May 2012 10:26:21 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3zl1d4rMh1rvevtgo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3zl1d4rMh1rvevtgo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3zl1d4rMh1rvevtgo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3zl1d4rMh1rvevtgo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://signalreturnpress.tumblr.com/post/23039433662/heres-the-exhibition-handout-of-the-current-show">signalreturnpress</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Here’s the exhibition handout of the current show at <a href="http://signalreturnpress.org/">Signal-Return</a> listing all of the pieces in detail, from rare and out-of-print books, to collateral identity packages, press sheets, and a string of 69 postcards. There are over 50 projects by <a href="http://www.m1dtw.com/">M1/DTW</a> in the exhibit (excluding postcards!) <a href="http://signalreturnpress.org/Contact">Stop by</a> and check it out!</p> </blockquote>http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/23630393403http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/23630393403Wed, 23 May 2012 17:58:15 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4hu863ELK1qbbalfo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4hu863ELK1qbbalfo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Work in Progress — Yoga Shelter Detroit</p>http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/23626437155http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/23626437155Wed, 23 May 2012 16:57:41 -0400m1dtwdetroityoga<a href="http://www.theatlanticcities.com/arts-and-lifestyle/2012/05/portfolio-week-detroits-m1dtw/2074/#slide3">Portfolio of the Week: Detroit's M1/DTW</a>http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/23624848451http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/23624848451Wed, 23 May 2012 16:32:00 -0400m1dtwdetroitdesign<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://signalreturn.tumblr.com/post/20857436645/image-of-the-day">signalreturn</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2a5nm9hdN1r4410q.jpg"/></p> <p><a href="http://signalreturn.tumblr.com/post/20857436645/image-of-the-day">Read More</a></p> </blockquote>http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/20884028689http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/20884028689Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:57:46 -0400<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://signalreturn.tumblr.com/post/20665782775/m1-dtw-opening">signalreturn</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m24ih4IOCG1r4410q.jpg"/></p> <p><a href="http://signalreturn.tumblr.com/post/20665782775/m1-dtw-opening">Read More</a></p> </blockquote>http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/20668173787http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/20668173787Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:01:14 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m21kqnHDv21qbbalfo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m21kqnHDv21qbbalfo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m21kqnHDv21qbbalfo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m21kqnHDv21qbbalfo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m21kqnHDv21qbbalfo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m21kqnHDv21qbbalfo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>A sneak peak of the Artifacts & Identities exhibition. Many rare and out-of-print books!</p>http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/20585820768http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/20585820768Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:22:51 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1pwl0phhK1qbbalfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Come see our show and see some early books designed by me, and others designed with Kristen Dean, Neil Meredith, Martha Merzig, Rachel Rush, and Craig Somers.</p>http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/20188323811http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/20188323811Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:48:00 -0400booksdetroitm1dtwsignalreturndesign<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://signalreturn.tumblr.com/post/20076868175/image-of-the-day">signalreturn</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1m4411LOo1r4410q.jpg"/></p> <p><a href="http://signalreturn.tumblr.com/post/20076868175/image-of-the-day">Read More</a></p> </blockquote>http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/20080823107http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/20080823107Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:57:06 -0400<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://signalreturn.tumblr.com/post/20016982822/image-of-the-day">signalreturn</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1k3kkTa5e1r4410q.jpg"/></p> <p><a href="http://signalreturn.tumblr.com/post/20016982822/image-of-the-day">Read More</a></p> </blockquote>http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/20018053274http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/20018053274Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:13:14 -0400m1dtw<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0a3yhUsBP1qbbalfo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0a3yhUsBP1qbbalfo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>We said goodbye to our spring break intern Eric Nelson, who drew some sharp <a href="http://m1dtw.com/Signal-Return">portfolio drawings</a> for Signal-Return and made some blue-faced portraits for the <a href="http://archinect.com/schools/release/11064/uk-cod-is-making-city-in-the-5th-international-architecture-biennale-rotterdam/40014668">IABR book</a>. Here he is with a <a href="http://shop.archinect.com/category/architecture-sucks">parting gift</a> after a stop at S-R, lunch at Supino, preview coffee at the new <a href="http://detroit.curbed.com/archives/2012/03/local-coffee-brewhounds-rejoice-a-new-cafe-for-eastern-market.php">Germack</a>, and a drive through Eastern Market and Lafayette Park. We also did a house inspection, but you’ll have to ask Eric for details.</p>http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/18624938205http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/18624938205Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:32:00 -0500detroitm1dtwarchitecturesucks<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz6pmpssU81qbbalfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Signal—Return has been added to the M1/DTW portfolio. <a href="http://www.m1dtw.com/#2695564/Signal-Return">Go…</a></p>http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/17374000248http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/17374000248Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:56:00 -0500architecturedesigndetroiteasternmarketletterpressm1dtwSignal-Return<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrxo9864RF1qbbalfo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrxo9864RF1qbbalfo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrxo9864RF1qbbalfo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>A sneak peek at the Signal–Return Letterpress shop project opening in Detroit’s Eastern Market Fall 2011.</p>http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/10522086203http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/10522086203Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:53:32 -0400M1DTWletterpressDetroitSignal-Return<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrxk3i3jPu1qbbalfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Working to catch up on documenting the 2D portfolio.</p>http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/10519958793http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/10519958793Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:23:41 -0400M1DTWGD<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr6ki5uMim1qbbalfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A shirt designed by M1/DTW for the Lafayette Park Futbol Team. Available at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ilovecitybird.com/">City Bird</a>. As seen at <a target="_blank" href="http://detroit.curbed.com/archives/2011/08/does-a-miesdesigned-neighborhood-result-in-the-best-designed-neighborhood-tee-shirt.php">Curbed Detroit</a>.</p>http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/9941537887http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/9941537887Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:37:00 -0400city birddetroitlafayette parkM1DTWMies van der Rohe<p>Effective September 1, 2011, M1/DTW Design Director Christian Unverzagt has been promoted to Assistant Professor of Practice in Architecture at the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. <a href="http://taubmancollege.umich.edu/faculty/directory/index.php?sel=146">UM Faculty Bio</a>.</p>http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/9718084889http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/9718084889Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:16:00 -0400M1DTWteaching<p>Christian Unverzagt will lecture at the <a href="http://www.uky.edu/design/index.php/news/article/schedule_for_fall_11_lectures/">University of Kentucky College of Design</a> on November 18.</p>http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/9692978148http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/9692978148Thu, 01 Sep 2011 23:08:00 -0400M1DTWlecture<p>Christian Unverzagt will lecture at <a href="http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/technology/undergraduate/arch/lecture_series.html">Bowling Green State University</a> on November 15.</p>http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/9691148208http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/9691148208Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:20:00 -0400lectureM1DTW<a href="http://rakks.com/blog/expanding-the-world-of-design-with-m1dtw/">Rakks Blog: Expanding the World of Design with M1/DTW</a>http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/8472497070http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/8472497070Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:01:00 -0400rakksdesigndetroitM1DTW<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llg3prk88e1qbbalfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Our cameo in the Detroit News piece on the Elevator Building.</p>http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/5637188961http://blog.m1dtw.com/post/5637188961Thu, 19 May 2011 09:49:04 -0400detroitelevator buildingM1DTW