The Inside Industry Tour will leave from Building 77 at 2pm! Spotlighting some of the unique design and manufacturing businesses inside the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Turnstile Tours & Studio will give visitors an exclusive look inside the studios of Susan Woods and Bien Hecho. #brooklyndesigns

Eager to voice your opinion about the BQE? At 3pm in the #brooklyndesigns theater, learn about four proposals aiming to solve the Brooklyn-Queens Emergency. Afterwards, #architecture critic @fredabernstein will take questions, comments & ideas from the audience! 📷: BjarkeIngels

Don’t miss our keynote address at 5pm w/ Claire Weisz of WXY & Brooklyn Navy Yard CEO & President David Ehrenberg in conversation w/ Metropolis Magazine! The three will discuss the history of the Yard and future plans to address the needs of the next generation of manufacturers.

IT’S TIME TO PARTY! 🎉 Stick around on the 15th floor for music, dancing & FUN at the #brooklyndesigns Opening Night Party, hosted by Metropolis Magazine & sponsored by The Hall, w/ drinks from Rooftop Reds & Liam, BKLYN CBD gummies & ice cream treats from Ample Hills Creamery!

Come chill BROOKLYN DESIGNS this weekend! #inthepursuit_studio #studionudo

That’s a wrap on Day 1 of #brooklyndesigns! Thank you to everyone who came out to help us kick off a weekend of celebrating design in Brooklyn. See you tomorrow for more fun! 😄 👋

Explore the architecture and infrastructure of the Brooklyn Navy Yard on a guided insider tour led by Turnstile Tours & Studio at 11am! Highlights include Civil War-era machine shops, 19th and 20th-century dry docks, and new developments such as the Green Manufacturing Center & Dock72

Feeling creative? Try your hand at Sashiko embroidery at the Textile Arts Center workshop today at noon! Meet across the hall from #brooklyndesigns in suite 1502 to learn the basics of this traditional Japanese stitching technique. Tix are still on sale at bit.ly/TAC_Sashiko!

Join us in the #brooklyndesigns theater at 1pm for a seminar on “Building Your Design Dream Team!” Contractor Steve Angelo, architect Adam Zimmerman & interior designer Kathleen Walsh will share tips on assembling your perfect team and take questions from the audience!

Today & tomorrow from 2-4pm, Turnstile Tours & Studio will take visitors into the Brooklyn Navy Yard for a closer look at some of the Yard’s most intriguing historic sites & several new development projects. Tix are still available at bit.ly/TurnstileTours!

At 3pm in the #brooklyndesigns theater, Architectural Record will moderate a discussion with Jason Long of OMA Architects and Angelica Baccon of SHoP to discuss the ambitious residential developments at Greenpoint Landing and the DominoSugarFactory site.

Today and tomorrow from 3-5pm, Textile Arts Center will teach you how to weave while experimenting with color, pattern & texture at their Tapestry Weaving Workshop in suite 1502. Get your last-minute tix at bit.ly/TAC_Weaving!

Learn from seasoned interior design professional about how to structure fees, write contracts and manage client expectations during an ASID NY Metro panel in the #brooklyndesigns theater today from 5-6pm!

There are many ways to celebrate #MothersDay at #BrooklynDesigns today! Head over to the Head Hi book kiosk at 11 for Hi-Tea and cookies with Mom! Then from 12-2, enjoy a kid-friendly children's workshop on Suminagashi by the Textile Arts Center. #NYCxDESIGN

Discover all that the Brooklyn Navy Yard has to offer with a Turnstile Tours & Studio insider look at Brooklyn Grange – one of the world's largest soil farms – from 11-12:30 today! Later, explore the Yard's historic sites and new development projects from 2-4pm.

Instead of drawing what you see, draw what you smell! Come to the #brooklyndesigns workshop at 2pm for Bottle in a Message: a workshop led by artist Mariana Vidal Escabi that will teach visitors how to create their own visual representations of aroma.

Learn the basics of Suminagashi during the last Textile Arts Center workshop at #BrooklynDesigns! Meet in suite 1502 at 3pm for a two-hour lesson on this ancient Japanese marbling technique. There are still tickets available at bit.ly/TAC_Suminagashi!

When it comes to curating, buying & installing fine art, understanding the process is essential to telling a story. Today from 3-4pm in the theater, during Storytelling With Art, learn the tools of the trade from interior designer Leyden Lewis & gallerist Richard Beavers.

In the last panel of #BrooklynDesigns from 5-6pm – Design to Market: Navigating the Business Side of Design – four industry experts will offer advice on marketing, PR, social media & retail strategies, leaving time for questions from the audience!

A HUGE thanks to News12BK for stopping by the Brooklyn Navy Yard to check out #brooklyndesigns this past weekend! Watch the full clip at bit.ly/BKD_News12 & hear why Ot/tra returned to Brooklyn Designs as an exhibitor for the 3rd year in a row.