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CRANBROOK SHOWCASES CUBAN MID-CENTURY MODERN DESIGNS
JULY 24, 2024 candgnews.com
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Cranbrook Art Museum’s upcoming exhibition will showcase under-acknowledged furniture and furnishings from the decades following the Cuban Revolution. Photos by Danielle deo Owensby from Cranbrook Art Museum
BY MARY GENSON mgenson@candgnews.com
BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Cranbrook Art Museum’s upcoming exhibition will showcase under-acknowledged furniture and furnishings from the decades following the Cuban Revolution. “A Modernist Regime: Cuban Mid-Century Modern Design” opened July 11 at the Cranbrook Art Museum and will run through Sept. 22 in the main and north galleries. Chief Curator Laura Mott shared how important Cranbrook is in the history of mid-century design. Cranbrook’s website notes that “Charles and Ray Eames, who met at Cranbrook Academy of Art 80 years ago, are the definitive designers of the mid-century movement.” Mott was inspired by Cuban design after a research trip to Cuba in 2017. “Beyond just celebrating ourself, we should really be contributing to design history in a broader scope, and also diversifying design history,” Mott said. Mid-century modern design has been booming in modern trends. Mott shares some of the differences that American mid-century modern designs may have from Cuban mid-century modern designs. See DESIGNS on page 10A
Kids — including Shardha Sridharan, 13, of Novi, pictured above — tackle the Walled Lake Adventure Course at the Walled Lake Outdoor Education Center on July 15 as part of the Novi Police and Fire Youth Leadership Academy.
Photo by Erin Sanchez
Police and Fire Youth Leadership Academy inspires kids to be their best BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com
NOVI — The annual Police and Fire Youth Leadership Academy for local youth got off to a great start Monday as kids were put through their paces at the Walled Lake Adventure Course, located at the Walled Lake Outdoor Education Center. Just over 40 kids took on the obstacle course, which is essentially a mini boot camp. Detective Sarah Moulik, of the Novi Police Department, said the adventure course, which features a
zip line, a rock climbing wall, and other rigorously challenging activities, is traditionally done on the academy’s first day, as it allows the instructors to see which kids are natural leaders and which kids need to work on those skills. She said the instructors can then break up the students into groups so that not all the leaders are together. She said this way they can “bring out the best in each kid.” “One of our goals is to try to get the kids to start stepping into the role of being a leader,” Moulik said. See LEADERSHIP on page 8A