The Ventures

Our 2011-2012 inaugural class of Creative Ventures represents some of Detroit’s most promising design and creative talent. Among them are fashion designers, architects, photographers, filmmakers, graphic designers, media producers and more. All of them are doing something to innovate creativity in their fields, and all of them are growing their businesses right here in Detroit:

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  13 Protons

  Founder: Alan Languirand 13 Protons creates unique websites for clients from top to bottom by conceptualizing the design,.. mask mask
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  Create My Date

  Founder: Erin Rose Create My Date is a crowd-funded online dating contest where your friends pick up the.. mask mask
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  David Lewinski Photography

  Founder: David Lewinski David Lewinski Photography is a location-based photography studio providing primarily environmental portraiture for commercial and.. mask mask
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  Detroit Bike City

  Founders: Jason Hall and Mike MacKool Detroit Bike City is a company that focuses on Detroit’s growing bicycle.. mask mask
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  Local Portion

  Founder: Elysia Vandenbussche Local Portion provides functional smart design for living spaces that are hand-crafted by Detroit makers... mask mask
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  Order & Other

  Founders: Jonathan Fambrough & Charlie Kelly Order & Other is a boutique creative agency focused on video production.. mask mask
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  Passenger Center for Contemporary Art

  PASSENGER will be a world-class, non-profit creative cultural center, exhibition venue and studio/residency program for emerging to mid-career.. mask mask
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  PopUp Art Detroit

  Founder: Ryan Meyers-Johnson Pop-Up Art – Detroit transforms street level, unoccupied and under-used real estate into live performance.. mask mask