Philippa P.B. Hughes of the Pink Line Project is a busy woman, especially this week. The Pink Line Project is behind The Temporium, a design pop-up shop that opens this week in the former R.L. Christian Library also known as the H Street Kiosk. The Temporium will feature some of DC’s best designers including; Derringer Friday, de*nada, Dana Ayanna Greaves , UESAGOODS, Hugh & Crye, Bill Johnson and Kristi Love. Rather than operating within one night, the pop-up shop is extended, stretching into August, blending the line between the temporary and permanent. The opening weekend will feature nightly performances, a chance to meet the designers and of course, the opportunity to shop.

The Temporium stems from the DC Office of Planning’s idea of a temporary urbanism intiative and the Creative DC Action Agenda, working with artists and local creatives to transform urban spaces. The initiative has created a surge in pop-up urbanism and actionomics theory (click here to see our recent coverage of Actionomics).

Interview and additional info after the jump. (more…)