Overzealous green-grape consumption, Parisian commercial high-rises, and David Byrne's musings on the color pink might seem totally unrelated, but think again. Each of these topics was the subject of a 20-second slide presentation from one of ten speakers at Wednesday's Pecha Kucha 5. The quarterly and perpetually packed event (New York's fifth), which takes its name from the Japanese expression for "sound of conversation," initially launched in Tokyo and spread to over 100 cities, essentially functioning as a forum for creative professionals to expound on 20 topics of their choosing—be it architecture, musicians, or yes, even produce. This one included DJs Andrew Andrew, Metropolis magazine architecture critic Philip Nobel, and designer Maria Cornejo, who didn't stray far from what she knows best: her own fluid, seamlessly constructed clothing. And apparently, high-end designers don't let low-end materials deter them from greatness."This dress that Chloë Sevigny was wearing in Purple magazine was actually cut from a Kmart blanket," the designer explained of one black-and-white slide. "It's this rough fabric you know, and then we had to figure out how to drape it around her body. It's difficult, but the minute something takes its form, it becomes much more interesting than when you started." Artistry indeed.