Design

Reflections from a Queensland fellow Every year, the Queensland-Smithsonian Fellowship Program provides the opportunity for one Queensland school teacher to travel to New York to work in the Cooper-Hewitt’s Education Department for the summer. They develop knowledge and skills to apply and share with students and colleagues back in Queensland as well as contribute their unique vision to programs offered by the Department.
A Deeper Dive: Design Miami/ Tour Highlights The guided tours I led through Design Miami/ sought to help visitors navigate the fair by taking a deep dive into the content, illuminating themes and historical continuity in the contemporary work. What follow are five highlights from the tour, representing a range of themes I found throughout the work on display – nature, materials, process, and play. Design Miami/, contemporary design, Lonneke Gordjin & Ralph Nauta, Nendo, Lasvit, Studio Glithero, Snarkitecture, Sylvain Willenz, CIRVA, Glass, process, nature, Carpenters Workshop Gallery, Galerie VIVID, Volume Gallery, Victor Hunt	, , , ,
Meet the Staff: Matthew O'Connor Matthew O'Connor, our Production Manager for the Exhibitions Department, shares his experiences. staff, Production Manager, Exhibitions Department
A wilted icon at Design Miami/ With a dark streak that carries across their work, it is not surprising that Dutch design firm Studio Job has anthropomorphized the Eiffel Tower, wilted in sad defeat. Design Miami/, contemporary design, decorative arts, Studio Job, lamp, bronze, Eiffel Tower
Design and food at Design Miami/ Design and food continues to be an area of design practice garnering attention as it pushes at the boundaries of what we think of as traditional design. (Full discloser, I am organizing an exhibition on the subject.) Case in point: Design Miami/’s first BE OPEN Forum includes eating designer Marije Vogelzang on its roster. Design and Food, food, contemporary design, Design Miami/, exhibitions, Marije Vogelzang
What IS that? And more at Design Miami/... Join me for a stimulating romp through Design Miami/’s exhibitions as we explore exciting trends and highlights at the fair. Design Miami/, contemporary design, Snarkitecture, Joanna Grawunder, Charles Kalpakian, Volume Gallery, Carpenters Workshop Gallery, Galerie BSL	, ,
Meet the Staff: Ellen Lupton Ellen Lupton, our Senior Curator of Contemporary Design, shares her experiences. curator, contemporary design
Meet the Staff: Greg Herringshaw Greg Herringshaw, our Assistant Curator in charge of the Wallcoverings Department, shares his experiences. wallcoverings, curator, staff
Object of the Month: Finnish Hop The Lindy Hop was a swing dance phenomenon, but the Finnish Hop? This lively design was produced by the artists’ collective know as The Folly Cove Designers, for its location near Gloucester on the Massachusetts coast. Many Finnish immigrants had settled there, attracted by skilled work in the granite quarries or the boat building industry. At least half a dozen Finnish immigrants or Finnish-Americans were members of the collective, including Eino Natti and Aino Clarke, who produced large numbers of textile designs. textile design, Virginia Demetrios, The Folly Cove Designers, Object of the Month, 20th century, American, dance
Meet the Staff: Kimberly Cisneros Kimberly Cisneros, School & Tours Manager, shares her experience working at Cooper-Hewitt. staff, museum, education, design, tours