Design Conversations

And the 2013 National Design Award winners are... Posted by Vassiliki Giannopoulos, on Thursday May 09, 2013 National Design Awards
Meet the Staff: Cara McCarty Posted by Cara McCarty, on Wednesday May 01, 2013 Cara McCarty, Curatorial Director, shares her experience working at Cooper-Hewitt. curatorial, re-design, exhibitions
United Nations Fever Posted by Matilda McQuaid, on Thursday April 25, 2013 This past week has been a whirlwind of openings at the United Nations in celebration of newly renovated chambers: the Secretariat, Economic Social Council, and today, the Trusteeship Council chamber. Each of these rooms, originally given to the UN by Norway, Sweden, and Denmark respectively, were also renovated by these countries -- a gift that keeps on giving (very generously). Perhaps the highlight is the Trusteeship Council chamber (the General Assembly is still to come) with a renovation of architect's Finn Juhl's original 1952 horseshoe plan, co
Designer Wish List : Laurene Leon Boym Posted by Cooper-Hewitt Shop, on Wednesday April 24, 2013 In our first installment of Designer Wish List, 2009 National Design Award Winner in Product Design, @laureneleonboym, of Boym Partners, picks some of her favorite objects from shop.cooperhewitt.org that will delight your mom. product design, Designer, shop, tweet, mothers day
Design and Social Impact Q + A: Mariana Amatullo Posted by Cynthia E. Smith, on Wednesday April 03, 2013 Five Intelligent Coalitions: Design and Social Impact panelists were invited to expand on the Design and Social Impact white paper recommendations. Each had participated in the 2012 Social Impact Design Summit, which the “Design and Social Impact: A cross-sectoral agenda for design education, research, and practice” white paper chronicles. socially responsible design, social impact design, international development, design education, desigmnatters, Art Center College of Design
Meet the Staff: Aaron Straup Cope Posted by Aaron Straup Cope, on Wednesday April 03, 2013 Aaron Straup Cope, Senior Engineer, shares his experience working at Cooper-Hewitt. meet the staff, internet typing, digital and emerging media, senior engineer
Katagami Design Demonstration Posted by Caitlin Condell, on Wednesday March 27, 2013 On March 16th, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum hosted a fascinating demonstration of the process of a traditional form of Japanese stencil carving (katagami) and its use in the technique of resist-dyeing textiles (katazome) at the Cooper-Hewitt Design Center in Harlem. museum, collection, katagami
Docents Stay Connected During Renovations Posted by Kimberly Cisneros, on Monday March 25, 2013 Written by Cooper-Hewitt Docent Anna Daley. Anna is a graduate of the Cooper-Hewitt/Parsons the New School for Design Master's Program in the History of the Decorative Arts and Design. She teaches the History of Graphic Design at Parsons and the History of Industrial Design at Montclair State University. Docents, design education, tours
Hive Fashion: Building My Brand Posted by Debrian Carson, on Thursday March 21, 2013 My experience working with the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum’s Hive Fashion program has been amazing. It has allowed a place for all of my talents and interests to mesh together to create a professional product. The program has been inspiring, innovative, and epic. Two main threads running through the 24 sessions are the strength of teamwork and the power of an idea. Hive Fashion, designprep, Hive
Cooper-Hewitt presents national on-line resources at NAEA conference Posted by Kimberly Cisneros, on Tuesday March 12, 2013 Design in the Classroom, K-12 learning, on-line resources, Educator Resource Center, National Arts Educators Association, national teachers, design education