Design Conversations
Design Miami HighlightsPosted by Caroline Baumann, on Monday December 06, 2010Lisa Roberts, Cooper-Hewitt Board of Trustees member and I had an exciting time experiencing our very own rapid prototyping at Luminaire—Francois Brument's one of a kind vessels result from sound waves combined with digital 3-D modeling techniques. Design Miami, 2010, highlights, tour, prototyping, visit |
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Design Miami: Inside/Outside Day 2Posted by Matilda McQuaid, on Thursday December 02, 2010Another day with Design Watch Members in Miami…. First stop: 1111 Lincoln Road with architect Nils Sanderson from Swiss architects’ Herzog & de Mueron’s office. Design Miami, Design Watch, members, visit, tour, 1111 Lincoln Road, Alchemist, New World Symphony |
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Design MiamiPosted by Matilda McQuaid, on Wednesday December 01, 2010First stop: Moorhead & Moorhead’s Design Miami/ tent exterior. The Cooper-Hewitt group was greeted by brothers, Robert (industrial designer) and Granger (architect), to talk about the dynamic canopied entrance to the design show – a bris soleil of hand cut, twisted vinyl strips that perform a dance of shadows on the ground. Design Miami, 2010, Design Watch, members, tour, Moorhead & Moorhead, Konstantin Grcic, Design with the Other 90%: Cities, exhibition design, Venice Projects, Glass, Kiki Van Eijk, Joost van Bleiswijk, Industry Gallery, Tejo Remy, René Veenhuizen, furniture design, Cristina Grajales, installation, objects, Barry Friedman, contemporary work, Cabbage chairs, Nendo, pleated, paper, Galerie Kreo |
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Jacquard Weave X-ChangePosted by Sarah Scaturro, on Tuesday November 30, 2010After putting the textile into proper archival storage, I promptly forgot about it as I went about doing the rest of my work. That is, until I had the fortune to bump into a woman named Bethanne Knudson at a Brooklyn dinner party a few weeks ago. Jacquard, weave, textile, cloth, Open, panels, Pauline Verbeek-Cowart, studio, Studio Structure, Oriole Mill, Felt Lace X-Change, Jacquard Center, Bethanne Knudson, conductive, weaving, mill, training, fabric, niche, high end |
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Nonstop Alessi!Posted by Caroline Baumann, on Tuesday November 23, 2010We all enjoyed the opening of Alessi: Ethical and Radical this past weekend at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (on view through April 10, 2011 in the Collab Gallery/Perelman Building), and last night Alberto joined us at Cooper-Hewitt for a scintillating presentation of the company’s work over the decades, reiterating the Alessi ethos that Design is a new form of contemporary art and poetry. Alessi, Alberto Alessi, Sappers kettle, product design, kitchenware, Alessi: ethical and radical, Exhibition, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2011, presentation, talk |
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Alberto Alessi Meets an Old FriendPosted by Bill Moggridge, on Sunday November 21, 2010We’re thrilled that Alberto Alessi will be giving a presentation at the Museum on Monday (22nd) evening! He is the ultimate mediator between designs that can succeed commercially as well as expressing artistic values. Alberto Alessi, Alessi, kitchenware, product design, presentation, talk, Alessi: ethical and radical, Exhibition, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2011, kettle, Whistling Bird Teakettle, Michael Graves, wheelchair, upright, lift, iBOT, Dean Kamen, Segway, software, sensors, signals, calculate, standing height, engineering, discontinued |
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Design ExtravaganzaPosted by Caroline Payson, on Wednesday November 17, 2010This week and next, Cooper-Hewitt is offering extraordinary design programs hosted by Bill Moggridge. The first is this Thursday evening and will feature Professor Shinichi Takemura’s incredible interactive multimedia presentation “Tangible Earth,” which is followed next Monday by a conversation with Italian design maestro Alberto Alessi. public programs, talks, Tangible Earth, installation, shinichi takemura, multimedia, interactcive, digital, globe, Alessi, Alberto Alessi, kitchenware, modern, product design, iconic, Bill Moggridge |
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Bill Moggridge Wins Britain’s 2010 Prince Philip Designers PrizePosted by Caroline Baumann, on Wednesday November 10, 2010Bill Moggridge, director of Cooper-Hewitt, was awarded the 2010 Prince Philip Designers Prize Tuesday, Nov. 9. The U.K.’s most prestigious design prize is awarded annually to recognize a lifetime contribution to design. Bill Moggridge, Director, Prince Philip Designers Prize, 2010, UK, U.K., Britain, award, winner, pioneer, 20th century, technology, education, contribution, Design Council, Prince Philip, chair, longest-running, Special Commendations |
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Positively PrintsPosted by Debbie Ahn, on Tuesday November 09, 2010Members were treated to a “Curator’s Breakfast” – a preview of the IFPDA Print Fair – with Cooper-Hewitt’s Dr. Gail Davidson, Curator and Head of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department. IFPDA, International Fine Print Dealers Association, Print Fair, 2010, annual, members, preview, gail davidson, curator, drawings, prints, graphic design, Carl Solway Gallery, Galerie St Etienne, Fine Art Society, Gemini GEL, Pace Prints, Mixographia |
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Looking into Local ProjectsPosted by Debbie Ahn, on Monday November 08, 2010Jake Barton of Local Projects, National Design Award Finalist in 2010 and 2006, warmly welcomed Cooper-Hewitt Members for a behind-the-scenes look at his media-design firm. Jake Barton, Local Projects, National Design Award, nda, finalist, media, Information, interaction, design, interactivity, production, social media, storytelling, StoryCorps, Thinc Design, exhibition design, 9/11, September 11, museum, members, tour, visit, behind the scenes, give a minute, public, participation |
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