Design Conversations

The Braille Alphabet Bracelet Wins the 2010 People’s Design Award Posted by Micah Walter, on Friday October 15, 2010 The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum presented its fifth People’s Design Award to the Braille Alphabet Bracelet Thursday, Oct. 14, at its 11th annual National Design Awards gala in New York. Braille, alphabet, bracelet, Peoples design award, 2010, winner, Leslie Ligon, First Sight Braille Jewelry, functional, literacy, Blind, blindness, vision, impaired, independence, National Braille Press, BrailleInk, past, winners, Katrina Cottage, Marianne Cusato, Toms Shoes, Zon Hearing Aid, Trek Lime Bicycle
Audio Design Matters 2009-2011 Posted by Micah Walter, on Friday October 15, 2010 Hear Cooper-Hewitt Director Bill Moggridge talk about design with Debbie Millman on Design Observer. Bill Moggridge, Director, Debbie Millman, Design Observer, Interview, audio, evolution, design, laptop, computer, human-centered, people-centered, future, plans
Patrick Jouin's Solid C2 Chair Posted by Cindy Trope, on Wednesday October 13, 2010 As part of Cooper-Hewitt’s efforts to explore and document outstanding examples of innovative design, the Museum has begun to collect objects produced by rapid prototyping and manufacturing technology. Patrick Jouin, Jouin Manku, digital, design, computerized, production, technology, materials, acquisition, purchase, members, Solid C2 chair, stereolithography, 3D, 3-D, printing, laser, photosensitive, epoxy, resin, contact, layer, layered, innovative, rapid, prototype, prototyping, manufacture, manufacturing
Optics and Aesthetics Posted by Debbie Ahn, on Thursday October 07, 2010 James Carpenter Design Associates opened their studio doors to Cooper-Hewitt Members on October 6. Members were captivated by the ‘show and tell’ of prismatic effects of transmitted and reflected light. James Carpenter, artist, James Carpenter Design Associates, Architecture, engineering, studio, tour, members, light, reflection, refraction, transmission, Sydney, Olympic Park, 7 World Trade Center, WTC, Hearst Tower, Columbus Center, Israel Museum, natural, environment, phenomena, MacArthur Fellow
Why Design Now? Conference, October 1st Posted by Bill Moggridge, on Wednesday October 06, 2010 There was a deluge at dawn on Friday, canceling many trains and tempting people to stay at home, in spite of their commitment to arrive at Jazz at Lincoln Center by 9:00 am for the start of the WHY DESIGN NOW? Solving Global Challenges Conference. Why Design Now, Triennial, Exhibition, 2010, Solving Global Challenges, conference, streaming, participation, Twitter, tweets, online, audience, Beth Comstock, Welcome, Richard Saul Wurman, TED, presentation, data visualization, Information, trends, energy, health, design processes, Elizabeth Scharpf, Sustainable Health Enterprises, SHE, girls, school, tampons, banana, fibers, local, materials, video, YouTube, Timothy Prestero, Design That Matters, incubator, premature, babies, Africa, car, automobile, replacement, parts, social impact
Sukkah City installation at Union Square Posted by Caroline Baumann, on Friday October 01, 2010 The Sukkah City installation at Union Square last weekend was an ideal example of how to use public space in NYC. sukkah, installation, union square, New York City, NYC, public space, Sukkot, Holiday, jewish, harvest, temporary, shelter, function, religion, Architecture, transient, permanent, architects, religious, Center for Architecture, dozen, panel, selection, entries, submissions, international
Scaasi Spectacular at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Posted by Caroline Baumann, on Tuesday September 28, 2010 As a guest of Jean and Frederic Sharf, I spent this past weekend celebrating the Arnold Scaasi exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Museum’s recent acquisition of his archive and more than 100 of his designs. Scaasi, Arnold Scaasi, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Exhibition, acquisition, archive, fashion design, custom-made, fashionable, socialites
Meier’s Many Models Posted by Debbie Ahn, on Monday September 27, 2010 On September 24, Design Watch Members were treated to a rare look into the Richard Meier & Partners Model Gallery in Long Island City, overlooking the Pepsi-Cola sign and the East River. Richard Meier, model gallery, models, tour, Long Island City, LIC, Design Watch, members, architect, Architecture, Getty Center, Smith House
Recounting The Genesis of Design Research Posted by Caroline Baumann, on Friday September 24, 2010 On September 21, Cooper-Hewitt and Chronicle Books celebrated the publication of Design Research: The Store that Brought Modern Living to American Homes, by Jane Thompson and Alexandra Lange. Design Research, store, postwar, emporium, Boston, Chronicle Books, publication, Jane Thompson, panel, Rob Forbes, Glen Senk, public, Urban Outfitters, Jenna Lyons, J Crew, retail, customer, experience, vintage, Marimekko
New Digital Type: Restraint Posted by Ellen Lupton, on Thursday September 23, 2010 One of the pieces featured in Cooper-Hewitt’s “Digital Typography” installation is a booklet published by Fox River paper company in 2006, showcasing the masterful lettering designs of Marian Bantjes, a designer living off the coast of Vancouver. digital, type, typography, font, recent acquisitions, digital typography, installation, graphic design, type design, post-modern, gail davidson, curator, Ellen Lupton, contemporary, typefaces, Marian Bantjes, Restraint, sinuous, Modular