Design

Design and Social Impact Q + A: Bryan Bell 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, SEED network, Architecture	,
Meet the Staff: Cara McCarty Cara McCarty, Curatorial Director, shares her experience working at Cooper-Hewitt. curatorial, re-design, exhibitions
United Nations Fever 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 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 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 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 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	, , , , ,
Meet the Staff: Kelly Gorman Kelly Gorman, Grants Manager in the Development Department, shares her experience working at Cooper-Hewitt. meet the staff, development, grants manager
DesignPrep Scholars: Prototyping Interactive Experiences for the Cooper-Hewitt Interaction design is not just about the way an individual interacts with his or her surroundings, it is about bringing people together and starting conversations. On February 4th at Cooper-Hewitt’s uptown Design Center, this was the theme for our group of Design Scholars’ most recent workshop. We held our first meeting with a few user experience (UX) designers from Local Projects, a New-York based media design firm.. designprep, scholars, Teens, education, museum, Interaction Design, fashion design, graphic design	,
Social Impact and Design “There is much that members of this diverse, global community can learn from one another and from the constituents they serve.” - Design and Social Impact finding “Where are the gaps? What are the models? How can we prepare the next generation of designers?” were the three topics a diverse group of leading practitioners and educators explored together at the Social Impact Design Summit in New York. Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, the National Endowment for the Arts, and The Lemelson Foundation organized the one day convening to advance the burgeoning field of socially responsible design. Intelligent Coalitions, social impact design, white paper, Social Impact Design Summit