Design Conversations

Unexpected Design Posted by Monica Harriss, on Monday August 22, 2011 Teens from around the city joined us for a two-day product-design workshop led by instructor Julia Chiang. It was an unexpected design medium for sure – candy! Julia Chiang, artist, sculptor, ring pops, candy, Papabubble, Workshop, product design, product-design, Teens, youth, high school, high-school, students
Collection Spotlight: Whitney Warren Posted by Jacquelann Killian, on Thursday July 28, 2011 Cooper-Hewitt’s Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department collection holds a large group of drawings by Whitney Warren, including two albums of over 230 sketches made while he was living in France in the last decades of the nineteenth century. Whitney Warren, architect, 19th century, 20th century, Warren and Wetmore, collection spotlight, drawings, sketches, buildings, details, France, Europe
The GRiD Compass Laptop and the Space Shuttle Posted by Cindy Trope, on Thursday July 21, 2011 Having grown up with the “space race” as a national preoccupation for so many years – which provided not only a stage for scientific exploration but also for some the twentieth century’s most notable technological developments – I find it hard to believe that the Space Shuttle just completed its 130th and final mission. GRiD, GRiD Compass Laptop, Graphical, Retrieval, Information, Display, laptop, Space Shuttle, Bill Moggridge, Interaction Design
Monday Enhancement: Lit Tree Posted by Katie Shelly, on Monday July 18, 2011 Lit Tree is an augmented-reality project which lets you use hand gestures to interact with an illuminated tree. Lit Tree, augmented-reality, interaction, voxels, 3-D, 3D, pixels, Kinect, scan, Kimchi and Chips, de-screenify, outdoor, visual, media
Metal Shutter Houses Posted by Debbie Ahn, on Friday July 15, 2011 Earlier this week, Cooper-Hewitt’s Design Watch Members had the special privilege of visiting Metal Shutter Houses, Shigeru Ban’s first condominium project in the United States, with Dean Maltz, Partner at Shigeru Ban Architects, and developer Jeff Spiritos. Metal Shutter Houses, Shigeru Ban, condominium, New York West Chelsea, variable, façade, screens, Design Watch, members, visit, tour
Monday Enhancement: The Artvertiser Posted by Katie Shelly, on Monday July 11, 2011 The Artvertiser is a software platform that replaces billboard advertisements with art in real-time. It works by teaching computers to recognize individual advertisements so they can be easily replaced with alternative content, like images and video. Artvertiser, artvertising, software, open source, advertisement, advertising, billboard, alternative, content, goggles, binoculars, improved reality, augmented reality
Designing Media - Roger McNamee Posted by Bill Moggridge, on Thursday July 07, 2011 Roger McNamee is both a musician and a venture capitalist. He got his start on the business side, helping the Grateful Dead to stay viable after Jerry Garcia’s death through direct sales to its fans. Roger McNamee, venture capital, venture capitalist, Elevation Partners, music, musician, Moonalice, direct sales, promotion, access, democratize, creative process, Bill Moggridge, designing media, Interview
Cooper-Hewitt Scholars Win Big with Jell-O! Posted by Marianna Siciliano, on Wednesday July 06, 2011 Our May blog post featured Sophomore Scholars students preparing to participate in the annual Jell-O Mold Competition. On Saturday, June 25th, their designs were unveiled at the Gowanus Studio Space in Brooklyn. jell-o, jello, jell-o design competition, mold, students, Sophomore Scholars
Monday Enhancement: Disappearing Hardware Posted by Katie Shelly, on Monday June 27, 2011 Lots of designers are using video simulations or video prototypes to develop ideas that aren't yet possible. Some of the most fun ideas imagine a digital world in which our hardware devices shrink, dissolve, or vanish altogether. video, simulations, prototypes, futuristic, immersive, physical, virtual, data, Display, technology, hardware, devices, blocks, animation, Keiichi Matsuda, Julia Tsao
Designboost at Cooper-Hewitt Posted by Bill Moggridge, on Tuesday June 21, 2011 Back in February, I blogged about the Designboost Web site, likening it to a periodic table of design knowledge. This time, Peer Eriksson and David Carlson were here at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum to run the first BoostEvent in the United States. DesignBoost, web site, event, Design beyond Design, collaboration, Material Connexion, Sweden, PrimePR, discussion, innovation