Design Conversations

Meet the Staff: Nate Wilcox Thursday February 07, 2013 Nate Wilcox, Director of Operations, shares his experience working at Cooper-Hewitt. museum, staff
Reflections from a Queensland fellow Posted by Marianna Siciliano, on Thursday January 24, 2013 Every year, the Queensland-Smithsonian Fellowship Program provides the opportunity for one Queensland school teacher to travel to New York to work in the Cooper-Hewitt’s Education Department for the summer. They develop knowledge and skills to apply and share with students and colleagues back in Queensland as well as contribute their unique vision to programs offered by the Department.
Meet the Staff: Katie Shelly Posted by Katie Shelly, on Wednesday January 09, 2013 Katie Shelly, Digital Media Specialist, shares her experiences working at Cooper-Hewitt.
Hive Fashion Posted by Halima Johnson, on Friday December 14, 2012 Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum’s Hive Fashion program wrapped up its last session of the year with the twelve high school students pitching their own fashion design concepts to a jury of designers and business professionals at Roc Apparel in New York City. Hive Fashion
A Deeper Dive: Design Miami/ Tour Highlights Posted by Andrea Lipps, on Monday December 10, 2012 The guided tours I led through Design Miami/ sought to help visitors navigate the fair by taking a deep dive into the content, illuminating themes and historical continuity in the contemporary work. What follow are five highlights from the tour, representing a range of themes I found throughout the work on display – nature, materials, process, and play. Design Miami/, contemporary design, Lonneke Gordjin & Ralph Nauta, Nendo, Lasvit, Studio Glithero, Snarkitecture, Sylvain Willenz, CIRVA, Glass, process, nature, Carpenters Workshop Gallery, Galerie VIVID, Volume Gallery, Victor Hunt
Meet the Staff: Matthew O'Connor Tuesday December 04, 2012 Matthew O'Connor, our Production Manager for the Exhibitions Department, shares his experiences. staff, Production Manager, Exhibitions Department
A wilted icon at Design Miami/ Posted by Andrea Lipps, on Monday December 03, 2012 With a dark streak that carries across their work, it is not surprising that Dutch design firm Studio Job has anthropomorphized the Eiffel Tower, wilted in sad defeat. Design Miami/, contemporary design, decorative arts, Studio Job, lamp, bronze, Eiffel Tower
Design and food at Design Miami/ Posted by Andrea Lipps, on Sunday December 02, 2012 Design and food continues to be an area of design practice garnering attention as it pushes at the boundaries of what we think of as traditional design. (Full discloser, I am organizing an exhibition on the subject.) Case in point: Design Miami/’s first BE OPEN Forum includes eating designer Marije Vogelzang on its roster. Design and Food, food, contemporary design, Design Miami/, exhibitions, Marije Vogelzang
What IS that? And more at Design Miami/... Posted by Andrea Lipps, on Friday November 30, 2012 Join me for a stimulating romp through Design Miami/’s exhibitions as we explore exciting trends and highlights at the fair. Design Miami/, contemporary design, Snarkitecture, Joanna Grawunder, Charles Kalpakian, Volume Gallery, Carpenters Workshop Gallery, Galerie BSL
Meet the Staff: Ellen Lupton Posted by Laurie Bohlk, on Friday November 02, 2012 Ellen Lupton, our Senior Curator of Contemporary Design, shares her experiences. curator, contemporary design