Design Conversations

Best of the Blogs Posted by Cynthia E. Smith, on Friday March 26, 2010 The Design for the Other 90% blog is a finalist for a BOBs Award for Best English Language Weblog! Design for the Other 90%, Exhibition, blog, finalist, award, Best of the Blogs, BOBs, Best English Language Weblog, international, vote, online, weblog
Behind the Scenes of Quicktake: Tata Nano Posted by Jennifer Northrop, on Friday March 19, 2010 On February 16th the smiling Tata Nano rolled through the front doors of Cooper-Hewitt, up the stairs and settled on a platform in the Great Hall. Unveiled last year in India by Tata Motors, India’s largest automobile manufacturer, the Tata Nano is targeted to families who had not previously been able to afford a car. Quicktake, Exhibition, Tata Nano, Tata Motors, car, automobile, vehicle, installation, smiling, Great Hall, India, manufacturer, affordable, peoples car, accommodate, yellow, Display
Behind the Scenes of Quicktake: Rodarte Posted by Jennifer Northrop, on Monday March 08, 2010 The making of any exhibition is a fascinating and complex project. This video gives you a sense of what happened behind the scenes in the run up to the opening of Quicktake: Rodarte. Quicktake, Rodarte, fashion design, Kate Mulleavy, Laura Mulleavy, sisters, Exhibition, video, Caroline Baumann, Gregory Krum
Design in the Face of Disaster Posted by William Berry, on Friday March 05, 2010 Design in the Face of Disaster, a discussion on how design can alleviate some of the innumerable problems facing Haiti right now. Watch a video of the program and check out our other past program videos on our video site. Design in the Face of Disaster, discussion, Haiti, earthquake, alleviate, problems, solution, video, public program, talk, Pierre Fouche, engineer, Anna Muoio, Design Continuum, social innovation, Jean-Cedric Meeus, UNICEF, supply, Gerald Martone, Humanitarian, Affairs, International Rescue Committee
Rodarte in Conversation with Sally Singer Posted by William Berry, on Tuesday February 23, 2010 Laura Mulleavy, one of the designers behind Rodarte and Vogue’s fashion news and features director, Sally Singer were at Cooper-Hewitt this past Saturday discussing Rodarte’s work. Rodarte, Laura Mulleavy, fashion design, Exhibition, conversation, Sally Singer, Vogue, video
Rodarte Party Posted by Jennifer Northrop, on Friday February 19, 2010 Fashion Week closed with a big, fabulous bang last night at Cooper-Hewitt where Laura and Kate Mulleavy graced us with their extraordinary craft and design. Quicktake, Exhibition, Rodarte, fashion design, Kate Mulleavy, Laura Mulleavy, sisters, Fashion Week, party, fashion icons, Kim Gordon, Natalie Portman, Kirsten Dunst, Justin Theroux
Rodarte Show Posted by Caroline Baumann, on Wednesday February 17, 2010 Rodarte show was like no other—breathtakingly beautiful materials in muted tones combined to communicate a dreamy state. Gorgeous pieces with surprising, mixed use of knits, lace, felt and silk. Rodarte, fashion design, Laura Mulleavy, Kate Mulleavy, sisters, fashion show, materials, invitation design, Patrick Li
Design Contest for K-12 Students Posted by Caroline Payson, on Wednesday February 03, 2010 Cooper-Hewitt is delighted to once again partner with Google for the Doodle 4 Google design competition. K-12 students from across the country are challenged to think like designers, using Google’s iconic logo to convey their hopes and dreams inspired by the theme, “If I Could Do Anything I Would….” Google, doodle, doodle 4 google, competition, K-12, k12, students, schools, design education, classroom, resources, Exhibition, programs
Quicktake: Rodarte - Behind the Scenes Part 2 Posted by Sarah Scaturro, on Wednesday January 27, 2010 Before any mannequin dressing begins, proper museum protocol regarding the intake of objects must be followed. The process generally goes like this: First, the boxes or crates are opened in a clean and secure gallery or room that has environmental controls (including a specific relative humidity and temperature). Quicktake, Rodarte, Exhibition, fashion design, Laura Mulleavy, Kate Mulleavy, protocol, Object, intake, uncrating, photograph, registrar, reports, Carnegie mansion, Teak Room
Quicktake: Rodarte - Behind the Scenes Part 1 Posted by Sarah Scaturro, on Monday January 25, 2010 The first thing that comes to my mind when planning for an exhibition that has fashion is: how do we want to show the garments? Typically the answer is “on a mannequin”. Quicktake, Rodarte, Exhibition, fashion design, Laura Mulleavy, Kate Mulleavy, planning, mannequin, showcase, garments, support, intention, Gregory Krum, curator, Ralph Pucci, Manikin, loan