Design Conversations

Slideshow: Celebrating Design at the White House Posted by Ellen Lupton, on Monday July 21, 2008 On Monday, July 14, Mrs. Laura Bush hosted the winners and finalists of the 2008 National Design Awards at a brunch reception at the White House. National Design Awards, nda, 2008, winners, finalists, reception, White House, Washington, DC, First Lady, Laura Bush, presentation, national seal, Charles Harrison, lifetime achievement, Sears, principals, Olin Partnership, landscape design, gala
Mobilizing Resources Posted by Cynthia E. Smith, on Monday July 07, 2008 The majority of India’s poor still live in rural villages, while the many living in the urban areas have increasing purchasing power. India, majority, population, poor, rural, villages, urban, purchasing power, disparity, GOONJ, NGO, clothing, clothes, surplus, re-use, reuse, engagement, community, projects, infrastructure, exchange, impact, systemic, changes, discard, lessons, scalable, distribution, post-disaster, application, worldwide
Video: Boym Partners at GlassLab Posted by William Berry, on Tuesday June 17, 2008 Constantin and Laurene Boym of Boym Partners, a New York-based design studio, collaborated with GlassLab which set up shop last month in Cooper-Hewitt’s garden Constantin Boym, Laurene Boym, Boym Partners, New York City, NYC, design studio, GlassLab, Corning, Corning Museum of Glass, demonstration, performances, Garden, video
Design Geography Posted by Estudio Campana, on Wednesday June 11, 2008 Fernando and Humberto Campana grew up in Brotas, Brasil, 235 kilometers (146 miles) north of São Paulo. When the Campanas were growing up it was a small town that was renowned for its exuberant natural features and good soil for growing coffee. Campana Brothers, Fernando Campana, Humberto Campana, brothers, product design, Industrial Design, geography, Brotas, Brazil, town, nature, growing up, movies, films
Straw and Earth Posted by Cynthia E. Smith, on Monday June 09, 2008 An energy-efficient straw bale house is being built on the Mall, across the street from the US Capitol. Natural builders from around the country converged on Washington DC to construct the straw shelter and a bamboo shade structure. straw, bale, house, Mall, Washington, DC, natural, Green, builders, Rose Morin, Builders Without Borders, strength, simplicity, buildings, eco-house, US Botanic Garden, One Planet- Ours, sustainability, displays, Exhibition, United Nations, Environment Program, Department of Energy, DOE, construction, climate, Finland, Mexico, insulation, waste, energy, reduction, materials, cost, housing, shortage, solution, appropriate
Kidrobot at GlassLab Posted by Chad Phillips, on Wednesday June 04, 2008 GlassLab was a really unique adventure. I had been to The Corning Museum of Glass a few times and even seen glass blown there, but never had the “on-hand” experience of directing the blowers to create the piece as exact as I wanted it. GlassLab, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, Glass, materials, melting point, Kidrobot, live, on-hand, performance, demonstration
Slideshow: Glasslab Posted by William Berry, on Wednesday May 28, 2008 GlassLab, now on view at Cooper-Hewitt through June 3, is an innovative program of The Corning Museum of Glass that pairs its master glassmakers with some of the most creative minds working in design today. GlassLab, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, demonstration, live, performance, master, glassmaker, collaboration, Harry Allen, Constantin Boym, Laurene Boym, Boym Partners, Francisco Costa, Calvin Klein, Paul Haigh, architect, Chad Phillips, Kidrobot, Sigi Moeslinger, Masamichi Udagawa, Antenna Design, Tobias Wong, NY Times, feature, slides
Summer in Minneapolis Posted by Cynthia E. Smith, on Thursday May 22, 2008 Design for the Other 90% reopens at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 24 and will be there right through the summer until September 7, 2008. The design solutions will be displayed within several second generation larger Global Village Shelters in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, one of the largest urban sculpture parks in the United States. Design for the Other 90%, traveling exhibition, developing countries, problem solving, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, summer, 2008, Global Village Shelters, Display, Sculpture Garden, free, anniversary, celebration
Design for the Other 90% Wins Posted by Cynthia E. Smith, on Wednesday May 14, 2008 For the second year in a row Cooper-Hewitt wins a Webby, the “oscars” of the internet! Congratulations to our very talented web creator, William Berry, for his amazing work. Webby, award, winner, internet, Web, online, Cultural Institutions, honor, international, William Berry, web design, Design for the Other 90%, Exhibition, entries, worldwide
2008 National Design Awards Posted by Caroline Payson, on Saturday May 10, 2008 On May 8 Cooper-Hewitt announced the winners and finalists of the ninth annual National Design Awards. Each year the Awards recognize excellence, innovation, and public impact across a variety of disciplines, including architecture, communication, fashion, interior, landscape, and product design. National Design Awards, nda, 2008, ninth, annual, disciplines, Architecture, communication, fashion, interior, landscape, product design, winners, finalists, feedback, public, lifetime achievement, Charles Harrison, corporate achievement, Google, JetBlue, oxo, design Mind, Michael Bierut, Bruce Nussbaum, Michael Sorkin, Tom Kundig, LOT-EK, Weiss/Manfredi, Scott Stowell, Stephen Doyle, Prologue Films, Ralph Rucci, Thom Browne, Zac Posen, Rockwell Group, Deborah Berke & Partners, Diane Lewis, Olin Partnership, Gustafson Guthrie Nichol, Stoss Landscape Urbanism, Antenna Design, Boym Partners, Karim Rashid