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Cooper-Hewitt: Inside the Designer's Studio with Maria PintoCooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum presents Maria Pinto in conversation with Mary Tomer, founder of Mrs.O.org and author of Mrs. O: The Face of Fashion Democracy. Maria Pinto, the Chicago-based designer, is known for her confident and sophisticated clothes, produced in clean lines and luxurious fabrics. Pinto is also known for providing many of First Lady Michelle Obamas signature looks starting with President Obamas term as U.S. Senator. Maria Pinto is featured in Mrs. Maria Pinto, Michelle Obama, Fashion Design, Dress Fabric Studio, Chicago, Mary Tomer, Mrs.O.org |
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Cooper-Hewitt: Design Du Jour, the End of the Plate? - Panel DiscussionKatsuya Fukushima (minibar, Washington, DC), Homaro Cantu (Moto, Chicago), and Grant Achatz and designer Martin Kastner (Alinea, Chicago) discuss experimentation and iconoclastic new ways of presenting food. Moderator: Darra Goldstein, co-curator, Feeding Desire Design Du Jour, Grant Achatz, chef, Alinea, Chicago, Katsuya Fukushima, Minibar, Washington DC, Homaru Cantu, Moto, Martin Kastner, Designer, Darra Goldstein, Feeding Desire, food presentation, experimentation, alternatives, iconoclast, panel, talk, long, public program |
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Cooper-Hewitt: Design Du Jour - Grant Achatz and Martin KastnerChef Grant Achatz of Alinea in Chicago, IL and designer/sculptor Martin Kastner discuss experimentation and iconoclastic new ways of presenting food. Grant Achatz, chef, Alinea, Chicago, Martin Kastner, Designer, sculptor, food presentation, experimentation, iconoclast, Design Du Jour, talk, long, public program |
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2011 National Design Awards: Communication Design Award - Rick ValicentiThe 2011 winner for Communication Design is Rick Valicenti. Rick's graphics bristle with innovation, imagination, curiosity, and craft. He has been a leading presence in design as a practitioner, an educator, and a mentor. In 1988, he founded Thirst, a Chicago-based design collaborative devoted to art, function, and authentic human presence. The Communication Design Award is given to an individual or firm for exceptional and exemplary work in graphic or multimedia design. Rick Valicenti, communication designer, Thirst, Chicago, National Design Awards, 2011, National Design Award Communication Design |
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Bill's Design Talks: Scott WilsonMuseum director, Bill Moggridge, in conversation with industrial designer, Scott Wilson. Scott Wilson, Industrial Designer, Industrial Design, MINIMAL, bills design talks, Chicago, talk, long, public program |
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Chicago Furniture: Art, Craft and Industry 1833–1983An exhibition of the history of furniture making in Chicago, from the development of mechanization and mass production to design innovations in art furniture. This traveling exhibition was organized by Sharon Darling, Curator of Decorative Arts at the Chicago Historical Society. furniture, Chicago, traveling exhibitions, ch:exhibition=35350349 |
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ChicagoRecently in Chicago for NeoCon and the the unveiling of the Architecture & Design Galleries at the Art Institute of Chicago. Enjoyed showroom after showroom, despite the dizzying effect of the Merchandise Mart! Chicago, NeoCon, 2010, Art Institute of Chicago, architecture and design, galleries, new, Merchandise Mart, Antenna Workspace, Masamichi Udagawa, Sigi Moeslinger, Renzo Piano, Maharam, textiles, Cindy Allen, Yves Béhar, Bruce Mau, Hanns-Peter Cohn, Gregg Buchbinder, Susan Szenasy, Gio Ponti, Polly Apfelbaum, Bourollec brothers, Konstantin Grcic, Patrick Jouin, Marcel Wanders, Joseph Rosa, Zoë Ryan, Alison Fisher |
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