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Cooper-Hewitt: Finding Design Solutions Designers Sergio Palleroni and Bryan Bell discuss the relevance and potential for design to solve critical issues in the world. They describe projects being executed internationally with their college students to foster civic environmentalism and address issues such as hunger, community, and unemployment. Design Solutions, projects, Sergio Palleroni, Bryan Bell, architect, Center for Sustainable Solutions, Design Corps, civic environmentalism, issues, international, talk, long, public program
Teens Create Socially Responsible Campaigns One of the exciting aspects of Design with the Other 90%: Cities is the ability to connect the international themes of the exhibition to a New York setting. In our second DesignPrep workshop held at the United Nations, teens examined key issues highlighted in the exhibition. designprep, program, Teens, youth, Workshop, United Nations, New York City, NYC, social, responsibility, issues, international, campaigns, iPad, teamwork, proposals, John Emerson
Design with the Other 90%: CITIES The first exhibition in this series, Design for the Other 90%, sparked an international dialogue about how design could improve the lives of poor and marginalized communities around the world. Professional designers traditionally focused on 10% of the world’s population, but that has dramatically changed in this new millennium. Design with the Other 90%: Cities, Exhibition, cities, urban, dialogue, international, marginalized, communities, problem solving, collaboration, cross-sector, affordable, solutions, emerging, technology, migration, informat settlements, Global Majority, participatory, local, innovative, knowledge sharing
Sukkah City installation at Union Square The Sukkah City installation at Union Square last weekend was an ideal example of how to use public space in NYC. sukkah, installation, union square, New York City, NYC, public space, Sukkot, Holiday, jewish, harvest, temporary, shelter, function, religion, Architecture, transient, permanent, architects, religious, Center for Architecture, dozen, panel, selection, entries, submissions, international
Illustrated Children’s Books from the Cooper-Hewitt Collection Over the past several weeks, I explored the Cooper-Hewitt Museum Design Museum Library’s collection of illustrated children’s books as part of the Arts Intern program through Studio in a School. illustrations, illustrated, childrens books, Children, collection, ArtsIntern, Studio in a School, rare, Hewitt sisters, active, Mary Stuart Book Fund, JP Morgan Book Fund, pop-up, popup, movable, mechanical, 18th century, contemporary, international, fairy tales, alphabet, nursery, rhymes, songbooks, first, early, editions, Walter Crane, Kate Greenaway, Beatrix Potter, exhibitions, showcase, Nine Lives, American Drawings, Fantastic Illustration and Design in Britain, Odyssey in Print, Picturing Words, Wall Stories, Paper Engineering, National Museum of American History, fragile, handling, digitization, digitize, pre-1923, copyright
Valuing World Cultures – Bill Moggridge The third of the grand challenges posed by Secretary Wayne Clough for the new strategic plan of the Smithsonian is explained by the sentence: “As a steward and ambassador of cultural connections, with a presence in some 100 countries and expertise and collections that encompass the globe, we will build bridges of mutual respect, and present the diversity of world cultures and the joy of creativity with accuracy, insight, and reverence.” challenge, Wayne Clough, smithsonian, steward, cultures, connection, countries, World, value, respect, diversity, diverse, present, creativity, international, Why Design Now, Triennial, Exhibition, why, Web, internet, Design for a LIving World, solutions, sustainable, materials, Piranesi as Designer, Piranesi, role, reform, 18th century, contemporary, Design for the Other 90%, affordable, socially responsible, community, Cynthia Smith, curator, Critical Mass, population, growth, urbanization
Understanding and Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet This is the second of the grand challenges posed by Secretary Wayne Clough for the new strategic plan of the Smithsonian, with the explanatory sentence: “We will use our resources across scientific museums and centers to significantly advance our knowledge and understanding of life on earth, respond to the growing threat of environmental change, and sustain human well-being.” challenge, Wayne Clough, smithsonian, resources, sustain, implications, how, questions, respond, experiences, people, bio, biodiverse, nano, technology, social, Tony Dunne, Fiona Raby, Design Interactions, Royal College of Art, environment, change, communicate, holistic, Tangible Earth, project, digital, globe, installation, shinichi takemura, pragmatic, sustainable, materials, recycling, collaborate, Why Design Now, Triennial, Exhibition, World, planet, international, themes
Best of the Blogs 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
Design Miami 2009 Design Watch Members recently explored the international design and contemporary art scene in Miami, including exclusive private collection visits and special events with design luminaries. Design Miami/, Miami, 2009, fair, international, contemporary, Design Watch, members, visits, tours
Cooper-Hewitt Director Over the past several months, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum’s Search Committee has been hard at work conducting an international search for a new Director. There was tremendous interest in this important position and narrowing the field was a difficult challenge, but in the end we are thrilled with our selection. Director, museum, search, international, selection, Bill Moggridge, laptop, computer, IDEO, co-founder, pioneer, Interaction Design, human-centered, people-centered