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Members' Curator Tour \| Six Things: Sagmeister & Walsh at the Jewish Museum Open to Design Watch Members and above. Join the Jewish Museum’s Curatorial Assistant, Rebecca Shaykin, for an exhibition tour of Six Things: Sagmeister & Walsh. Design Watch, membership, tour, event, curator
Members’ Tour \| The National Design Library Open to Design Watch Members and above. Cooper-Hewitt's National Design Library, formerly housed in the Carnegie Mansion, now inhabits a gorgeously renovated space in the Museum's main administrative buildings at 9 East 90th Street! Join Stephen Van Dyk, Smithsonian Institution Library’s Art Department Head, for a very special tour for Design Watch Members. membership, Design Watch, National Design Library, tour, event
Members’ Tour \| New York International Automobile Show Open exclusively to Patron and National Design Council Members. Join New York Times’ acclaimed design critic, Phil Patton, for an exclusive preview of this year’s hottest concept and production cars at the Auto Show. Passes for the tour are limited. RSVP to the Membership Office at 212.849.8349 or chmembership@si.edu. membership, patron, tour, Phil Patton, nytimes, cars, Auto Show
Members' Tour \| International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) Open exclusively to Design Watch Members and above. Preview the 25th Annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair with Matilda McQuaid, Deputy Curatorial Director. More than 500 exhibitors from all points of the globe will display contemporary furniture, seating, carpet and flooring, lighting, outdoor furniture, materials, wall coverings, accessories, textiles, and kitchen and bath for residential and commercial interiors. RSVP to the Membership Office at 212.849.8349 or chmembership@si.edu. ICFF, Design Watch, membership, event, tour
Only One Month Left to See Graphic Design— Now in Production In this quick ten-minute gallery tour, curator Ellen Lupton talks about indie publishing, typographic spectacle, non-normative software use, design as fiction and more. Ellen Lupton, Exhibition, graphic design, walkthrough, tour, gallery, Governors Island, video
Sustainability: Visiting the Newtown Creek Waste Water Treatment Plant According to Jim Pynn, Superintendent of Newtown Creek’s 52-acre water waste treatment plant, the plant’s star architectural feature is eight futuristic, stainless steel–clad “digester eggs.” Tours of the facility began less than a year ago. Newtown Creek, treatment plant, waste water, sustainability, New York City, NYC, tour
Downtown Design Paul Johnson, who established Johnson Trading Gallery in 2007, welcomed Design Watch Members for a look into the gallery’s mix of vintage and contemporary pieces by emerging designers. Paul Johnson, Johnson Traiding Gallery, Design Watch, members, tour
Miami Memories Design Watch Members from across the nation met in Miami for a memorable week of design. The seventh edition of Design Miami/ featured the world’s leading galleries specializing in 20th and 21st century collectible design. This year’s expanded fair included 28 galleries Design Miami, fair, 2011, Design Watch, tour, galleries, 20th century, 21st century, collectible
High School Students Visit the Glass House Cooper-Hewitt Youth Programs students were in for an exciting excursion when they ventured outside the city to nearby New Canaan, Connecticut. They visited Philip Johnson’s Glass House and received a two-hour tour of the extensive campus. high school, hs, students, Teens, Glass House, Philip Johnson, tour, visit, New Canaan, Architecture, architectural
Metal Shutter Houses Earlier this week, Cooper-Hewitt’s Design Watch Members had the special privilege of visiting Metal Shutter Houses, Shigeru Ban’s first condominium project in the United States, with Dean Maltz, Partner at Shigeru Ban Architects, and developer Jeff Spiritos. Metal Shutter Houses, Shigeru Ban, condominium, New York West Chelsea, variable, façade, screens, Design Watch, members, visit, tour