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High School Students Visit the Glass HouseCooper-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 |
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Metal Shutter HousesEarlier 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 |
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Design Miami HighlightsLisa Roberts, Cooper-Hewitt Board of Trustees member and I had an exciting time experiencing our very own rapid prototyping at Luminaire—Francois Brument's one of a kind vessels result from sound waves combined with digital 3-D modeling techniques. Design Miami, 2010, highlights, tour, prototyping, visit |
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Design Miami: Inside/Outside Day 2Another day with Design Watch Members in Miami…. First stop: 1111 Lincoln Road with architect Nils Sanderson from Swiss architects’ Herzog & de Mueron’s office. Design Miami, Design Watch, members, visit, tour, 1111 Lincoln Road, Alchemist, New World Symphony |
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Looking into Local ProjectsJake Barton of Local Projects, National Design Award Finalist in 2010 and 2006, warmly welcomed Cooper-Hewitt Members for a behind-the-scenes look at his media-design firm. Jake Barton, Local Projects, National Design Award, nda, finalist, media, Information, interaction, design, interactivity, production, social media, storytelling, StoryCorps, Thinc Design, exhibition design, 9/11, September 11, museum, members, tour, visit, behind the scenes, give a minute, public, participation |
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Trove’s TreasuresTrove founders Jee Levin and Randall Buck invited Cooper-Hewitt’s Design Watch Members to their environmentally responsible wallcovering atelier for a private visit. Trove, Jee Levin, Randall Buck, wallcoverings, environmental, responsible, atelier, Design Watch, members, visit, modern, photographic, mixed-media, custom, print, waste, excess, Why Design Now, Triennial, Exhibition, Indi, Ara, acquisitions |
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Scenes from SteelcaseCooper-Hewitt’s Design Watch Members visited Steelcase for a private tour of the showroom and sunset reception on the terrace overlooking Columbus Circle. Steelcase, visit, tour, Design Watch, members, showroom, trends, media, space, Convergence, furniture, technology, work, spaces, collaborative, Cobi, chair, feature, Exhibition, Why Design Now, Triennial, Eno, interactive, whiteboards, i2i, seating, solutions |
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10 Membership Moments in 20102010 was a year to remember for Cooper-Hewitt Members. Check out the 10 Membership Moments in 2010 slideshow below. 2010, membership, highlights, slides, New York City, NYC, Auto Show, International Contemporary Furniture Fair, ICFF, International Fine Art & Antiques Dealers Show, International Fine Print Dealers Association, IFDPA, Print Fair, exhibitions, studio, visit, tour, Ted Muehling, Why Design Now, Triennial, Steelcase, Trove, Design Watch, Hoefler & Frere-Jones, Project Projects, WORKac, Local Projects, Interaction Design, James Carpenter, James Carpenter Design Associates, Selldorf Architects, Richard Meier, architect, model gallery, Miami, Design Miami/, renewal |
