Videos

Cooper-Hewitt Visits Smart Design

Monday June 18, 2012The Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt has recently acquired several original prototypes and drawings used to develop OXO's Good Grips product line. Cooper-Hewitt curators identified this line for the museum's collection because the products were a game-changing innovation iconic of late 20th century design. Watch this video to learn more about the story behind the objects.Smart Design, davin stowell, dan formosa, gail davidson, cindy trope, sarah coffin, product design, ID, Industrial Design, NYC, oxo, good grips, ergonomics, late 20th century design

Target: Design in the Classroom

Monday June 18, 2012Target: Design in the Classroom is an innovative new program that brings the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum to NYC schools. This video shows a kids-eye-view into a full day of design workshops at P.S. 124 in South Ozone, Queens. All K-12 teachers in NYC are eligible for this free, hands-on design workshop. Register online today at www.cooperhewitt.org/designK12registration to register your school for this exciting & free program.Design in the Classroom, target, design workshops, Teacher outreach, k12, NYC schools, Joanna Burgess, Valarie Lewis

DesignPrep: The Scholars Program

Monday June 18, 2012Excerpts from year-end presentations by Cooper-Hewitt's Youth Scholars. They talk about their favorite moments in the Scholars program, which includes intimate seminars, hands-on design workshops, studio visits, prestigious internships, and college tours. The Scholars Program is a component of DesignPrep, a series of free design-education programs for New York City high-school students, developed to introduce them to opportunities in design.designprep, Youth Scholars program, design education, NYC high schools, student presentations

Cooper-Hewitt: 2011 Business of Design

Monday June 18, 2012A group of business and institutional leaders discuss the value and challenges of using design thinking . The conversation on October 19 was moderated by Bob Safian, the editor of Fastcompany magazine.Business of Design, 2011, Bob Safian, moderator

2011 Business of Design: Raj Patel - Design encourages others to innovate

Monday June 18, 2012Raj Patel, Arup, Business of Design, 2011

2011 Business of Design: Raj Patel - Evolving understanding of design's role in business

Monday June 18, 2012Raj Patel, Arup, Business of Design, 2011

2011 Business of Design: Raj Patel - Design breeds design

Monday June 18, 2012Raj Patel, Arup, Business of Design, 2011

2011 Business of Design: Raj Patel - Design's place around infrastructure

Monday June 18, 2012Raj Patel, Arup, Business of Design, 2011

2011 Business of Design: Raj Patel - A trend in consumerism?

Monday June 18, 2012Raj Patel, Arup, Business of Design, 2011

Bill's Design Talks: A Tribute to Eva Zeisel

Monday June 18, 2012

Eva Zeisel was an industrial designer, ceramic artist, writer, and force of nature. During her extraordinary career, which spanned nine decades, she produced highly recognizable domestic items that changed the way Americans set their tables and furnished their homes. Zeisel was widely regarded as a master of modern design, creating objects that were beautiful as well as useful. She often said that her work was the "playful search for beauty."

Eva Zeisel, Industrial Designer, Ceramic Artist, Playful Search for Beauty, ceramics, pottery, Tribute, Jed Perl, James Klein, David Reid, bills design talks, panel, talk, long, public program

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