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Quicktake: Tata Nano—The People's CarUnveiled last year in India by Tata Motors, India's largest automobile manufacturer, the Tata Nano is targeted to families who had not previously been able to afford a car. Billed as "the people's car," the base model starts at $2,500 in India and can accommodate up to five adults. A bright, sunshine yellow Nano will be on display in Cooper-Hewitt's Great Hall, along with diagrams and photos illustrating its concept, development and production. Tata Motors, Tata Nano, exhibitions, Quicktake, car, automobile, vehicle, India, yellow |
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Why Design Now? Conference, October 1stThere was a deluge at dawn on Friday, canceling many trains and tempting people to stay at home, in spite of their commitment to arrive at Jazz at Lincoln Center by 9:00 am for the start of the WHY DESIGN NOW? Solving Global Challenges Conference. Why Design Now, Triennial, Exhibition, 2010, Solving Global Challenges, conference, streaming, participation, Twitter, tweets, online, audience, Beth Comstock, Welcome, Richard Saul Wurman, TED, presentation, data visualization, Information, trends, energy, health, design processes, Elizabeth Scharpf, Sustainable Health Enterprises, SHE, girls, school, tampons, banana, fibers, local, materials, video, YouTube, Timothy Prestero, Design That Matters, incubator, premature, babies, Africa, car, automobile, replacement, parts, social impact |
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MIT's CityCar and the Future of UncertainJust what, exactly, is MIT’s CityCar? It is a car, yes, and a tiny one at that. It looks a bit like a jellybean and it’s stackable, like a grocery cart. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, citycar, Abel Wolman, electric car, car, automobile, electric, vehicle, rendering, techonology, GRiD, distribution, storage, batteries, charging, urban, William J. Mitchell, Why Design Now, Triennial, Exhibition |
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A Car in the HouseThe poster on the fence outside the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum showed a photograph of the Tata Nano with the caption “actual size.” That didn’t mean that it was easy to install for display in the museum, as you can see from this little movie (filmed by our media makers Shamus Adams and Alex Tibbets). Tata Nano, car, automobile, vehicle, India, Display, film, RE:DESIGN, renovation, gallery, Exhibition, space, elevator |
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Flowing FormsDesign Watch Members of the Museum had a preview of the 2010 New York International Automobile Show this week. Phil Patton led the group – he’s the design critic and author who knows lots about whatever moves you and writes the Wheels blog for NYTimes.com. New York International Automobile Show, 2010, preview, Design Watch, members, Phil Patton, critic, writer, Wheels blog, NY Times, trends, fuel economy, accessible, affordable, price, struggle, electric, car, automobile, vehicle, Nissan Leaf, zero emissions, range, rebate, aerodynamics, shapes, airflow, flow, details, turbulence, Infiniti, Chevrolet Cruze, Robin Givhan, Washington Post, style, editor, moderator, Voices in American Fashion, conversation, National Design Award, winners, Francisco Costa, Maria Cornejo, Yeohlee Teng, role, work, contemporary, Design USA, Exhibition, flatter, feminine |
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Behind the Scenes of Quicktake: Tata NanoOn February 16th the smiling Tata Nano rolled through the front doors of Cooper-Hewitt, up the stairs and settled on a platform in the Great Hall. Unveiled last year in India by Tata Motors, India’s largest automobile manufacturer, the Tata Nano is targeted to families who had not previously been able to afford a car. Quicktake, Exhibition, Tata Nano, Tata Motors, car, automobile, vehicle, installation, smiling, Great Hall, India, manufacturer, affordable, peoples car, accommodate, yellow, Display |
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