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Why Design Now?: Power Aware CordWhy? Most people have no sense of their energy usage until they receive their monthly utility bill. The Power Aware cord is a poetic gesture that indicates energy is flowing to an appliance through glowing pulses and intensity of light. For instance, changing the volume on stereo equipment becomes immediately visible, as does the silent drain of electricity from appliances on standby. Power Aware cord, energy usage, visualization, light, Interactive Institute, Why Design Now, Exhibition |
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ParticlesDaito Manabe and Motoi Ishibashi (of Face Visualizer fame) have unveiled a new project called Particles. Particles is a room-filling installation made of floating “light particles” that fly around and form glowing shapes. Particles, installation, Daito Manabe, Motoi Ishibashi, Face Visualizer, light |
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Optics and AestheticsJames Carpenter Design Associates opened their studio doors to Cooper-Hewitt Members on October 6. Members were captivated by the ‘show and tell’ of prismatic effects of transmitted and reflected light. James Carpenter, artist, James Carpenter Design Associates, Architecture, engineering, studio, tour, members, light, reflection, refraction, transmission, Sydney, Olympic Park, 7 World Trade Center, WTC, Hearst Tower, Columbus Center, Israel Museum, natural, environment, phenomena, MacArthur Fellow |
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Watt WatchersThe PSA’s have been espousing “The More You Know” for two decades, and the designers in this year’s Triennial agree. Some of their most innovative designs are about becoming a little more aware of our nasty consumption habits. Why Design Now, Triennial, Exhibition, energy, power, consumption, usage, awareness, tracking, Interactive Institute, Power Aware cord, Magnus Gyllenswärd, Anton Gustafsson, light, illuminate, Energy Aware Clock, Loove Broms, Karin Ehrnberger, Sara Ilstedt Hjelm, Erika Lundell, Jin Moen, watt |
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"Green" Exhibition DesignMost people go to exhibitions to look at the objects. Eggheads go to read the labels. Design geeks (and museum professionals like myself) want to study the installation itself. Design for a LIving World, Exhibition, design, Pentagram, sustainable, practices, images, Ami Vitale, photojournalist, aluminum, panels, reflection, light, biodegradable, direct-to-substrate-dye-sublimation, printing, embed, durable, scratch-resistant, recyclable, shingles, Jeremy Hoffman, graphic designer, models, montages, expense, comparison, materials, reduction, Open, scaffolds, informal, techniques, FSC, certified, Medite II, fiberboard, recovered, formaldehyde-free, resin, Chul R KIm |
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Janice Arnold SketchesDuring a visit to Cooper-Hewitt about a year and a half ago, West-coast felt-maker Janice Arnold was intrigued by the form of the museum’s conservatory. Its domed roof and iron mullions resemble the radiating struts of the framework of a yurt—the circular tent dwelling of the nomadic tribes who first created felt. Janice Arnold, sketches, JA FELT, felt, wool, Palace Yurt, installation, Fashioning Felt, Exhibition, Conservatory, yurt, tent, nomad, nomadic, handmade, Merino wool, materials, texture, wall, panels, light, tactility, felting, tradition, contemporary, trellis, fabrics, spiritual events |
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Video: Provoking MagicIngo Maurer’s most lively exhibit in the historic Andrew Carnegie mansion was his installation of the Carnegies’ portraits above the grand staircase. Ingo Maurer, lighting design, light, Provoking Magic, Exhibition, video, Andrew Carnegie, Louise Carnegie, Mansion, installation, portraits, staircase |
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"It was time for a change, Louise..."Ingo Maurer and his extraordinary team of designers and technicians have managed to dramatically transform the second floor of the Carnegie Mansion into a fiesta of lights and objects. Ingo Maurer, lighting design, light, Provoking Magic, Exhibition, LED, wallpaper, coffee table, portraits, Andrew Carnegie, Louise Carnegie, staircase, Carnegie mansion, intimate, domestic |
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