California
Why Design Now?: LA Earthquake: Get Ready Campaign, Preparedness NowWhy? A major earthquake could strike Southern California at any time, causing widespread injury and death, property loss, and disruption of services. Each individual and household must prepare for this disaster. Thats the message of the L.A. Earthquake: Get Ready campaign, organized by Designmatters, at Art Center College of Design. Los Angeles, LA, California, earthquake, Get Ready Campaign, Preparedness Now, DesignMatters |
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2010 National Design Awards: Fashion Design Award - RodarteThe 2010 Fashion Design Award goes to Rodarte. Rodarte was founded in Pasadena, California, in 2005 by Kate and Laura Mulleavy. Inspired by things as diverse as California Condors, Japanese horror films, and our national parks they do amazing and magical things to fabrics and materials. National Design Awards, 2010, fashion design, Rodarte, Cecilia Dean, Visionaire, Kate Mulleavy, Laura Mulleavy, sisters, California |
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Cooper-Hewitt: Heath Ceramics and American PotteryIn conjunction with a celebration marking the 60th anniversary of Heath Ceramics noted author and ceramic arts historian Garth Clark lectures on the early California pottery movement, its significance and its future through historic potteries. Design critic and author Amos Klausner introduces his new book HEATH CERAMICS: THE COMPLEXITY OF SIMPLICITY, (Chronicle Books) and leads a discussion with Clark and Heath Ceramics owners Robin Petravic and Catherine Bailey. Heath ceramics, pottery, American, California, Garth Clark, Amos Klausner, Clark and Heath Ceramics, Robin Petravic, Catherine Bailey, Edith Heath, dinnerware, tiles, talk, long, public program |
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BarCamps to BooksFrom citizen journalists to user generated conferences the dialogue keeps expanding. Those of us who could not make it to BarCamp Africa this past October in California the organizers posted video clips of the panels. dialogue, user generated, content, BarCamp, Africa, California, video posts, panels, conference, silicon valley, Bryan Bell, book, Katie Wakeford, Expanding Architecture: Design as Activism, social justice, communities, improvement, Greener Gadgets, Green, Business, online, resources, EXPOSED, Arizona State University, ASU, Tempe, Arizona, AZ, workshops, discussions, Web4Dev, Innovation for Access, strategic partnerships, technology, United Nations, UNICEF, Millenium Development Goals |
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