conservation
Preserving the Perfect FitAnyone who has scuffed their brand new sneakers can attest to the difficulty of keeping shoes in good condition. One of the best ways that Cooper Hewitt’s conservation department can ensure the preservation of the collection is through proper storage. Take for instance the recently acquired pair of Nike FlyKnit Racer shoes. While the sneakers are new, it is our responsibility to create storage that will support and protect in order to best slow deterioration and preserve their current state. nike, Flyknit Racer, running shoe, knitting, conservation, storage, textile |
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Deconstructing a Dutch TreatThis rare, early 18th-century Chinese fan for the Dutch market is a wonderful example of the many interconnections through time that can be extracted from an object around its design, technical details, and state of preservation. fan, ivory, Parafilm M, conservation |
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Design for a Living WorldTen leading designers have been commissioned to develop new uses for sustainably grown and harvested materials in order to tell a unique story about the life-cycle of materials and the power of conservation and design. On view will be the prototypes, drawings, and finished products created by the designers. Design for a LIving World, exhibitions, Abbott Miller, Ellen Lupton, sustainable design, conservation, Nature Conservancy, materials |
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Design To Preserve: Part 1A critical element of the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum’s Re:Design project is a new off-site conservation, study, and storage facility, designed to the highest preservation standards and built over the past several years. Preservation, conservation, storage, facility, off-site, requirements, standards |
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"Green" PublishingOn May 14, 2009, Cooper-Hewitt opens Design for a Living World, an exhibition developed by The Nature Conservancy, one of the world’s leading conservation organizations. Green, publishing, Design for a LIving World, Exhibition, Nature Conservancy, partnership, catalog, book, theme, sustainable, design, materials, responsible, conservation, environment, Engelhardt und Bauer, printers, Karlsruhe, Germany, process, Forest Stewardship Council, FSC, certified, soy-based, inks, Ami Vitale, photographer, plant, solar, wind, power, carbon-neutral, credits, purchased, emissions, recyclable, shrinkwrap |
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National Design TriennialCooper-Hewitt invites you to submit ideas for our fourth Triennial exhibition, opening in 2010. We are looking for designers, firms, and projects from around the world that answer the question “Why design now?” Triennial, Exhibition, Why Design Now, 2010, submissions, tool, problem solving, trends, creativity, social, sustainability, accessibility, universality, fair trade, conservation, health, education, capitalism, underserved, populations, systems, services, networks, products, experience, solutions, beautiful, just, invention, inventive, series, development, public input, ideas, nominations |
