Design Watch

Miami Memories Design Watch Members from across the nation met in Miami for a memorable week of design. The seventh edition of Design Miami/ featured the world’s leading galleries specializing in 20th and 21st century collectible design. This year’s expanded fair included 28 galleries Design Miami, fair, 2011, Design Watch, tour, galleries, 20th century, 21st century, collectible
Metal Shutter Houses Earlier this week, Cooper-Hewitt’s Design Watch Members had the special privilege of visiting Metal Shutter Houses, Shigeru Ban’s first condominium project in the United States, with Dean Maltz, Partner at Shigeru Ban Architects, and developer Jeff Spiritos. Metal Shutter Houses, Shigeru Ban, condominium, New York West Chelsea, variable, façade, screens, Design Watch, members, visit, tour
ICFF 2011 and Beyond... Design Watch Members explored the International Contemporary Furniture Fair with Matilda McQuaid, Deputy Curatorial Director. The tour’s theme, wallcoverings and textiles, led us to Scrapwood Wallpaper Made in Holland by Piet Hein Eek International Contemporary Furniture Fair, ICFF, 2011, Design Watch, tour, wallcoverings, textiles
Innovative Design at NYPL Yesterday Design Watch Members toured the 10,500 square-foot library branch in Battery Park City, New York Public Library’s ‘greenest’ location. NYPL wanted a forward-looking design to emphasize their commitment to the 21st century. NYPL, New York Public Library, branch, Battery Park City, green design, LEED, gold, sustainable, energy efficient, Design Watch, tour
Studio Visit to Selldorf Architects Selldorf Architects, located at Manhattan’s Union Square, recently opened their studio to Cooper-Hewitt’s Design Watch Members. Selldorf Architects, Architecture, New York City, NYC, studio, tour, Design Watch, members, SIMS, municipal, recycling, facility, building, construction, Sunset Park, Brooklyn, recyclables, Annette Selldorf, National Design Award, nda, finalist
Design Destination: Miami 2010 Design Watch Members from across the nation – Atlanta, Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, Tampa, New York, and Miami – gathered for an action-packed week of design in Miami. Miami, 2010, Design Watch, members, Design Miami/, Caroline Baumann, Matilda McQuaid, tours, Design District
Design Miami: Inside/Outside Day 2 Another day with Design Watch Members in Miami…. First stop: 1111 Lincoln Road with architect Nils Sanderson from Swiss architects’ Herzog & de Mueron’s office. Design Miami, Design Watch, members, visit, tour, 1111 Lincoln Road, Alchemist, New World Symphony
Design Miami First stop: Moorhead & Moorhead’s Design Miami/ tent exterior. The Cooper-Hewitt group was greeted by brothers, Robert (industrial designer) and Granger (architect), to talk about the dynamic canopied entrance to the design show – a bris soleil of hand cut, twisted vinyl strips that perform a dance of shadows on the ground. Design Miami, 2010, Design Watch, members, tour, Moorhead & Moorhead, Konstantin Grcic, Design with the Other 90%: Cities, exhibition design, Venice Projects, Glass, Kiki Van Eijk, Joost van Bleiswijk, Industry Gallery, Tejo Remy, René Veenhuizen, furniture design, Cristina Grajales, installation, objects, Barry Friedman, contemporary work, Cabbage chairs, Nendo, pleated, paper, Galerie Kreo
Meier’s Many Models On September 24, Design Watch Members were treated to a rare look into the Richard Meier & Partners Model Gallery in Long Island City, overlooking the Pepsi-Cola sign and the East River. Richard Meier, model gallery, models, tour, Long Island City, LIC, Design Watch, members, architect, Architecture, Getty Center, Smith House
Trove’s Treasures Trove founders Jee Levin and Randall Buck invited Cooper-Hewitt’s Design Watch Members to their environmentally responsible wallcovering atelier for a private visit. Trove, Jee Levin, Randall Buck, wallcoverings, environmental, responsible, atelier, Design Watch, members, visit, modern, photographic, mixed-media, custom, print, waste, excess, Why Design Now, Triennial, Exhibition, Indi, Ara, acquisitions