Exhibition

Slideshow: Making Trans... chair Fernando and Humberto explain their TransPlastic series as a fictional story wherein, in a world made of plastic, synthetic matter eventually becomes fertile ground for transgenic creations in which nature grows from and eventually overpowers plastic. Campana Brothers, Fernando Campana, Humberto Campana, brothers, furniture design, chair, Trans Chair, story, plastic, wicker, materials, woven, nature, transgenic, collection, Select, Exhibition, elements, dual, permanent collection, Brazil, slides
Sustainable Sampling At the end of the introduction to the Multiple Choice exhibition, the curator reflects that, “as contemporary design industries move to open-sourcing and electronic formats for the marketing of their products, physical samples may soon become obsolete.” Multiple Choice, Exhibition, physical, samplers, material, sampling, obsolete, conversion, alternative, virtual, electronic, digital, formats, ephemera, rare, elimination, waste, economical, sustainable, process, event, Multiple Choice Marketing Design in the Twenty-first Century, ecological, marketing, approaches, Tricycle, interior design, prototype, innovative, methods, Michael Hendrix, Chief Brand Officer, mission, reduction, technology, environment-friendly, benefits, experiences, upside, encourage, mass, adoption, color shift, metamerism, challenge, dematerialized
Sheer Invention Piranesi’s originality lay in his eclecticism. Pulling together influences from Egyptian, Etruscan, Ancient Roman, and Greek designs, Piranesi presented a hybrid design system that was rooted in his commitment to the stature and importance of the Roman design heritage. Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Piranesi, eclecticism, eclectic, influences, Egyptian, Etruscan, Ancient Roman, Greek, hybrid, heritage, architectural, historical, fantasy, recombine, composition, Parere su l'Architettura, aesthetic, façade, assemblage, ancient, cultures, sites, Mediterranean, Greco-Roman, originality, novelty, Piranesi as Designer, Exhibition
"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
Rope Pumps The show was conceived to begin a conversation and provoke discussion about the broad range of ways various organizations and individuals are addressing the underpinnings of poverty through design innovations. The selected objects tell a story and are windows into the numerous ways these groups are providing direct solutions Exhibition, Design for the Other 90%, discussion, conversation, address, underpinnings, poverty, innovations, story, rope pump, technology, adapt, water, supply, local, materials, production, repair, profit-based, sustainability, Practica Foundation, Netherlands, Holland, Zimbabwe, Millenium Development Goals, cultural acceptance, simplicity, efficiency, durability, volume, low cost, affordable
It's a Magazine, It's a Book, It's a Mook The magazine Make, featured in Design Life Now, bills itself as a “mook,” a hybrid between a book and a magazine. The smallish paperback size recalls Popular Mechanics from the 1950s Make, Design Life Now, Exhibition, Triennial, feature, mook, hybrid, book, magazine, paperback, size, format, craft, publications, feel, efficient, resources, Martha Stewart, miniature editions, fashion magazines, print vs digital, virtual vs physical, compact, permanent, eco advantage
It's a Book, It's a Blog, It's a Blook Recently released is The Word It Book, a collection of visual submissions to the blog Speak Up. “Word It” is one of SpeakUp’s most popular and original features. Each month, a different word is posted on the site, and anyone who so desires can submit a visual/verbal interpretation. Word It, book, collection, visual, submissions, blog, SpeakUp, Design Life Now, Triennial, Exhibition, favorites, high-resolution, files, print vs digital, virtual vs physical, curated, pacing, scale, sequence, interviews, commentary, sensual, seductive, phenomenon, blogging, writers, Lulu Blooker Prize, blooks
Video: In Their Own Words What is the best way to convey the spirit of the work being done around the world? Footage of the exhibition objects being used in the locations where they are normally used helps provide context. spirit, work, World, footage, context, Exhibition, Design for the Other 90%, Interview, contributor, Botswana, video, themes, open source, options, leapfrog, technology, economic, impacts, community, buildings, testing, end-user, research, low-cost, affordable, innovations, social enterprise, Humanitarian, entrepreneurship, improved, democracies, calls to action
Full Circle Though we knew that we may find it tough to ship several of the objects, our registrars and exhibitions department have had to make extraordinary efforts to make arrangements to bring objects from remote areas around the world. shipping, objects, registrar, Exhibition, remote, locations, Nigeria, Mohammed Bah Abba, Pot-in-Pot Cooler, low cost, low-cost, affordable, refrigeration, Chad, war-torn, alternate, source, explanation, practical action, EF Schumacher, economist, non-profit, NGO, appropriate, technology, poverty, small is beautiful, influence, Humanitarian, local, solutions, demand
But is it craft? The makers of Make, the techie-geek D.I.Y. magazine featured in the Triennial, have a new publication out, now in its third issue, called Craft:. This hip and beautiful little zine got me thinking about the craft revolution, which has reinvigorated the lives of design professionals as well as the lives of a vast and passionate general public. Make, techie, geek, DIY, D.I.Y., magazine, Triennial, Exhibition, feature, publication, craft, zine, revolution, Readymade, how to, skills, maker, acquire, embodiment, grounding, craft-based, practice, try, design education, educator, process, conceive, produce, develop, incremental, experience, writing, rework