Exhibition
Cooper-Hewitt: Sonia Delaunay - A Conversation Among FriendsPetra Timmer, design scholar and Delaunay expert, will moderate a discussion between Matteo de Monti and Elaine Lustig Cohen, as they recount their personal experiences with Sonia Delaunay and offer unique insight into the life and work of this iconic artist and designer. Matteo de Monti is the grandson of the director of Metz and Co, the Dutch department store that had a long standing collaboration with Delaunay. Elaine Lustig Cohen is a graphic designer and author of "The New Art of Color: The Writings of Robert and Sonia Delaunay." Sonia Delauney, Color Moves, Exhibition, fashion, textiles, paris, 20th century, Petra Timmer, Matteo de Monti, Metz & Co, Elaine Lustig Cohen, Matilda McQuaid, talk, long, public program |
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Sonia Delaunay and the "New Woman"Dr. Sherry Buckberrough, associate professor at the University of Hartford and author of Sonia Delaunay: A Retrospective, will discuss Sonia Delaunay's role in 1920s Paris and the remarkable effect her designs had on shaping the modern woman. Placing her work in the context of Paris fashion of the time, Dr. Buckberrough will illuminate Delaunay's impact on the fashion capital of the world. Sonia Delauney, Color Moves, Exhibition, retrospective, fashion, textiles, paris, 20th century, modern woman, Sherry Buckberrough, talk, long, public program |
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Cooper-Hewitt: Fashion Life NowNew York Times fashion critic Cathy Horyn leads fashion designers Narciso Rodriguez, Ralph Rucci and Maria Cornejo in a panel discussion about the state of fashion today. These designers, all featured in Design Life Now: National Design Triennial 2006, speak about their work and the role of fashion in contemporary culture. Fashion Life Now, fashion, Design Life Now, Exhibition, Triennial, 2006, panel, Narciso Rodriguez, Ralph Rucci, Maria Cornejo, fashion designer, Cathy Horyn, fashion critic, talk, long, public program |
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Cooper-Hewitt: Multiple Choice - Marketing Design in the Twenty-first CenturyJoin modern design firms Maharam, Design Within Reach and Tricycle as they share their companies' approaches for marketing design. Held in conjunction with the exhibition Multiple Choice: From Sample to Product, this panel will explore current marketing trends such as consumer customization and online outreach. Multiple Choice, Exhibition, sample, product, marketing, trends, 21st century, modern design, Maharam, Design Within Reach, Tricycle, customization, outreach, online, panel, talk, long, public program |
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Cooper-Hewitt: Design for the Other 90% Panel - Ron RiveraRon Rivera- Coordinator of Ceramic Water Filter and International Projects, Potters for Peace Design for the Other 90%, Exhibition, panel, developing world, poverty, Ron Rivera, Potters for Peace, Ceramic Water Filter, potable water, solutions, talk, public program |
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Cooper-Hewitt: Design for the Other 90% Panel - Paul PolakPaul Polak, Founder, International Development Enterprises Design for the Other 90%, Exhibition, panel, Paul Polak, International Development Enterprises, IDE, affordability, poverty, developing world, needs, talk, public program |
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Cooper-Hewitt: Design for the Other 90% - Panel DiscussionThis panel highlights the growing trend in design to create affordable and socially responsible objects for the vast majority of the world's population (90%) not traditionally serviced by designers. Contributors to the exhibition Design for the Other 90% discuss the design and use of affordable and socially responsible objects. Be among the first to see the exhibition which illustrates the power of design to improve quality of life everywhere. Design for the Other 90%, Exhibition, panel, affordable, socially responsible, objects, underserved populations, quality of life, Martin Fisher, Paul Polak, Ron Rivera, Modesta Nyirenda-Zabula, talk, long, public program |
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Cooper-Hewitt: Design for the Other 90% Panel - Modesta Nyirenda-ZabulaModesta Nyirenda-Zabula, Project Manager, Godisa Technologies Trust Design for the Other 90%, Exhibition, panel, Modesta Nyirenda-Zabula, Godisa Technologies Trust, non-profit, Botswana, developing countries, hearing impaired, hearing impairment, deaf, hearing aids, access, affordable, technology, appropriate technologies, solar, training, employment, talk, public program |
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Cooper-Hewitt: Design for the Other 90% Panel - Martin FisherMartin Fisher, co-founder/CEO, KickStart Design for the Other 90%, Exhibition, panel, Martin Fisher, KickStart, poverty, developing world, technologies, money, entrepreneurial, entrepreneur, Business, business model, tools, low-cost, profitable, MoneyMaker, talk, public program |
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Cooper-Hewitt: Design for the Other 90%Designers, engineers, students and professors, architects, and social entrepreneurs from all over the globe are devising cost-effective ways to increase access to food and water, energy, education, healthcare, revenue-generating activities, and affordable transportation for those who most need them. And an increasing number of initiatives are providing solutions for underserved populations in developed countries such as the United States. Design for the Other 90%, Exhibition, underserved populations, developing countries, poverty, sustainable, sustainability, solutions, initiatives, access, accessibility, affordable, innovation, policy, transformation |
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