inspiration
Cooper-Hewitt: Groundbreaking- The Past as InspirationGiovanni Battista Piranesi, an eighteenth-century designer of architecture, elaborate Interiors and exquisite furnishings, boldly combined historical elements to create innovative designs that still resonate today. Cooper-Hewitt invites a panel of designers to discuss how, like Piranesi, their imaginative and often irreverent use of historical motifs invigorates contemporary design. This panel features: Anna Sui, Fashion Designer; Bill Diamond, Interior Designer, Diamond + Baratta; Tony Baratta, Interior Designer, Diamond + Baratta; Piranesi, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, architect, Designer, interiors, furnishings, Anna Sui, Bill Diamond, Tony Baratta, Jessica Smith, Ellen Lupton, historical motifs, inspiration, contemporary design, Piranesi as Designer, Exhibition, panel, talk, long, public program |
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The Right ShoesShortly after the Color Moves: Art and Fashion by Sonia Delaunay exhibition opened, I received a call from the Museo Salvatore Ferragamo in Florence. The exhibition features a show-stopping coat designed by Delaunay for the actress Gloria Swanson. Sonia Delauney, fashion design, coat, Color Moves, Exhibition, inspiration, Salvatore Ferragamo, shoe design, shoes, Gloria Swanson, Hollywood, Inspiration and Vision, Museo Salvatore Ferragamo |
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High Ground InspirationsI went to Colorado last week for the High Ground Conversation at Mike and Kathy McCoy’s place in the mountains. Every year they invite fifteen to twenty design academics and practitioners to come together for three days to talk about what’s happening in design. High Ground, conversation, inspiration, Colorado, discussion, presentations, Mike McCoy, Kathy McCoy, Design Timeline, Louise Sandhaus, Andrew Blauvelt, Hugh Dubberly, mapping, alternative, approaches, Peter Stathis, Horizon LED light, Humanscale, Cranbook Academy, Thin Wave, technology |
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The Product Nutrition Label Revealed: Q+A with Joe GebbiaJoe Gebbia is a San Francisco-based industrial designer and self-described “designtrepreneur,” as well as founding partner of the green materials consultancy Ecolect. Joe Gebbia, Industrial Designer, Ecolect, sustainable, practices, gap, reliable, Information, consistent, standards, evaluation, assessment, materials, manufacturers, Product Nutrition Label, sustainability, index, lifecycle, Life Cycle Assessment, LCA, footprint, verifications, qualitative, USDA nutrition label, context, optimize, transparent, Europe, GreenBox, subscription, inspiration, Why Design Now, Triennial, Exhibition |
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The Product Nutrition Label Revealed: Q+A with Joe GebbiaJoe Gebbia is a San Francisco-based industrial designer and self-described “designtrepreneur,” as well as founding partner of the green materials consultancy Ecolect. Joe Gebbia, Industrial Designer, Ecolect, sustainable, practices, gap, reliable, Information, consistent, standards, evaluation, assessment, materials, manufacturers, Product Nutrition Label, sustainability, index, lifecycle, Life Cycle Assessment, LCA, footprint, verifications, qualitative, USDA nutrition label, context, optimize, transparent, Europe, GreenBox, subscription, inspiration, Why Design Now, Triennial, Exhibition |
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Out of PovertyInternational Development Enterprises’ founder Paul Polak has just released his much anticipated book Out of Poverty, What Works When Traditional Approaches Fail. Based on his 25 years of experience he tells why traditional poverty eradication programs have fallen short and how his alternative approach works. International Development Enterprises, IDE, Paul Polak, founder, Out of Poverty What Works When Traditional Approaches Fail, book, poverty, eradication, tradition, approach, programming, fail, practical, solutions, roots, inspiration, Design for the Other 90%, Exhibition, farmers, co-creation, Bangladesh, India, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe, low-cost, affordable, income, generation, products, pioneer, model, favorable, reviews, lectures, public programs |
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