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Cooper-Hewitt: The Winner's Panel 20102010 National Design Award winners participate in a panel discussion about their inspiration and drive as designers and the state of contemporary design in America. Moderated by Stephen Doyle, Communication Design Winner. Speakers include: Tom Dair, Smart Design, Product Design Winner Stephen Kieran, KieranTimberlake, Architecture Design Winner Ellen Neises, James Corner Field Operations, Landscape Design Winner William Sofield, Interior Design Winner Lisa Strausfeld, Interaction Design Winner National Design Awards, 2010, Winners Panel, cooper-hewitt, interaction design winner, james corner field operations, Kieran Timberlake, museum, Pentagram, Smart Design, smithsonian, Stephen Doyle, studio sofield, talk, long, public program |
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Nordic Design Now: Design Policy - Lessons LearnedNordic Design Now consists of two panel discussions, Social Awareness & Sustainability and Design Policy: Lessons Learned, co-presented by the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum and Scandinavia House. These panels are held in conjunction with two design exhibitions: National Triennial 2010: Why Design Now? at Cooper-Hewitt and Nordic Models + Common Ground at Scandinavia House. Nordic Design Now, panel discussions, Social Awareness & Sustainability, Design Policy: Lessons Learned, Bradford McKee, Christian Scherfig, Danish Design Centre, Lavrans Løvlie, live|work, Robin Edman, SVID, Sanna-Mari Jäntti, World Design Capital Helsinki 2012, Halla Helgadottir, Iceland Design Centre, panel, talk, long, public program |
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Bill's Design Talks: Tangible EarthProfessor Shinichi Takemura will demonstrate his magical Tangible Earth project, an interactive multimedia representation of our planet, presented on a glowing globe that shows real time views of daylight and weather patterns. Takemura spins the globe with his hands as he explains the meaning of the images, calling up a series of events and predictions about ocean currents, tsunamis, global warming, earthquake patterns, and so on. shinichi takemura, syn-active, Skurascape, Tangible Earth, interactive, digital, globe, socialware, Kyoto University of Art and Design, bills design talks, talk, long, public program, abbreviated |
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Cooper-Hewitt: Alberto Alessi in Conversation with Bill MoggridgeSince taking the company helm in 1970, Alberto Alessi, President and Director of Marketing Strategies and Design Management, has continually striven to work at the heart of international creative culture, treating the company as a "research lab in the Applied Arts". Alberto Alessi, Alessi, Bill Moggridge, product design, Michael Graves, kitchen, ustream, talk, long, public program |
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Bill's Design Talks: Tangible Earth—Full ProgramProfessor Shinichi Takemura will demonstrate his magical Tangible Earth project, an interactive multimedia representation of our planet, presented on a glowing globe that shows our world in realtime view for daylight and weather patterns. He spins it with his hands as he explains the meaning of the images, calling up a series of events and predictions about ocean currents, tsunamis, global warming, earthquake patterns and so on. shinichi takemura, syn-active, Skurascape, Tangible Earth, interactive, digital, globe, socialware, Kyoto University of Art and Design, bills design talks, talk, long, public program |
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Tableware Design in Vienna, 1850-2009Annette Ahrens will give an overview and the historic lineage of Viennese tableware designs, production and design influences from 1850 to the present day. Annette Ahrens, austria, bohemia-chekia, Glass, glassware, Lobmeyr, Porcelain, sarah coffin, table culture, table decoration, tableware, vienna, talk, long, public program |
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From Imperial To Contemporary: A Rediscovery of Traditional Austrian Craft and ManufacturingThomas Geisler will speak about contemporary design work in Austria, including Viennese tableware, 20th century and contemporary design. Thomas is design curator at the Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Arts (MAK) in Vienna and co-founder of Vienna Design Week which has initiated projects with contemporary designers and local traditional manufactures such as J.&L. Lobmeyr and Augarten porcelain, to protect and reinvent this extraordinary legacy of Viennese crafting skills. Thomas Geisler, MAK, glassware, tableware, austria, vienna, Museum of Applied Arts, Lobmeyr, Glass, design, imperial, contemporary, vienna design week, 2010, craft, manufacturing, craftsmanship, talk, long, public program |
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Bill's Design Talks: Michael GravesInternationally renowned architect and designer Michael Graves will provide an intimate portrait of his celebrated career and discuss the influences that shaped his thinking and approach to design—from his early days as a student and a recipient of the prestigious Prix de Rome fellowship, to his distinguished academic career at Princeton University and the development of his firm into a global design enterprise practicing architecture, interior design, product design, and graphic design. Michael Graves, Bill Moggridge, career, life, princeton, Prix de Rome, grand tour, warehouse, the warehouse, michael graves' house, Designer, academic, Architecture, interiors, product design, graphic design, bills design talks, medical care, talk, long, public program |
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Bringing Graphic Design to the Classroom: Workshop with Curator Ellen LuptonThis free program was for high school teachers interested in entering student work into the Department of Education's annual Cover Design Competition. Ellen Lupton, MICA, education, Department of Education, DOE, NYC DOE, visual arts, classroom, students, graphic design, pedagogy, teaching, techniques, Caroline Payson, Allison Dunn, Karen Rosner, talk, long, public program |
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Bill's Design Talks: Haiti PanelRichard Kurin, Under Secretary for History, Art and Culture at the Smithsonian will moderate a discussion with Atim Oton, co-founder of the Black Design News Network, and Amy Wilentz, author and journalist, about the design implications and opportunities arising from disaster relief efforts in Haiti. Among the efforts discussed are the "Haiti Cultural Recovery Project," which focuses on the rescue and safeguard of works of art and culture that were harmed or under threat due to damaged buildings and the plan for new housing in Port-au-Prince. Haiti, earthquake, disaster relief, Haiti Cultural Recovery Project, housing, Port-au-Prince, Richard Kurin, Atim Oton, Amy Wilentz, panel, talk, long, public program |
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