This is my favorite design book from 2010. Yes, it’s huge! That’s a twelve inch ruler in the photo.
Story of Eames furniture, furniture, Charles Eames, Ray Eames, Gestalten, publications, Herman Miller, photos, pattern drawings, portraits, Less and More design ethos of Dieter Rams, European, modernism, Industrial Design, materials, USA, Marilyn Neuhart, author, biographies, Eames Repertory Company, Eero Saarinen, Deborah Sussman |
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Most people go to exhibitions to look at the objects. Eggheads go to read the labels. Design geeks (and museum professionals like myself) want to study the installation itself.
Design for a LIving World, Exhibition, design, Pentagram, sustainable, practices, images, Ami Vitale, photojournalist, aluminum, panels, reflection, light, biodegradable, direct-to-substrate-dye-sublimation, printing, embed, durable, scratch-resistant, recyclable, shingles, Jeremy Hoffman, graphic designer, models, montages, expense, comparison, materials, reduction, Open, scaffolds, informal, techniques, FSC, certified, Medite II, fiberboard, recovered, formaldehyde-free, resin, Chul R KIm |
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The winner and two finalists of the Corporate Achievement category are, together, quite different from the winners of the past. As a whole, they represent what is possible at a smaller scale.
National Design Awards, nda, finalists, winners, corporate achievement, categories, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Heath ceramics, Dwell magazine, Architecture, Architecture Research Office, ARO, research-driven, Stephen Holl, Adam Yarinski, Stephen Cassell, influence, teaching, Times Square, Recruiting Station, vernacular, gravity, Michael Maltzan, MoMA Qns, mechanical boxes, Los Angeles, open space, relationship, public, Communication Design, typography, Hoefler & Frere-Jones, fonts, Gotham, Obama campaign, 2008, Project Projects, Prem Krishnamurthy, Adam Michaels, MOMA, Canadian Centre for Architecture, CCA, Rodarte, fashion design, Thom Browne, Brooks Brothers, collaboration, Interaction Design, Lisa Strausfeld, Pentagram, website, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Clo Wine Bar, Time Warner Center, interactive table, interior design, crossover, Ali Tayar, WORKac, Public Farm 1, recyclable, materials, solar energy, produce, product design, Smart Design, simpler, medical, change, Ross Menuez, Salvor Products |
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On May 14, 2009, Cooper-Hewitt opens Design for a Living World, an exhibition developed by The Nature Conservancy, one of the world’s leading conservation organizations.
Green, publishing, Design for a LIving World, Exhibition, Nature Conservancy, partnership, catalog, book, theme, sustainable, design, materials, responsible, conservation, environment, Engelhardt und Bauer, printers, Karlsruhe, Germany, process, Forest Stewardship Council, FSC, certified, soy-based, inks, Ami Vitale, photographer, plant, solar, wind, power, carbon-neutral, credits, purchased, emissions, recyclable, shrinkwrap |
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On March 3, Cooper-Hewitt’s Members (Contributing level and above) joined the private opening of west elm’s newest location on the upper west side. Event designer extraordinaire David Stark created one-of-a-kind furniture and objects from recycled west elm packing materials and catalogs.
West Elm, Upper West Side, New York City, NYC, store opening, David Stark, event desinger, furniture, objects, housewares, recycled, materials, catalogs, auction, Display |
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During a visit to Cooper-Hewitt about a year and a half ago, West-coast felt-maker Janice Arnold was intrigued by the form of the museum’s conservatory. Its domed roof and iron mullions resemble the radiating struts of the framework of a yurt—the circular tent dwelling of the nomadic tribes who first created felt.
Janice Arnold, sketches, JA FELT, felt, wool, Palace Yurt, installation, Fashioning Felt, Exhibition, Conservatory, yurt, tent, nomad, nomadic, handmade, Merino wool, materials, texture, wall, panels, light, tactility, felting, tradition, contemporary, trellis, fabrics, spiritual events |
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Brazilian designers Humberto and Fernando Campana will receive the prestigious Designer of the Year Award at this year’s Design Miami.
Campana Brothers, Humberto Campana, Fernando Campana, brothers, Designer of the Year Award, winner, Design Miami, Select, permanent collection, Exhibition, Trans Chair, TransPlastic series, natural, synthetic, seating, Diamantina, Brazil, materials, amethyst, Apui, fiber |
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An energy-efficient straw bale house is being built on the Mall, across the street from the US Capitol. Natural builders from around the country converged on Washington DC to construct the straw shelter and a bamboo shade structure.
straw, bale, house, Mall, Washington, DC, natural, Green, builders, Rose Morin, Builders Without Borders, strength, simplicity, buildings, eco-house, US Botanic Garden, One Planet- Ours, sustainability, displays, Exhibition, United Nations, Environment Program, Department of Energy, DOE, construction, climate, Finland, Mexico, insulation, waste, energy, reduction, materials, cost, housing, shortage, solution, appropriate |
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GlassLab was a really unique adventure. I had been to The Corning Museum of Glass a few times and even seen glass blown there, but never had the “on-hand” experience of directing the blowers to create the piece as exact as I wanted it.
GlassLab, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, Glass, materials, melting point, Kidrobot, live, on-hand, performance, demonstration |
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In sub-Saharan Africa, traditional building techniques are no longer feasible; due to increased deforestation use of timber for roofing and posts is not viable
Africa, sub-Sahara, building, architectural techniques, traditional, deforestation, feasible, materials, timber, local, roofing, posts, adaptation, Sudan, Asia, West Africa, affordable, low-cost, housing, alternative, Voute Nubienne, Nubian Vault, mud, bricks, sun, construction, vaulted, communities, Earth Roofs in the Sahel, Association La Voûte Nubienne, option, imports, Burkina Faso, training, entrepreneurs, apprentice, Mali, Senegal, Togo, Ivory Coast |
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