Members were treated to a “Curator’s Breakfast” – a preview of the IFPDA Print Fair – with Cooper-Hewitt’s Dr. Gail Davidson, Curator and Head of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department.
IFPDA, International Fine Print Dealers Association, Print Fair, 2010, annual, members, preview, gail davidson, curator, drawings, prints, graphic design, Carl Solway Gallery, Galerie St Etienne, Fine Art Society, Gemini GEL, Pace Prints, Mixographia |
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Jake Barton of Local Projects, National Design Award Finalist in 2010 and 2006, warmly welcomed Cooper-Hewitt Members for a behind-the-scenes look at his media-design firm.
Jake Barton, Local Projects, National Design Award, nda, finalist, media, Information, interaction, design, interactivity, production, social media, storytelling, StoryCorps, Thinc Design, exhibition design, 9/11, September 11, museum, members, tour, visit, behind the scenes, give a minute, public, participation |
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Cooper-Hewitt Members enjoyed a private tour of the International Fine Art & Antique Dealers Show with Sarah Coffin, Curator of Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-century Decorative Arts and Head of Product Design and Decorative Arts.
International Fine Art & Antiques Dealers, Show, members, tour, private, sarah coffin, curator, product design, decorative arts, MALLET, Primavera Gallery, Lillian Nassau, Jason Jacques, H Blairman & Sons, James Robinson, Apler-Fredericks, Hancocksk & Co, Brian Haughton Gallery, Set in Style, Exhibition, jewelry, Van Cleef & Arpels |
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As part of Cooper-Hewitt’s efforts to explore and document outstanding examples of innovative design, the Museum has begun to collect objects produced by rapid prototyping and manufacturing technology.
Patrick Jouin, Jouin Manku, digital, design, computerized, production, technology, materials, acquisition, purchase, members, Solid C2 chair, stereolithography, 3D, 3-D, printing, laser, photosensitive, epoxy, resin, contact, layer, layered, innovative, rapid, prototype, prototyping, manufacture, manufacturing |
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James Carpenter Design Associates opened their studio doors to Cooper-Hewitt Members on October 6. Members were captivated by the ‘show and tell’ of prismatic effects of transmitted and reflected light.
James Carpenter, artist, James Carpenter Design Associates, Architecture, engineering, studio, tour, members, light, reflection, refraction, transmission, Sydney, Olympic Park, 7 World Trade Center, WTC, Hearst Tower, Columbus Center, Israel Museum, natural, environment, phenomena, MacArthur Fellow |
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On September 24, Design Watch Members were treated to a rare look into the Richard Meier & Partners Model Gallery in Long Island City, overlooking the Pepsi-Cola sign and the East River.
Richard Meier, model gallery, models, tour, Long Island City, LIC, Design Watch, members, architect, Architecture, Getty Center, Smith House |
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Trove founders Jee Levin and Randall Buck invited Cooper-Hewitt’s Design Watch Members to their environmentally responsible wallcovering atelier for a private visit.
Trove, Jee Levin, Randall Buck, wallcoverings, environmental, responsible, atelier, Design Watch, members, visit, modern, photographic, mixed-media, custom, print, waste, excess, Why Design Now, Triennial, Exhibition, Indi, Ara, acquisitions |
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Design Watch Members got an insider’s look at the 22nd annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair with Cooper-Hewitt’s deputy curatorial director Matilda McQuaid
International Contemporary Furniture Fair, ICFF, 2010, Design Watch, members, Matilda McQuaid, Areaware, Artek, Trove, Material Connexion, INSIDENORWAY, Lobmeyr, Metropolis, Emily Pilloton, Design Revolution, roadster |
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Cooper-Hewitt’s Design Watch Members visited Steelcase for a private tour of the showroom and sunset reception on the terrace overlooking Columbus Circle.
Steelcase, visit, tour, Design Watch, members, showroom, trends, media, space, Convergence, furniture, technology, work, spaces, collaborative, Cobi, chair, feature, Exhibition, Why Design Now, Triennial, Eno, interactive, whiteboards, i2i, seating, solutions |
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Ted hosted a group of Cooper-Hewitt members at his studio and store in SoHo this week, as you can see from the Monday at Muehling’s post, giving them a peek at his wonderfully creative environment full of glass, emotive sculpture and creatures from the natural world.
Ted Muehling, members, tour, studio, store, SoHo, Glass, sculpture, guest, curator, Lobmeyr, Exhibition, selects, acquisitions, vienna, gallery, counterpoint, sarah coffin, product design, decorative arts, designs, drawings, translucent, originals, Maria Sibylla Merian, illustration, butterflies, book, National Design Library, hummingbird, brooch |
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