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Preserving the Perfect FitAnyone who has scuffed their brand new sneakers can attest to the difficulty of keeping shoes in good condition. One of the best ways that Cooper Hewitt’s conservation department can ensure the preservation of the collection is through proper storage. Take for instance the recently acquired pair of Nike FlyKnit Racer shoes. While the sneakers are new, it is our responsibility to create storage that will support and protect in order to best slow deterioration and preserve their current state. nike, Flyknit Racer, running shoe, knitting, conservation, storage, textile |
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Haiti Cultural Recovery Project - Part 1From July 11 to 24, 2011, Cooper-Hewitt Assistant Registrar Bethany Romanowski and I were in Port-au-Prince, Haiti as participants in the Smithsonian’s Haiti Cultural Recovery Program. Haiti, Cultural Recovery Program, Port-au-Prince, Marianne Lehmann, Marianne Lehmann Vodou Collection, Foundation for the Preservation, Enhancement, Foundation for the Preservation Enhancement and Production of Haitian Cultural Works, FPVPOCH, Bizango warriors, Bizango, voodoo, inventory, storage, A Voodoo Memory, Bethany Romanowski, Sarah Scaturro |
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Design to Preserve: Part 2Developing a preservation system at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum to protect Product Design and Decorative Arts collection objects on new compact storage units began with identifying specific design requirements (see Design to Preserve: Part 1). Object Conservators at the Museum are currently selecting and testing archival materials to create adaptable and effective support components for long-term storage of the collection. Preservation, storage, conservators, archival materials, aging experiment, Oddy test |
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Design To Preserve: Part 1A critical element of the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum’s Re:Design project is a new off-site conservation, study, and storage facility, designed to the highest preservation standards and built over the past several years. Preservation, conservation, storage, facility, off-site, requirements, standards |
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MIT's CityCar and the Future of UncertainJust what, exactly, is MIT’s CityCar? It is a car, yes, and a tiny one at that. It looks a bit like a jellybean and it’s stackable, like a grocery cart. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, citycar, Abel Wolman, electric car, car, automobile, electric, vehicle, rendering, techonology, GRiD, distribution, storage, batteries, charging, urban, William J. Mitchell, Why Design Now, Triennial, Exhibition |
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Salvage ShedMany families are still crowded into one-bedroom FEMA trailers even 2 years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the US Gulf Coast. The Building Goodness Foundation has been providing relief to these cramped conditions building extra rooms for storage or a living room, even an extra bedroom. Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, Gulf Coast, disaster, FEMA, Federal Emergency Management Agency, trailers, housing, shelter, shed, space, Building Goodness Foundation, relief, conditions, Mississippi, Pearlington, Brad Guy, Bryan Bell, Sergio Palleroni, materials, demolished, reuse, re-use, Design Corps, Summer Studio, students, community, Matt Abel, tools, storage, Billy Ray Raine, salvage, salvaged, showcase, alternative, solutions, local, immediate, needs |
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