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Rodarte in Conversation with Sally Singer Laura Mulleavy, one of the designers behind Rodarte and Vogue’s fashion news and features director, Sally Singer were at Cooper-Hewitt this past Saturday discussing Rodarte’s work. Rodarte, Laura Mulleavy, fashion design, Exhibition, conversation, Sally Singer, Vogue, video
Social Changemakers Join in a Twitter-based Social Entrepreneurship Chat organized by Ashoka. The real time discussions on social entrepreneurship issues take place the 1st Wed of the month, 4-6PM US Eastern Time. Social Entrepreneurship, Ashoka, organizer, Twitter, discussions, issues, mobile innovations, Lemelson Foundation, innovators, Ashoka Tech, Nicaragua, rural, project, fellow, Mathias Craig, hybrid, wind, solar, energy, industries, local, job, creation, economic, activity, Godisa, SolarAid, hearing aid, battery, recharger, Botswana, Howard Weinstein, underserved, disabled, communities, deaf, deafness, hard of hearing, India, village information kiosks, remote, wireless, internet, Web, access, Amol Goje, low cost, affordable, video, conferencing, farmers, productivity, growth, education, generation, interactive, communication, technologies, capacity, increase, urban, population, growth
Video: Making of the Palace Yurt Making the Palace Yurt felts at the studio of JA Felt Centralia, Washington, 2008. Fllmed by Paul Moore. Courtesy of JA Felt. JA FELT, Janice Arnold, felt, feltmaking, wool, Palace Yurt, yurt, tent, installation, Conservatory, video
Video: Fashioning Felt on Martha Stewart Curator Susan Brown and Fashioning Felt designer Janice Arnold appeared on The Martha Stewart Show this week to talk about the exhibition now on view at Cooper-Hewitt. felt, Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart Show, TV, television, Fashioning Felt, Exhibition, Susan Brown, curator, video
Fashioning Felt Fashioning Felt opens next week. The exhibition explores the varied new uses of felt in a range of fields, including product design, fashion, architecture, and home furnishings. Fashioning Felt, Exhibition, felt, uses, range, product design, fashion, Architecture, home furnishings, Lecture, Claudy Jongstra, Kathryn Walter, video
Video: Boym Partners at GlassLab Constantin and Laurene Boym of Boym Partners, a New York-based design studio, collaborated with GlassLab which set up shop last month in Cooper-Hewitt’s garden Constantin Boym, Laurene Boym, Boym Partners, New York City, NYC, design studio, GlassLab, Corning, Corning Museum of Glass, demonstration, performances, Garden, video
Video: Curating Campana Brothers Select “I think the curatorial process is how to tell a history about something in a different way with a different point of view, with a different light on it.” —Fernando Campana Campana Brothers, Humberto Campana, Fernando Campana, brothers, curation, Select, Exhibition, video, Brazil, product designer, Industrial Designer, nature, create
Making Vermelha Chair The Vermelha chair is an iconic piece, originally conceived and prototyped in 1993 for a gallery show in São Paulo along with several other pieces. The construction of the chair is very time-intensive, as it is handmade from a huge length of rope wrapped and woven to create the chair’s structure Vermehla Chair, chair, Campana Brothers, Fernando Campana, Humberto Campana, Brazil, product design, Industrial Design, construction, handmade, rope, woven, time consuming, cynicism, critical reception, Massimo Morozzi, Edra, Mel Byer, book, 50 Chairs, step-by-step, video, how to, bestseller, hand-crafted, mass-produced, furniture design
Video: Provoking Magic Ingo Maurer’s most lively exhibit in the historic Andrew Carnegie mansion was his installation of the Carnegies’ portraits above the grand staircase. Ingo Maurer, lighting design, light, Provoking Magic, Exhibition, video, Andrew Carnegie, Louise Carnegie, Mansion, installation, portraits, staircase
Nominate Online Each year Cooper-Hewitt honors the best and brightest designers at the National Design Awards Gala. The awards are given out in a number of categories including fashion design, architecture design, and product design. National Design Awards, 2008, categories, nominations, online, participation, winners, finalists, website, video, panel