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Armadillo Suits, Soil Lamps, Folded Bikes, Oh My!This year the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum’s Triennial: Why Design Now? explores topics of sustainable design. Current global climate changes and economic slumps have provided a platform for designers to create even more innovative works to aid the world around us Why Design Now, Triennial, Exhibition, sustainable, innovative, Green, education, museum, programming, learning, Children, application, workshops, communication, health, transportation, design kids, tours, family |
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Felt in HaitiI had the pleasure of meeting recently with Ton Vriens, a Dutch documentary filmmaker and journalist who, through his foundation Turtle Tree, is working with women in Haiti to develop a felt-making co-operative, with the goal of achieving economic and social independence for the members of the self-governed group. Haiti, felt, collective, women, Tom Vriens, Dutch, documentary, filmmaker, journalist, Turtle Tree, foundation, economic, social, independence, poverty, Fanm Veret Wi Nou Kapab!, Women of Verrettes Yes We Can Do It, grant, Andalusia, spain, Business, training, product development, American, makers, workshops, needlework, organic, wool, source, soft, import, equipment, iPhone, iPod, laptop, covers |
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BarCamps to BooksFrom citizen journalists to user generated conferences the dialogue keeps expanding. Those of us who could not make it to BarCamp Africa this past October in California the organizers posted video clips of the panels. dialogue, user generated, content, BarCamp, Africa, California, video posts, panels, conference, silicon valley, Bryan Bell, book, Katie Wakeford, Expanding Architecture: Design as Activism, social justice, communities, improvement, Greener Gadgets, Green, Business, online, resources, EXPOSED, Arizona State University, ASU, Tempe, Arizona, AZ, workshops, discussions, Web4Dev, Innovation for Access, strategic partnerships, technology, United Nations, UNICEF, Millenium Development Goals |
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Summer Design Institute in MinneapolisCooper-Hewitt’s Summer Design Institute, a week-long series of lectures, workshops, and discussions for K-12 teachers focused on design-based learning, is in Minneapolis this week at the Walker Art Center. Summer Design Institute, series, week-long, lectures, workshops, discussions, k12, K-12, teachers, education, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Design for the Other 90%, Exhibition, Sculpture Garden, blog posts |
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