Videos

DesignPrep: From Design to Movement

Thursday June 21, 2012NYC teens worked alongside master jewelry designers from Van Cleef & Arpels as they try their hand at jewelry design here at Cooper-Hewitt in this exciting hands-on program. The exacting labor of creating a maquette, first in wax and then in pewter, is an important part of the jewelry design process. In this video, the Van Cleef & Arpels creative team works with our teens to create and critique their own jewelry designs.designprep, Teens, youth, high school, students, NYC, New York City, Van Cleef & Arpels, Set in Style, jewelry, jewelry design, education, design education, hands-on, sophie pean, nicolas bos, maquette

Cooper-Hewitt: 2007 National Design Awards Winners Panel

Thursday June 21, 2012Cara McCarty, Curatorial Director, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum discusses the state of contemporary design with this year's National Design Award winners: Rick Owens (Owenscorp); Nader Tehrani (Office dA); Marc Tsurumaki & David Lewis (Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis ); and Peter Walker (PWP Landscape Architecture). National Design Awards, 2007, Winners Panel, Rick Owens, Owenscorp, Nader Tehrani, Office dA, Marc Tsurumaki, David Lewis, Lewis Tsurumaki Lewis, Peter Walker, PWP Landscape Architecture, Cara McCarty, panel, talk, long, public program

Cooper-Hewitt: Teen Design Fair with Tim Gunn

Thursday June 21, 2012New York City teens are invited to learn about careers from over thirty professionals working in the fields of fashion, industrial, multi-media and graphic design as well as architecture. Design colleges from the country will be on hand to provide admissions and scholarship information. Meet Tim Gunn, the cast of Project Runway and designers from IDEO, MSNBC, MTV and many more. Teen Design Fair, Teens, New York City, NYC, career fair, Tim Gunn, Project Runway, talk, long, public program

Cooper-Hewitt: 2007 National Design Awards - Jury Panel

Thursday June 21, 2012Jurors of the 2007 National Design Awards discussed the selection process and revealed this year's winners and finalists. The jury panel brought together a diverse group of design leaders: Michael Gabellini, Principal, Gabellini Sheppard Associates; Reed Kroloff, Dean of the Tulane University School of Architecture; Yeohlee Teng, Founder and Owner of Yeohlee Inc.; Stephen Burks, Principal and founder of Readymade Projects; James Wines, Founder of SITE and Professor of architecture at Penn State University. National Design Awards, 2007, Jury Panel, Michael Gambellini, Gabellini Sheppard Associates, Reed Kroloff, Yeohlee Teng, Yeohlee Inc, Stephen Burks, Readymade Projects, James Wines, SITE, talk, long, public program

Cooper-Hewitt: Fashion Life Now

Thursday June 21, 2012New York Times fashion critic Cathy Horyn leads fashion designers Narciso Rodriguez, Ralph Rucci and Maria Cornejo in a panel discussion about the state of fashion today. These designers, all featured in Design Life Now: National Design Triennial 2006, speak about their work and the role of fashion in contemporary culture. Fashion Life Now, fashion, Design Life Now, Exhibition, Triennial, 2006, panel, Narciso Rodriguez, Ralph Rucci, Maria Cornejo, fashion designer, Cathy Horyn, fashion critic, talk, long, public program

Cooper-Hewitt: 2007 The Business of Design

Thursday June 21, 2012Business leaders discuss how green design impacts their overall strategy and affects their bottom line. The panel is moderated by Sarah Murray of the Financial Times and panelists include James Ludwig of Steelcase, John Righini of General Electric, and Sven Shiers of Patagonia. This event took place during National Design Week, October 14-20, 2007. Business of Design, 2007, green design, Bottom Line, panel, Sarah Murray, James Ludwig, John Righini, Sven Shiers, National Design Week, talk, long

Cooper-Hewitt: Multiple Choice - Marketing Design in the Twenty-first Century

Thursday June 21, 2012Join modern design firms Maharam, Design Within Reach and Tricycle as they share their companies' approaches for marketing design. Held in conjunction with the exhibition Multiple Choice: From Sample to Product, this panel will explore current marketing trends such as consumer customization and online outreach.Multiple Choice, Exhibition, sample, product, marketing, trends, 21st century, modern design, Maharam, Design Within Reach, Tricycle, customization, outreach, online, panel, talk, long, public program

Cooper-Hewitt: Design for the Other 90% Panel - Ron Rivera

Thursday June 21, 2012Ron Rivera- Coordinator of Ceramic Water Filter and International Projects, Potters for PeaceDesign for the Other 90%, Exhibition, panel, developing world, poverty, Ron Rivera, Potters for Peace, Ceramic Water Filter, potable water, solutions, talk, public program

Cooper-Hewitt: Design for the Other 90% Panel - Paul Polak

Thursday June 21, 2012Paul Polak, Founder, International Development Enterprises Design for the Other 90%, Exhibition, panel, Paul Polak, International Development Enterprises, IDE, affordability, poverty, developing world, needs, talk, public program

Cooper-Hewitt: Design for the Other 90% - Panel Discussion

Thursday June 21, 2012This panel highlights the growing trend in design to create affordable and socially responsible objects for the vast majority of the world's population (90%) not traditionally serviced by designers. Contributors to the exhibition Design for the Other 90% discuss the design and use of affordable and socially responsible objects. Be among the first to see the exhibition which illustrates the power of design to improve quality of life everywhere. Design for the Other 90%, Exhibition, panel, affordable, socially responsible, objects, underserved populations, quality of life, Martin Fisher, Paul Polak, Ron Rivera, Modesta Nyirenda-Zabula, talk, long, public program

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