Videos

Cooper-Hewitt: Design Revolution Friday July 13, 2012 Join us for a discussion with Emily Pilloton, author of Design Revolution, Allan Chochinov, founder of Core77, Susan Szenasy Editor in Chief of Metropolis Magazine, and Cynthia E. Emily Pilloton, Design Revolution, Allan Chochinov, Core77, Cynthia Smith, curator, Susan Szenasy, Metropolis Magazine, materials, sustainability, product design, Project H Design, panel, talk, long, program
Cooper-Hewitt: Pioneers of Change: Towards a New Notion of Luxury Friday July 13, 2012 Since the economic downfall the notion of luxury has come under attack. Pioneers of Change does not apply the luxury to an ethos of riches as such but to qualities now hard to come by, such as space, fresh air, respect, care, silence, slowness and time. Can we reach a new notion of luxury: a luxury of content and experience over luxury of expensive materials and name and fame of brands and designers? Moderator: Matilda McQuaid, Deputy Curatorial Director and Head of Textiles, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Panelists: Pioneers of Change, Towards New Notion Luxury, Matilda McQuaid, Laurene Boym, Partners Inc, Winy Maas, MVRDV Architects, Marije Vogelzang, Proef, Amale Andraos, Work Architecture Company, panel, talk, long, public program
Cooper-Hewitt: Inside the Designer's Studio with Maria Pinto Friday July 13, 2012 Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum presents Maria Pinto in conversation with Mary Tomer, founder of Mrs.O.org and author of Mrs. O: The Face of Fashion Democracy. Maria Pinto, the Chicago-based designer, is known for her confident and sophisticated clothes, produced in clean lines and luxurious fabrics. Pinto is also known for providing many of First Lady Michelle Obamas signature looks starting with President Obamas term as U.S. Senator. Maria Pinto is featured in Mrs. Maria Pinto, Michelle Obama, Fashion Design, Dress Fabric Studio, Chicago, Mary Tomer, Mrs.O.org
Cooper-Hewitt: Pioneers of Change: New Collaborations Friday July 13, 2012 Pioneers of Change celebrates the blurring of low- and high brow, questioning the difference between the design world and the normal world. How can non-professionals play an intricate role in realizing creative projects? Moderator: Julie Iovine, Executive Editor Architects Newspaper Panelists: Jake Barton, Local Projects Pascale Gatzen, Painted Arne Hendriks, Platform 21 Scott Stowell, Open collaboration, non-professionals, Droog, Jake Barton, Local Projects, Pascale Gatzen, Painted, Arne Hendriks, Platform 21, Scott Stowell, Open, Julie Iovine, Executive Editor, Architects Newspaper, Pioneers of Change, panel, talk, long, public program
Cooper-Hewitt: Museum Design Lab: Museum Future Symposium Friday July 13, 2012 The Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum hosts the Future of Museum Symposium featuring six groups of interdisciplinary students from the course Museum Lab taught by Tim Ventimiglia at Parsons The New School for Design as well as five museum partners. The symposium starts with an introduction by Ventimiglia followed by the students presenting strategies for six New York area museums, and the symposium concludes with a panel discussion of five partnering museum staff responding to the presentations. Jenny Florence & Maria Antonia Villegas present on Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum. Masters Program, course, Museum Design Lab, Future Symposium, student presentations, Tim Ventimiglia, panel, event, long
Cooper-Hewitt: Rodarte in Conversation with Sally Singer Friday July 13, 2012 A conversation with Laura Mulleavy, one of the designers behind Rodarte and Vogues fashion news and features director, Sally Singer. In 2009, Rodarte was Cooper-Hewitts National Design Award Fashion Design finalist and won the CFDA Womenswear Designer of the Year Award. Rodarte, Laura Mulleavy, Kate Mulleavy, sisters, Sally Singer, Vogue, Fashion Week, fashion design, Exhibition, talk, long, public program
Cooper-Hewitt: Design in the Face of Disaster Friday July 13, 2012 Moderator Chris Hacker, Chief Design Officer for Johnson & Johnson, leads a discussion on how design can alleviate some of the innumerable problems facing Haiti right now. UNICEF, Design Tools, Haiti Earthquake, Chris Hacker, Pierre Fouche, Anna Muoio, Jean-Cedric Meeus, Gerald Martone, rebulding, disaster response, panel, talk, long, public program
Quicktake: Rodarte Friday July 13, 2012 The making of any exhibition is a fascinating and complex project. This video gives you a sense of what happened behind the scenes in the run up to the opening of Quicktake: Rodarte. Hear from Kate and Laura Mulleavy, Acting Director Caroline Baumann and Curator Gregory Krum. Quicktake, Rodarte, Fashion Design, Laura Mulleavy, Kate Mulleavy, sisters, Caroline Baumann, Gregory Krum, Nordstrom
Quicktake: Tata Nano Friday July 13, 2012 Quicktake: Tata Nano—The People's Car On view February 18 - April 25, 2010 Unveiled last year in India by Tata Motors, India's largest automobile manufacturer, the Tata Nano is targeted to families who had not previously been able to afford a car. Billed as "the people's car," the base model starts at $2,500 in India and can accommodate up to five adults. A bright, sunshine yellow Nano will be on display in Cooper-Hewitt's Great Hall, along with diagrams and photos illustrating its concept, development and production. Tata Nano, Quicktake, Automobile Design, car, India, installation
Cooper-Hewitt: Chip Kidd + Milton Glaser Friday July 13, 2012 Chip Kidd, National Design Award winner in 2007 for Communications Design, speaks with Milton Glaser, National Design Award winner in 2004 for Lifetime Achievement, on work, ideas, and loving New York. Chip Kidd, Milton Glaser, graphic design, book jacket, book cover, Philip Roth, winner, National Design Awards, Design USA Contemporary Innovation, Exhibition, talk, long, public program