Can you explain the type of work you do at Cooper Hewitt? I edit, store, and deliver images. I have been fortunate to work on some large imaging projects that will be seen in the museum opening—from the interactive digital displays to the beautiful books about our collections objects. What was your background before coming...

The SketchBot interface is composed of a series of 21st-century tools, including a digital camera, computer software, and a robot. But it also makes use of a natural material older than mankind itself: sand. The sand is incorporated into a multistep process that results in a portrait that can be wiped away to make way...