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Design and Process: Public Art Installations in Context | Design Talk
Public art installations humanize the built environment. How are those installations conceived and selected? What is the process for the designers, and how do public installations fit into their overall practice? What civic value does this type of work bring to a shared landscape? Designers Phu Hoang and Rachely Rotem of MODU and Eric Forman...
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March 12, 2020
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Design Talk | Trude Guermonprez and Lanette Scheeline: Breaking Boundaries with Design
In mid-twentieth century San Francisco, two women explored new directions in weaving and the design of fabrics and wallcoverings. Join us to discover the works of émigré Trude Guermonprez (1910-1976), an inventive and inspiring weaver, textile designer, and teacher, and her contemporary Lanette Scheeline (1910-2001), a Bay Area native who operated a successful textile and...
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December 18, 2019
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Design Talk | Dorothy Liebes: Unorthodox Textiles
Cooper Hewitt hosts RISD Museum Curator of Costume and Textiles Kate Irvin in a design talk exploring the experimental materials, novelty textures, and “vibrating” color palette in textiles generated by designer and entrepreneur Dorothy Wright Liebes (1897-1972), nationally recognized in her own time as America’s “First Lady of the looms.” Read more about Doroty Liebes....
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December 18, 2019
Image of Karl Frisch- a bald white man, wearing a grey sweater and black t-shit, on the right side of the photo. He gestures with his right hand towards a projected image of the Sex Pistols' album cover for God Save the Queen. In his left hand he hold a microphone to his mouth.
Design Talk | Karl Fritsch: Jewelry on the Edge
Cooper Hewitt welcomed Wellington, New Zealand-based artist Karl Fritsch. Playful and tough, intricate and coarse, Fritsch’s avant-garde pieces challenge the concept of what jewelry, and sculpture, can be. Joined by Fritsch Jeanne Greenberg Rohaytn, owner of Salon 94 and Alexandra Cunningham Cameron, Curator of Contemporary Design.       SPEAKERS Karl Fritsch began his education...
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December 18, 2019
Image of two women sitting in chairs on a stage. Both have microphones. Left: Margaret Gould Stewart, who has short black curly hair, black leather jacket, and a patterned skirt. She wears glasses. She appears to be in her 40s. Right: Jean Richards, who has short curly grey hair, a red cardigan and black pants. She appears to be in her 70s and speaks into the microphone with a smile.
Eva Zeisel: Life and Design Stories Spanning a Century
Cooper Hewitt celebrates the remarkable life and legacy of design giant Eva Zeisel (American, b. Hungary 1906–2011) with a conversation between Margaret Gould Stewart, VP of Product Design at Facebook, and Jean Richards, Eva Zeisel’s daughter. ABOUT EVA ZEISEL Eva Zeisel’s career was international in scope and spanned more than 75 years. Known for lyrical...
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December 13, 2019
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2019 NDA Winners’ Salons: Patricia Moore and Open Style Lab
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the National Design Awards at Cooper Hewitt! In this 20 minute talk, Patricia Moore | Design Mind Award + Pinar Guvenc, board member, Open Style Lab | Emerging Designer Award, talk with Cooper Hewitt Curatorial Director Cara McCarty speak on the topic “Why Inclusive Design Matters” ABOUT NATIONAL DESIGN WEEK...
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December 6, 2019
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2019 NDA Winners’ Salons: Thomas Phifer
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the National Design Awards at Cooper Hewitt! In this 20 minute talk, Thomas Thomas Phifer | Architecture Design Award + Cristina Grajales | Cristina Grajales Gallery speak with Cooper Hewitt Deputy Director of Curatorial Matilda McQuaid on the topic “Collaborating with Clients.” ABOUT NATIONAL DESIGN WEEK Launched in 2006, National...
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December 6, 2019
image of two women on stage, on the left is Kate Orff, wearing a red blouse under a brown suit jacket, she holds a microphone in her left hand, speaking into it, and gestures with her right hand. her hair is brown and above the shoulders. ON the left is Vasso Giannopolis who wears a dark purple dress and has long brown hair. She looks and listens.
2019 NDA Winners’ Salons: Kate Orff
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the National Design Awards at Cooper Hewitt! In this 20 minute talk, Kate Orff, founder, SCAPE | Landscape Architecture Award Winner, talks with Cooper Hewitt National Design Awards Manager Vasso Giannopoulos speak on the topic Designer as Responsible Citizen. ABOUT NATIONAL DESIGN WEEK Launched in 2006, National Design Week is...
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December 6, 2019
image of two people on a stage; on the left is Amy Smith, she has light hair and wears glasses, and a red blouse. on the left is Carolyn Royston, who has short dark hair and glasses, and wears dark clothing. Amy holds a microphone and is gesturing to the audience.
2019 NDA Winners’ Salons: Amy Smith
  Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the National Design Awards at Cooper Hewitt! In this 20 minute talk, Amy Smith, founder, MIT D-Lab | Corporate & Institutional Achievement Award Winner talks with Cooper Hewitt Director of Digital and Emerging Media Carolyn Royston on the topic Empowerment through Participatory Design. ABOUT NATIONAL DESIGN WEEK Launched in...
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December 6, 2019