Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum announced today a new campaign initiative to take its Design in the Classroom program, which introduces classes K-12 to design thinking and learning through interactive hands-on workshops, nationwide. Launched in 2011, the Design in the Classroom program has reached more than 80,000 students in the five boroughs of New York...
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum marks the tenth anniversary of National Design Week Oct. 10–18, with a range of programs for students, teachers, design professionals and the general public celebrating the important role that design plays in all aspects of daily life. The museum’s largest educational initiative, National Design Week is a highlight of Cooper...
Examining the collaborative design process behind Pixar Animation Studios, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum presents “Pixar: The Design of Story,” from Oct. 8 through Aug. 7, 2016. Featuring original artwork, including rarely seen hand-drawn sketches, paintings and sculptures, the exhibition reveals how Pixar develops popular characters, fosters emotional connection to its films and, ultimately, how...
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum will celebrate outstanding achievement in American design this fall with its 16th annual National Design Awards program. Today, Cooper Hewitt director Caroline Baumann announced the winners of the 2015 National Design Awards, which recognize excellence and innovation across a variety of disciplines. The award recipients will be honored at a...
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum announces a wide range of program offerings this spring and summer, including the third installment of the Design by Hand series with world-renowned fashion designer Ralph Rucci, lectures on graphic design in conjunction with the exhibition “How Posters Work,” talks with pioneering designers such as Bruce Mau and engaging family...
We want to see your sweet designs. Share a valentine-inspired wallpaper that you create in the Immersion Room on Instagram, and you could win a free membership. Instructions: Now through February 14, design a valentine-themed wallpaper in the Immersion Room Take a photo of your design and upload it to Instagram Tag it #cooperhewittchallenge The...
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, the only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design, will open the renovated and restored Carnegie Mansion, Friday, Dec. 12. When the transformed museum opens on New York’s Museum Mile, it will offer 60 percent more exhibition space to showcase one of the most diverse...
Can you explain the type of work you do with the Cooper Hewitt? I support School & Tour and Professional Development programs, each of which encompasses a few programs. For Professional Development, I work on technology with Arts Achieve, the multi-partner i3 grant that brings iPad technology to NYC arts classrooms. I also worked on...
Spire, a wearable personal health-tracking device, took home the trophy for the 2014 People’s Design Award at Cooper Hewitt’s National Design Awards gala in New York Oct. 9. National Design Awards jury member Bruce Mau announced the winning design and presented the award to Spire CEO Jonathan Palley and designer Zhao Zhao. Spire analyzes an...
Fashion legends Maria Cornejo, Francisco Costa and Narciso Rodriguez will discuss their influences, process and inspirations at “Diseño: Fashion” Oct. 15 at El Museo del Barrio (located at 1230 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street), kicking off a new series of public programs presented by Cooper Hewitt and El Museo del Barrio celebrating Latino designers. Moderated...
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum will host National Design Week from Oct. 4 through Oct. 12. Throughout the week, the museum will offer a series of public programs in New York for students, teachers, design professionals and the general public to celebrate the important role that design plays in all aspects of daily life. Organizations...
Offering books for the scholar’s study, the coffee table and the children’s room alike, the publications program of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum has ramped up with five new titles for fall 2014 in celebration of the Dec. 12 opening of the transformed museum. Among the items on the list are lavishly illustrated catalogs of...
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum and Smithsonian.com today announced the launch of the People’s Design Award contest, in conjunction with the 2014 National Design Awards. This year, the public is invited to vote from Sept. 10 through Oct. 6 for their favorite design from a pool of 20 works that emphasize how innovative design makes...
