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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
Supersonic: The Design and Lifestyle of Concorde
Lawrence Azerrad, Grammy Award-winning author of Supersonic, and Debbie Millman, National Design Award-winning host of Design Matters, have a conversation on the ingenuity and enduring creative legacy of Concorde, the world’s first—and so far only—luxury supersonic airliner. Supersonic explores the history, design, technology, and lifestyle of Concorde, the 1960s aircraft that could cross the Atlantic in under three hours. Yet, more...
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September 6, 2019
Image of a panel discussion at Cooper Hewitt. ON stage from left to right are Hans Tan, Hong Wei Phua, John Christakos, Mikyoung Kim, and Vasso Giannopoulos
Thinking Through Making: A Panel Discussion
Cooper Hewitt, in collaboration with the DesignSingapore Council present an evening of conversation.
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May 28, 2019
Marilyn Friedman wears a red suit, at a lecture during a design talk at Cooper Hewitt on Dec. 4, 2018
Design Talk | Making America Modern
Marilyn Friedman discusses her new book Making America Modern: Interior Design in the 1930s.
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December 7, 2018
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Growing Local: Designing Sustainable Food Businesses
Design Talk with Devita Davison and Keba Konte, discussing food entrepreneurs and systems that promote sustainability and inclusivity.
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September 19, 2017
By the People: Housing for All
Cynthia Smith, Curator of Socially Responsible Design speaks with architects Rosanne Haggerty and David Baker about community building through innovative affordable housing design.
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October 13, 2016