Cardboard hell Nov 19, 2009
It's a word bandied about to imply good design, and is celebrated in a new exhibition at London's Design Museum ... Ergonomics Real Design is at the Design Museum in London, 18 November to 7 March 2010. (BBC News -- UK)
Design Museum Dieter Rams Less ... Nov 19, 2009
Design Museum Dieter Rams Less and More. Design Museum Dieter Rams Less and More ... Dieter Rams Less and More The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams is currently on show at London s Design Museum. (Suite101.com)
A major retrospective of acclaimed UK Graphic Designer to comes to Manchester in 2010 Nov 18, 2009
uk: Gallery Opening hours: Monday - Friday 12:00 5:30, Saturday 12:00 -5:00 Design Museum The Design Museum is one of the worlds leading museums devoted to contemporary design in every form from furniture to graphics, and architecture to industrial design. It is working to place design at the centre of contemporary culture. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Design Museum David Chipperfield ... Nov 17, 2009
Design Museum David Chipperfield Form Matters. Design Museum David Chipperfield Form Matters ... London's Design Museum is currently showing. (Suite101.com)
Design Museum Displays Showcasing... Nov 13, 2009
Design Museum Displays Showcasing John Pawson. Design Museum Displays Showcasing John Pawson ... Shows at Design Museum will feature work by architects John Pawson and David Adjaye, fashion illustrations of the 20th and 21st centuries, plus designs by Dieter Rams. (Suite101.com)
Design Museum Shows Ergonomics Re... Nov 13, 2009
Design Museum Shows Ergonomics Real Design. Design Museum Shows Ergonomics Real Design ... Design Museum shows in 2010 will feature the science of ergonomics, the Brit Insurance Designs of the Year and Sustainable Futures, a display of "green" design projects. (Suite101.com)
Prince Charles Was Right to Criticize 1980s Buildings, Chipperfield Says Oct 23, 2009
Form Matters is at the London Design Museum through Jan 31, 2010. For more information, go to. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Kiel Johnson at Mark Moore Gallery Oct 22, 2009
Johnson is in a number of public collections, including the Creative Artist Agency (Beverly Hills, CA) and Todd Oldham (New York, NY), and has exhibited in venues throughout the United States, such as the Architecture and Design Museum (Los Angeles, CA). Johnson will be featured in PULSE Miami Contemporary Art Fair this December with Davidson Contemporary (NY), with whom he will also exhibit with in the Fall of 2010. (AbsoluteArts.com)
ELLE DECOR Honors Design Visionaries with Second Annual Women in Design Event Oct 17, 2009
The invitation-only evening is hosted by Editor in Chief Margaret Russell and Caroline Baumann, Acting Director of Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution ... "The Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum is delighted to be a part of a program that recognizes these notable women who are infusing the world with design innovation." ... About Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Storage innovation Oct 13, 2009
Tupperware unveiled its award-winning products at Singapores Red Dot Design Museum in a launch entitled Tupperware Brands Presents An Iconic Collection last month. Ken Koo, president of the museum, said the award recognises a design teams consistency. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Iconic Lingerie - Hilary Swank, Franca Sozzani, Qi Qi, Giovanni Gastel, Wichy Hassan and Jan Rosenberg Nominate the Winner of the Triumph Inspiration Award 2009 Sep 24, 2009
On the opening night of the 2009 Milan Fashion Week, fashion design students from 28 countries and regions around the world presented their lingerie showpieces at the grand final of the Triumph Inspiration Award '09 in a fabulous catwalk show in the famous design museum, La Triennale. A celebrity expert judging panel, consisting of two-time Academy Award winning actress Hilary Swank, Editor in Chief of Vogue Italy Franca Sozzani, Hong Kong's international model Qi Qi, legendary fashion... (PR Newswire)
10 top campus art collections Sep 4, 2009
The Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art in Providence boasts around 85,000 objects. The works range from ancient and Asian art through European old masters to modern and contemporary art and photography, as well as the decorative arts, with masterpieces of European furniture, glass, and silver plus Asian textiles and costumes. (Boston Globe)
Hyman Bloom, 96; painted works of grisly Expressionism Aug 28, 2009
Writing about Mr. Bloom s 2002 show at the National Academy of Design Museum in New York, Joel Silverstein noted that the artist s philosophy constitutes a profound renunciation of materialist culture and cited Mr. Bloom s many sources, from Chassidism to Asian religions to Hindu music. The monumental Painting in Boston: 1950 - 2000 exhibition at the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park in Lincoln in 2002 also put Mr. Bloom in the context of his contemporaries (David Aronson, Jack Levine) as well... (Boston Globe)
Early exposure to the arts touted Jul 29, 2009
Hosting the design awards, which are presented by the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, has been a recent tradition for first ladies, starting with Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2000. But Obama, who has put a priority since the beginning of her tenure on spending time in the local community, added a twist: Earlier Friday, she sent both award winners and White House staff members to five Washington museums for free public seminars. (Honolulu Advertiser)
2010 Volvo XC60 T6 Jul 25, 2009
Genie bottle taillights are worthy of an exhibit in a design museum, and that doesn't even take into account the small vertical fins they create on either side of the rear window. The marketing people at Volvo will likely tell you that they are for aerodynamic purposes, but you know there is an exterior designer somewhere with a poster of a 1959 Cadillac on his cubicle wall that grins every time they do. (Fox News)
Weekend Hot Picks In Entertainment Jul 10, 2009
In addition to the music, drinks and hors d'oeuvres will be served in the garden at the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum (2 E. 91st St.; 212-849-8349). The weekly event (Fridays through Aug. 14, 6 to 9 p.m.) is free with 15 museum admission. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Chief Dutch architect wowed by S.F. Jul 1, 2009
Oakland-based Walter Hood won a nod of his own: His firm HOOD Design next month will receive a National Design Award in Landscape Design from the Smithsonian Institution's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. Hood's work includes the sculpture garden at the de Young, Splash Pad Park in Oakland near Lake Merritt, and the ongoing effort by some Berkeley residents to transform a block of Center Street into a downtown plaza. (San Francisco Chronicle)
• Dumpster diver deluxe? Jun 23, 2009
Matilda McQuaid, deputy curatorial director of the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York, said the phenomenon was hard to define as restraint when the merchandise was still expensive. "There is even a theatrical aspect to it as if the wealthy are trying to play the role of an 'impoverished man,' but in a very safe way," she said. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Downturn may lend fuel to art of sustainable fashion Jun 4, 2009
Which is why it is almost a relief to see the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum looking to the future of style rather than the past ... "Design for a Living World" runs at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum through Jan. 4, 2010. (Boston Globe)
10 designers on a mission to save the planet Jun 2, 2009
The result of their efforts an amazing collection of food, home furnishings, fashion and other products can be seen in "Design for a Living World," which opened last month at the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Ezri Tarazi experimented with bamboo stalks from China's Yunnan province, fashioning the sturdy member of the grass family into hollow cabinets that can be used for almost anything, from a magazine rack to a media center. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Museum Mile Festival 2009 in New Yo... May 29, 2009
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum (91 Street). Design for a Living World (May 14, 2009-January 4, 2010), a traveling show organized by The Nature Conservancy, addresses issues of sustainable growth and materials' life cycles as expressed in the designs of Maya Lin, Isaac Mizrahi, Ted Muelhing, Kate Spade and others, each paired with a specific geographical region. (Suite101.com)
Design museum steps out with a shoe show May 24, 2009
Student curator Nora Cary gestures while talking about the "Stepping Out," a footwear exhibit at the University of California, Davis Design Museum ... That's the thinking behind "Stepping Out," a footwear exhibit at the University of California, Davis, Design Museum that explores the language of soles ... "Behind every pair of shoes we can have a story - social impact, religion, culture, economy," says Adele Zhang, a curator of the shoe show at the University of California, Davis, Design Museum.... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Critic's picks - visual arts May 24, 2009
Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art, Providence. 401-454-6400. (Boston Globe)
Shoe exhibit May 19, 2009
Design museum steps out with shoe show ... Design museum steps out with shoe show ... That's the thinking behind "Stepping Out," a footwear exhibit at the University of California, Davis, Design Museum that explores the language of soles. (AZCentral -- Style)
Yves Behar and Samsung Unveil "Anima Terra" in Chicago May 16, 2009
Among his many accolades, his work for OLPC was named Design of the Year by the London Design Museum, 2008, and selected in the list of 25 visionaries by Time magazine, 2007, Yves is also a 10-time recipient of the coveted Red Dot Design Award since 2004. About the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Belle Fourche student finalist in 'Google doodle' contest May 12, 2009
The winner will be announced at the Doodle 4 Google awards ceremony at the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York City, where national finalists and overall winner will be announced. The 40 finalists' will also get to see their doodles showcased in a national exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, which will run from May 21 until July 5. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Museum offers everything but the kitchen sink May 10, 2009
Verena Formanek, discussion chair and head of collections at the design museum, asked her guests whether museums should focus on local or global design trends. Antonelli said she viewed the world's museums as a network ideally with each having its own speciality. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
* New directions in home furnishings May 6, 2009
A group of Japanese manufacturers rose to the challenge by inviting designers to invent practical applications for their newly developed nanofibers X some of which are 1/7500 the width of human hair X and displaying the results at an exhibition at La Triennale di Milano, a design museum. From wiping robots that sweep across the floor like tiny clouds and clean it after detecting dirt with their sensors to a sofa that changes shape at the touch of a remote control pad, the results were... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Newsweek: Fashion goes 'haute-tech' Apr 17, 2009
Chris Moore / Design Museum London Sci-Fi Wardrobe: A Chalayan creation on display at London's Design Museum FASHION ... Widely credited as the founder of haute tech, British designer twice named British designer of the yearis the subject of a fun and fascinating new exhibit at the London Design Museum called "From Fashion and Back" (through May 17), which highlights his 15-year career. (MSNBC -- Technology)
CURRENT ISSUE Apr 16, 2009
In this show, which begins May 14, the Nature Conservancy and the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York highlight the connection between a product's source and its consumers. "We want people to think about where the things in their lives came from," says Abbott Miller, a partner at the design firm Pentagram, who created the show with Cooper-Hewitt curator Ellen Lupton. (FastCompany)
Microsoft Gains Support for Next Generation of Windows(R) Phones Apr 1, 2009
Through new partnerships with the Design Museum London and Council of Fashion Designers of America, Microsoft will offer a variety of free* designer themes to help people express their personal style on Windows(R) phones. Microsoft today announced Mizrahi as the first in a series of designers to create exclusive themes, including color palettes and wallpaper. (PR Newswire)
Pop art and pop music converge at RISD show Apr 1, 2009
That's where painter Carl Ostendarp got the title for his show at the Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art. That track and songs by Jane's Addiction, the Velvet Underground, the Ramones, and many others make up the exhibit's soundtrack. (Boston Globe)
Marsalis combines passions for jazz, poetry on CD Mar 25, 2009
-- FILE -- In this Oct. 24, 2007 file photo, musician Wynton Marsalis performs during the 2007 Future Legends Awards at Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York. (AP Photo/Gary He, file) (AP). (Erie Times-News, PA)
Obama named 2009's best design Mar 20, 2009
Other items on display at the Design Museum include a green-screen suit, the Black issue of Italian Vogue and a bicycle that filters water. BBC News was given a look around some of the highlights of the exhibition by curator Nina Due. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Natasha Richardson dies after fall on ski slope Mar 19, 2009
AP Photo - In this Oct. 10, 2007 file photo, actors Natasha Richardson, left, and Liam Neeson arrive at the Conde Nast Traveler Readers Choice awards at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York. Evan Agostini, file. (Fresno Bee)
Historic Core Highlights (3) Mar 11, 2009
Architecture + Design Museum. Bradbury Building Portico Space. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Lucian Freud paints wine label for French chateau Feb 24, 2009
- A new painting by British artist Lucian Freud was unveiled at a South Beach design museum, but it wasn't the only new work of art in the gallery. The other one combined hints of blackberry, white pepper and vanilla with toastier notes and rich tannins. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
