Posts in the category design
design interventions in south africa: the taxi workshop . . .
“johannesburg is one of the worst cities in the world in which to commute.”
[ the guardian ] are you stuck in traffic?
the economist • january 2011:
south africa’s dreadful drivers & the danger on the roads: watch out !
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the guardian and the economist are addressing road safety world-wide, in general and in particular, […]
posted 8 September 2011
rather amazing & particular items . . .
rather particular items from this season’s new york international gift fair, at the jacob javits center, 655 west 34th street, new york, new york. i truly enjoyed seeing so many of my former design students, all full of energy and promise, at the amdc
| american design club | exhibit, which, this year was located right […]
posted 20 August 2011
categories design
of visual interest: klein basel, switzerland & myrtle avenue, brooklyn . . .
klein basel, switzerland, 1990 . . .
myrtle avenue area, brooklyn, new york 2007 through 2011 . . .
posted 4 August 2011
a metaphor for manhattan . . .
the opening exhibit for the smithsonian’s national museum for design was entitled, “MAN trans FORMS”. when the cooper hewitt museum opened in october 1976
in the former andrew carnegie mansion, dianne pilgrim and her crew had invited, among others, oswald mathias ungers to give a direction for what this institution could be. ungers used visual examples […]
posted 15 June 2011
meaning, objects & understanding come to fruition . . .
the academic year 2010 • 2011 comes to a close for our making meaning design studio, as the diverse interweavings of interactions, exhibits, nutrition, packaging, vehicles, sustainability, systems, objects and understanding come to fruition for our graduating seniors. at id view, during our end of the semester mm critique, we were joined by a number […]
posted 11 May 2011
making meaning venues for april & may . . .
there are a few making meaning venues in the next few weeks & here are some details. first and foremost, you are welcome to join us for our mm design dialogue venue at copia on thursday evening, april 28th. will will begin around 6:00pm and should be there until around nine or ten. copia is […]
posted 16 April 2011
reThink shelter . . .
more than 500,000 people have been made homeless by the earthquake / tsunami combo about a month ago in japan. it was heartening to see japanese architect, shigeru ban, respond as he has many times in the past. in february 2003, i heard ban speak at harvard’s school of graduate design and at that time, […]
posted 11 April 2011
pattern: variations on a theme in red & white . . .
i would encourage you to go and see infinite variety. it’s a special
free exhibit from the american folk art museum of 650 red & whites
quilts that span 300 years, on loan from joanna rose’s collection. this
rather unique exhibit is only up until this wednesday, the 30th of march,
between 66th & 67th streets and park avenue: […]
posted 26 March 2011
the kitchen of the future . . .
fifty years ago, marc harrison, earned his bachelor of industrial design at pratt institute. harrison went on to become a professor and later, department head in industrial design, at rhode island school of design. in addition to his well known work with the dlc-x cuisinart food processor, harrison worked closely with lead faculty member, jane […]
posted 21 March 2011
15 students & 15 design topics . . .
on the first official day of the spring semester’s holiday break, about thirty-five people gathered in the design center gallery to have a dialogue with our making meaning studio. the guest critics included brain kerr & jess fügler from quirky, as well as mm alumni endrit hajno & ian ciesla. the conversation shifted from topics […]
posted 13 March 2011
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