Posts in the category design
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
fruitsuper design’s information kiosk . . .
this is an example how a good school design project can become the transitional bridge into professional practice. in 2008, sallyann corn and joe kent wanted to
do a group project in our making meaning design studio about the dynamic food culture in new york, related to food vending trucks and kiosks. they called the project, […]
posted 14 February 2011
sunstar bicycles, design & looking towards the future . . .
sunstar & pratt id bicycle workshop 2007:
in the summer of 2006 in copenhagen denmark, i met with rieko ito (of ixi s.r.l., located in milan, italy), to discuss the possibility of a year long industry-sponsored mobility project with pratt’s id students. rieko, with her counterparts in japan at sunstar, were interested developing a new […]
posted 6 February 2011
form, texture & pattern inceptions in paper, for ralph pucci . . .
congratulations to all of the students from pratt institute’s school of art & design that participated with ralph pucci international on their conceptual paper project. i would especially like to congratulate all the id graduate & id undergraduate students, along with their industrial design faculty advisor, josh longo, for the quality of work that […]
posted 9 December 2010
art & design books . . .
wonderful art & design books for the * five senses at the new york art at book fair at moma’s ps 1 in queens, this past weekend, november, 5th through 7th. philip aarons, of printed matter, said, “the new york art book fair is the premiere venue to find what’s new in art publishing. while […]
posted 12 November 2010
mm roadtrip & philip johnson’s glass house . . .
making meaning was able to pilgrimage from brooklyn to new canaan connecticut, on two occasions (october 22nd & 23rd) to see philip johnson’s estate with it’s cultivated menagerie of architectural splendor. for more information on how to visit philip johnson’s 47 acre, 50 year diary of architectural interpretation, please see the following link: philip […]
posted 2 November 2010
the design process, concavity & objects in space . . .
the design of aesthetic, ceramic vessels involving concavity from swedish artist, eva hild are currently on exhibit at nancy margolis gallery, here in new york. she is a ceramic sculptor known for her large scale, organically shaped stoneware forms. (the ny times has described eva’s work as “astonishing” and proclaimed her “a new star in […]
posted 21 October 2010
categories design
the knifeless man is a lifeless man . . .
“the knifeless man is a lifeless man.” is a nordic proverb from the *faroe islands:
“knívleysur maður er lívleysur (maður)” . . .
in addition, did you know that the word “finka” in russian means a very sharp knife & also, a finnish woman . . .
well, being a big fan of finnish designer, tapio […]
posted 14 October 2010
categories design
forward locomotion mojo & marc newson . . .
if you’re a form junkie, then you must see the current exhibit of marc newson’s work, entitled, transport, at the gagosian gallery on 21st and 10th avenue, where everthing looks like it’s moving, even when it isn’t. my favorite object in the exhibit is the biomega bicycle, but it’s also interesting to see newson’s form […]
posted 2 October 2010
categories design
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