pratt • folkwang “take a seat” collaboration in cologne . . .

pratt’s department of industrial design has partnered with the folkwang academy to exhibit chair designs as part of the renowned international furniture and design fair imm cologne in cologne, germany from january 19-24, 2010. it is the first time that pratt will exhibit in this international venue, which is one of the largest and most […]

making meaning’s roadtrip to swayspace . . .

making meaning took a roadtrip to swayspace on november 5th to understand more deeply the importance of expressing messages, information and graphics, beautifully well. the prime movers and shakers, willy schwenzfeier and patrick fenton, along with their design crew that includes shannon and ben, gave us a window into their design process and the rather […]

an open invitation to the preliminary critique for making meaning . . .

an open invitation to the preliminary critique for making meaning . . .
this is an invitation from our 17 id students, jeff kapec & yours truly for you to join us next tuesday, october 27th, 2009 at 5:30 pm in pratt studios, rooms 42 & 43, for our preliminary critique for making meaning . […]

sbb cff ffs brünig panorama . . .

composer felix mendelssohn once wrote, “if you haven’t seen the interlaken countryside, you haven’t seen switzerland.” the brünig pass, 1008 meters (3307 feet above sea level), is at the eastern end of the interlaken region and the brünig rail line connects interlaken to lucerne. lucerne is a junction railway station of both standard […]

bauhaus 90: vom labor zum projekt . . .

the venue “from laboratory to project” (from october 15th until november 29th, 2009) is a symposium & an exhibit of the design department, bauhaus university weimar. it is part of this year’s celebration of the 90th anniversary of the bauhaus.
dear professor dr. siegfried gronert & thomas von taschitzki m.a.,
the department of industrial design at […]

shigeru uchida speaks on “the design of weakness” at pratt

opening reception(s) thursday, october 15th, 6:00pm until 8:00pm:
ippodo gallery • 521 west 26th street b1, (between 10th & 11th avenues)
new york, new york 10001, telephone: 212 / 967-4899
opening reception thursday, october 15th, 6:00pm until 8:00pm
shigeru uchida & ippodo gallery
design indaba: shigeru uchida & the power of weakness . . .
gana […]

brooklyn & berlin: pratt id & university of the arts, berlin collaborate . . .

hammers photographed by achillie castiglioni, tools by walker evens & . . .

besides the utility poster (with images of hammers, from achillie castiglioni and other, individual hand tools, photographed by walker evens) here are some more recent hand tool compositions, from june 2009, that i photographed at thirty-seven antwerp street, brighton, massachusetts, at bill bancroft’s neighbor, named john. as an artisans & a craftsman, john’s arrangement of […]

family in the kingdon of crystal, sweden . . .

family: celebrating character & unity in högskolan i kalmar, pukeberg, sweden by kyle solá. kyle, who is currently one of my id seniors in my studio class, making meaning, recently returned from an exchange semester abroad in sweden in the region they call, “the kingdon of crystal” . . . please take a look at […]

swedish excellence: design s exhibit . . .

http://www.swedishdesignaward.se/page/221
please see below link from newsweek regarding the swedish design award at pratt:
http://www.newsweek.com/id/215169

http://www.carmamail.com/mail/OBS?muid=1WBtqe284018470
on thursday, june 18th, the department of industrial design at pratt, in conjunction with consulate general of sweden in new york & the director of exhibitions at pratt, hosted an opening reception & panel discussion for design s: […]