Podcasts about contemporary design

In this illuminating episode of Better Buildings for Humans, host Joe Menchefski welcomes physicist and daylighting pioneer Marilyne Andersen for a conversation that sheds new light—literally—on how architecture affects our health, productivity, and sense of well-being. From the science of chronobiology to eye morphology and colored glazing, Marilyne explains how light exposure shapes everything from our mood to our sleep cycles. She shares insights from her groundbreaking research at EPFL and her work with the Daylight Academy, revealing why daylight may be more than a design feature—it might be a human right. Plus, discover how her new role at GESDA is helping bridge the gap between scientific discovery and societal impact. A must-listen for anyone designing spaces for real human needs.More About Marilyne Andersen:Marilyne Andersen is a Full Professor at EPFL and head of the LIPID lab since 2010, after 6 years at MIT as tenure-track professor. Since April 2025, she is also the Director General of the GESDA foundation (Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator), whose mission is to anticipate emerging scientific discoveries and translate them into concrete actions for the benefit of society by engaging proactively with policymakers and diplomats. Physicist by training, she specializes in the psycho-physiological effects of (day)light with broader research interests on sustainability in the built environment. She has been Dean of ENAC at EPFL (2013-2018), Academic Director of the Smart Living Lab until 2024 and member of the Board of the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction (2015-2024). She was also Visiting Professor at the Lawrence Berkeley Lab in California and at SUTD in Singapore. Author of over 250 refereed papers with several distinctions, she was the global Daylight Research Award's inaugural laureate in 2016 and led the winning Swiss team for the Solar Decathlon 2017 competition. At EPFL, she is currently Head of the SKIL for project-based learning and PI of the Swiss-wide SWICE consortium on the energy transition. She is also co-founder of the consulting startup OCULIGHT dynamics.In parallel, she has been actively engaged in bridging the gap between art and science, notably since 2021 as co-curator of the exhibition entitled Lighten Up! On Biology and Time and as author of the Circa Diem immersive installation and policy-oriented fiction Droit au Jour ; these works have been on display in diverse venues such as the Seoul Biennale, the EPFL Pavilions, the Gewerbemuseum Winterthur, the Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts (mudac) in Lausanne, and will be showcased at the MIT Museum in 2025-2026.CONTACT:https://www.linkedin.com/in/marilyne-andersen-b617aa1/https://people.epfl.ch/marilyne.andersen Where To Find Us:https://bbfhpod.advancedglazings.com/www.advancedglazings.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/better-buildings-for-humans-podcastwww.linkedin.com/in/advanced-glazings-ltd-848b4625https://twitter.com/bbfhpodhttps://twitter.com/Solera_Daylighthttps://www.instagram.com/bbfhpod/https://www.instagram.com/advancedglazingsltdhttps://www.facebook.com/AdvancedGlazingsltd

Spring art week just wrapped in New York City. Known for its extravagant floral displays and signature oysters and champagne, TEFAF is the fair with a vibe. This year, 91 exhibitors from 13 countries presented everything from antiquities to modern and contemporary art and design at the stately Park Avenue Armory. There's a real sense of passion here— dealers are eager to share the stories behind their works. Which brings us to today's episode, recorded live at the Thrill of the Chase panel with three very different cultural omnivores who personify Tefaf's ethos which span centuries and styles. Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn‘s gallery Salon 94, has long blurred the lines between art and design. Housed in a Beaux-Arts townhouse on the Upper East Side she has presented everything from Rick Owens furniture to the recent Kennedy Yanko solo exhibitions. Adam Charlap Hyman, co-founder of Charlap Hyman & Herrero, brings a sweeping vision to interiors, furniture, architecture, and opera sets. He also curates, most recently Glass Subjects at R & Company which is currently on view. Alexandra Cunningham Cameron, Curator of Contemporary Design at the Cooper Hewitt, began her career in literature before turning to storytelling through objects. Her work explores symbolism, inclusion, and cultural memory. Together, they explore what makes an object irresistible. Is it beauty, rarity—or the story it tells? In this conversation, Artnet Studio's William Van Meter dig into the thrill of discovery, the elusive “X factor,” and how great objects help shape layered narratives.

Spring art week just wrapped in New York City. Known for its extravagant floral displays and signature oysters and champagne, TEFAF is the fair with a vibe. This year, 91 exhibitors from 13 countries presented everything from antiquities to modern and contemporary art and design at the stately Park Avenue Armory. There's a real sense of passion here— dealers are eager to share the stories behind their works. Which brings us to today's episode, recorded live at the Thrill of the Chase panel with three very different cultural omnivores who personify Tefaf's ethos which span centuries and styles. Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn‘s gallery Salon 94, has long blurred the lines between art and design. Housed in a Beaux-Arts townhouse on the Upper East Side she has presented everything from Rick Owens furniture to the recent Kennedy Yanko solo exhibitions. Adam Charlap Hyman, co-founder of Charlap Hyman & Herrero, brings a sweeping vision to interiors, furniture, architecture, and opera sets. He also curates, most recently Glass Subjects at R & Company which is currently on view. Alexandra Cunningham Cameron, Curator of Contemporary Design at the Cooper Hewitt, began her career in literature before turning to storytelling through objects. Her work explores symbolism, inclusion, and cultural memory. Together, they explore what makes an object irresistible. Is it beauty, rarity—or the story it tells? In this conversation, Artnet Studio's William Van Meter dig into the thrill of discovery, the elusive “X factor,” and how great objects help shape layered narratives.

This episode features legendary designer and leader Maria Giudice, who shares her journey from Staten Island art kid to founding Hot Studio, navigating Facebook's acquisition, and using design to shift culture, leadership, and the C-suite._______Support this podcast with a small donation: Buy Me A CoffeeThis show is powered by branding and design studio  Nice PeopleJoin this podcast and the Patreon community: patreon.com/womendesignersyoushouldknowHave a 1:1 mentor call with Amber Asay: intro.co/amberasay_______About Maria:Maria Giudice is a trailblazing designer, creative leader, and author who has spent over three decades redefining what it means to lead with empathy. She's the founder of Hot Studio, one of the first woman-led digital design studios in the country, which was acquired by Facebook in 2013. Maria went on to become Director of Product Design at Facebook and later VP of Experience Design at Autodesk, helping bring people-centered thinking into the heart of tech culture. She's the co-author of Rise of the DEO and Changemakers, two influential books that empower designers to lead change. From painting in Staten Island to reshaping Silicon Valley—Maria's story is as bold as it is inspiring.Follow Maria:Instagram: @mgiudiceLinkedIn: Maria GiudiceRise of the DEOChangemakers  ____View all the visually rich 1-min reels of each woman on IG below:Instagram: Amber AsayInstagram: Women Designers Pod

This dual feature episode explores the legacy of Tomoko Miho's masterful use of space and quiet modernism, alongside Jessica Strelioff's thoughtful approach to building timeless, soulful brands through her studio, Goodside._______Support this podcast with a small donation: Buy Me A CoffeeThis show is powered by branding and design studio  Nice PeopleJoin this podcast and the Patreon community: patreon.com/womendesignersyoushouldknowHave a 1:1 mentor call with Amber Asay: intro.co/amberasay_______Sources:AIGA Medalist: Tomoko MihoThe Quiet Confidence of Tomoko Miho — Eye MagazineHerman Miller Stories: Creative Class Hero - Tomoko MihoTomoko Miho Vintage Poster on Ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/201923687476 About Tomoko:Tomoko Miho (1931–2012) was a pioneering American graphic designer known for her elegant use of space, clarity, and restrained modernism. A graduate of the Institute of Design in Chicago, she worked for George Nelson Associates and Unimark International before founding her own studio, Tomoko Miho & Co. Her clients included Herman Miller, MoMA, and the Smithsonian, and in 1993, she was awarded the AIGA Medal for her outstanding contributions to design. Miho's work masterfully blended Swiss modernism, American pragmatism, and Japanese aesthetics to create timeless, poetic visual communications.About Jessica:Jessica Strelioff is the founder and creative director of Goodside Studio, a design practice known for its emotionally resonant, timeless branding. With a background in creating thoughtful, human-centered design, Jessica builds brands that are both strategic and soulful, always with a strong editorial and visual clarity. Her work embodies restraint and intentionality, carrying forward the spirit of designers like Tomoko Miho into a modern, digital world.Follow Jessica:Goodside Studio Website: goodside.studioThreads: @jessicastrelioffInstagram: @jessicastrelioffLinkedIn: Jessica StrelioffBehance Portfolio: behance.net/strelioff  ____View all the visually rich 1-min reels of each woman on IG below:Instagram: Amber AsayInstagram: Women Designers Pod

In this episode, multidisciplinary designer Alex Proba shares how persistence, daily creative rituals, and an unwavering belief in color have shaped her global design career—from posters and murals to pools and product lines._______Support this podcast with a small donation: Buy Me A CoffeeThis show is powered by branding and design studio  Nice PeopleJoin this podcast and the Patreon community: patreon.com/womendesignersyoushouldknowHave a 1:1 mentor call with Amber Asay: intro.co/amberasay_______Alex Proba is a German-born, New York-based multidisciplinary designer and the founder of Studio Proba. Known for her playful use of color and pattern across murals, furniture, textiles, installations, and branding, she has collaborated with global brands like Nike, Google, and Louis Vuitton. Her iconic “Poster a Day” project launched her career and continues to inspire creatives worldwide with its message of consistency and exploration.Follow Alex:Instagram: @alexprobaWebsite: studioproba.com ____View all the visually rich 1-min reels of each woman on IG below:Instagram: Amber AsayInstagram: Women Designers Pod

Ben Rousseau is the owner and founder of Ben Rousseau Studio, an award-winning British design house based in Brighton, UK.  He works across the interior sectors with a particular focus on lighting with projects combining art, technology, and functionality, that reflect his passion for design, light, and time. I interviewed Ben just before Christmas in December 2024. In this episode we discover how a side line in DJing at dingy nightclubs prompted experimentation with lights and light effects. Ben's journey from creating illuminated furniture to developing unique timepieces that redefine how we perceive time.  The art of mixing natural light and incorporating layers of illumination and the importance of experimentation and trial and error in the design process And why, when it comes to Christmas decoration lights, it's best to keep it simple. Links Ben on LinkedIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/benrousseaudesign/?originalSubdomain=uk Ben Rousseau Studiohttps://www.benrousseau.com On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ben_rousseau_studio/ How to be a kick-ass Interior Designer. Come and join us on the Interior Design BA(Hons) course at the University of Plymouth. https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/ba-interior-design Thanks to Dave Clarke from @iamthehow (http://www.iamthehow.com) for production support and invaluable advice in the setting up of this Podcast. Kay Hanson (https://www.instagram.com/kay_v_hanson/) for her planning support and co-hosting for these and our educational podcasts for the University of Plymouth Mark Frith (https://www.markfrith.uk/) for composing the music and all your support and advice along the way. I'd really like to hear feedback on the podcast.  Leave a comment or get in touch via the website or Instagram. Website https://www.instagram.com/forster_jonathan/ Instagram http://www.multistorythinking.com/contact Thanks for listening.  Bye for now

Our last podcast in Australia was with the lovely Alison Jackson and Dan Lorrimer. We featured their story in Ed.3 of the We Are Makers Magazine. We were so delighted to finally meet in person in Braidwood where they live and work. Alison Jackson and Dan Lorrimer are metalsmiths, partners in both life and business. Known for their shared love of working with their hands, they often describe their roles as "Dan does big metals, and Alison does small metals," though their world of making is much more intertwined than that. Alison's background is in traditional silversmithing and jewellery, while Dan is trained in contemporary sculpture, tool-making, and machining. Together, they run Ferro Forma, a metalsmithing workshop specializing in handcrafted, small-batch edition objects for both individuals and homes. The name "Ferro Forma" reflects their craft, with "Ferro" meaning ferrous or iron, and "Forma" representing form. This name captures the essence of their work, as everything they create or shape begins with iron. Whether it's the tools they use or the materials they employ, iron serves as the foundation that makes their craft possible. WANT TO SUPPORT THIS PODCAST? Head over to https://www.wearemakers.shop and pick up a copy of our printed publication. Filled cover to cover with amazing makers from around the world. We Are Makers Insta: @weare_makers Website: @www.wearemakers.shop Ferro Forma (Alison Jackson and Dan Lorrimer) Insta: @ferroforma.studio Website: https://ferroforma.com.au

Discover how Eastside Golf founders Olajuwon Ajanaku and Earl Cooper are redefining the sport with contemporary designs and inclusivity.For more on Eastside Golf and show notes click here. 

Join host Doug Shapiro "In the ROOM" LIVE from ICFF 2024.  In this two-part series, Doug explores the unique energy and innovation at ICFF - featuring insightful conversations with industry leaders such Amy Devers, Luca Nichetto, and Giulio Cappellini, listeners will hear inspiring stories, fresh perspectives, and valuable advice. Highlights include Amy Devers, discussing the importance of student work and the evolving role of materials, Luca Nichetto's take on balancing tradition with innovation, and Giulio Cappellini's humorous anecdote about Queen Elizabeth II. Let's escape the noise and join us "In the ROOM."Learn more about ROOM. Follow Doug on LinkedIn.Click here to get your copy of Doug's children's book—Design Your World.Follow Imagine a Place on LinkedIn.

Hear how this popular crop is helping craft a more sustainable future in Mexico. What do corn, craft, and Mexico have in common? The answer to this question comes in the form of Totomoxtle, a project and materials created by designer Fernando Laposse in collaboration with the village of Tonohuixtla. On view through July 7 in the exhibition Life Cycles: The Materials of Contemporary Design, Totomoxtle is an example of how good design can do more than please the eye—it can offer new pathways to preserving cultures, supporting local communities, and bringing balance to an ecosystem that has been exploited for far too long.  For this Earth Month edition of the Magazine podcast, we sat down with Laposse to discuss the origins of his Totomoxtle project and how corn is helping build a more sustainable future for people and planet. Access a transcript of the conversation here: https://www.moma.org/magazine/articles/1062

For decades, graphic designers have been introduced to typography by Ellen Lupton's book, Thinking With Type. It was certainly a staple in Aarron's courses when he taught graphic design. It's now in its third edition, with loads of new content. It's worth noting, the layout of each page of this book is beautiful and entirely designed by Ellen herself.  We chat with Ellen about what's new in this edition of her book, and how people other than designers can use it. We also go through some rapid-fire questions about the fundamentals of typography, and origins of some of the terminology like points, leading, kerning, italics, and more. Whether you're new to typography, or a seasoned pro, you'll learn something from this conversation. Bio Ellen Lupton is a graphic designer, curator, writer, critic, and educator. Known for her love of typography, Lupton is the Betty Cooke and William O. Steinmetz Design Chair at Maryland Institute College of Art. Previously she was the Senior Curator of Contemporary Design at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City and was named Curator Emerita after 30 years of service. *** Visiting the links below is one of the best ways to support our show: Methodical Coffee: Roasted, blended, brewed, served and perfected by verified coffee nerds

In this episode of Citizens Climate Radio, listeners hear stories, insights, and innovative approaches to tackling climate change. From the unique perspective of a climate change comedian who marries humor with serious environmental advocacy to the empowering tales of youth activism at the global COP28 summit, this episode showcases diverse methods of engagement and action. Highlighting the importance of resilience, space for mental and emotional health, and the groundbreaking work of package-free shopping, it will inspire you while providing you with practical guidance.  A Climate Change Comedian? Brian Ettling shares his compelling journey from a park ranger to an influential climate change comedian, a story that encapsulates the essence of turning gloom into bloom. With seventeen years of experience as a seasonal ranger in the majestic landscapes of Crater Lake National Park and Everglades National Park, Brian shares how a simple yet profound question about global warming from a park visitor sparked a drastic shift in his career path and life purpose.  “Excuse me, all-knowing ranger,” a visitor said. “I have a question.” I smiled, humbly curious and certain I had the answer. “What's happening with global warming in the Everglades?” Wait. What?! I knew nothing about global warming, and visitors hate when park rangers tell you, 'I don't know. Brian spent time researching the question and was shocked by what he discovered.  The information I learned scared me. What the (bleep)! Because of climate change, sea level was expected to rise at least three feet in Everglades National Park by the end of the 21st century. The sea would swallow up most of the park and nearby Miami since the highest point of the park road is less than three feet above sea level. UGH, I hate you, climate change! This pivotal moment led him to deeply research climate change, eventually inspiring him to merge his passion for environmental advocacy with his unique sense of humor. An amateur video on YouTube led to two national television appearances on Comedy Central's Tosh.0. Daniel Tosh introduced America to the goofball who became the Climate Change Comedian.  Brian's narrative is a vivid testament to the power of individual transformation and the role of creativity in addressing serious global issues. He illustrates this by recounting defining moments in his journey, and he invites us to experience the journey complete with silly sound effects and a musical score.  Brian Ettling is a dynamic climate change communicator from Portland, Oregon, with a deep history of engagement with Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL). Over the years, he has worn multiple hats within CCL, including legislative liaison, co-chapter leader, and Missouri State co-coordinator. His dedication is evident in his attendance at nine CCL international conferences in Washington, D.C., where he served as a breakout speaker. Additionally, Brian has contributed his insights at the Canadian National CCL conference, showcasing his unwavering commitment to climate advocacy. For a complete transcript and more, visit https://citizensclimatelobby.org/blog/podcast/episode-92-theres-something-funny-about-climate-change/ Resilience Corner Tamara Staton explores the nuanced relationship between space—both physical and emotional—and climate advocacy. Tamara emphasizes the importance of creating space for rest and reflection to enhance effectiveness in climate activism. She illustrates this with personal anecdotes, suggesting, "When I create space, I enable presence and perspective... Creating space widens our window of tolerance, allowing us to respond with grace, ease, and courage to the challenges we face." She underscores the critical balance between passionate activism and the need for self-care to sustain long-term engagement in climate work. Tamara Staton is the Education and Resilience Coordinator for Citizens Climate Education. Get more tips and resources by visiting The Resilience Hub on CCL Community. NEW! The CCL Youth Corner The Citizens Climate Lobby Youth Corner introduces a vibrant platform where middle and high school students across the USA amplify their voices on climate action. Host Veda Ganesan highlights their proactive efforts to make their voices heard at COP28. She shares the important role CCL Youth volunteer Vinay Karthik played at the international conference in Dubai. In the next Youth Corner, you will learn about The Great School Electrification Challenge. Dig Deeper: Check out the CCL Youth Blog. Veda Ganesan is the producer and host of CCR's new Citizens Climate Lobby Youth Corner; it is a project of CCL Youth. Veda also hosts Sustainable Cents podcast.  Good News  Damon Motz-Storey (they, them) shines a spotlight on the Realm Refillery in Portland, Oregon, a pioneering package-free grocery store. It exemplifies sustainable shopping by offering a wide variety of bulk goods, from flour to laundry detergent, all without disposable packaging, presenting a compelling model for reducing single-use plastics and living one's environmental values. Damon Motz-Storey is an active climate advocate and the Oregon Chapter Director of the Sierra Club, dedicated to promoting sustainable practices and environmental conservation. In other Good News, Peterson Toscano highlights two innovative climate change exhibitions in New York City museums. At the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Life Cycles: The Materials of Contemporary Design showcases the intersection of design and sustainability, featuring Solar Ivy, a system of small solar panels resembling leaves that generate energy from sunlight and wind. Additionally, the Climate Museum in SOHO focuses entirely on climate change, currently featuring “The End of Fossil Fuel," and encourages visitors to engage in actionable steps toward environmental advocacy. If you have a Good News Story to share, contact us: Radio @ CitizensClimate.org Take a Meaningful Next Step Each month, we will suggest meaningful, achievable, and measurable next steps for you to consider. We recognize that action is an antidote to despair. If you need help with what you can do, please take a look at one of the following next steps.  If you are in middle or high school, visit CCLUSA.org/Youth to learn about their Great School Electrification Challenge! If you are a college student, you can get involved with CCL Higher Education and the College Carbon Fee and Dividend Movement. You can learn how you can jumpstart a campaign on your campus. Sign up for monthly text reminders to contact your members of Congress and get the step-by-step guidance you need to reach lawmakers effectively. Visit CCLUSA.org/Action Stay Tuned In the March 2024 episode, you will meet Erica Valdez, the newest team member of Citizens Climate Radio. Erica, Horace, and Peterson will engage in a discussion on the various roles individuals can adopt in addressing climate change. Eileen Flannagan, a Quaker author, activist, and trainer, will elaborate on the four roles change-makers often play: Advocate, Rebel, Helper, and Organizer. They ask, “What is your role on this new planet???” The episode is set to premiere on Friday, March 22nd, 2024. Listener Survey We want to hear your feedback about this episode. After you listen, feel free to fill in this short survey. Your feedback will help us make new decisions about the content, guests, and style of the show. You can fill it out anonymously and answer whichever questions you like. You can also reach us by email: radio @citizensclimatelobby.org  

Chicago. Designer. Artist. And. Jazz fan. Norman Teague, joins us to touch on craft, music, Mies van der Rohr, bringing one's cousins along. Come along us as we dance through a racialized modern, Martian Puryear, craft and art, and the affect of music. All while we investigate “A LOVE SUPREME” at the Elmhurst Art Museum. Image... Install at Elmhurst Art Museum   Elmhurst Art Museum https://elmhurstartmuseum.org/ Norman Teague https://www.normanteaguedesignstudios.com/ John Coltrane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Coltrane Rose Camara https://www.rosecamara.com/ Chipstone Foundation https://www.chipstone.org/ Terra Foundation https://www.terraamericanart.org/ Art Design Chicago https://artdesignchicago.org/ Martian Puryear https://matthewmarks.com/artists/martin-puryear Mies van der Rohe https://www.moma.org/artists/7166      

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On this week's #ScotsinUS, we celebrate an artistic summer across Scotland. Major General Alastair Bruce, Governor of Edinburgh Castle, welcomes the ASF to the Edinburgh Royal Military Tattoo. Claire McKenzie of Noisemaker speaks on the process of putting up a show at the Fringe. Their show, Scots is entering its final days this summer. Martin Hunt introduces Dark Noon, a riveting story of the Wild West. It is also entering its last days at the Pleasance Theatre. To get tickets, please visit, https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/dark-noon Camilla G Hellman MBE, President of the American Scottish Foundation is in conversation with Lucy Clement, head of development at the National Library of Scotland to discuss the events happening at the library this summer. We also highlight our discussion with Georgina Ripley, Principal Curator of Modern and Contemporary Design at the National Museum of Scotland on the opening of the new exhibition, Beyond the Little Black Dress. It follows the journey of the garment from the classic design by Coco Chanel in 1926 to a canvas all designers can explore with. The exhibition is open until October 29th, and tickets can be purchased at https://www.nms.ac.uk/.../beyond-the-little-black-dress/ Then we journey to Dundee to visit the visionary V&A Design Museum. Their Tartan exhibit is still on through the end of the summer. To learn more about the exhibit, please visit https://www.vam.ac.uk/dundee/whatson/exhibitions/tartan All episodes of #ScotsinUS are available on Spotify, Anchor, and Apple Podcasts. If you'd like to watch the video recording, please check out our Facebook and Youtube pages. New episodes are released on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month. For more information on the American Scottish Foundation, visit our website: americanscottishfoundation.org #AmericanScottishFoundation #nationalmuseumofscotland #littleblackdress #nationallibrary #darknoon #edinburghfestival #tattoo #fringefestival #v&a #dundee

Colorado Livin' may not be exactly as you think it is! Today Coleen and Danielle discuss design trends, different requirements and benefits of living in the beautiful state of Colorado, and factors you should consider before moving here!

Mike Foti is President of Innovate Building Solutions - a nationwide wholesalers ofunique grout free laminate shower and tub wall panels, stone low profile showerpans, glass doors, glass blocks, glass floors, and glass counters).In addition, Mike has a regional installation operations in Ohio doing bathremodeling, glass blocks and designing and installing home organization systems.He purchased this business in 1985 (at the age of 9….OK, he might be stretchingthe truth about that – but he doesn't want you to think he's too old) and hisproducts are sold to installing dealers, contractors and homeowners.In addition, Mike is a self-professed DMG (Digital Marketing Geek) who you'll findblogging at 4AM on Saturday mornings (while also doing the laundry – his wifeloves this) on his 2 blogs News from the Block and Professionally Organized.These blogs are visited by 180,000 people per month with email lists of 55,000and counting.Mike and his team are focused on offering innovative products for safer, simpler,and more stylish finished projects which are affordable.Full Article: Are Laminate Wall Panels the Right Fit for Your Shower or Bathroom?Support the showwebsite: https://homedesignsforlife.com/Email: homedesignsforlife@gmail.com

In this episode of The Debrief we take a look at an exhibition of Polish women's design. “Looking Through Objects. Women in Contemporary Polish Design” is on at the Nomus museum of contemporary art in Gdańsk. The exhibition presents the profiles of 16 Polish female designers working at the intersection of product design, collector's design, handicraft and art. Debrief host John Beauchamp meets one of the curators in the studio, Agnieszka Jacobson-Cielecka.

On this week's #ScotsinUS, we learn about the new exhibitions debuting this summer at the National Museum of Scotland and Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh. Camilla G Hellman MBE, President of the American Scottish Foundation is in conversation with Georgina Ripley, Principal Curator of Modern and Contemporary Design at the National Museum of Scotland on the opening of the new exhibition, Beyond the Little Black Dress. It follows the journey of the garment from the classic design by Coco Chanel in 1926 to a canvas all designers can explore with. The exhibition is open until October 29th, and tickets can be purchased at https://www.nms.ac.uk/exhibitions-events/exhibitions/national-museum-of-scotland/beyond-the-little-black-dress/ We also speak to Ben Reiss, Exhibitions Manager and Curator at Dovecot Studios about the history of Dovecot, and the new exhibitions that are opening this summer, Scottish Landscapes: A New Generation and Scottish Women Artists: 250 Years of Challenging Perception. To purchase tickets, please visit. https://dovecotstudios.com. The ASF would like to spotlight the Ayrshire Fiddle Orchestra, which has over 40 youth members and will be traveling to the Southern States later this year. All of their dates and times will be included below. If you are from any of these cities, please join the orchestra on their southern tour! Thursday, July 20th at 7pm Charles Wadsworth Auditorium 25 Jefferson St, Newnan, GA 30263 Saturday, July 22nd at 7pm First Congregational Church 1000 South Cooper Street, Memphis TN 38104 Wednesday, July 26th at 5pm (followed by a ceilidh) Briggs Assembly Center, St. Paul's High School 917 South Jahncke, Covington, LA 70433 Saturday, July 29th at 7pm MATCH - Mid-Town Arts & Theatre Center 3400 Main St, Houston, TX 77002 All episodes of #ScotsinUS are available on Spotify, Anchor, and Apple Podcasts. If you'd like to watch the video recording, please check out our Facebook and Youtube pages. New episodes are released on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month. For more information on the American Scottish Foundation, visit our website: americanscottishfoundation.org #AmericanScottishFoundation #nationalmuseumofscotland #littleblackdress #dovecot

Acquiring physical art for a museum requires a lot of planning and care. But what does it mean to acquire a digital artifact? You might be surprised to learn it's less like the acquisition of a painting and more akin to how a zoo acquires a living tiger. In this episode, Andrea Lipps shares some insight into the inherent fragility of and challenges in acquiring digital media in her roles as a Curator of Contemporary Design and the Head of the Digital Collecting Department at Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. Andrea Lipps & Curating Digital Artifacts

Grab a coffee and a Sebby's scroll or house-made scone while your bike is serviced next door at the newly opened Velo Espresso in Ormond. Plus, we have the insiders guide to Melbourne Design Week 2023 from NGV's Curator of Contemporary Design and Architecture, Simone LeAmon. Featured on today's episode: Velo Espresso and Velo Rapport Melbourne Design Week 2023  New episodes of Broadsheet Melbourne Around Town drop Monday, Wednesday, Friday each week. Subscribe on the LiSTNR app to make sure you don't miss an episode. Keep up-to-date on everything Broadsheet has to offer at www.Broadsheet.com.au, or at @Broadsheet_melb. Broadsheet Melbourne Around Town is hosted by Katya Wachtel and produced by Holly Mitchell. Deirdre Fogarty is the Executive Producer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lana Van Brunt & Hayley Dineen are the Brooklyn-based duo behind Sackville & Co. This design-focused contemporary cannabis lifestyle brand destigmatizes and elevates cannabis use, and I've been a fan for a minute! Lana & Hayley share their incredible story about selling Sackville in 2019 and then buying it back, and how they keep it interesting for their design & fashion-focused cult following.  We also chat about Sackville Studios, the first and only multidisciplinary cannabis design and production studio, and how not only are Lana & Hayley redefining the cannabis accessory category, but they are also paving the way for women in the industry.  FIND FOLLOW AND SHOP!Sackville & CoSackville on IGSackville StudiosEpisode filmed in New Braunfels via Zoom. Feminized with Liz Grow is produced by Grow House Media, Patrick Pope & Tanis Ray, with original theme music and sound mixing by Q da King Productions in New Braunfels, Texas. VISIT OUR NEW WEBSITE for all the links and brand spanking new BLOG!!! WWW.FEMINIZEDPODCAST.COMPLEASE SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW if THE SPIRIT MOVES YOUApple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/feminized-with-liz-grow/id1598642379 Grateful for your iTunes rating, it helps other listeners find us! YOUTUBE: Feminized Podcast → Please subscribe, we're going to start uploading bonus conversations, clips, and projects and it helps others find usInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/feminizedwithlizgrow/feminized on The Weedtube: https://theweedtube.com/user/feminized Please subscribe, we're going to start uploading bonus conversations, clips, and projects that you won't find anywhere else!I'd love your feedback, please don't be shy. If you have ideas for trips, wish to sponsor, or have general feedback that will help us do better, please email liz@growhousemedia.co (not .com)

Siblings Crystal and Rico Worl have been making art together in Juneau, AK since they were children, and as adults, not only are they thriving as professional artists, they also co-own a successful online business, Trickster Company, whose mission is to promote innovative Indigenous art. Members of the Tlingit and Athabascan clans, Crystal and Rico continue to explore the cultural traditions of their heritage, studying at length with master craftsmen and artists, and the formline style prevalent in the Pacific Northwest lies at the heart of their practice. However, whether using new technology in their art or applying traditional design to everyday objects from basketballs to playing cards — Trickster Company is currently featuring the “Cards Against Colonialism: Western Expansion” set — they remain committed to keeping Indigenous art a living, breathing and evolving cultural touchstone. The scope and reach of their work continue to expand. In July of 2021, the U.S. Postal Service issued the Raven Story stamp bearing a Rico Worl design, and in the last year Crystal has painted two enormous murals – one in Anchorage, the other in Juneau — that with striking vibrancy counteract a long tradition of whitewashing Alaska's history.In this interview with Pier Carlo Talenti, Rico and Crystal delve into the many ways they are working and playing together and apart to ensure that all Alaskans, as well as the millions of visitors to the state, learn to celebrate the value of authenticity.https://crystalworl.com/https://ricoworl.com/https://trickstercompany.com/

Our personal collections tell stories about our identities, our values, and the memories we hold dear. On this episode of The Mic, host Debbie Millman interviews Alexandra Cunnigham-Cameron, Curator of Contemporary Design at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum and Tione Trice, founder at Of the Cloth, to dive into objects, curation, and material culture. Tune in for a rich conversation exploring how objects connect us with others, why collecting can be a form of personal and generational archiving, and which objects define the New York experience.

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This episode originally aired June 28, 2017. — In the final episode of my June series on my professors, I talk to the co-director of MICA's MFA graphic design program Ellen Lupton. In addition to her work at MICA, Ellen is the Senior Curator of Contemporary Design at Cooper Hewitt, and a prolific author of notable design books like Thinking with Type, Type on Screen, and Graphic Design: The New Basics. In our conversation, recorded a few days after graduation, I talk with Ellen about her own career as a designer, writer, curator, and educator, how she thinks about writing for emerging designers, and how the design discourse has changed over the course of her career. Links from this episode can be found at scratchingthesurface.fm/34-ellen-lupton-rerun. — If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon and get bonus content, transcripts, and our monthly newsletter! www.patreon.com/surfacepodcast

There is perhaps no one on the planet with a bigger-picture view on the impact of design—in all of its manifestations—than Paola Antonelli. As the Museum of Modern Art's senior curator of architecture and design as well as its director of R&D, Antonelli consistently expands notions and definitions of what might be considered “design,” and shows how, in no uncertain terms, design connects to practically everything we see, touch, hear, taste, smell, and do. With great passion and energy, she is the ultimate clear-eyed booster of this wide-ranging realm she holds dear. Antonelli's most recent output—the book Design Emergency: Building a Better Future (Phaidon)—is not only an outgrowth of her prolific 28-year career at MoMA (during which she has worked on related projects including the 2005 exhibition “Safe: Design Takes on Risk,” the 2015 book Design and Violence, and the 2019 Triennale di Milano exhibition “Broken Nature: Design Takes on Human Survival”), but also a result of the pandemic. During lockdown in spring 2020, Antonelli, together with the British design critic and writer Alice Rawsthorn, conceived and launched @designemergency on Instagram, a still-ongoing feed that highlights voices central to key global issues, all of them related to improving the world through design. The effort is yet another example of Antonelli's talent for synthesizing a vast array of provocative projects, designers, products, and ideas; bringing them to the forefront; and giving them much-needed attention. On this episode, Antonelli talks with Spencer about time as a frustration, the myth of speed, the importance of going with the flow, and the many design emergencies constantly taking place all around us.Special thanks to our Season 5 sponsor, L'ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts.Show notes:Full transcript[04:15] Museum of Modern Art[04:15] @curiousoctopus[05:38] Objects of Design: From the Museum of Modern Art[06:09] “Machine Art”[12:54] “Humble Masterpieces”[15:44] “Mutant Materials in Contemporary Design”[17:42] “Design and the Elastic Mind”[25:14] “Neri Oxman: Material Ecology”[29:34] Design Emergency[29:34] Alice Rawsthorn[33:43] @design.emergency[45:18] “Items: Is Fashion Modern?”[47:02] The 3,000-Year History of the Hoodie[51:03] “Safe: Design Takes On Risk”[01:04:45] Design and Violence

Discovery now.Invention follows later —in Design or Zen.* * *One more point about process in general may be worth noting before considering the processes of discovery and invention in particular. Like most words, “processing” can be used as a euphemism. The last message on the evening news was that this night was going to be the worst of the current invasion of Ukraine by the Russian military. Turning on the news this morning, the first station was talking about sports; the second about methane emissions from raising cattle. I did not dwell for long on the sports commentary, feeling that familiar frisson of disorientation that comes with the sense of living in two different worlds. Imagining rockets and tank shells landing in my cozy neighborhood in Atlanta, while somewhere on the other side of the world, local attention is raptly focused on today's soccer game.The methane discussion, while at least focused on a real problem, that of global warming, was not that much more rational. It hinged around the idea of raising so many million head of grass-fed versus grain-fed cattle, in order to reduce the amount of methane in cow “burps.” The additional cost associated with the former, according to the rancher and self-proclaimed scientist being interviewed, does not result from the manner of feeding, but that of “processing” the cattle. The fact that factory-farming allows for geographically compact organization of feed lots close to processing plants — the slaughterhouse, in more honest words — is the sum total of the problem definition, at least from the perspective of the interests committed to producing a grass-fed product to meet the demand of the market for beef. His proposed solution is to invest in building processing plants close to the pastures. The rest of the dialog was all about adding things like oregano and kelp to the diet of the cattle, as serious proposals to solve the problem.By this time, a similar sense of losing my bearings from a focus on sports made me slightly dizzy. That these “products” to be “processed” are living beings was not once mentioned, nor the processing called out for what it actually is. Needless to say, any suggestion around reducing the consumption of beef, an obvious solution to the problem, crossed no one's lips. This may be taken as yet another lively example of the tragedy of the commons, so common to our times, but from a deadly bovine perspective. Bossy is not likely to ever die of natural causes, whatever the method of feeding. Shout out to Big Mac.Picking up the thread of how Design thinking may be related to Zen, as parallel processes of discovery and invention, the notion that what we call Buddhism or Zen originally had to be discovered or invented, may qualify as a radical departure from how most religions are regarded as originating in revelation, i.e. from a creator god. Then the apostolic imperative becomes convincing others of the validity of the claim, through performance of miracles, proof of prophecy, et cetera. In other words, propagation of the faith does not rely upon individual converts experiencing some such epiphany for themselves, with the notable exceptions of the recognized saints, but only believing the gospel, as interpreted by its messengers, prophets and priests.In Buddha's case, he took the contrarian approach that his claims depended on no one else, no authority from God — the Hindu Brahman or Ishvara — and no reliance on doctrine or scripture handed down from antiquity. This has to be the ultimate in personal responsibility, though Buddha did not claim exclusivity. Anyone could accede to the same revelation. There are stories of his performing miracles, but we have to take them with a dollop of… honey. Video recording was not ubiquitous in those days.In a very real sense, Zen calls upon us to rediscover and/or reinvent the findings of Buddha for ourselves, then draw our own conclusions from our own experience, and base any recommendations upon that body of evidence, rather than from belief in what others tell us. Thus the record of Buddhism amounts to testimony of the ancestors, rather than holy writ. But it does not stint on the potential implications, for their times and social milieu, but also for ours. Zen is always contemporary.Design, on the highest levels of the discipline, operates on a similar premise. Each of us is trained and encouraged to redefine the problem before us, rediscover its underlying raison d'etre, and to reinvent the best approach to resolving it. We cannot rely upon solutions from the past, merely adapting details to the current realities. Usually, any invention worthy of the name requires a wholesale revision of multiple dimensions of the process. Contemporary Design is an amalgam of the old and the new.One of the main points I am trying to make in this present series is that the principles of both Design and Zen are ever-present in all dimensions of living, from the most trivial and mundane on the personal level, to the most crucial on social, natural and universal levels. We have clever sayings, like “Don't sweat the small stuff” and “It's all small stuff.” But the small stuff is not disconnected from the big stuff, as it turns out.A mundane example: Spreading pine straw on our walkways, I realized that I used to do it differently. I would drop clumps of straw on the ground and then come back and spread them with a rake. But I noticed — discovered — that the professional lawn and garden crews in the neighborhood shake the clumps so that thin layers of straw fall on the surface, more like the natural process in a forest. Which results in a smoother, more tightly-woven layer on the ground. Since the walkways are underlaid with poly sheeting, which helps to suppress weeds without using chemicals, the straw tends to separate when it rains, revealing open areas of exposed poly. Adding more straw, I simply fill those spots in. But I do it by shaking thin layers over each other. It takes a little longer, but totally eliminates the secondary operation of raking. Which is a Design principle. Any time you can eliminate a secondary task, you do. You invest more time on the frontend but make it up on the backend.I think zazen functions similarly. The more time we invest in the beginning, when the going is pretty rocky and we do not have much experience under our belt, the more patience we can practice with our initial resistance, the less we will have to deal with in future, generally speaking. Exceptions include major changes in living patterns, such as adapting to changing working or living situations, which entails an overabundance of stress, and the sledding in zazen proportionately rougher. Midlife crises would provide the poster-boy for this category of circumstance. However, if we did not have the advantage of doing zazen, the tough times might be even tougher. When the going gets tough, the wise get sitting.References to “Zen bondage” made elsewhere are only partially tongue-in-cheek. We are in bondage already, if only to our own limited imagination. Bondage is known to have a comforting effect, along with its more unseemly connotations. Babies in swaddling cloths, cats in tight boxes, and dogs in calming sweaters are examples. We do have a blanket recommendation in Zen circles, to wear something comfortable and unrestricting, such as sweatsuits, or the newer stretch athletic clothing. But there is something akin to Victorian modesty in the mix as well. Clothing that is too revealing, or overly colorful, displaying distracting messages, such as some tee-shirts and sweatshirts, are generally discouraged, at least in public meditation sessions. In private, you are on your own. Which is where my suggestions of experimenting with support systems such as slings and strapping come into play.You should feel free, in the privacy or your own home, to sit zazen like no one is watching. And to play with the gear, the costumes and equipment. We sure know how to have fun, as my mother used to say.Again, Buddhism was inventive, and a process of discovery, from the very beginning. Buddha taught his followers to “Do thou likewise,” essentially. Understanding, I am sure, that no two instances of human practice-experience can possibly be the same. So I do not believe that the design intent of his instructions was for us to try to emulate his life, either as a young prince, or as the sage of the Shakya clan, to the letter. He encouraged all to find the middle way between the extremes, as he had done. Knowing that no one of those three paths would be the same, for any two people in history.What Buddha handed down was like a jazz chart, containing the basic chord progression and melody. But as the musician performing the piece, we are expected to improvise, and fill in the blanks. Claude Debussy, whose “Claire de Lune” is the first and only piece of sheet music I ever taught myself to play on the piano, said “Music is the space between the notes.” John Cage, the modernist American composer and music theorist, said something similar, and backed it up with his “4'33'',” a piano concert consisting of four minutes and thirty-three seconds of silence from the piano. The audience and other ambient sources provide the sound.Similarly, the ancestors of Zen were quite willing to improvise as needed, while grounding their teaching and practice on the legacy of their forebears, in particular their immediate progenitor. The lineage of Zen is a bit like that of music and the arts. Where, for example, the great classical and jazz greats had students and followers who inherited their mastery and philosophy, but then extended it into the next generation, allowing it to evolve with the changing circumstances of the time. Including developments in the technology of instrument-making. This universal process finds perhaps its clearest manifestation in Zen, where the instrument is this very body-mind, with which we have been born.Of course, any position of authority in any field can be misused and abused. A robe can hide a lot of sins, whether in the form of a Catholic priest, a choir master, an Oxford don, or a Zen master. Mastery of a method to the degree that it impresses others is no guarantee that one has mastered oneself. We hold to the truism that we do not master Zen. Zen masters us. And we cast a wary eye on the outer trappings of the tradition for these reasons, as well as the inescapable fact that the overt, outer form of the profession or guild, school or sect, creates a recognizable boundary between oneself and others. While such a division can be useful and is perhaps necessary — as the dividing boundary between the stage and the audience — over-emphasis on appearance and protocol can add to confusion. Such as implying that unless you, too, get a robe, your practice of Zen is not genuine. The Zen robe has a wonderful draping effect, of anchoring you to the ground, or on the cushion, and imposes no restriction on the legs arrayed in the lotus posture. But it can become a kind of sanctimonious symbol. As the old saying has it, there is no stench of holiness in Zen.Please consider the design of your Zen practice creatively. Do not be afraid to experiment. When you take this intentional approach, any imagined failure is not possible in reality. All malfunctions, whether of costume, gear, or monkey-mind, are temporary setbacks, from which you will recover quickly if you but pay attention and learn from them. And make any necessary adjustments. Or simply try something different. In this way, you engage your practice as YOUR practice. You broke it, you own it.* * *Elliston Roshi is guiding teacher of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center and abbot of the Silent Thunder Order. He is also a gallery-represented fine artist expressing his Zen through visual poetry, or “music to the eyes.”UnMind is a production of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center in Atlanta, Georgia and the Silent Thunder Order. You can support these teachings by PayPal to donate@STorder.org. Gassho.Producer: Kyōsaku Jon Mitchell

How do diseases shape design? What does a low cost prototype look like? Where can you view the face masks that Naomi Osaka wore during the U.S. Open? Ellen Lupton is Senior Curator of Contemporary Design at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York. Her exhibitions include “Design & Healing: Creative Responses to Epidemics,” “Herbert Bayer: Bauhaus Master,” “Face Values: Understanding Artificial Intelligence,” and “The Senses: Design Beyond Vision.” Her exhibition “Design and Healing: Creative Responses to Epidemics” will be open December 2022–February 2023 at Cooper Hewitt. She teaches at MICA in Baltimore, where she has authored many books, including "Thinking with Type," "Graphic Design Thinking," and "Graphic Design: The New Basics." She is an AIGA Gold Medalist and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

In today's episode, we have Bill Bahoora and Hanin Habli from Italcasa Design. Bringing the latest in Contemporary Design to the Detroit Metropolitan Area for over 30 years… Formed by a love of design, our team is dedicated to fulfilling the vision of our clients'. The mission is to define the space that defines you. For more info call at: (248) 220-4608 Check Italcasa Design through social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Italcasa-Design-101703778557644/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/italcasadesign/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/italcasa-design-850918207/ #keepingupwiththechaldeans #chaldeanDetroitMichigan #kuwtc #italcasadesign Keeping Up With The Chaldeans is a weekly Podcast show based on Chaldean Entrepreneurs. We showcase your work in hopes that we can share the business amongst the community. Strength in numbers. That is our goal with the show! To learn more about "The Chaldean Community in Detroit" please visit:

Well-known early on for their signature blown glass Bags, the subsequent cast glass work of John Littleton and Kate Vogel provided a new outlet for complex contemplations, questions and reflections. In this dramatic departure from their lighthearted Bags, faces and hands are used in various poses and combinations to explore states of mind, relationships, and even spiritual themes. Cast arms with hands in amber glass hold a brilliant jewel-cut form, which seems to spread its glowing light to all that surrounds it. Use of multiple techniques by Littleton and Vogel reveals an intimate understanding of their medium, and the execution of each work reflects artists deserving of their place at the top of the contemporary glass movement. Not only visually stunning, their sculpture allows the viewer to create a narrative, each piece a captured moment in a story of the viewers' choosing. They state: “As we focus on each form, we see possibilities for the next, and our vocabulary of form and ideas expands. We bounce ideas back and forth, we build on each other's concepts, and we learn from each other's insights. Collaboration brings our individual sensibilities together to generate something neither of us would have made alone. “ Littleton and Vogel are nationally renowned American Studio Glass Movement artists who work and reside in Bakersville, North Carolina. Their creative partnership began in the mid-to-late 20th century, when they began collaborating on their first glass pieces in 1979 after meeting as art students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.  Creating sculptural blown and cast glass works and installations that speak to the importance of their relationships to one another, their family, and their community, Littleton and Vogel currently exhibit their works in Between Us: A Retrospective Exhibition of Work by John Littleton and Kate Vogel at the Bergstrom Mahler Museum of Glass in Neenah, Wisconsin. On view now through February 13, 2022, the exhibition is accompanied by a perfect bound 84-page publication with essays by Casey Eichhorn, exhibition curator, and Susie J. Silbert, Curator of Postwar and Contemporary Glass at the Corning Museum of Glass.  “This retrospective exhibition highlights important works, milestones, and innovations in their shared careers,” says Casey Eichhorn, Curator of Collections and Exhibitions,” – all while tying their experiences and influences back to John's father, Harvey Littleton, an American glass artist, educator, and one of the founders of the American Studio Glass Movement.”  Harvey Littleton, whose influential work will also be shown in the exhibition, is often referred to as the “Father of the Studio Glass Movement.” In his role as an educator, he initiated the first hot glass program offered by an America University at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and promoted the idea of glass as a course of study in university art departments in the United States. Littleton's students went on to become the dominant figures in the American Studio Glass Movement while broadening the study of glass art and university-level hot glass programs throughout the U.S.  John Littleton states: “Harvey introduced glass as a medium for artists. The Toledo workshops were dad's idea. He had help from Norm Schuman and later Dominic Labino. The workshops wouldn't have happened without him. He certainly had help developing technique, but more than anyone else he saw the possibility of putting glass in the hands of artists. The industrial model was designers who worked on paper passing the design to the factory worker who had little expressive input. There were artist craftsmen and women who worked with glass individually, but dad pursued the idea of glass being available to art students. The early years were a time he pushed to get glass into universities to expand glass's creative and expressive potential. He saw the need for many artists working with glass for the growth of the field.” Littleton and Vogel's work has appeared in several group exhibitions including the Sculpture Objects and Functional Art (SOFA) in Chicago and the Smithsonian Museum of American Art in Washington, D.C. Their glass works can also be seen in private and public collections in North America, Europe, and Asia. Locations include the William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park in Little Rock, AR; the Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts in Switzerland; Glasmuseet Ebeltoft in Denmark; the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, NY; The Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA. Features on their work have appeared in various publications—such as The Washington Post, The New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, and CBS Sunday Morning.  Littleton and Vogel state: “Choice, chance, circumstance, seductive qualities of the material…a little bit of all of the above. We stay with glass because it feels right. The process allows us to collaborate, start to finish. Glass is versatile, and we see endless possibilities in it and through it. In our work we strive to make something that is a personal expression of our thoughts and experiences.”  

Two Design Oracles impart knowledge regarding what the difference is between Modern Design (also known as Mid Century Modern) and Contemporary Design.  They explain the importance of understanding the correct language and difference between the two as a way to help clients understand what they want out of their design team and how to correctly express it.  

EXTRA BOLD is a feminist inclusive anti-racist nonbinary field guide for graphic designers. In this episode I am joined two fo the authors of this May 2021 release.  Kaleena Sales  (she/her) is the Interim Chair  and an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design  in the Department of Art & Design at Tennessee State University. She is a writer, illustrator, and graphic design educator at Tennessee State University, an Historically Black College and University in Nashville, TN. Her research focuses on Black culture and aesthetics, and her recent illustration work has been selected for inclusion in the 2021 Communication Arts Illustration Annual. Through her service on AIGA's Design Educators Community Steering Committee, Kaleena has advocated for a more inclusive view of design history through her Beyond the Bauhaus writing series. She also serves as Director of Diversity and Inclusion for AIGA Nashville. Twitter: @kaleena_sales Ellen Lupton is a writer, curator, educator, and designer, critic. She is the Senior Curator of Contemporary Design at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City. She has authored numerous books on design processes: Thinking with Type, Graphic Design Thinking, Graphic Design: The New Basics, and Type on Screen, Design Is Storytelling, Health Design Thinking and Extra Bold, a feminist career guide for designers. In 2017, she delivered a TEDxMidAtlantic talk Museums should activate multiple senses, not just the eyeball. Ellen is the founding director of the Graphic Design MFA Program at MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art) in Baltimore, where she received the AIGA Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement in 2007. She was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2019. Twitter: @ellenLupton

In questo audio il prezioso incontro con Toni Capuozzo e Rossana Orlandi. Toni Capuozzo giornalista e scrittore pluripremiato, inviato di guerra e autore televisivo e teatrale. Rosanna Orlandi imprenditrice fondatrice e titolare delle galleria Rosanna Orlandi, definita dalla stampa internazionale una delle 8 Gallerie più autorevoli al mondo. Con Toni Capuozzo e Rossana Orlandi parliamo della fortuna di un lavoro che appassiona. I media devono seminare dubbi. La comunicazione è difficile quando si vuole andare contro corrente, e provare a diffondere pensieri nuovi, che propongono nuove prospettive. Il vero lusso è essere se stessi. L'intervista è nel progetto Contemporaneamente a cura di Mariantonietta Firmani. Il podcast pensato per Artribune. Incontri tematici con autorevoli interpreti del contemporaneo tra arte e scienza, letteratura, storia, filosofia, architettura, cinema e molto altro. Per approfondire questioni auliche ma anche cogenti e futuribili. Dialoghi straniati per accedere a nuove letture e possibili consapevolezze dei meccanismi correnti: tra locale e globale, tra individuo e società, tra pensiero maschile e pensiero femminile, per costruire una visione ampia, profonda ed oggettiva della realtà. Rossana Orlandi è uno spirito ribelle imprenditrice di successo fonda la galleria Rossana Orlandi.Giovanissima conosce conoscere Coco Chanel nel suo atelier, studia alla scuola interpreti: va in Irlanda e Inghilterra a perfezionare l'inglese, poi moda alla Marangoni, e si specializza nella maglieria. Espone a Pitti Filati con grande successo, collabora con le maison più prestigiose tra cui Karl Lagerfeld, Kenzo, Donna Karan, Giorgio Armani. Dopo 30 anni il mondo della moda diventa stretto per la creatività di Rossana che rivolge allora la sua attenzione al design. Così nasce a Milano la Galleria Rossana Orlandi, definita dalla stampa internazionale, una delle 8 Gallerie più importanti al mondo. Una galleria di arte e design che diventa un vero Design hot spot. Il mondo del Design espone alla Ro Gallery che lancia e afferma designer e artisti ed qui che Rossana Orlandi fa diventare Collectible Design anche il Contemporary Design, appaiandosi a quello d'epoca e vintage reso celebre dalle aste internazionali di settore. Nel 2018 lo spin off del progetto è Guitly Feeling, il Day Dialog con personaggi di tutti i settori che affronta il tema della Plastic Pollution da un punto di vista psicologico, con racconti di viaggi esplorativi, ricerca scientifica, produzione e giornalismo di inchiesta. Nel 2019 mette in scena la prima edizione del Ro Plastic Prize, una challenge internazionale rivolta ai creativi di tutto il mondo, di tutte le età a cimentarsi su 4 categorie. Nasce anche e il Ro Master Plastic Pieces, una exhibition che vede in scena le performance creative di 27 fra i designer e gli artisti più famosi del mondo. Un successo (oltre 50.000 visitatori in presenza per i 10 giorni di kermesse, oltre 600 application da tutto il mondo con tutti i 5 continenti coinvolti per il Premio) che raddoppia l'anno successivo. Toni Capuozzo giornalista scrittore, inviato e autore televisivo e teatrale, pluripremiato. Laurea in Sociologia all'Università di Trento. Nel 1968 prende parte alla contestazione studentesca. Successivamente lavora a Marghera come operaio, per poi organizzare lotte dei soldati in Sicilia. Nel 1976 è volontario nel terremoto che devasta il Friuli. Nel 1979 inizia la carriera giornalistica per il quotidiano politico “Lotta Continua”, dove stringe una forte amicizia con Adriano Sofri. Lavora per raccontare storie importanti, interessandosi in particolare di mafia e di guerra. Si occupa di America Latina, e della Guerra delle Falkland dove intervista Jorge Luis Borges. Collabora con i periodici "Epoca" e "Panorama Mese", "Reporter", “Il Foglio”. Si avvicina alla TV: con Giovanni Minoli in "Mixer" dove si occupa di mafia, diventa inviato del programma "L'istruttoria", di Giuliano Ferrara. All'interno del Gruppo Mediaset, diventa esperto di conflitti internazionali, occupandosi delle guerre in ex Jugoslavia, in Somalia, in Medio Oriente e in Afghanistan. Dal 2001 diviene curatore e conduttore di "Terra!", approfondimento settimanale del "Tg5", telegiornale del quale è anche vicedirettore. Nel 2013 lascia la vicedirezione del "Tg5", mentre "Terra!" trasloca su Rete4, con la responsabilità editoriale di Videonews. Da freelance, collabora con Mediaset; per "Tgcom24", e cura una rubrica intitolata "Mezzi Toni".

On this week's episode we caught up with friend of The Lighthouse, furniture and product designer Nada Debs. Coming from a lineage of Lebanese textile traders who settled in Japan at the turn of the century, Nada grew up with a sense of dissonance as one of the few Arabs/Muslims in Kobe. She chronicled her journey from booming 1980s Japan to Civil War Lebanon to Rhode Island and how each part of the journey influenced her designs, reiterating the importance of heritage and hybridity. Nada also shared her experience collaborating closely and exclusively with skilled craftsmen to produce her designs, and the inextricable link between craftsmanship and spirituality. [WhatsApp our team](https://wa.me/971585953034) if you would like to inquire about the Nada Debs 'Refraction' mirror collection which is sold at The Lighthouse, Dubai Design District.

Joshua Williams: Welcome back Sass. Who are we featuring this month?  Sass Brown: We're talking about Tonlé. They're a Cambodian brand that does a contemporary collection,  Joshua Williams: This is such an interesting brand, because they really are involved in so many different things. But at the core, they are a womenswear brand led by founders who are very activistic in terms of how to approach design and how to be part of the world as global citizens. Sass Brown: Absolutely.  Rachel Faller, who's the founder, she's based in California. The brand itself is produced and operated out of Cambodia, which is where she splits her time with. And she is very impressive in terms of, she really understands the place that the fashion system has played in neo-liberalism, colonialism, the whole sort of white savior type mentality. And she really is extremely conscious of that and sees her role as developing a brand and a company out of Cambodia as an honor; that she is able to give back, that she is able to enable the population, to show their capabilities instead of continuing a  rather long and messy past between the U.S. and Cambodia. So, she's very much aware of the role that she plays.  Joshua Williams: Can you talk a little bit about her design aesthetic, how she approaches her work?  Sass Brown: It's a very contemporary, wearable, easy wear collection. They're very relatable clothes. They are at a median price point, so they're quite accessible. A lot of the collection is made out of jersey, although they utilize a number of different techniques. One of the things that is really quite special about them is their focus on worker training. First of all, all their workers are full-time employees. They don't do piece work. They don't subcontract. They encourage their employees to train, to upskill, to learn, which is quite the reverse of your usual sort of workshops, factory setting, particularly in a place like Cambodia that does significant fast fashion production, where it's all about the de-skilling of workers and the underpaying of workers. She does the complete  reverse. She operates in a lean manufacturing model, which means workers work in a circle. They don't work in straight lines, looking at the back of the person in front of them. They're encouraged to learn new techniques, to try new machines. They are paid to up-skill They're encouraged to progress employment-wise towards managerial positions and so on. So it's much more of a humane model, or an ethical model of production, if you will. And in a country that's renowned for fast fashion and the reverse of that.  Read the full transcript at FCNewsBytes.com.

-@jefftrotterdesign joins Real Talk!-First Jeff tells us about his gorgeous surfboard line he designed.-Then we play Hot To Trott?…. Or Not!Where we ask Jeff about the design trend predictions for 2021 and he gives us his opinion on those trends.-Then we take a look inside one of his projects in Hancock Park where he set a record for the highest price per square foot.-Then we take a look inside one of his projects in Santa Monica. Finally we take questions from the audience for Jeff to answer.—REAL TALK is IGTV’s #1 real estate talk show created and produced by  @thesocietygroup — https://www.societygrouppr.com—#realestateagent #lifestyle #luxuryrealtor #luxury #luxuryhome #luxurylife #mansion #realestate #luxurylistings #homedecor #luxuryhouses #mansions #luxuryrealestate #luxuryhomes #luxurylifestyle #architecture #homedesign #dreamhome #luxurystyle #luxurymansion #realtor #interior #luxuryproperty #design #interiordesign #luxuryliving  Watch the Instagram live to view all of the images associated with this episode https://www.instagram.com/tv/CKCT941p3YW/Produced and Created by The Society Group an international real estate public relations firm. https://www.societygrouppr.com/

As regular listeners will know the idea behind the show is that I speak to a designer, maker, artist or architect about a material or technique with which they’re intrinsically linked and discover how it changed their lives and careers. However, every once in a while I mix the format up a bit and talk to someone who has an overview of the design world. This is one of those occasions.Paola Antonelli is senior curator at New York’s Museum of Modern Art in the Department of Architecture & Design, as well as the institution’s founding director of Research and Development. Over more than 25 years at the museum, she’s curated shows such as: Mutant Materials in Contemporary Design, Workspheres, and Design and the Elastic Mind. Most recently, she has been responsible for Broken Nature in Milan’s Triennale in 2019 and Neri Oxman: Material Ecology. She has lectured and given talks all over the world and picked up a fistful of awards, including 2020’s London Design Medal. In collaboration with writer Alice Rawsthorn, her latest project, entitled Design Emergencies, is a series of interviews on Instagram, which investigate design’s importance during the pandemic.In this episode we discuss: coping with the crisis at MoMA; why she co-created Design Emergencies as the virus took hold; falling into curating; the importance of rejection; creating the museum’s first-ever website; and how computer code is as fragile as ceramics. Find out more about MoMA hereAnd you can sign up to my newsletter hereSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/materialmatters?fan_landing=true)

We interview the executive behind the Apple Watch and drop into the south of France for a fashion festival. Plus: Monocle’s Ivan Carvalho heads to Porto Fashion Week, an event that spotlights the creative collaborations between designers and Portugal’s textile producers.

In this episode of Architecture, Design & Photography we sit down with Elisa Winter Holben and Brandon Holben of Winter Holben Architecture + Design. 

Ellen Lupton is Senior Curator of Contemporary Design at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum where she has organized numerous exhibitions, publications, and public programs at the museum. Lupton serves as director of the Graphic Design MFA Program at mica and has authored numerous books such as “Thinking with Type” and “Graphic Design Thinking.” She holds…

Ellen Lupton is Senior Curator of Contemporary Design at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum where she has organized numerous exhibitions, publications, and public programs at the museum. Lupton serves as director of the Graphic Design MFA Program at mica and has authored numerous books such as “Thinking with Type” and “Graphic Design Thinking.” She holds…

Special guest Ellen Lupton is a writer, curator, educator, and designer, critic. She is the Senior Curator of Contemporary Design at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City. She has authored numerous books on design processes: Thinking with Type, Graphic Design Thinking, Graphic Design: The New Basics, and Type on Screen, Design Is Storytelling, Health Design Thinking and Extra Bold, a feminist career guide for designers. In 2017, she delivered a TEDxMidAtlantic talk Museums should activate multiple senses, not just the eyeball. Ellen is the founding director of the Graphic Design MFA Program at MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art) in Baltimore, where she received the AIGA Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement in 2007. She was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2019. Guest Andrew M. Ibrahim MD, MSc, is the chief medical officer of HOK's Healthcare group and a general surgeon at the University of Michigan, where he directs the Design & Health Fellowship with the Department of Surgery and the Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning. Andrew wrote a Fast Company 2020 article reflective of #HealthDesign and #COVID19 What comes next? A surgeon's 3 predictions for the future of healthcare design. Create a #VisualAbstract from his primer here.  (Episode image with permission and courtesy of Ellen Lupton.)  

Welcome back to the tenth episode of Couture & Construction, an uplifting podcast dedicated to the many different aspects of the luxury building industry. Our guest this week is the incredibly talented & contemporary principal designer, Amhad Freeman! Andrew sits down with Amhad to discuss the different ways to cultivate a contemporary design on a project & some fun insights on his background, including what led him to interior design and starting Amhad Freeman Interiors.

placemakingpodcast@gmail.com Facebook-f Twitter Linkedin Hello and welcome everyone! Thank you for joining the show!I'm pumped to have a local developer on the show today! Omar Diaz started as an architect in Mexico City but wound up as a real estate developer here in Fort Worth, Texas. Omar's completed one project so far and he has already begun his second one.I love to highlight local developers on the show to share their stories to hopefully give excitement to others that may be interested in real estate development but might not feel like they are ready to make the leap. His story is truly fascinating and I think you will be inspired by his journey into development.Omar holds an engineering and master's degree in business administration with more than 18 years of experience in the fields of Architectural and interior design, construction, remodeling, and project management for residential projects. He was a founder and business partner of Area Arquitectos, a renowned Architectural firm for its outstanding high-end residential Contemporary Design. Bringing the highest construction quality and first-class attention to its sophisticated clientele in Mexico City for more than 12 years.Most recently, he acted as developer and general contractor of the May St. Condominiums in Fort Worth TX, a 12-unit residential development in the Near Southside. This was his first project in the developer role and showed him that he could be successful in development. Since then, he has begun the first phase of another group of townhomes also in the Near Southside.In this episode, we are going to discuss how Omar made the leap into development, a brief overview of his previous project and the current project he's working on, and the importance of having a strong team by your side for these type of projects. I am excited to share his story!As always, if you have enjoyed the show, please subscribe to the show, and share with your friends. There will be more exciting conversations on the show to come.So, without further ado, let's start the show!

"Many things inspired my works, but nothing inspired me more than the people that live and work in the space that I create. I strive to understand their aspirations, to realize their dreams, for they are the fuel that fires my imagination." - Hendra Hadiprana’s quotation from the book, The Aesthetic Journey of Hadiprana. After working for Budi Lim Architect for 2 years, Afwina Kamal (IG: @afwinakamal) received a scholarship for a Master of Architecture degree at State University of New York at Buffalo, with her final thesis, The Counterpoint in Music and Architecture. She earned the Summa Cumlaude & Chair's Award - Master of Architecture specializing in Design & Theory. Upon completion, Afwina remained stateside and worked as a full-time architect with Macon-Chaintreuil, Jensen & Stark (MCJS), a Rochester-Buffalo architecture firm in NY state. It was during this time she encountered Hadiprana's design influence through a client she was working with. Following her time in MCJS architect, Afwina returned to Indonesia and directly working for Hadiprana Design Consultant, that she has been working for the last 21 years. Her deep love for Indonesian culture and architecture is greatly influenced by the design philosophy from the late Pak Hendra Hadiprana's Unique, Eclectic and Contemporary Design. Listen in, as Afwina shares her mentorship under Pak Hendra Hadiprana and how his legacy continues to live.

The second ‘lockdown special’ episode of Material Matters features the excellent Sheridan Coakley. The entrepreneur cut his teeth as a modern furniture dealer before founding the iconic SCP – or Sheridan Coakley Products – in London’s Shoreditch during the mid-eighties. The manufacturer and retailer burst onto the nascent British design scene with pieces by Jasper Morrison and Matthew Hilton. In 1991 it produced the latter’s Balzac armchair, which has gone on to become a bona fide classic. Over the years the roll call of designers Sheridan has worked with includes: Konstantin Grcic, James Irvine, Michael Marriott, Donna Wilson, Rachel Whiteread and Reiko Kaneko to name just a handful. He has legitimate claims to be considered one of the most influential figures in British design over the past 35 years. In this episode we talk about his early days; swapping bubblegum cards with artist Eduardo Paolozzi; meeting Jasper Morrison for the first time (in quite surprising circumstances); setting up business in unfashionable east London; copying classics; the state of British design; oh, and the future of retail. So I hope there’s quite a bit to get your teeth into. (Please note this is a special episode made in really quite tricky circumstances, so the sound quality isn’t quite as good as normal.)

How do you nail down the definition of contemporary? Ask an expert like Suzanne DeRusha, president of Suzanne Kimberly Design. In this episode of Element Sessions, an Element Designs podcast, host Sean Heath explored the fundamental principles of creating successful contemporary designs with the noted designer. So, does contemporary design have a firm or fixed definition? Yes and no. “Modern and contemporary are often transposed or used together, and that’s because typically consumers don’t know the differences,” DeRusha said. “But the style itself is always changing. Trying to keep your finger on that pulse is like knowing what each manufacturer is thinking and who their innovative brains are.” That’s because ever-changing technology and functional engineering constitute a big part of contemporary style and design, DeRusha explained. Cabinet hardware function has come a long way with soft-close hinges and lift-up doors, for example. These are functional upgrades but represent a new sleek aesthetic that is prominent in contemporary design. In this episode, DeRusha and Heath discussed the old debate of form versus function in design and the newer question of whether advances in materials drive design, or do design requirements cause material evolutions. “We are living and designing in a time that all the elements are merging in perfect harmony,” DeRusha said.

Have you ever wanted to be an interior designer, but never knew how to start without credentials? If yes, this episode is for you!! Leann Parker is an Interior Designer and the founder of West Eleven Lane, an award-winning design studio that specializes in Contemporary Design with a bright, airy California coastal feel. As a self-proclaimed introvert and home body, she insists that everyone should fall completely in love with their home. With her hand on the pulse of current design trends, she combines the new with the old to pull it all together and reflect her clients and their own personal story. The result? A stunning retreat that functions well and that clients can be proud of to share with friends & family. She’s made her mark on homes from Florida to Maine and Massachusetts, and of course in California. Most recently, she’s been in talks with High Noon Entertainment which is best known as the company that produces Fixer Upper on HGTV You can find her on Instagram @westelevenlane and on her Youtube channel @westelevenlane

In today's episode for the I Chose This Life Series I'm chatting with Leann Parker, Interior Designer and Founder of West Eleven Lane. An award-winning design studio that specializes in Contemporary Design with a bright, airy California coastal feel. In today's conversation were talking about the story behind the name and the brand and how her career began as well as her Houzz 2019 Award she recently received. Leann is a Mom and loves spending time with her family on her "off" time. Tune in to hear us chat about some of our local San Diego spots we're loving right now and learn more of the behind the scenes and prep that goes into a design project. Let us know what you think while listening to today's episode. Take a screenshot and tag us on Instagram @westelevenlane @thehappyworkaholic CONNECT WITH LEANN Website: https://westelevenlane.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/westelevenlane/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYl_8iuEMNiBocXSTCCX8hg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westelevenlane/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/westelevenlane CONNECT WITH KELLY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thehappyworkaholic/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehappyworkaholic/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kellyanngorman The Happy Workaholic Network Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thwnetwork/ The Happy Workaholic Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/chZ_H9 For more information on sponsorship for the show, coaching programs and more visit thehappyworkaholic.com.

In the final episode of my June series on my professors, I talk to the co-director of MICA's MFA graphic design program Ellen Lupton. In addition to her work at MICA, Ellen is the Senior Curator of Contemporary Design at Cooper Hewitt, and a prolific author of notable design books like Thinking with Type, Type on Screen, and Graphic Design: The New Basics. In our conversation, recorded a few days after graduation, I talk with Ellen about her own career as a designer, writer, curator, and educator, how she thinks about writing for emerging designers, and how the design discourse has changed over the course of her career. Links from this episode can be found at scratchingthesurface.fm.

Pearl Lam’s life is a work of art itself, a singular fusion of East and West cultures. Born in an English colony, she went to Shanghai for the first time in 1992 and it is there she “became Chinese.” Truly a unique personality, Pearl bemoans China’s turn from “one of the most fascinating places in the world where there was a surprise around every corner,” to the “new Modernity” in which communication between China and the West has been lost in translation.  Despite all the contradictions, Pearl has become one of the leading taste makers and dealers in the contemporary Chinese are scene. In this podcast, recorded in the Sky Lounge at Upper House in Hong Kong, you’ll see China through the eyes of an of-the-moment visionary whose fast-moving conversation can be exotically charming.

After contemplating the defining nature of our urban landscapes it’s time to consider the role of personal transformation. Transformation design is a human-centred, interdisciplinary process that seeks to change the behaviour and form of individuals, systems and organisations in desirable and sustainable ways—often for socially progressive ends. The Transformation leg of MRelay explores how we can apply transformation design skills in non-traditional settings, which often leads to new and original design outcomes. Transformation designers aren’t always ‘designers’—can each of us play a role as moderator, participant or co-creator? Transformation was hosted by Rose Hiscock, director of Science Gallery Melbourne. Speakers included Ramona Koval, broadcaster, writer and editor; Professor Rob Adams, director of City Design and Projects at the City of Melbourne; Mary Portas, founder of creative communications agency Portas Agency; Simone LeAmon, Hugh Williamson curator of Contemporary Design and Architecture at the National Gallery of Victoria; Cameron Bruhn, editor at Architecture Media; Oluwaseyi Sosanya, designer, engineer and inventor of the 3D Weaver; and Justine Clark, architectural editor, writer and researcher, and founding editor of Parlour.

Dan Mall founder and design director at SuperFriendly joins Gary Rozanc to discuss the ever changing role of interactive designers from simply designing visuals to not only needing to understanding an organization’s goals, but help identify new goals beyond visual design and sell the clients on that vision. The conversation also goes into details on the approach of traditional four-year university level graphic design education vs. apprenticeships, and the necessary skills, from software to business, that students will need to be industry ready.

The 15th Annual Symposium on Communication in 2015 kicks off at Baruch College campus. The first speaker is Ellen Lupton, Sr. Curator of Contemporary Design at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum and Director of the Graphic Design Program at Maryland Institute College of Art. Ms. Lupton focuses on the methodology of “design thinking”, its application to an educational context, and how does it come up with problems and innovative solutions

The 15th Annual Symposium on Communication in 2015 kicks off at Baruch College campus. The first speaker is Ellen Lupton, Sr. Curator of Contemporary Design at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum and Director of the Graphic Design Program at Maryland Institute College of Art. Ms. Lupton focuses on the methodology of “design thinking”, its application to an educational context, and how does it come up with problems and innovative solutions

The 15th Annual Symposium on Communication in 2015 kicks off at Baruch College campus. The first speaker is Ellen Lupton, Sr. Curator of Contemporary Design at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum and Director of the Graphic Design Program at Maryland Institute College of Art. Ms. Lupton focuses on the methodology of “design thinking”, its application to an educational context, and how does it come up with problems and innovative solutions

The 15th Annual Symposium on Communication in 2015 kicks off at Baruch College campus. The first speaker is Ellen Lupton, Sr. Curator of Contemporary Design at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum and Director of the Graphic Design Program at Maryland Institute College of Art. Ms. Lupton focuses on the methodology of “design thinking”, its application to an educational context, and how does it come up with problems and innovative solutions

The 15th Annual Symposium on Communication in 2015 kicks off at Baruch College campus. The first speaker is Ellen Lupton, Sr. Curator of Contemporary Design at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum and Director of the Graphic Design Program at Maryland Institute College of Art. Ms. Lupton focuses on the methodology of “design thinking”, its application to an educational context, and how does it come up with problems and innovative solutions

The aim of this paper is to analyse the consequences of this change, in other words, the examination of the ways, the strategies, the semiotics and the social uses of the objects which conform the so-called camouflage for peace. Both World Wars in the 20th century testified the birth and evolution of military camouflage design and its main variants: Disruptive Pattern Material (hereinafter DPM), which aimed to make invisible land armies and army air corps, and Dazzle Painting, which was devoted to blur war ship shapes. This type of war design was probably inspired by pictorial innovations of artistic avant-gardes from the beginning of the 20th century, i.e. Cubism, Fauvism and Vorticism. Modernist painting provided military camouflage with a civic origin. DPM and Dazzle Painting attracted a wide audience imagination since they were invented and practised for the first time during the years of the Great War. There was a sudden transfer from war to peace scenarios, from military backgrounds to civil ones. The aim of this paper is to analyse the consequences of this change, in other words, the examination of the ways, the strategies, the semiotics and the social uses of the objects which conform the so-called camouflage for peace. In this manner, we will analyse recent examples (end of 20th and beginnings of 21st centuries) of DPM and Dazzle Painting applications to the following fields: fashion and textile design, interior design, industrial design, architecture and contemporary art. Such analytical revision will be done by exploring in what sense and to what extent the recontextualisation of this type of design entails its rethematisation.

Karim Rashid, leading designer and guest curator of the exhibition 'Totally Rad: Karim Rashid Does Radiators' speaks with Curator David McFadden on the exhibition and contemporary design in general.

An interview with Ellen Lupton — writer, educator, designer and a Curator of Contemporary Design at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.

An interview with Ellen Lupton — writer, educator, designer and a Curator of Contemporary Design at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.

Maison Margiela's Spring/Summer Paris 2024 Haute Couture collection show delivered a haunting jolt that is hard to forget. Whether you loved the show or hated it, it was a moment. And that moment–which will undoubtedly gown down in fashion history–was also packed with references to the history of fashion itself. Alexandre Samson, Curator of Haute Couture from 1947 to Contemporary Design at the Palais Galliera in Paris joins us to decode the collection.April and Cassidy also address John Galliano's troubled history of anti-semitism and his restitutive work with the Anti-Defamation League who have publicly lauded the designer's "arduous work to change his world view."Maison Margiela Artisanal 2024 collectionGivenchy: The Complete CollectionsWant more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our website and classesOur InstagramOur bookshelf with over 120 of our favorite fashion history titlesOur Sponsors:* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy