Discussion
Speed and Glamour: Early Automobiles and New York City
April 20, 6:30 PM
Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue , New York, New York 10029
New York City played an important role in making the automobile an icon of modernism. Join Phil Patton, automobile design expert and co-curator of the Museum's exhibition Cars, Culture, and the City, for an in-depth look at how New York influenced the design of early cars and parkways and promoted speed and glamour from Gatsby's Rolls Royce to the Ford Mustang.
More info: mcny.org
Articles
-
Speed Limits at the Wolfsonian
It's easy to forget, considering how much technology we interact with today, that the roots of modernism have everything to do with making sense of the machine. The industrial machine offered modes…
-
Massimo Iosa Ghini: The Speed of Design
Designer Massimo Iosa Ghini takes a moment to reflect on the hazards of speed and the merits of Europe’s standard of living.
-
Referendum on High Speed Rail
In these tumultuous economic times, California voters will soon have a chance to drop a cool $9.95 billion on a high-speed rail line between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Products
-
Single-speed City Racer
Unisex: medium and large sizes
-
Raw Mirror
Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the rawest of them all? Designer Stanley Ruiz cut this birch plywood piece to expose the unique grain of the wood, while a leather strap suspends it from the wall…
-
Racing Mouse Paperclip Car
Submit Your Event
Help be the eyes and ears of Dwell. Let us know about upcoming events in your modern world.
Be the first to comment.
RSS Feed
Add a Comment