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Design for a Living World
Ten leading designers have been commissioned to develop new uses for sustainably grown and harvested materials in order to tell a unique story about the life-cycle of materials and the power of...
04.03.09 -
Sample Sale at smallpond
Stop by smallpond for 50-80% off pieces from Established & Sons, Kathleen Hills, Thorsten van Elten, Twentytwentyone, and more.
04.02.09 -
MechoShade
In 1968-1969, MechoShade Corp, then known as HomeCraft Drapery and Upholstery Corp, was working on a project in Atlanta, Georgia with a well-known New York City architectural firm. At that time,...
04.21.09 -
Bus Rapid Transit: Getting New York's Buses Moving
New York City has the slowest bus system in the country. Getting it to move faster requires re-imagining how buses operate in the city. Explore the options being piloted in New York, as well as...
03.31.09 -
7th Annual BKLYN DESIGNS
This contemporary design tradeshow features Brooklyn's most innovative designers specializing in furniture, lighting, carpeting, flooring, and wall coverings. In 2009, the name of the design game...
03.31.09 -
Sara Isaksson From at Kiosk
Swedish ceramicist Sara Isaksson From, whose work will be on display at Kiosk through April 11, will be on hand to discuss her work.
03.26.09 -
Pico Iyer: The Light I Found
Iyer will speak about his encounter with the art and Bollingen Fellowship documents of Isamu Noguchi. A conversation follows with curators Sandhini Poddar (Guggenheim Museum) and Bonnie Rychlak ...
03.24.09 -
In Situ: Architecture and Landscape
In Situ: Architecture and Landscape draws from the rich collection of The Museum of Modern Art to examine the diverse attitudes toward landscape over the last hundred years.
03.24.09 -
Brücke: The Birth of Expressionism in Dresden and Berlin, 1905–1913
In 1905 four architecture students founded a new artistic movement with an emphasis on vivid color and emotional directness. This group, called Brücke ("bridge in German), founded by Frtiz Bieyl,...
03.22.09 -
The New York Institute for the Humanities at NYU
The New York Institute for the Humanities at New York University was established in 1976 by founding director Richard Sennett as a forum for promoting the exchange of ideas between academics,...
04.10.09 -
Energy Alternatives: Weaning New York from Fossil Fuels
Ashok Gupta, Air & Energy Program Director for the Natural Resources Defense Council, will moderate a discussion on practical near-term opportunities and barriers associated with the deployment of...
03.20.09 -
Built
BUILT transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary. Our design team, headed by two of the founders, starts with everyday objects such as bottle totes, lunch bags, and laptop sleeves—then...
04.09.09 -
Karim Rashid at the MAD
The designer and guest curator of Mad's current exhibition Totally Rad will speak about innovations in contemporary design, as part of a conversational exchange with MAD chief curator David McFadden.
03.19.09 -
noroof Architects
Margarita McGrath and Scott Oliver began working together in 1994 on the design of the ranch house project for a horse-loving client and her husband. A decade+ later, they completed their first...
03.26.09 -
Fashioning Felt
This exhibition will explore the varied new uses of felt—an ancient material, believed to be one of the earliest techniques for making textiles. Made by matting together wool fibers with...
03.01.09 -
Design in the Age of Climate Consequences
The discussion will be led by author David W. Orr, ithe Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics in the Environmental Studies Program at Oberlin College. He is best...
03.01.09 -
From Plaster to Stone
Isamu Noguchi began using small paper models in the 1940s to help visualize his larger sculptures. He continued doing so for the rest of his career, transitioning into plaster maquettes in order to...
03.01.09 -
Weaning New York from Fossil Fuels
Ashok Gupta, Air & Energy Program Director for the Natural Resources Defense Council, will moderate a discussion on practical near-term opportunities and barriers associated with the deployment...
03.01.09 -
Project for Public Spaces
Project for Public Spaces (PPS) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people create and sustain public places that build communities....
03.14.09 -
Design Glut
Design Glut makes culturally relevant products, everything from housewares to jewelry to essays to websites. Our webzine is an inspirational resource for entrepreneurs.
03.04.09
