I know that some of you have been waiting for this to be posted online. My initial impulse was to apologize for the delay, but I’m not sorry. It is neither my nor any other black persons responsibility to educate about the ills and the lasting effects of racism. Our scholars have spoken about it, […]
Deyan Sudjic, formerly the director of the Design Museum, London, offered a set of critical reflections about contemporary practice, framing his remarks in relation to the opposing legacies of William Morris and Raymond Loewy. Watch the conversation here: About Design in Dialogue Inaugurated on April 1, 2020, Design in Dialogue is a series […]
Cindi Strauss, Sara and Bill Morgan Curator of decorative Arts, Craft, and Design at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, talked about her role in building the museum’s world-class design collection, which will be featured in a new suite of galleries currently in development. Watch the conversation here: About Design in Dialogue Inaugurated […]
Joris Laarman is at the forefront of design thinking and making, one of the world’s great innovators. We explored his many technological, aesthetic and conceptual breakthroughs, always located at the intersection of past, present and future. Watch the conversation here: About Design in Dialogue Inaugurated in April 2020 in response to the pandemic […]
Aric Chen, globetrotting citizen of the design world, talked about his wide-ranging projects including building the collection at the Hong Kong museum M+, and his role as curatorial director of Design Miami/. Watch the conversation here: About Design in Dialogue Inaugurated on April 1, 2020, Design in Dialogue is a series of online […]
Design critic Glenn Adamson in conversation with Alexandra Lange, leading architectural critic, who shared her thoughts on the pandemic’s impact on the built environment – drawing lessons, in part, from her recently published book The Design of Childhood. Watch the conversation here: About Design in Dialogue Inaugurated on April 1, 2020, Design in […]
Adam Silverman, a ceramic artist whose work marries architectonic structure to mercurial surfaces, offered insights into his new project “Common Ground,” which explores how deeply-considered objects can serve to bind people together. Watch the conversation here: About Design in Dialogue Inaugurated in April 2020 in response to the pandemic lockdown, Design in Dialogue […]
Darrin Alfred (Denver Art Museum), Monica Obniski (High Museum of Art), and Bobbye Tigerman (LACMA) joined us for a conversation about curatorial collaboration, focusing on the exhibitions “Serious Play: Design in Midcentury America” and “Scandinavian Design and the United States, 1890-1980.” Watch the conversation here: About Design in Dialogue Inaugurated on April 1, […]
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Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn, founder and owner of the gallery Salon94, shared stories and insights about her progressive approach—which moves with unique fluidity across the disciplines of art and design—and the challenges and opportunities of the present moment. Watch the conversation here: About Design in Dialogue Inaugurated on April 1, 2020, Design in Dialogue […]
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Glenn Adamson in conversation with Stephen Burks, who spoke about his globe-spanning and pluralistic design practice, which often involves intensive collaboration with traditional artisans. Burks also previewed a new collaboration with the Crafts Program at Berea College, which reflects the ethnic diversity of Appalachia. Watch the conversation here: About Design in Dialogue Inaugurated […]
Design critic Glenn Adamson in conversation with Sarah Schleuning, Interim Chief Curator and The Margot B. Perot Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and Design at the Dallas Museum of Art, who discussed recent exhibition projects including Iris Van Herpen, Women + Design, and Speechless: Different by Design. Watch the conversation here: About Design […]
Alice Stori Liechtenstein and Marlène Huissoud joined us to discuss Walden, an upcoming virtual exhibition at Schloß Hollenegg for Design in Austria, curated by Lichtenstein and featuring Huissoud’s innovative bio-designs. Watch the conversation here: About Design in Dialogue Inaugurated on April 1, 2020, Design in Dialogue is a series of online interviews hosted […]
Read More… from Design in Dialogue #12: Alice Stori Liechtenstein and Marlene Huissoud
Design critic Glenn Adamson in conversation with James Wines, a living legend in the combined fields of art and architecture, who conducted us on a wide-ranging tour of his work with SITE (Sculpture in the Environment), established five decades ago in 1970. Watch the conversation here: About Design in Dialogue Inaugurated in April […]
Design critic Glenn Adamson in conversation with Alexandra Cunningham Cameron, curator of contemporary design at the Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum, who tooke us behind the scenes of her new exhibition project Willi Smith: Street Couture. Watch the conversation here: About Design in Dialogue Inaugurated on April 1, 2020, Design in Dialogue is […]
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Design critic Glenn Adamson in conversation with Libby Sellers, the leading independent design curator, discussed projects including her 2019 show An Accelerated Culture, and share thoughts on autonomy and creative practice at times of disruption. Watch the conversation here: About Design in Dialogue Inaugurated on April 1, 2020, Design in Dialogue is a […]
