new york NEW YORK
vivian ROSENTHAL and jesse SEPPI discuss Tronic studio and their interests in the tension between physical and virtual worlds, the body as interface, augmented reality, sci-fi, and of course Powerisers.
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chicago ILLINOISDecember 11, 2010–July 20, 2011
Galleries 283–286Modern architecture and design were long viewed as separate disciplines until practitioners in the mid-20th century began crossing boundaries and rethinking form and function. This fluid exchange of ideas has led to innovative solutions addressing issues at the heart of contemporary life—ones that impact the environment, sustainability, technology, politics, personal well-being, and health and safety. The Art Institute of Chicago has now organized a major exhibition highlighting important recent developments that have resulted from the intersection of architecture and design.
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new york NEW YORKbill MOGGRIDGE, designer of the first laptop computer in 1980 and co-founder of ideo, the renowned innovation and design firm, has been named director of the smithsonian’s cooper-hewitt, national design museum in new york, effective march 2010.
