February 2010

Harvard GSD and ACTAR have recently released GSD Platform 2 (Amazon affiliate link), “a sampling of the most salient research and design explorations undertaken at the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) during the 2008-2009 academic year.” Organized thematically, the publication identifies underlying congruencies among studio work, theses, research, lectures, conferences, and writings to unfold [...]

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The pinkcommagallery has issued a call for entries for their inaugural Design Biennial Boston 2010 exhibit, a review of “design works that represent creative approaches and solutions to issues in contemporary design.” Design Biennial Boston will be a “juried exhibition of the most significant emerging voices among Greater Boston’s early-career design talent (including practices working [...]

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Last night, I had the chance to sit down, enjoy a great meal, and talk shop with a few great designers. I made my way through the rain from Downtown, across the Common and onto Charles St. I was the first to arrive at the Beacon Hill Hotel and Bistro and got a moment to [...]

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Design Museum Boston, the new non-profit I met last month “with the goal of creating and maintaining a network of virtual and physical exhibit spaces online, in Boston, and across New England”, is throwing a party to launch their museum and social network, DesigningAMuseum.org. For one night, the digital becomes physical as both designers and non-designers alike [...]

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Earlier this week, Yale Appliance & Lighting CEO Steve Sheinkopf announced that his company is now the lighting consultant on This Old House, the venerable home improvement show. In this new effort, Yale will work with the homeowners and This Old House designers to find the best fit to personalize their home — the same as [...]

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