http://www.cooperhewitt.org en-us ℗ & © Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Hear designers from Design Life Now talk about work featured in the exhibition. Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Hear designers from Design Life Now talk about work featured in the exhibition. Hear designers from Design Life Now talk about work featured in the exhibition. Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum berryb@si.edu Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Designer, illustrator, and art director Nicholas Blechman talks about his books *Empire* and *100% Evil*, which are graphic responses to American foreign policy after 9/11. Designer, illustrator, and art director Nicholas Blechman talks about his books *Empire* and *100% Evil*, which are graphic responses to American foreign policy after 9/11. http://www.peoplesdesignaward.org/designlifenow/files/podcasts/Nicholas_Blechman.mp3 Fri, 8 Dec 2006 19:00:00 GMT 2:39 art, design, museum, triennial Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Brothers Steven and William Ladd discuss *Turtle Lake*, a miniature landscape that consists of 110 glass-beaded trees that pack away inside a city of exquisitely crafted boxes. Brothers Steven and William Ladd discuss *Turtle Lake*, a miniature landscape that consists of 110 glass-beaded trees that pack away inside a city of exquisitely crafted boxes. http://www.peoplesdesignaward.org/designlifenow/files/podcasts/Steven_William_Ladd.mp3 Fri, 8 Dec 2006 19:00:00 GMT 3:22 art, design, museum, triennial Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Inventor Chuck Hoberman explains the design and function of the rapidly deployable tent he designed with Johnson Outdoors. Created for use in military and emergency operations, this 500-square-foot structure deploys in about three minutes. Inventor Chuck Hoberman explains the design and function of the rapidly deployable tent he designed with Johnson Outdoors. Created for use in military and emergency operations, this 500-square-foot structure deploys in about three minutes. http://www.peoplesdesignaward.org/designlifenow/files/podcasts/Chuck_Hoberman.mp3 Fri, 8 Dec 2006 19:00:00 GMT 4:56 art, design, museum, triennial Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Marissa Mayer, Vice President of Search Products and User Experience at Google, discusses Google's unique design culture and the company's single-minded focus on driving the design process around the needs of users. Marissa Mayer, Vice President of Search Products and User Experience at Google, discusses Google's unique design culture and the company's single-minded focus on driving the design process around the needs of users. http://www.peoplesdesignaward.org/designlifenow/files/podcasts/Marissa_Mayer.mp3 Fri, 8 Dec 2006 19:00:00 GMT 6:21 art, design, museum, triennial Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Architect and designer Charlie Lazor talks about the ideas behind Flatpak House, a revolutionary pre-fabricated housing system which approaches architecture as a product that consumers can assemble and customize from a flexible kit of parts. Architect and designer Charlie Lazor talks about the ideas behind Flatpak House, a revolutionary pre-fabricated housing system which approaches architecture as a product that consumers can assemble and customize from a flexible kit of parts. http://www.peoplesdesignaward.org/designlifenow/files/podcasts/Charlie_Lazor.mp3 Fri, 8 Dec 2006 19:00:00 GMT 3:19 art, design, museum, triennial Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Graphic designer and writer Chip Kidd describes the thought process behind some of his most memorable book jackets, including his designs for Jay McInerney's novel *The Good Life* and August Burroughs's memoir *Dry." Graphic designer and writer Chip Kidd describes the thought process behind some of his most memorable book jackets, including his designs for Jay McInerney's novel *The Good Life* and August Burroughs's memoir *Dry." http://www.peoplesdesignaward.org/designlifenow/files/podcasts/Chip_Kidd.mp3 Fri, 8 Dec 2006 19:00:00 GMT 4:57 art, design, museum, triennial Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Materials designer Abinand Lath talks about Sensitile, a unique building material that responds to ambient light and shadow‹-without requiring any electronics or external light source. Materials designer Abinand Lath talks about Sensitile, a unique building material that responds to ambient light and shadow‹-without requiring any electronics or external light source. http://www.peoplesdesignaward.org/designlifenow/files/podcasts/Abinand_Lath.mp3 Fri, 8 Dec 2006 19:00:00 GMT 2:29 art, design, museum, triennial Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Object designer Ron Gilad talks about products that serve as commentary on everyday life, including his chandelier made from readymade task lights and his Run Over By Car (R.O.B.C.) vases. Object designer Ron Gilad talks about products that serve as commentary on everyday life, including his chandelier made from readymade task lights and his Run Over By Car (R.O.B.C.) vases. http://www.peoplesdesignaward.org/designlifenow/files/podcasts/Ron_Gilad.mp3 Fri, 8 Dec 2006 19:00:00 GMT 3:18 art, design, museum, triennial Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Paul Budnitz, founder and creative director of Kid Robot, talks about his company's limited-edition art toys, made in collaboration with some of the world's most influential artists, designers, and illustrators. Paul Budnitz, founder and creative director of Kid Robot, talks about his company's limited-edition art toys, made in collaboration with some of the world's most influential artists, designers, and illustrators. http://www.peoplesdesignaward.org/designlifenow/files/podcasts/Paul_Budnitz.mp3 Fri, 8 Dec 2006 19:00:00 GMT 2:54 art, design, museum, triennial Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Architect Michael Meredith talks about how his objects, surfaces, and structures use computer-based rules and patterns to interact with the environment in organic, seemingly natural ways. Architect Michael Meredith talks about how his objects, surfaces, and structures use computer-based rules and patterns to interact with the environment in organic, seemingly natural ways. http://www.peoplesdesignaward.org/designlifenow/files/podcasts/Michael_Meredith.mp3 Fri, 8 Dec 2006 19:00:00 GMT 2:20 art, design, museum, triennial Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Artist and engineer Natalie Jeremijenko discusses her Feral Robotic Dog project, in which she works with students from elementary and high schools to convert commercial toy robots into pollution-sniffing environmental activists. Artist and engineer Natalie Jeremijenko discusses her Feral Robotic Dog project, in which she works with students from elementary and high schools to convert commercial toy robots into pollution-sniffing environmental activists. http://www.peoplesdesignaward.org/designlifenow/files/podcasts/Natalie_Jeremijenko.mp3 Fri, 8 Dec 2006 19:00:00 GMT 4:28 art, design, museum, triennial Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Landscape architect Tom Leader describes a series of temporary and permanent landscapes that employ an intriguing mix of natural and industrial materials‹-from screen doors and bales of hay to shipping containers and welded-wire mesh. Landscape architect Tom Leader describes a series of temporary and permanent landscapes that employ an intriguing mix of natural and industrial materials‹-from screen doors and bales of hay to shipping containers and welded-wire mesh. http://www.peoplesdesignaward.org/designlifenow/files/podcasts/Tom_Leader.mp3 Fri, 8 Dec 2006 19:00:00 GMT 3:57 art, design, museum, triennial Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Fashion designer and lifestyle designer Han Feng talks about her astonishing costumes for *Madama Butterfly* as well as her simple yet luxurious household objects made from ceramics and glass. Fashion designer and lifestyle designer Han Feng talks about her astonishing costumes for *Madama Butterfly* as well as her simple yet luxurious household objects made from ceramics and glass. http://www.peoplesdesignaward.org/designlifenow/files/podcasts/Han_Feng.mp3 Fri, 8 Dec 2006 19:00:00 GMT 2:49 art, design, museum, triennial Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Textile and pattern designer Jessica Smith describes her dining room installation, where a visual conversation takes place between east and west, past and present, all conveyed through the pictorial ornamentation of chair covers and place settings. Textile and pattern designer Jessica Smith describes her dining room installation, where a visual conversation takes place between east and west, past and present, all conveyed through the pictorial ornamentation of chair covers and place settings. http://www.peoplesdesignaward.org/designlifenow/files/podcasts/Jessica_Smith.mp3 Fri, 8 Dec 2006 19:00:00 GMT 2:44 art, design, museum, triennial