Upper West Side, Manhattan I couldn’t but think of kippers (herring) and smokies (whole smoked haddock) in the north east of England here though – sturgeon, white fish, sable fish Robson’s – the last kippery in England – Craster, Northumberland
Author: Michael Shanks
critical design – what if?
I am in Manhattan at Bard Graduate Center, celebrating its twentieth anniversary, its explorations of decorative arts, design history and material culture in research, pedagogy, exhibition and curatorial practice [Link]. Like any good celebration we’re looking forward as well as back. This morning was about imagining the future of museum and gallery exhibition. This afternoon was…
Cliff Nass
Cliff Nass died of a heart attack yesterday. A devastating loss. A dear friend and colleague, he was only 55. I’ll write a little more later. Here he is as part of the Revs Program’s presence at Palo Alto Concours d’Elegance in 2011. [Link] – All Things D [Link] – Stanford Daily [Link] – New…
data snooping – what is really going on
I am back at Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam for Design Column #6 – [Link] [Link] Previous Design Columns – [Link] [Link] [Link] [Link] Ideas that make a difference Every three months the Design Column at Museum Boijmans van Beuningen focuses on a news item in the form of a small exhibition. The column…
third (creative) spaces
I have always been fascinated by places like railway stations, hotel rooms, bars and cafés, airport lounges, onboard a long-haul flight, looking out of the window. Some of them anyway. Neither here nor there. Interstitial. Liminal. Transitional. Conduit. They can offer permission to step to the side, think, imagine, to interrogate complacency. They are the…
bodyworks
I am back at Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam for Design Column #5 – [Link] [Link] Previous Design Columns – [Link] [Link] [Link] Ideas that make a difference Every three months the Design Column at Museum Boijmans van Beuningen focuses on a news item in the form of a small exhibition. The column is…
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