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Dialogues with Design Legends
92nd Street Y, Fall 2009
Ron Arad - September 17th 8:15 PM
Daniella Ohad Smith, moderator
Known for sculptural, sensual and surprising designs that embrace innovative technology and advanced manufacturing techniques, Israeli-born designer Ron Arad's work includes architecture, limited-edition furniture, sculpture, media installations and mass-produced objects. Recently the subject of retrospective shows at the Centre Pompidou and the Museum of Modern Art, Arad presents his celebrated work, most recent projects and future plans.
Read about the event at Flavorwire.com and Mimeographic.com.
Karim Rashid and Gaetano Pesce - November 3rd 8:15 PM
Martin Filler, moderator
With the use of new and unorthodox technologies, Karim Rashid's playful, colorful and exciting design sensibility stands at the forefront of a new renaissance. The architect and designer Gaetano Pesce is one of the forces behind the birth of Italian Postmodernism. His conceptual work is known for its new forms, techniques and technologies that have been integrated in to the global design world for almost 50 years. Rashid and Pesce share the stage in a dialogue moderated by Martin Filler, the former editor of House and Garden.
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