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Posts in ‘Design’
Thanks to Thor: The Story of Tripp Trapp
In 1972, while platform shoes, waistlines, and the first recorded Pong scores were high, a young boy in Norway was feeling, literally, pretty low.
The Spirit of Play—a Czech Collaboration
MoMA’s Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900–2000 exhibition includes objects from across the 20th century and from around the world.
Century of the Child Online
Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900–2000 is an exploration and celebration of modern design for children in the 20th century, bringing together designers and artists from around the world.
A Child’s Chair: Delight in Ownership
Growing up I had my own kid-sized chair that I absolutely loved. It was made of wood, with a convertible slatted back that could swivel up for sitting or down for stepping up.
Sometimes It Does Take a Rocket Scientist to Design a Title Wall

The Born out of Necessity title wall in the Architecture and Design Galleries. Photo: Stephanie Huang
When we first started meeting with curators Paola Antonelli and Kate Carmody about creating graphics for the new Architecture and Design exhibition, Born out of Necessity, they explained that one of the exhibition’s main themes was the design process itself.
Student Counsel: Creating Destination: Mexico’s Visual Identity with Centro, University for Design and Media, Mexico
Each of the MoMA Design Store’s Destination: Design projects has a unique visual identity inspired by the character of the region’s product collection. In the past, graphics have been designed in-house or by one of the project’s participating designers.
Suited for Subversion…and Peace, Love, and Understanding

Ralph Borland. Suited for Subversion. 2002. Nylon-reinforced PVC, padding, speaker, and pulse reader. Fund for the Twenty-First Century. Photos by Ralph Borland and Pieter Hugo
Foreclosed: Buying into the “American Dream”
MoMA and The Buell Center invited a series of team participants and observers who attended workshops for The Museum of Modern Art’s exhibition Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream, which opens in February, to reflect on the project. Here are thoughts from journalist Alex Ulam.
Talk to Me Pixel Patterns
Installation view of title wall for the exhibition Talk to Me: Design and the Communication between People and Objects
Many of the works featured in the exhibition Talk to Me: Design and the Communication between People and Objects are represented on the title wall wallpaper as small, abstract pixel icons.
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