http://youtu.be/sklNCVzGHQ8 Cooper-Hewitt · Fashioning Felt This exhibition explores the varied new uses of felt in a range of fields, including product design, fashion, architecture, and home furnishings. More info at Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum...
http://youtu.be/-yv-IWdSdns Why Design Now? · Contour Crafting Why? Contour Crafting is a construction technology that potentially reduces energy use and emissions by using a rapid-prototype or 3-D printing process to fabricate large components. Comprised of robotic arms and extrusion nozzles, a computer-controlled gantry system moves the nozzle back...
http://youtu.be/V-C52QByz7k Cooper-Hewitt · 3D printing process This folding stool, called "One__Shot.MGX", was manufactured using a 3D printing process known as selective laser sintering. It is made from Polamide, a type of nylon plastic. The stool was designed by Patrick Jouin in 2006 and acquired into the Cooper Hewitt...
Business leaders discuss how design impacts their overall strategy and affects their bottom line. Moderated by Daniel H. Pink, the panelists will discuss the role of design thinking in the workplace as it relates to consumer goods as well as overall company vision. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAFbosQCcsk] Bill Moggridge, co-founder...
