September 2010 Blog Posts (10)

Not For Sale: Window Installation.

Check out this great window installation in North Adams. As part of DownStreet Art, a public art project designed to reviatlize downtown North Adams, Ephraim and Sadie Hatfield created Not for Sale and interactive storefront window installation. From… Continue

Added by Sam Aquillano on September 29, 2010 at 11:46pm — No Comments

MIT Discover Product Design.

Justin Lai, Phd student at MIT introduced me to a MIT orientation program he founded and runs with MIT alum Josh Velasquez called Discover Product Design. The program helps incoming MIT freshmen understand product design while at the same time showing them the many (awesome) facilities MIT has to offer budding designers. Students also get tours of local design firms and museums. All the while they're taking photos to create a narrative of their first… Continue

Added by Sam Aquillano on September 25, 2010 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Designing a difference updated website

We are making progress on our Smallbean Solar Suitcase project. Check out our video and progress on our updated website.



We are currently working on refining our concepts and preparing for our second work shop coming up in November.

Stay… Continue

Added by Anna Engström on September 22, 2010 at 11:38pm — No Comments

A Better World by Design Conference, Oct. 1-3.

Our friends at RISD and Brown always put together an excellent conference on socially responsible design. This year's A Better World by Design conference looks to continue that tradition.

From their site: "A Better World by Design is a three-day internationally acclaimed conference in Providence, RI that connects students, professionals, and individuals from a variety of disciplines in order to build a global community of socially conscious and… Continue

Added by Sam Aquillano on September 20, 2010 at 8:30am — No Comments

Introducing Mary Fichtner - Fundraising Coordinator

Design Museum Boston is proud to introduce Mary Fichtner, our Fundraising Coordinator. She is responsible for managing all grant applications and fundraising initiatives for Design Museum Boston. Mary brings with her years of experience working with non-profits like Boston By Foot and Gallery 263 and is a welcome addition… Continue

Added by Derek Cascio on September 19, 2010 at 8:30am — No Comments

Refined Concepts Are Here!

Go here to take the new survey of Continuum's refined concepts for Design Museum Boston's branding. There's some really cool stuff in there and we want to know what you think of it. You can read the full post on Core77… Continue

Added by Derek Cascio on September 11, 2010 at 12:47pm — No Comments

Museum Visits, week 3

This week I traveled just outside of Boston to Lincoln, not because I'm done visiting Boston based museums but because I recently found out that the deCordova is starting one of the first official pre-schools in an American museum. This approach makes the museum grounds central to learning… Continue

Added by Flavia Gnecco on September 6, 2010 at 11:00pm — No Comments

The Votes Are In!

After more than 1700 people viewed Continuum's concepts for Design Museum Boston's branding the feedback is in and the people have spoken. Click here to check out the three directions that Continuum will be refining and posting up next…

Added by Derek Cascio on September 2, 2010 at 10:26pm — No Comments

Introducing Steve Aquillano - Interactive Team Lead

Design Museum Boston is proud to present Steve Aquillano, leader of our Interactive Team. Steve is responsible for setting the course of Design Museum Boston's technological and interactive initiatives. His efforts have been instrumental in bringing DesignMuseumBoston.org and DesigningAMuseum.org to life and that is just… Continue

Added by Derek Cascio on September 2, 2010 at 3:29pm — No Comments

Our step in the right direction

I came across this article, No More 'Cathedrals of Culture', from The Wall Street Journal through the Dispatches From the Future of Museums. (worth signing up for if your into museum related news).



The article mentions several established museums around the US that are trying to change… Continue

Added by Flavia Gnecco on September 1, 2010 at 3:00pm — No Comments

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