October 2011 Blog Posts (11)

BETA COMES TO BOSTON

This past Tuesday evening Sprout Studios checked out the sold out, inaugural launch of Boston Beta that drew a crowd of over 400 people. The Beta events started about 6 years ago in SF and have…

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Added by Jordan Nollman on October 28, 2011 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Last week Sprout Studios was lucky enough to have registered for the inaugural lecture for CreativeMornings Boston. CreativeMornings is a monthly breakfast lecture series for creatives and entrepreneurs. Each event is free and includes a 20 minute talk plus coffee! Its roots are in NYC and with the addition of Boston it’s now in 17 cities worldwide.

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Added by Jordan Nollman on October 26, 2011 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Design Events Galore: BODW kick-off

Bringing together international designers for 10 years running, yesterday was the kick-off to Hong Kong’s Business of Design Week 2011, an annual design event that brings the best of design to Hong Kong to encourage businesses to unleash the…

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Added by Tiffany Wan on October 19, 2011 at 11:53am — No Comments

On Exhibit: Work of Frank Gehry, Architect

Part of our mission here at Design Museum Boston is to educate the public and demonstrate the transformative power of design. I can't think of a more exemplary designer of our time who pushes boundaries in construction and…

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Added by Tiffany Wan on October 18, 2011 at 11:09am — No Comments

Patinova: Artifacts of Hong Kong History

Patinova has a growing jewelry line that originates from a multilayered story, which includes history, journey, exploration, and the development of Hong Kong. The brand is started by Hong Kong native, Ben Huang, a former landscape…

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Added by Tiffany Wan on October 11, 2011 at 2:30am — No Comments

Mobile Exhibition Pavilion - Final Presentation

This five week project concluded on Wednesday October 5th with the final presentations for the mobile exhibition pavilion. Student designers were challenged to create an exhibition space for the design disciplines that was both temporary and mobile. The basic programme included gallery space with a minimum usable floor area of 375 SF with an additional allocation for a private area equal to 48 SF. Nine desginers presented solutions ranging from bamboo bridges to plastic buildings to…

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Added by Jason G. Boone on October 9, 2011 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Designing A Difference on Core77

Our friends over at Core77 did a nice write up on our Designing A Difference program last week. You can read it…

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Added by Derek Cascio on October 8, 2011 at 11:30pm — No Comments

UNITE @ Boston Globe Event Offers Peek Inside the News Icon

On October 6, 2011 design fans gathered at The Boston Globe’s Headquarters for our latest UNITE event. Together with co-hosts Boston World Partnerships and AIGA… Continue

Added by Sam Aquillano on October 8, 2011 at 5:00pm — No Comments

“Kinky Vicious": iPhone Photography by Liam Fitzpatrick

Hong Kong loves its smart phones. And with the recent release of the iPhone 4S and opening of the Hong Kong's first Apple store (and the passing of Steve Jobs), this is a timely photo exhibit! Liam Fitzpatrick’s “Kinky Vicious” show is one of Hong Kong’s first exhibits showing images of Hong Kong,…

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Added by Tiffany Wan on October 7, 2011 at 9:00am — No Comments

Creative Capital: A Look at the Process at LWA

Andrea Leers and Jane Weinzapfel started their architectural firm, Leers Weinzapfel Associates, in 1982, after working together in Cambrdige, MA. The two women share the philosophy of “positive impact in the public realm,” and it’s obvious that…

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Added by Tiffany Wan on October 4, 2011 at 11:30pm — No Comments