March 7, 2007

Design Triennial

From the vast fields of graphic art, fashion, architecture, furniture, and robotics, New York's Cooper-Hewitt selects the best creations from the last three years for its Design Triennial. Surveying the show, we break down the overriding themes, from digitally generated forms to the growing DIY movement. Standout participants include Kidrobot, an unconventional toy company producing oddball figures, and Speak Up, a graphic design website fostering an opinionated forum for ideas. We interview Cameron Sinclair, the director of Architecture for Humanity, about the nonprofit's responses to global emergencies, and we cover shows of experimental projects around the world, including Hachiya Kazuhiko's flying machine and Eva and Franco Mattes' portraits from virtual reality. This issue also marks the two-year anniversary of Artkrush — thanks to all of our readers for your continuing support!