March 3, 2008
This last Saturday (yesterday?) I participated in The Future Families Workshop at the MoMA with ten other graduate students from SVA, Parsons and NYU.  The whole day workshop was conducted by Elio Caccavale and it was purposefully being held in conjunction with the exhilarating exhibition Design and the Elastic Mind. The purpose of the workshop was to explore how designers might contribute to the social, cultural and ethical debate surrounding modern reproductive technologies and new family forms.  Our group decided to work on the relationship between an intending mother and a surrogate mother. After some research and a quick visit to the exhibition we decided to explore how we could facilitate an exchange of information (blood and urine) between these two individuals, thus provoking an empowerment from both sides. Hopefully also creating a naturally dignified detachment from the surrogate mother towards the child and a closer pregnancy experience with the mother (egg donor/intending parent).

This last Saturday (yesterday?) I participated in The Future Families Workshop at the MoMA with ten other graduate students from SVA, Parsons and NYU.  The whole day workshop was conducted by Elio Caccavale and it was purposefully being held in conjunction with the exhilarating exhibition Design and the Elastic Mind. The purpose of the workshop was to explore how designers might contribute to the social, cultural and ethical debate surrounding modern reproductive technologies and new family forms.  Our group decided to work on the relationship between an intending mother and a surrogate mother. After some research and a quick visit to the exhibition we decided to explore how we could facilitate an exchange of information (blood and urine) between these two individuals, thus provoking an empowerment from both sides. Hopefully also creating a naturally dignified detachment from the surrogate mother towards the child and a closer pregnancy experience with the mother (egg donor/intending parent).

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February 25, 2008
I just finished cutting up a world map for a book I’ll be creating soon. During the process I became ruthlessly despotic and also enjoyed listening to an interview with Paola Antonelli, the curator of the MoMA exhibit Design and the Elastic Mind that I will be seeing tomorrow morning with some classmates.

I just finished cutting up a world map for a book I’ll be creating soon. During the process I became ruthlessly despotic and also enjoyed listening to an interview with Paola Antonelli, the curator of the MoMA exhibit Design and the Elastic Mind that I will be seeing tomorrow morning with some classmates.

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February 15, 2008

I am going to Wisconsin over the weekend and staying until Monday so I can vote for Obama! Check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjXyqcx-mYY&feature=related if you haven’t done so yet. Obama, here I come!

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February 13, 2008
For a 3D product class, we had to transform a chair into a random given concept. The concept that I was handed was Eurotrash and this is the chair I came up with. The song “Eurotrash Girl” by Chicks On Speed played in some hidden speakers under the chair. The large disco ball also rotated during the presentation.

For a 3D product class, we had to transform a chair into a random given concept. The concept that I was handed was Eurotrash and this is the chair I came up with. The song “Eurotrash Girl” by Chicks On Speed played in some hidden speakers under the chair. The large disco ball also rotated during the presentation.

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February 11, 2008
Design Crit

The new CRIT design blog! I will be working mostly on the Critical Eye section.

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February 1, 2008
Stefan Sagmeister’s exhibition “Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far” at Deitch Projects gallery located at 76 Grand Street, New York, NY 10013. January 31 - February 23

Stefan Sagmeister’s exhibition “Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far” at Deitch Projects gallery located at 76 Grand Street, New York, NY 10013. January 31 - February 23

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Stefan Sagmeister’s exhibition “Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far” at Deitch Projects gallery is so beautiful. I loved the wall of BONITA bananas that spelled out SELF-CONFIDENCE PRODUCES FINE RESULTS. Great stuff!

Stefan Sagmeister’s exhibition “Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far” at Deitch Projects gallery is so beautiful. I loved the wall of BONITA bananas that spelled out SELF-CONFIDENCE PRODUCES FINE RESULTS. Great stuff!

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Just came back from Stefan Sagmeister’s exhibition at Deitch Projects (76 Grand Street). This is me being caressed by a hand-painted limited edition $700.00 glove.

Just came back from Stefan Sagmeister’s exhibition at Deitch Projects (76 Grand Street). This is me being caressed by a hand-painted limited edition $700.00 glove.

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