architecture & design society
dana arnett in conversation with michael bierut. the art institute of chicago.
art institute of chicago 111 south michigan avenue, chicago, IL, United Stateshow to use graphic design to sell things, explain things, make things look better, make people laugh, make people cry, and (every once in a while) change the world.
lecture: studio formafantasma.
leroy neiman center. 37 south wabash, chicagoandrea trimarchi and simone farresin, together known as studio formafantasma, are an italian design duo based in amsterdam. studio formafantasma has received numerous awards and was identified by critic alice rawsthorn as one of a handful of practices that would shape the future of design.
past forward: architecture and design at the art institute.
art institute of chicago 111 south michigan avenue, chicago, IL, United Statesshowcasing the art institute of chicago's seminal twentieth and twenty-first century holdings of visionary architectural drawings, inventive furniture design, and powerful graphic and industrial designs, past forward: architecture and design at the art institute marks the grand opening of the museum's newly reinstalled permanent collection.
stefan sagmeister lecture in chicago.
art institute of chicago 111 south michigan avenue, chicago, IL, United Statesstefan sagmeister is a leader in the field of visual communications. he has developed projects for clients as diverse as the rolling stones, hbo, and the solomon r. guggenheim museum. sagmeister explores how vast and illusive subjects like happiness or beauty connect to design and what that actually means to our everyday lives. a native of austria, sagmeister is a principal partner along with jessica walsh at the new york city design firm sagmeister & walsh.
in a cloud, in a wall, in a chair: six modernists in mexico at midcentury.
art institute of chicago 111 south michigan avenue, chicago, IL, United Statesthis exhibition is the first to explore mexico’s impact on these visionary artists and designers. it takes its title from a quote by clara porset, a political exile from cuba who became one of mexico’s most prominent modern furniture designers. influenced by bauhaus ideas, she believed that design could reshape cities, elevate the quality of life, and solve large-scale social problems. this approach informed her 1952 exhibition art in daily life, in whose catalogue she wrote, “there is design in everything … in a cloud, in a wall, in a chair, in the sea, in the sand, in a pot,” encouraging us to look at both the natural and machine world for inspiration and ideas.