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JOANNE MOLINA, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
I'm interested in exploring how aesthetic theory and design/art criticism offer critical vocabularies for thinking about objects, architecture and space. What's important to me is supporting interesting people, projects and reading good books. As senior arts + culture editor at Interiors magazine, I worked with internationally renown artists, designers, fashion designers, chefs, and freelance writers to collaborate on essays about travel, cuisine, and the arts. I did my graduate work in philosophy and aesthetics and taught at DePaul University. I am a former co-editor with Mark Wallace of the language and post-language poetry journal, SITUATION and edited the chapbook series, Propjet.
NATALIE FASANO, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Natalie Fasano is a freelance writer based in New York City. Though her event coverage has included a variety of social, political and cultural subjects, her interest in focusing on the Arts began recently, at the opening of the Ron Arad: “No Discipline” exhibition at the MOMA. Natalie focuses on in-depth interviews with artists to accompany objective discussion of his or her work, and believes strongly in the highly intellectual and stimulating social sphere fostered by the international artistic community and its patrons. A truly successful event is always greater than the sum of its parts--the piece, the artist and the voyeuristic visitor--and Natalie takes great pleasure in seeking, throughout the course of an evening, an overarching theme that contributes to our modern understanding of Western society and culture. You can reach her at nfasano3@gmail.com
ELIZABETH "Cappi" WILLIAMSON, SENIOR EDITOR
Cappi’s love for design began at Southern Accents magazine, which lead to a post at Interior Design magazine, as well as freelance writing assignments for magazines such as Interiors. She has also written on books, cultural events, and all things New York for web sites like Flavorpill and WhereTraveler. She is based in New York City and can be reached at cappi.williamson@gmail.com.
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Sustainable Futures-- Can Design Make a Difference? Design Museum in association with PUMA.Safe

March 31, 2010 – September 5, 2010

To sustain is to offer support and relief-- it is to bear the weight of someone or something. But how do we bear the weight of our own desires, often conflicting and misunderstood? How do we learn to discuss the often dangerous pleasure of emotions we channel through acquisition and image? This important exhibition asks questions that venture beyond the trendy vocabulary and into a more interesting and necessary realm: the psyche of the 21st century citizen. Diving into the often narcissistic waters that create the pools of our cultural unconscious, it dares to ask: not just how I want my world to appear/function but why. Bravo.

This exhibition showcases a range of design and architecture projects that explore the most important issues associated with sustainability. Celebrated through a selection of pioneering and forward thinking design approaches, this exhibition places sustainable design centre stage, focusing on how design can lead the way and make a positive contribution towards a more sustainable future.

Curated under five themes: Cities, Energy and Economies, Food, Materiality and theCreative Citizen, this exhibition will explore projects that are either in the market place or in development, including the Masdar Development hailed to be the world’s first carbon neutral city in Abu Dhabi designed by Fosters + Partners. Fashion designerChristopher Raeburn and his Digital Rainbow Collection which reuses Ministry of Defense parachute materials will be displayed alongside projects that have not yet been seen by a wider audience, including the Energy AWARE Clock designed by the Interactive Institute in Stockholm that monitors the energy consumption in a domestic household, Local River by Mathieu Lehanneur, a concept for a domestic ‘refrigerator-aquarium’ that breeds freshwater fish and grows herbs at the same time, and Yves Bèhar’s FUSE project for sportslifestyle brand PUMA which is set to revolutionise their packaging and distribution system."

Visitors will be encouraged to look at their own consumption habits and recognise the individual role they can play in embracing sustainability. The website CanDesignMakeaDifference.com will also enable visitors to engage with sustainable issues and share their opinions on sustainability.

Architecture models, products and prototypes will feature alongside material samples, film footage, visuals and interactive displays. The exhibition design, build and graphics will support the use of sustainable and ethically sourced materials where the full lifecycle and minimal impact of materials has been considered.

Jochen Zeitz, Chairman and CEO, PUMA AG comments ‘PUMAVision, through our PUMA.Safe program, is honoured to partner with the Design Museum to introduce groundbreaking work in sustainable design. As a business leader in environmental and social initiatives, PUMA’s commitment to sustainability is reflected in the exhibition, ‘Can design make a difference’, which will drive and encourage individuals and corporations to achieve a higher standard of sustainable practice.’

For more information please visit: Design Museum

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