Design and the Elastic Mind

Design and Elastic Mind Explores The Relationship Between Design, Science, and Innovation

Peter Frankfurt (American, born 1958) of Imaginary Forces (USA, est. 1996), Greg Lynn (American, born 1964) of Greg Lynn FORM (USA, est. 1994), Alex McDowell (British, born 1955) of Matter Art and Science (USA, est. 2001), New City Concept. 2008, Images by Peter Frankfurt/Imaginary Forces, Greg Lynn/GL Form, and Alex McDowell.

NEW YORK.- Design and the Elastic Mind is an exhibition about the latest developments in design, and a glimpse into what the future holds. It explores the reciprocal relationship between science and design in the contemporary world, bringing together more than 200 objects, installations, and concepts that marry the most advanced scientific research with attentive considerations of human nature, limitations, habits, and aspirations. The exhibition shows designers’ ability to grasp momentous revolutions in technology, science, and history that demand or reflect major adjustments in human behavior, and to convert them into objects that people can actually understand and use. The objects in the exhibition range from images of nanoscopic devices to vehicles, from appliances to interfaces, and from pragmatic solutions for everyday use to provocative ideas meant to influence our future choices. The exhibition, on view from February 24 to May 12, 2008, is organized by Paola Antonel...More