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Past Exhibitions
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Russel Wright: Living With Good Design
February 9-April 20, 2008
America's first celebrity designer, Russel Wright's designs and logo signature were found in nearly every American kitchen and dining room during the 1940s and '50s. Wholeheartedly believing that good design was for everyone, Russel Wright was truly the first designer committed to creating high designed functional items for everyday living. Russel Wright: Living with Good Design traces the Ohio native’s career development as his designs and concepts for a new, relaxed style of living emerged and subsequently transformed a generation of Americans following World War II. Russel Wright: Living with Good Design is organized by Arts Midwest and the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio. The national tour is sponsored by Target. The exhibit was designed for the Goldstein Gallery by students in the University of Minnesota course DHA 5170 Special Topics in Design, Housing, and Apparel: Exhibit Design, taught by Lonnie Broden of the Science Museum of Minnesota.
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Here by Design III: Process and Prototype
October 20, 2007-January 20, 2008
HBDIII is the third in a series of exhibitions focusing on the creativity of local designers. The exhibit presented digital fabrication techniques and rapid prototyping by leading Minnesota architects, product designers, and researchers. This exhibit investigated the themes that are emerging in contemporary design around the use of digital fabrication and by investigating how digital fabrication is affecting how designers design.
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Products of Our Time
July 21-September 30, 2007
Products of Our Time brings together the work of an international array of designers and artists who are commenting on the current environmental, economic, cultural, and political zeitgeist using a common medium—products. Guest Curator: Daniel Jasper, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design.
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| Affordable Housing: Designing an American Asset |
April 21-July 1, 2007
Twenty-five percent of all American households face severe housing problems. Affordable Housing: Designing an American Asset explores well-designed housing opportunities for the least wealthy Americans.
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| Leading from Policy to Practice: Affordable Housing in Minnesota |
April 21-July 1, 2007
Leading from Policy to Practice: Affordable Housing in Minnesota will present an overview of affordable housing in Minnesota. Organized by guest curator Marilyn Bruin, Associate Professor of Housing Studies, the exhibition will explore and critique several state-wide case studies of affordable housing projects. A symposium will bring together funders, developers, builders and policy-makers for a lively exploration of the state and future of Minnesota affordable housing.
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| DESIGN REDUX: EAMES AS PAPER |
January 27-March 31, 2007
Based on the influential design and philosophy of Charles (1907-78) and Ray (1912-88) Eames, this exhibition will explore the continuing legacy of these design champions through the development of a new line of premium papers designed by the Minneapolis-based Design Guys for Neenah Paper in partnership with the Eames Office. Guest curated by Patrick Grace, the exhibition and related programs will explore the story of Design Guys' quest to translate the Eames philosophy into new forms for modern uses.
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| American Fashion Transformed: Four Master Designers |
As Paris rebuilt after World War II, American optimism soared along with its fashion industry, giving rise to some of the most influential designers of the late twentieth century. American Fashion Transformed: Four Master Designers, organized from the Goldstein's extensive contemporary costume collection by guest curators Dolores DeFore and Gloria Hogan, explored four significant designers: Norman Norell, Pauline Trigere, Bill Blass and Geoffrey Beene. All four were driving forces behind the growth of America's post-War fashion design and exhibited their talent over fifty years in the fashion business.
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| THE CHAIR: 125 Years of Sitting |
June 4-September 3, 2006
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This exhibition featured selections from the Goldstein’s extensive collection of chairs. It will showcase seating furniture from the late nineteenth century through the twentieth century. The popular chair form revealed explorations of materials, balance, and comfort by noted architects and designers. Many artists who have normally focused on architecture or other aspects of decorative arts have found the chair to be a very attractive form to design. Some of the wide variety of designers whose chairs will be featured include Charles and Ray Eames, Michael Thonet, Mies van der Rohe, Russell Wright and Gustav Stickley. Visitors appreciated the designers’ philosophies about aesthetics, function, and materials, as well as learning how many classic chair designs are still being manufactured today. Included in the exhibition were a Shaker chair, an ice cream shop stool, and other familiar chair forms that have been popular over the last 125 years. Using images from the department of Design, Housing and Apparel’s Human Dimensioning Lab, visitors will also see how bodies are held in chairs, and how chairs can be designed for different functions.
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| Last Call: Give Us a Shot! - Senior Exhibition |
| April 23 - May 10, 2006
Each spring, seniors in the Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel display their work in the Senior Design Exhibition at the Goldstein Museum. The exhibition is organized by the students. The reception celebrating the excellence of our students' work includes an awards ceremony; this is an event attended by the graduating seniors, their families, faculty and designers from the community. Faculty advisor: James Boyd-Brent
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| Celebrate! The College of Human Ecology |
January 28 - April 9, 2006
This exhibition's purpose was to celebrate the teaching/learning, research/discovery, and outreach/engagement scholarship of the College of Human Ecology. Current projects were featured in relationship to the five college initiatives: cultural awareness and competence, design and technology, development across the lifespan, economic and social well-being, and healthy life choices. Curated by Dr. Becky Love Yust.
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| Mind Over Matter, Body Under Design: Bodyworks by KeySook Geum |
| October 9, 2005 - January 8, 2006
This exhibition featured the conceptual fashion of Dr. KeySook Geum, an internationally known Korean designer, teacher, and scholar. Geum's elegant works usually take the form of clothing - dresses, jackets, and coats. Often made from strands of wire and silk, these transparent web-like sculptures are enlivened with the addition of beads, sequins, feathers, coral, and amber. Curated by Dr. Marilyn DeLong.
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| Maya Textiles from the Guatemalan Highlands |
| June 5-September 17, 2005
Guatemala is one of the few places on earth where traditional textile arts from ancient cultures survive. This exhibition highlighted the culture of the Mayan people who continue to wear their traditional dress, or traje, with pride. Richard Nelson, a Twin Cities photographer and collector, built this large and impressive collection. Curated by Richard Nelson.
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