Design and the Elastic Mind

To document MoMA's wonderful, monumental exhibit spanning design, science and technology, "Design and the Elastic Mind," we enlisted the help of the show's esteemed curator, Paola Antonelli. Paola speaks in detail about several of the exhibits, including "The Afterlife," a system for turning corpses into batteries, robots that act as personal climatizers and DNA origami. She also weighs in on her curatorial approach, addressing the role of the designer, her mission to shift public perception of design and how design revolutionizes our lives.

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• New York
• MoMA
• Museum
• Design
• Innovation
• Creativity
• Technology

[srchipicao]

A vibrator it's an object just like a vase ou a pen are objects, and they all resulted of a project that ended up in industrial production. It has a function and performs it well. That's what design is about.

[NickBlackDIN]

the vibrator isn't creepy it's the fact it would be powered by my dead grandma that would be creepy.

[sbeer6er]

you had me at vibrator.

[L00NGB00W]

So you're saying that I if I swallow enough quartz crystals, I'll be able to shoot lightning bolts?

[Stabacs]

yes, that is really strange.

[Galexia99]

As a schooled fashion designer I wonder how one can get into conceptual design. Don't for get people, art is to stimulate your thought process too, and it seemed to get every ones attention when she mentioned vibrator. It worked alright.

[dyingelms]

oh come on, it's just a vibrator people. calm down.

[szirmay]

lol hahaha even a vibrator... i wonder what she does when the light go off

[itsaleksander]

does anyone see the matrix here? Using people as batteries. creepy...