Feb

“Bill’s Design Talks” resume this month

Bill’s Design Talks, a vibrant conversation and presentation series moderated by Cooper-Hewitt director Bill Moggridge, resumes the month and continues through June at the Jerome L. Greene Performance Space at New York Public Radio in New York City. The 2012 series will spotlight leaders across the design industry.

Jed Perl

“We want to bring the most interesting designers to our audience in the Greene Space and online to find out what they do, what they think and who they are,” said Moggridge.

Jed Perl, art critic for The New Republic, is the featured speaker in a program celebrating the late Eva Zeisel’s life and legacy, Feb. 9 at 6:30 p.m. The 105-year-old designer who passed away in December 2011 had an extraordinary career, spanning nine decades and producing highly recognizable domestic items that changed the way Americans set their tables and furnished their homes. Designers James Klein and David Reid, who collaborated closely with Zeisel on a series of ceramics and prints, will also join the discussion.

Wong will speak about his work and life as Creative Director of Google Creative Lab in New York, Feb. 23 at 6:30 p.m. At Google Creative Lab, Wong leads a team that constantly finds new ways to communicate Google’s innovations to end users.

Program Registration

Robert Wong

All programs will be held at The Greene Space, 44 Charlton Street, New York. Advance registration is required. General admission, $17; senior citizens, $10. Cooper-Hewitt members and students are admitted free, with registration. For further information, call (212) 849-8353.

About the Series

The Bill’s Design Talks series began in spring 2010 and has featured Chad Hurley of YouTube, Michael Bierut of Pentagram, Michael Graves and Acumen Fund’s Founder and CEO Jacqueline Novogratz, among others. To view previous webcasts from the Bill’s Design Talks series, visit www.youtube.com/cooperhewitt.

Founded in 1897, Cooper-Hewitt is the only museum in the nation devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design. The museum’s main facility, housed in the Carnegie Mansion, is undergoing renovation as part of a $64 million capital campaign that includes enlarged and enhanced facilities for exhibitions, collections display, education programming and the National Design Library, and an increased endowment. During the renovation, Cooper-Hewitt’s usual schedule of exhibitions, education programs and events will be staged at various off-site locations, including the Enid and Lester Morse Historic Design Lecture Series at the University Club and the “Graphic Design: Now in Production” exhibition at Governors Island this summer.