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NOVEMBER 2005 Book Signing and Q&A with Paola Antonelli @ The Dynamo Thursday, December 1, 2005, 5-7pm
Book signing and Q&A session will take place with Paola Antonelli, curator of architecture and design at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, on her new book Humble Masterpieces: Everyday Marvels of Design.
The book is a collection of 100 ordinary objects that are extraordinarily designed. Created by Antonelli, this book stems from a 2004 exhibition of the same title and brings together objects familiar to all of us.
Antonelli emphasizes the simple fact that great design is all around us in some of the everyday objects we use, from Post-It notes to Band-Aids. If they work well, notes the author, chances are we do not pay them much attention. But although modest in size and price, some of these objects are true masterpieces of the art of design and deserving of our admiration. Antonelli shows how the lipstick tube becomes a modern marvel, and the brown paper bag a work of genius. Published by Regan Books, an imprint of HarperCollins, the book is available for sale for $22 at The Dynamo, The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach.
Humble Masterpieces is a guide to the everyday odds and ends that represent the ultimate in form and function. Each object’s history and design is explained in short, insightful text, and is illustrated in clear, bold color photographs. |
