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Behind the Scenes of Quicktake: Tata Nano

On February 16th the smiling Tata Nano rolled through the front doors of Cooper-Hewitt, up the stairs and settled on a platform in the Great Hall. Unveiled last year in India by Tata Motors, India’s largest automobile manufacturer, the Tata Nano is targeted to families who had not previously been able to afford a car. Billed as “the people’s car,” the base model starts at $2,500 in India and can accommodate up to five adults. A bright, sunshine yellow Nano will be on display, along with diagrams and photos illustrating its concept, development and production, until April 25, 2010.

Behind the Scenes of Quicktake: Rodarte

The making of any exhibition is a fascinating and complex project. This video gives you a sense of what happened behind the scenes in the run up to the opening of Quicktake: Rodarte. Hear from Kate and Laura Mulleavy, Acting Director Caroline Baumann and Curator Gregory Krum.

Let us know what you think about this video and the exhibition.

Design in the Face of Disaster

Design in the Face of Disaster, a discussion on how design can alleviate some of the innumerable problems facing Haiti right now. Watch a video of the program and check out our other past program videos on our video site.

Panelists include Pierre Fouche, a Haitian earthquake engineer, Anna Muoio, Principal, Design Continuum, Social Innovation, Jean-Cedric Meeus, Emergency Coordinator of UNICEF Supply Division, and Gerald Martone, Humanitarian Affairs Director for the International Rescue Committee.

Rodarte in Conversation with Sally Singer

Laura Mulleavy, one of the designers behind Rodarte and Vogue’s fashion news and features director, Sally Singer were at Cooper-Hewitt this past Saturday discussing Rodarte’s work. You can watch the full program below:

Rodarte is featured in an exhibition at Cooper-Hewitt through March 14, 2010.

Rodarte party

Fashion Week closed with a big, fabulous bang last night at Cooper-Hewitt where Laura and Kate Mulleavy graced us with their extraordinary craft and design. While some of the media expressed amazement at the likes of Anna Wintour, Natalie Portman, Kirsten Dunst, Spike Jonze, and Kim Gordon attending the Rodarte party at 91st and Fifth, we know that they simply know good design when they see it.

See Quicktake: Rodarte through March 14.


Designers Laura & Kate Mulleavy. Photo: Patrick McMullan


Laura Mulleavy, Kate Mulleavy, Sally Singer, Kim Gordon, Pete Nordstrom, Caroline Baumann, Lizzie Tisch, Natalie Portman. Photo: Patrick McMullan


Laura Mulleavy, Kate Mulleavy, & Anna Wintour. Photo: Patrick McMullan


Kirsten Dunst & Caroline Baumann. Photo: Patrick McMullan


Justin Theroux. Photo: Patrick McMullan


“Quicktake: Rodarte” installation. Photo: Carmel Wilson