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Cooper-Hewitt Director

  • By: Paul Herzan
  • | Thursday January 7, 2010
  • | 4 Comment(s)


Over the past several months, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum’s Search Committee has been hard at work conducting an international search for a new Director. There was tremendous interest in this important position and narrowing the field was a difficult challenge, but in the end we are thrilled with our selection.

I’m delighted to announce that as of March 2010, Bill Moggridge will be Cooper-Hewitt’s fourth director. Bill Moggridge, designer of the first laptop computer in 1980 and co-founder of IDEO, the renowned innovation and design firm, has a global reputation as a designer, having pioneered interaction design and integrated human factors into the design of computer software and hardware.

Please join me in welcoming Bill Moggridge to the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum family. We will be organizing many opportunities this spring for you to get to know Bill and talk about design.

I wish you and your family a very happy new year.

Sincerely,
Paul Herzan
Chairman

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  1. This is a really terrific appointment!. Bill is the most fantastic guy with amazing vision and the abilitity to get things done. His designs are really innovative and yet completely buildable, useable and practical. A great choice for Director. Congratulations all round!!.
    John

    John Ellenby | Jan 7, 03:43 PM

  2. Is open source furniture design that is not proprietary or hierarchic outside of Cooper-Hewitt’s vision and mandate.

    If not I would like to send photos and drawings of some of my work.

    Please send me an email address to send them to.

    Thank you in advance.

    Kenneth Smythe | Jan 11, 10:54 PM

  3. Bill is an outstanding designer. He understands design and design education with keen insight and compassion. Great appointment.

    Jim Sacherman | Jan 12, 11:45 AM

  4. As a design educator, former product designer, and former student of Bill’s, I can attest to the strength and clarity of his design vision. The Cooper-Hewitt has made a brilliant choice!

    Tom Henning | Jan 17, 06:02 PM

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