Experience the sight (and smell) of 72,000 ripening bananas at the Deitch Gallery until February 23rd, stacked by Stefan Sagmeister as part of his interactive show, Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far. More photos here.
Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far
until February 23, 2008
Deitch Gallery
76 Grand Street
New York, NY
Rather than leaving a redesign of the voting system to election officials, Marcia Lausen, author of “Design for Democracy: Ballot and Election Design” and a co-founder of Design for Democracy, is determined to apply the highest possible standards of information design to make the system clear, accessible, easy to use and the results accurate.
Artist and designer Annika Schmidt’s Strap-On Chair looks and sounds a little risqué, especially shown here on topless people, but it’s a series project in-progress that’s intended to attach to just about anything.
Objects are live and constantly transforming. Rather than serving as ends in themselves, each piece serves as a vehicle to a greater interaction. Through their activation and engagement by participants, or simply through a new location, each piece takes on a new life.