Museum of Contemporary Craft Featured in Cities x Design
nationwide design tour hits PDX w/ video camera
Posted by: Lisa Radon on Aug 06, 2009 at 11:00PM
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Recently Cities x Design stopped off in Portland as part of their 35-city online documentary trip across the United States. They visited Vanilla Bicycles and the Museum of Contemporary Craft where they did an interview with curator Namita Gupta Wiggers about and amidst the current Call + Response exhibition.
Jay Corless and Sali Sasaki of Cities x Design are on a mission to track “how investing in design can change perceptions, boost economies and create unique places”, along the way engaging in “discussions on the role of design in craftsmanship, sustainability, tourism, regeneration and communities.” The whole series is archived on the Cities x Design website with tons of extra content. Check it.
Thanks for the tip! I love the curatorial smarts of the Craft Museum—glad they’re getting some play.
Many thanks for the link. The design happenings deserve a lot more national and international airtime. We are happy to do our part. We’ll keep you posted when the documentary film and book are finished. Until then our full Portland city report is here: http://trip.citiesxdesign.org/category/cities/portland/
It includes another video on Vanilla Bicycles and city overview.
Many thanks again.
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