Eero Saarinen: A Reputation for Innovation
Sunday, April 14, 2013 - Sunday, June 30, 2013
Eero Saarinen: A Reputation for Innovation is a retrospective of the renowned architect’s work and a study of the design principles he followed.
The exhibition pays tribute to Saarinen’s brief yet brilliant career, in which he designed numerous corporate, educational, cultural, public, and private buildings, including recognizable icons like the Saint Louis Gateway Arch, the TWA Terminal at New York’s JFK Airport, and Dulles Airport in Washington DC.The exhibition also breaks new ground by shedding light on a little known chapter of Saarinen’s secret professional life during World War II, when he served in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the precursor of the CIA. This wartime experience helped establish Saarinen as a designer willing to break technological and aesthetic boundaries.
The exhibition is curated by Mina Marefat, Ph.D, an architect, architectural historian and professor at Georgetown University.
Pimp My Bike at Atlanta Streets Alive!
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Join MODA and the Peachtree Branch of the Atlanta-Fulton County Library for "PIMP MY BIKE!" during Atlanta Streets Alive! on Sunday, May 19.Wheel or walk over to our Plaza at 1315 Peachtree Street and deck out your bicycle (or unicycle!) in the craftiest way. Streamers, spokes, and name plate crafts will be fun for all ages. If you're on foot, no problem! We will have a unicycle paper craft to make and take.
You can also visit our current exhibition, Eero Saarinen: A Reputation for Innovation for free between 12pm and 5pm and go on docent-led tours at 2pm and 4pm.
Drink in Design – Improvised Chairs
Thursday, May 30, 2013
A critical part of modern design is problem solving using available, affordable, and abundant materials.After winning MOMA’s Organic Design in Home Furnishings Competition with Eero Saarinen, Charles and Ray Eames were really put to this test. While gathering the financial resources to make the mass-produced plywood chairs for which they are famous, they seated themselves on homemade constructions made of discarded pipes.
This workshop will encourage designers of all ages and experience to improvise chairs made out of PVC pipe. There will be competition between two industrial designers to create the best chair, and there will also be materials on hand so that everyone can participate in making smaller models.
The MODA Mad Men Party
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Did you love MODA's critically-acclaimed exhibition, Eero Saarinen: A Reputation for Innovation, and the insight it provides about mid-century Modernism?Then join us on Saturday, June 29, for the “MODA Mad Men Party,” an evening of cocktails, canapés and modern design. It’s going to be a gas!
With cocktails in hand, you'll enjoy 1950s and ‘60s lounge music, authentic mid-century party fare, a era-relevant door prizes and a chance to do the limbo on the plaza. Come in their best Mad Men wear and you might win the Best Dressed prize!
Tickets are $20 for members and $25 for non-members and can be purchased by clicking this link.
A Review of Eero Saarinen: A Reputation for Innovation
"...Eero Saarinen was a “starchitect” before the term existed. Young, born of Finnish architectural nobility (his father was the famous architect Eliel Saarinen) and red hot, he won major commissions for the TWA terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, better known as the St. Louis Arch, and made the cover of Time."Excerpt from a review by David Hamilton on ArtsATL. To read the full review,click here.
XYZ: Alternative Voices in Game Design
July 14, 2013 - September 1, 2013
Co-presented by MODA and Georgia Tech’s Digital Media Lab, XXO: Alternative Voices in Game Design is the first-ever exhibition that highlights the work of women as game designers and artists.A response to the popular misconception that women neither play nor create video games, this interactive exhibition redefines viewers' perceptions of what games are and can be. XYX introduces guests to alternative games that are outside the mainstream and demonstrates their capacity to convey a diverse range of ideas, experiences, and emotions.
Click here to make a donation in support of this exhibition.
Your May Pop-Up Benefit!
May 2013
Throughout the month of May, MODA members will receive free admission to the Center for Puppetry Arts when they show their valid MODA membership card.MODA members will also receive a 25% discount on selected Family Series Performances including Brer Rabbit & Friends and The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs.
Reciprocal Benefits offer valid only through May 31, 2013.
Click here to become a MODA member and take advantage of this pop-up benefit.
campMODA Registration Opens!
Want your child to do something unique and absolutely cool? How about building and designing robots using LEGOs?At campMODA, students 6-14 years old learn basic robotic engineering, programming principals, and science, technology, engineering and math concepts while having fun!
Your child’s natural curiosity and ingenuity will help them envision possibilities and develop innovative solutions to difficult technology problems.
In 2013, we offer Saturday camps as well as week-long Summer camps,click here.
Davis Family Foundation Funds campMODA Scholarships
The Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) was recently honored with a $5,000 donation from the Davis Family Foundation that will enable it to offer sessions at campMODA LEGO robotics camp to children ages 6 to 14.MODA is working with District 2 City Councilman Kwanza Hall and his Year of Boulevard project to select the recipients of the camp scholarships.
“MODA is extremely grateful for the generosity of the Davis Family Foundation,” said MODA director Laura Flusche. “The foundation’s gift allows us to further our goal of building partnerships within the greater Atlanta community.”
For more information on campMODA, click here.
Eero Saarinen: A Reputation for Innovation
Eero Saarinen: A Reputation for Innovation is a retrospective of the renowned architect’s work and a study of the design principles he followed.
The exhibition pays tribute to Saarinen’s brief yet brilliant career, in which he designed numerous corporate, educational, cultural, public, and private buildings, including recognizable icons like the Saint Louis Gateway Arch, the TWA Terminal at New York’s JFK Airport, and Dulles Airport in Washington DC.The exhibition also breaks new ground by shedding light on a little known chapter of Saarinen’s secret professional life during World War II, when he served in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the precursor of the CIA. This wartime experience helped establish Saarinen as a designer willing to break technological and aesthetic boundaries.
The exhibition is curated by Mina Marefat, Ph.D, an architect, architectural historian and professor at Georgetown University.
More>>
Pimp My Bike at Atlanta Streets Alive!
Join MODA and the Peachtree Branch of the Atlanta-Fulton County Library for “PIMP MY BIKE!” during Atlanta Streets Alive! on Sunday, May 19.
Wheel or walk over to our Plaza at 1315 Peachtree Street and deck out your bicycle (or unicycle!) in the craftiest way. Streamers, spokes, and name plate crafts will be fun for all ages. If you’re on foot, no problem! We will have a unicycle paper craft to make and take.
You can also visit our current exhibition, Eero Saarinen: A Reputation for Innovation for free between 12pm and 5pm and go on docent-led tours at 2pm and 4pm.
More>>
Drink in Design – Improvised Chairs
A critical part of modern design is problem solving using available, affordable, and abundant materials.
After winning MOMA’s Organic Design in Home Furnishings Competition with Eero Saarinen, Charles and Ray Eames were really put to this test. While gathering the financial resources to make the mass-produced plywood chairs for which they are famous, they seated themselves on homemade constructions made of discarded pipes.
This workshop will encourage designers of all ages and experience to improvise chairs made out of PVC pipe. There will be competition between two industrial designers to create the best chair, and there will also be materials on hand so that everyone can participate in making smaller models.
More>>
The MODA Mad Men Party
Did you love MODA’s critically-acclaimed exhibition, Eero Saarinen: A Reputation for Innovation, and the insight it provides about mid-century Modernism?
Then join us on Saturday, June 29, for the “MODA Mad Men Party,” an evening of cocktails, canapés and modern design. It’s going to be a gas!
With cocktails in hand, you’ll enjoy 1950s and ‘60s lounge music, authentic mid-century party fare, a era-relevant door prizes and a chance to do the limbo on the plaza. Come in their best Mad Men wear and you might win the Best Dressed prize!
Tickets are $20 for members and $25 for non-members and can be purchased by clicking this link.
More>>
