Current Exhibitions

The Art of Ichiyo Ikebana: Japanese Floral Design

August 30, 2010 - September 18, 2010

The accomplished designer Akihiro Kasuya, Headmaster of the Ichiyo School of Ikebana, assisted by his son Naohiro, will create a site-specific display that examines the creative art of arranging for big spaces. The exhibit will provide insight into Kasuya's creative process and to his unique way of constructing a gallery design that takes floral art to a high level of contemporary sophistication.

Images of the arrangements in the exhibit can be viewed in our Ikebana Opening Reception photo albums. Click here for album one.
Click here for album two.

Observations on Japanese Architects

August 30, 2010 - October 30, 2010

Observations on Japanese Architects hails from Buenos Aires, Argentina. This exhibition, curated by Argentine designers Norberto Feal and Anabella Gatto, is dedicated to the presentation of emerging Japanese architects and their work. The multi-media exhibition celebrates experimental and innovative methodologies undertaken in recent years. The observations are present through the grouping of projects into three typologies: "white/black", "skin/metal", and "classical/monstrous".

Atlanta: Beyond Bricks & Sticks
How green design is changing the places in which we live, work, learn and play.

In celebration of Atlanta's diverse mix of certified green building projects, MODA presents ATLANTA: Beyond Bricks & Sticks, an exhibition that is traveling to some of the city's high-profile venues. Spotlighting many of the metro area's outstanding design examples, MODA's Atlanta: Beyond Bricks & Sticks tells the stories of the "What is Your Carbon Footprint?" quiz, video interviews, an intimate look at student life at Dekalb County's LEED Silver Certified Arabia Mountain High School and many other features that explain and celebrate green living.

Curation of the exhibition includes a broad spectrum of buildings reflective of the metro area’s commercial and residential projects along with large-scale developments that incorporate environmental features. All of the exhibit’s projects either meet the US Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building rating system or the Southeast’s EarthCraft House certification program. The exhibit has been thoughtfully designed with sustainable materials to fit the theme while allowing for the challenges of traveling to the various settings.

ATLANTA: Beyond Bricks & Sticks Travelling Schedule

World of Coca-Cola
February 10 – 13
121 Baker St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30313-1807
(404) 676-5151

CNN Center
February 16 – 25
190 Marietta Street, Atlanta, GA
(404) 827-2300

Cobb Galleria Centre
March 3 – April 12
2 Galleria Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30339-5938
(770) 955-8000

Atlanta Dogwood Festival
April 16 – 18
Piedmont Park, Atlanta, GA 30309

Atlanta City Hall
April 20 – April 30
55 Trinity Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30303
(404)330-6000

Porter Sanford III Performing Arts & Community Center
May 4 – May 12
3181 Rainbow Dr., Decatur, GA, 30034
(404) 286-7356

Phipps Plaza
June 2 – June 21
3500 Peachtree Rd Ne, Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 261-7910

Lenox Square Mall
June 23 – July 12
3393 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 233-6767

Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center
September 6 – December 18, 2010
2020 Cleanwater Dr
Buford, GA 30519-5708
(770) 904-3500
Open M-F 9-5, Saturday 10-5

Atlanta: Beyond Bricks & Sticks will continue traveling through the end of 2010. The remaining schedule will be announced in the coming months. Upcoming venues include: the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center and the Serenbe Farms.

Call 404-979-6455 or email info@museumofdesign.org to arrange for a tour of the exhibition

Media Contact: carrie@pennhouseproductions.com