http://www.influxinsights.com/blog/ 2008-12-04T01:52:30Z http://www.influxinsights.com/blog/article/1821/design-and-the-elastic-mind.html C<b>ore 77 </b>has a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.core77.com/blog/broadcasts/core77_broadcasts_momas_design_and_the_elastic_mind_live_9032.asp">great podcast </a>on the new <b>MOMA </b>exhibition <a target="_blank" href="http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2008/elasticmind/">"Design and the Elastic Mind". </a><br><br>It features a few interviews from the opening night and a longer sit down discussion with famed curator <b>Paola Antonelli. </b><br><br>The interview is Paola is especially good, as she talks about the idea behind the exhibit, the process of curating and highlights some of MOMA's future plans for bringing a Boeing 747 into the collection. <br><br>My big take-away from the broadcast is the emergence of two interesting forces that are now shaping contemporary design thinking. <br><br>1. The shift from the decorative to the serious- designers are no longer content creating beautiful objects- they want to have an impact. Design and the Elastic Mind is all about the intersection between science/technology and design. <br><br>2. The idea of "beta" is now present in the design world- work in progress is good and objects no longer need to be finished to be presented. <br><br><br>Posted by Ed Cotton Influx Insights 2008-03-15T11:39:28Z