Paola Antonelli

Paola Antonelli appears in the following:

Video Games & Interactive Design At MoMA

Thursday, March 23, 2023

An exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art features pieces of interactive design -- pieces which strongly resemble, and in some cases simply are, video games. 

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The @ Symbol, now @ MoMA

Friday, August 06, 2010

The “@” symbol has recently been admitted to the Museum of Modern Art’s architecture and design collection. We’ll talk to MoMA’s Paola Antonelli , curator in the Department of Architecture and Design, about the acquisition.

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Design and the Elastic Mind

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

We look at the intersection of science and design. Paola Antonelli is curator of a new exhibit at MoMA, “Design and the Elastic Mind.” Chris Lasch of design firm Aranda/Lasch is one of the designers participating in the exhibit.

Slideshow: Design and the Elastic Mind

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Design for the Real World: Band-Aid

Friday, May 26, 2006

Paola Antonelli, a design curator at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, appreciates the classic design of this staple of your medicine cabinet.

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Design for the Real World: Q-Tips

Friday, April 14, 2006

Paola Antonelli explains the origins of everybody's favorite ear cleaner.

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Design for the Real World: Superball

Saturday, October 01, 2005

Curator Paola Antonelli remembers how the tiny, energetic Superball made havoc in classrooms and workplaces.

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Design for the Real World: PDA

Saturday, August 27, 2005

Design curator Paola Antonelli on the fall of Apple's Newton handheld computer, the rise of the Palm, and what makes a great "personal digital assistant" tick.

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Chocolate, Iron, Socks

Saturday, August 06, 2005

Kurt Andersen and Paola Antonelli look at how materials shape the way artists and designers work.

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Special Guest: Paola Antonelli

Saturday, August 06, 2005

Paola Antonelli is a curator in the Department of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and a noted authority on design. The exhibitions she has developed include "Mutant Materials in Contemporary Design," "Workspheres," and "Safe: Design Takes on Risk," which will open ...

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Design for the Real World: Frisbee

Saturday, June 11, 2005

Somewhere, right now, at a picnic or on a playing field, someone is pulling out a plate-sized plastic disk to toss around. Paola Antonelli, design curator at the Museum of Modern Art, tells us about how the Frisbee came about and how it has endured.

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Design for the Real World: Sneakers

Saturday, August 07, 2004

Paola Antonelli, design curator at the Museum of Modern Art, finds sublime design in a rubber-soled wonder — the sneaker.

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Special Guest: Paola Antonelli

Saturday, March 08, 2003

Kurt Andersen and Paola Antonelli look at the how materials shape the way artists and designers work.

Paola Antonelli is a curator in the Department of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. She has curated several MOMA exhibitions including Mutant Materials in Contemporary Design ...

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Smith, Salt, Socks

Saturday, March 08, 2003

Kurt Andersen and curator Paola Antonelli talk about how materials drive art and design. Hear why the artist Matthew Barney obsesses over the properties of Vaseline and how a blacksmith fell in love with iron. And listen to a string quartet play instruments made from a single maple tree. Kurt ...

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Design for the Real World: Ice Cream Cone

Saturday, August 10, 2002

MOMA design curator Paola Antonelli explains the perfect form and use of the ice cream cone. 

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Design for the Real World: Coffee Cup Lid

Saturday, August 03, 2002

MOMA design curator Paola Antonelli looks at the delivery device for possibly the most socially acceptable drug — caffeine — and tells us why the disposal plastic coffee cup lid is here to stay.

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Design for the Real World: Zipper

Saturday, July 13, 2002

MOMA design curator Paola Antonelli has a few thoughts on an elegant little machine that helps us hold it all together — the zipper. 

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Design for the Real World: Post-it Note

Saturday, March 09, 2002

Paola Antonelli, design curator at the Museum of Modern Art, collects her thoughts on the indispensable yellow sticky Post-it note.

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Design for the Real World: The Euro

Saturday, January 05, 2002

On January 1st, twelve countries officially adopted a single form of currency. MOMA design curator Paola Antonelli tells us what she thinks of the new Euro.

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Design for the Real World: Sneakers

Saturday, July 21, 2001

Paola Antonelli, design curator at the Museum of Modern Art, finds sublime design in a rubber-soled wonder: the sneaker.

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Design for the Real World: Walkman

Saturday, January 06, 2001

Paola Antonelli, Design Curator at the Museum of Modern Art, explores the Walkman’s effect on personal space.

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