Half a year ago, I tapped you all for help with a massive project. I was asked to curate the product design section of the California Design Biennial, a hefty task that sometimes felt like I was sifting through every single design blog post written in the last three years.
Fast forward to six months later and the show is opening this weekend! I don’t want to give away the surprise of what’s actually featured in the exhibition, but I do want to give a shout out to all the amazing designers whose work will be found in the product design section. These designers are doing amazing work and, to me, epitomize California’s unique convergence of high-tech wizardry and crafty activism. I couldn’t be prouder to live in this state with them.
Stefan G. Bucher/344 Design
Office
NewDealDesign
RKS Design
Stuart Karten Design
Heath Ceramics
Robert Brunner/Ammunition
Semigood
Google
Zhanna Shamis/Twitter
Whipsaw
Synn Labs
Yves Béhar/fuseproject
Andrew Riiska
Tanya Aguiñiga
Method Home
Project H Design and the Downtown Women’s Shelter
Bluelounge
TBWA Chiat Day and Artecnica
Astro Studios, Inc.
RL Leaders
The 2010 California Design Biennial, Action/Reaction opens this Saturday night at the Pasadena Museum of California Art, and runs until late October. The opening is 7-10pm and admission is $5. However, there’s another great opportunity to see the show and the people behind it: On August 1, at 3pm, there will be a panel discussion at the museum featuring all the curators: myself, Frances Anderton, Louise Sandhaus, Rose Apodaca and Stewart Reed. I’m also planning another talk in September with some of the most inspiring product designers. Hope to see you there!
