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Installation

MACHINE AUGURIES by ALEXANDRA DAISY GINSBERG

A/D/O commissioned designer Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg to create an AI-generated sound installation featuring the dawn chorus. Learn more in a video we filmed as part of our partnership with London’s Somerset House.

Benefit

WITH LOVE FROM BROOKLYN: AUSTRALIAN BUSHFIRE BENEFIT

A curated night of local bands, DJs, good booze and an array of incredible raffle prizes from our neighbors in Brooklyn and beyond. 100% sales will be donated to Australian wildlife and relief efforts. $10 tickets.

JAN 26 / 5:00PM

Conversation

YEAR OF GATHERING WITH BOHLIN CYWINSKI JACKSON

Celebrate the launch of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson's new monograph, Gathering, with a conversation moderated by Alexandra Lange on the importance of creating spaces that foster connection and community. Free and open to the public

FEB 06 / 6:30PM

Journal

CATALOG FOR THE POST-HUMAN

Human-enhancement tools for the nomadic employees of AI-controlled corporations feature in this conceptual-satirical project by Chicago studio Parsons & Charlesworth.

Journal

TALA: A BEACON OF SUSTAINABLE LIGHT

Finding a niche in the market, British company Tala tasked itself with creating low-energy lighting that still feels cozy, warm and well-designed.

Research

WATER FUTURES CATALOG LAUNCHES

A/D/O research program Water Futures concludes with a publication that brings together the results of the yearlong exploration into how design can help solve the global water crisis.

Research

AT THE BORDER

Our 2019/2020 Research Program, At The Border, will call on designers to step beyond these simple dichotomies by challenging and redrawing the lines that create contemporary boundaries, whether natural, human, or virtual.

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