Paola Antonelli
Paola Antonelli
Paola Antonelliis an Italian author, editor, and curator. She is of Lombard ancestry. She is currently the Senior Curator of the Department of Architecture & Design as well as the Director of R&D at The Museum of Modern Art, New York City...
Paola Antonelli quotes about
displaying equation form function ingenious large last meaning object outcome transcend
Each object had to transcend the outcome of the equation of its form and function by displaying meaning -- to an individual, to a community, to the world at large -- and last but not least, ingenious beauty.
absurdity ironic statements
They're ironic statements on the absurdity of our fears.
cost elegance objects
Elegance in objects is everybody’s right, and it shouldn’t cost more than ugliness.
technology ideas people
Designers stand between revolutions and everyday life. They’re able to grasp momentous changes in technology, science, and society and convert those changes into objects and ideas that people can understand.
technology two mind
We live today not in the digital, not in the physical, but in the kind of minestrone that our mind makes of the two.
being-yourself moments modern
Be yourself, be in the moment, you’re going to be modern
technology small-objects ipods
Small objects, like the Walkman first and then the iPod, create bubbles of space around us that enable us to have a metaphysical space that is much bigger than our physical space.
successful people design
Designers need to be mavericks, because the best way to design a successful object is to pretend that either it never existed or that people will be able to have a new behavior with it.