Alexis Fair, a masters candidate in the Cooper Hewitt/Parsons program, sat down with me to talk about the Weeksville Heritage Center. Which she covered in a course on period rooms. Founded in 1838, Weeksville was the second largest free, Afr

Exhibition Preview of 'Saturated'

May 11th, 2018 35m 19s

I interviewed Kara Nichols about Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color which starts this Friday, May 11 and runs through Jan. 13 at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in NYC. Kara worked on this exhibition for her curatorial capst

Droogies and Devotchkas

Mar 10th, 2018 40m 7s

This week JT McParlin is back on the podcast to talk about Stanley Kubrick’s film A Clockwork Orange (1971). As always pictures will be up on the Twitter page @DecArtsPodcast

Open the Pod Bay Doors

Feb 22nd, 2018 22m 59s

This week JT McParlin was on the podcast, he is a Masters candidate at the Parsons Cooper Hewitt Program, and we are talking about the Stanley Kubrick film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). We were planning on also doing a later film by Kubrick a

Occupation: The Housewife

Feb 15th, 2018 15m 4s

Kayla Seifert (from the Contemporary Painting episode) is on the podcast this week to talk about the Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book and the transformation after WWI when cookbooks began to be mass produced. As usual all images will be

Welcome to the Freak Show

Feb 1st, 2018 25m 27s

Sylvia Ferguson (from the Henry Dreyfuss episode) is on the podcast this week to talk about entertainment, ethnography, and eugenic displays at the World’s Fair. As usual all images will be up on the twitter page @DecArtsPodcast Here are some

The Jogbra

Jan 25th, 2018 28m 51s

Sydney Friedman (from the Bersa pattern episode) is back this week to talk about the Jogbra. Which came about at a time when Roberta “Bobbi” Gibb ran in the 1966 Boston Marathon when women were not allowed to and she didn’t have a sports b

Bandboxes

Jan 18th, 2018 20m 9s

The DecArts podcast is back! I am excited to start the year off with an object. Hannah Winiker comes on to talk about bandboxes. For anyone who isn’t familiar with bandboxes they are functional and decorative objects that held men’s collars and

Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye, the Body, and Gender

Nov 9th, 2017 42m 7s

This week I interview Noelle Kichura, a Masters candidate at the Parsons/Cooper-Hewitt History of Design and Curatorial program, about her proposed thesis.Here are some of the links for the videos and articles discussed.HARVARD DESIGN MAGAZINE

SNCC - Design as a Means to bring about Social Change

Oct 19th, 2017 26m 34s

This week I talked to Molly Martien, a Masters Candidate at the Parsons-Cooper Hewitt program for History of Design and Curatorial Studies. She wrote a paper that she will be presenting at the MAPACA conference in November on SNCC and 1960’s de

Alvar Aalto

Oct 12th, 2017 42m 34s

I talk with Khyati Sheth to talk about the Alvar Aalto - Art and the Modern Form exhibition, which was at the Ateneum Museum this summer.THE ALVAR AALTO MUSEUM: http://www.ateneum.fi/nayttelyt/alvar-aalto/?lang=enPAIMIO SANATORIUM: http://www.p

Stig Lindberg and the Bersa pattern

Oct 5th, 2017 23m 16s

This week Sydney Friedman and I talked about Stig Lindberg (1916-1982) and the Bersa pattern. This is part one of a two part series that focuses on Scandinavian design. Check out the pictures for this episode at the @DecArtsPodcast twitter feed

Fringe Exhibition at Kent State University Museum

Sep 28th, 2017 27m 22s

This week Kara Nichols talks about the exhibition Fringe Elements at Kent State University Museum which runs from July 2017 to July 2018. Follow the DecArts podcast on Twitter @DecArtspodcastEXHIBIT: https://www.kent.edu/museum/event/fringe-ele

Henry Dreyfuss and Post-War America

Sep 7th, 2017 22m 36s

This week Sylvia Ferguson talks about American, Industrial Designer, Henry Dreyfuss and consumerism in post-war America. Sidenotes: Gayle Davidson was Sylvia’s professor and the name on the sale of the lavatory drawing. Crane Co. sold to Americ

Frank Lloyd Wright, MoMa, and Taliesin

Aug 31st, 2017 26m 56s

This week Annaleigh is on the podcast to talk about her time out at Taliesin this summer and the most current exhibit on at MoMa, Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: Unpacking the Archive https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/1660?locale=enTALIESIN:

Material Culture of Historic Southern Homes

Aug 17th, 2017 21m 23s

This week Hannah Winiker is on the podcast talking about how she preserved the stories of southern families through their collections of antiques such as paintings, furniture, silver, textiles, and portrait miniatuers. QUESTIONS ANSWERED: Rosal

Archizoom and Radical Italian Designers in the 1960's

Aug 10th, 2017 23m 54s

This week I sat down with Trang Tran to talk about Archizoom and Radical Italian Designers in the 1960’s. EXHIBIT: http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2017/ettore-sottsass1968 BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/1968-Photographs-Maurizio-Cat

Milk Marketing

Aug 3rd, 2017 23m 16s

This week I had a conversation about advertising and packaging in the dairy world with Rachel Hannicut. Please excuse the technical difficulties, it was a rough Thursday for electronics.

Review of the Christian Dior Exhibition

Jul 27th, 2017 28m 42s

Brooklyn Gallagher (@brooklynngallagher) and I sat down for a new extension of the DecArts podcast, which is the tipsy Thursday episode (created while in Paris). Basically Brooklyn and I did a version of Drunk History. I asked Brooklyn to help

Luxury Objects in French 18th C. Interiors

Jul 20th, 2017 22m 53s

This week I am broadcasting from Paris and was able to sit down with Adèle Bourbonne to talk about a couple of her classes on French 18th century interior luxury trends.MOBILIER NATIONAL: http://www.mobiliernational.culture.gouv.frFURNITURE PIE

Graphic Design in Contemporary European-style Board Games

Jul 6th, 2017 36m 42s

This week I discusses Nick Lopes' paper on Graphic Design in Contemporary European-style Board Games that he wrote for Jeremy Aynsley's class on Issues in Graphic Design. If you are interested in looking into these games further visit:https://b

Julia Child, Mastering the Art of French Cooking

Jun 29th, 2017 23m 52s

This week Elizabeth Muir and I had a foodie talk about Julia Child’s ‘The Art of French Cooking’. The thesis we mentioned is by Ashley R. Armes, B.A. ‘Image of Nation, Image of Culture: France and French Cooking in the American Press, 1918-1969

Hector Guimard

Jun 22nd, 2017 48m 46s

This week I had a lengthy and fun chat with Ria Murray, a Master’s candidate at the Parsons-Cooper Hewitt program, about Hector Guimard’s stylistic innovations in standardized design. OBJECT OF THE DAY: https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2017/04/03/b

Florence Knoll

Jun 15th, 2017 25m 9s

This week I have a quick chat with Lily Gildor about the life of designer Florence Knoll and her impact on office interiors. *side note we forgot Knoll's second husband's name, it was Harry Hood Bassett. CRANBROOK http://www.cranbrookartmuseum.

Contemporary Paintings Inspired by Griselda Pollock and Impressionist Henri Matisse

Jun 8th, 2017 18m 55s

This week I talk with Kayla about her undergraduate Senior thesis project. ARTIST SPACE http://www.brooklynartscouncil.org/documents/2019MET TOURS https://www.shadyladiestours.com/nasty-women-metropolitan/MARILYN MINTER https://www.brooklynmuse