Name: Treat design as art
Uploaded: 2008-01-15T03:20:00Z
Duration: 17 min 57 s
Description: Paola Antonelli, design curator at New York's Museum of Modern Art, wants to spread her appreciation of design -- in all shapes and forms -- around the world.

Paola Antonelli, design curator at New York's Museum of Modern Art, wants to spread her appreciation of design -- in all shapes and forms -- around the world.

Treat design as art

Design shapes everyday life in ways most people overlook, from gas masks tailored for babies to repurposed rice sacks as raincoats in Cuba. In some cultures, refined design is an unremarkable part of daily life, while elsewhere it is mistaken for mere decoration. When designers act as mavericks, they synthesize human needs, materials, and technology to create objects that change behaviors and enrich human experience.