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The Senses: Design Beyond Vision

CompanyStudio Joseph
Lead DesignersWendy Evans Joseph
Design TeamWendy Evans Joseph, Monica Coghlan, José Luís Vidalon, Ellen Wong, Sam Weston, Derek Lee, Emma Chen
Project LocationCooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, NY
ClientCooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum
Prize(s)Honorable Mention in / Museum, Exhibits, Pavilions and exhibitions
Entry Description

Museums are places for community education, yet they are seldom accessible to everyone nor equitable in their presentation of content. “Senses” examines how multisensory design amplifies everyone’s experience. utilizing displays with tactile, audial and olfactory engagement. The ambitious installation consists of curving, woven screens made from richly colored vinyl threads that are hung on black, welded, steel frames. Both a backdrop to objects and definers of spaces, the armature is beautiful to see and touch, pragmatically solving issues of sound bleed and lighting levels.