Event-o-rama! MCNY, Cooper-Hewitt to Explore Design at Home and Abroad

Whether you’re more interested in the wallcoverings favored by Jeffrey Bilhuber or Smart Design’s latest triumph on the sustainable syringe front, we’ve got a symposium for you. The Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum and GE kick things off tomorrow with “Why Design Now? Solving Global Challenges,” a conference that will explore the role of design in solving some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Held in conjunction with the museum’s ongoing National Design Triennial exhibition, the day-long event will bring together thought leaders, scientists, and designers to share their expertise on how design can accelerate innovation and improve efficiency and scalability of solutions to address urgent global needs.