Greetings -
Fun, interactive design-related exhibitions open at the Woodson Art Museum on January 29. See the attached press release, as well as an identical one included in the body of this e-mail for details, URL links to images, and caption information.
We're excited because this exhibition has so many hands-on, interactive pieces and has many education connections, especially to the Wausau School District (a teacher in-service day will be held here on the morning of Feb. 21 - more to come...) and UW-Madison
furniture design students and art and design education students, who all display pieces here in the "It's Herman Miller Time: Today's Furniture Makers Respond" complementary exhibition.

Thanks so much for helping to spread the word about the three new exhibitions that explore good design and reveal that good design - art with a purpose - is all around us, in the cars we drive, chairs we sit in, and handles we grip.
Best regards,
Amy

Amy Beck
Marketing & Communications Manager
Woodson Art Museum
700 N. 12th St.
Wausau, WI 54403-5007
715.845.7010 - office
715.845.7103 - fax
abeck@lywam.org

Savor "I Want Candy: The Sweet Stuff in American Art," on view through January 23, 2011.


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Image URLs for "Good Design," " It's Herman Miller Time," and "Google Doodles" are listed at the end of this release.

Good Design Exhibitions Explore Art with a Purpose at Woodson Art Museum

Wausau, Wisconsin:   Good design - art with a purpose - takes center stage at the Woodson Art Museum in three new exhibitions that feature iconic furniture designs of the 1950s and 60s along with a contemporary twist. "Good Design" and two complementary exhibitions open Saturday, January 29, and remain on view through April 3, 2011.
       "Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller" presents the sleek and sophisticated, yet funky and ergonomically sound furnishings the West Michigan-based company, Herman Miller, Inc., invented and refined as it transformed the office furniture industry. Drawings and prototypes demonstrate the creative freedom given to designers and the collaborative problem-solving process used to produce masterpieces of modern design.
      Husband and wife design duo Charles and Ray Eames' molded plywood Lounge Chair, George Nelson's Marshmallow Sofa, and Bill Stumpf and Don Chadwick's Aeron Chair are among some of the most iconic objects of the last century and included in "Good Design."
     Galleries feature office environments, interactive stations, and Madmen-esque interiors where visitors can draw inspiration from the colors, patterns, and lines that distinguish mid-century modern style.
      "Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller" was organized by the Muskegon Museum of Art, Michigan, in collaboration with The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan, through the support of Herman Miller, Inc. The exhibition is curated by John Berry, Holland; coordinated by Timothy Chester, Grand Rapids; designed by Judy Hillman and Barb Loveland, Hillman Associates, Saugatuck; and fabricated by Vincent Faust, Kalamazoo.  The exhibition is made possible at the Woodson Art Museum thanks to UMR, a UnitedHealthcare Company; and Samuels Group | Environments, Wausau.
      Two complementary exhibitions offer a fresh take on classic furniture design. In "It's Herman Miller Time: Today's Furniture Makers Respond," University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate and undergraduate furniture students looked to Herman Miller pieces for inspiration and then constructed chairs, tables, and cabinets to reveal their visions for contemporary furniture. This Woodson Art Museum- and UW-Madison-organized exhibition focuses on the design process and how finished works suit the human body. Using a red IBM Selectric typewriter, visitors are encouraged to finish the sentence, "Good design is..." and also to vote for their favorite design.
      "Google Doodles: Design for the Modern Office" showcases images that have enlivened the mainstay of the twenty-first-century computer monitor - the Google home page and its ubiquitous search box. Since 1998, the Google logo has been refreshed with doodles marking the holidays and birthdays of artists and scientists, a practice that sparked an international following and contributed to the company's reputation for innovation and creativity. What began with the experimental musings of an intern led to the appointment of a chief doodler and a team of designers. "Google Doodles," with its 150 images continuously looping on a monitor, mounted images, and the opportunity for visitors to sketch their own doodles, celebrates creative expression in the modern office. "Google Doodles" was organized by curator of exhibitions Andy McGivern and Preston Hershorn, of Google, Inc.
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January 29 - April 3, 2011
Good Design: Stories from Herman Miller
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Herman Miller, 2000 Marshmallow Sofa, Herman Miller for the Home/Nelson Office
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Herman Miller, 1970 LCW Chair, molded black plywood by Ray and Charles Eames
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Herman Miller, 2003 Posture Fit Pellicle Tuxedo Aeron Chair by Bill Stumpf and Don Chadwick
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Herman Miller, 1970 Herman Miller Summer Picnic Poster by Steve Frykholm

January 29 - April 3, 2011
It's Herman Miller Time: Today's Furniture Makers Respond
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Paul J. Lorenz, Office Loveseat, 2010
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Emily Rich, Perception, 2010
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Hans Werner, Boxes in Motion, 2010
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Landon Peacock, Bone Chair, 2010

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Woodson Art Museum education curator Erin Narloch collaborates at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with students and instructors in the art and design education department to create, Design Studio, a student exhibition for display at the Museum in Wausau, WI. (From left, Narloch, museum educator; Heath Matysek-Snyder, UW-Madison Art Department faculty associate; Yu-Nung Lin, UW-Madison art and design education graduate student; and Doug Marschalek, UW-Madison art and design education professor.
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Museum educator Erin Narloch views an office loveseat being created by University of Wisconsin-Madison furniture design undergraduate student, Paul J. Lorenz.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison art and design education graduate student Yu-Nung Lin and Kimberly Cho, undergraduate student, discuss a project.
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Emily Rich, University of Wisconsin-Madison furniture design student, works on a coffee table, inspired by Herman Miller design.
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Wood cut-outs inspired by Herman Miller's classic mid-century design, constitute part of a decorative wall piece being created by a University of Wisconsin furniture design student.

January 29 - April 3, 2011
Google Doodles: Design for the Modern Office
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Google Doodle Team, Hans Christian Andersen's 205th Birthday (Part 1 of a 5-part series), 2010
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Google Doodle Team, Vincent van Gogh's 152nd Birthday, 2005
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Google Doodle Team, Labour Day, 2010
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Google Doodle Team, Loy Krathong Festival, 2009