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TechnoCRAFT: Hackers, Modders, Fabbers, Tweakers and Design in the Age of IndividualityPost an Event »

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

July 10 - October 4, 2010

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701 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103
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TechnoCRAFT: Hackers, Modders, Fabbers, Tweakers and Design in the Age of Individuality Eames Hack – High Chair
TechnoCRAFT explores how the boundary between the role of the designer and the consumer is disappearing. Curated by acclaimed designer Yves Behar, the exhibition traces the current trend in design away from fixed objects toward open "design platforms" that invite people to participate in the creative process. Selected works span the spectrum from intentionally collaborative (such as platforms where individuals can customize their products) to outsider hacks, where "finished" products are adapted or modified by the user. Special attention is paid to the intersection of technology and craft that encourages an unprecedented level of user participation with profound implications for the future of design and experience making. Zinc Details Pop-up Shop at YBCA Jul 10 –Oct 3//Room for Big Ideas (RBI) Store hours: Thu-Sat, 12 pm - 8 pm; Sun 12pm – 6pm In conjunction with the YBCA exhibition TechnoCRAFT, Zinc Details – one of San Francisco’s most unique and popular retail outlets for the design-conscious consumer – will operate a “pop-up shop” in the Room for Big Ideas. Customers can peruse and purchase home furnishings, gadgets and accessories designed by artists in the exhibition, as well as items that capture the flavor of and relate to TechnoCRAFT, including a wide variety of books and magazines.