Why Design Now?

There is one museum in the USA devoted solely to contemporary and historic design: the Cooper-Hewitt in New York City, and this week marks the opening of this year's National Design Triennial exhibit, which was created to seek out the very best and most innovative in contemporary design.

The exhibit includes design ideas from the worlds of architecture, landscape, and fashion that were introduced between 2006 and 2009.

For more information, visit the Cooper-Hewitt site at http://www.cooperhewitt.org/EXHIBITIONS/triennial/why-design-now.asp

From the site's description of the header image: The bioWAVE, developed by Australia-based BioPower Systems, is a new device that harnesses the power of ocean waves and converts it into smart grid–connected electricity.