Interactive Multitouch Tables — New Cooper Hewitt Experience — Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York reopened in December 2014 after a capital renovation, introducing an interactive digital visitor experience built around multitouch tables developed by Ideum with participatory software design by Local Projects, exhibition design by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and architecture by Gluckman Mayner Architects.
| Venue | Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
|---|---|
| Project type | Major Renovation |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2014 |
| Technologies | multitouch table, projected capacitive touch, NFC, 4K display |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| gluckman-mayner-architects | Architecture | Design architect for the museum's capital renovation |
| Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners | Architecture | Executive architect for the museum's 2014 capital renovation. |
| Diller Scofidio + Renfro | Exhibit Design | Named "exhibition designer" for the 2014 reopening |
| Local Projects | Media Design & Software | Participatory media designer; developed the interactive software layer and content strategy |
| Ideum | Media Design & Software | Designed and built the 4K UHD multitouch table hardware (four 84" and approximately six 55" tables) and touch walls, with NFC pen-pairing support |