The Experiential Design Index

The Senses: Design Beyond Vision — Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

The Senses: Design Beyond Vision, a 10,000-square-foot temporary exhibition inviting multi-sensory engagement with design objects, opened at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York in April 2018, exhibition design by Studio Joseph; it received a 2020 SEGD Global Design Award Merit Award in the Exhibition category.

VenueCooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Project typeTemporary Exhibition
StatusCompleted
Year completed2018
Technologiestactile displays, braille labeling, audio description (T-coil)

Credits

FirmRoleNote
Studio Joseph Exhibit Design
Capitol Museum Services Fabrication
Prime Access Consulting Accessibility / Inclusive Design Consulting Developed the accessible labels mobile/web app connecting braille gallery labels to expanded text, zoomable images, visual descriptions, and human-read audio (June–July 2017).

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