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The exhibit was curated by granddaughter Allison Teague.  I was privileged to be able to attend and speak at the Walter Dorwin Teague exhibition opening in Waitsfield Vermont on June 1st.  The show "His Life, Work and Influence" was curated by his granddaughter Allison Teague and runs through August 31st, 2012. The Madsonian museum is a year old now and was founded by architect David Sellers. A drafting desk of Walter's son, R. Lewis Teague, from the original WDTA New York office.  I was excited to find some items that I've never seen and some that I didn't know existed anymore.  Such as this beautiful drafting desk from the WDTA office in New York.  It's likely from the 1930's and was kept by son R. Lewis Teague. The stylish Kodak Bantam Special (1936-48) was on display. A large assortment of Teague designed cameras with their packaging. Glassware, illustrations, photos, historical timeline and W. D. Teague's teenage diary! ...

Plywood toolkit for the Spark Museum by Leon Wolfendale Mt. Baker Plywood Furniture Design Competition Winner’s Announcement Theme: Furniture Design for the Local Community Western Washington University Industrial Design June 13th, 2012 Five judges have reviewed and selected their favorites among 19 designs. The project was part of the sophomore course, Sophomore ID studio 2, led by Associate Professor Jason Morris. The objective was to design and construct a unique furniture solution for an organization, either the Spark Museum or Make.Shift art space, for their current needs. The material constraint was a 4' x 4' piece of 3/4 inch FSC certified hardwood plywood. The furniture will be then given to that organization as a gift. Mount Baker Products has generously donated all of the high quality plywood for the project and has also donated $6000 for scholarships for the winners. Here are the winners Designs for Make.Shift Project , Bellingham 3rd pl...

Stamp display at the Cooper Hewitt Today the US Postal Service dedicated the new collection of stamps honoring twelve of the great industrial designers of America.  There were many families of descendants of these designers present.  Ralph Caplan gave a short talk about the designers and their influence.  But, an unexpected surprise for me was meeting John Teague, Sally Zildjian Teague and their children!  There was even a young Walter Teague, who is Walter Dorwin Teague's great-grandson.  I've been in New York this week doing research and interviews on Teague for the documentary.  I've interviewed grandson, Walter Dorwin Teague III, a social worker in Maryland and learned some interesting stories about the family.  I spent some time at the MOMA library in Queens, and discovered the minutes to a conference entitled "Industrial Design: A New Profession" from 1946.  Present at that event were Teague, Raymond Loewy, and Laslo Moholy-Nagy, amon...