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Small Thing Big Idea·2018

Small Thing Big Idea 2018

7 speakers
7 talks
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20202019

Speaker Lineup

Caroline Weaver
Founder of CW Pencil Enterprise | Celebrating the Art of Writing
"Why the pencil is perfect"
David Rockwell
David Rockwell
Architect | Designing Transformative Experiences
"The hidden ways stairs shape your life"
Isaac Mizrahi
Fashion Designer & Author | Brand Building & Design Thinking
"How the button changed fashion"
Kyra Gaunt
Music researcher | Exploring how Black girls shape musical culture and rhythm
"How the jump rope got its rhythm"
Margaret Gould Stewart
Facebook Design Director | Designing for Billions
"How the hyperlink changed everything"
Michael Bierut
Michael Bierut
Partner at Pentagram | Brand Design & Design Thinking
"The genius of the London Tube Map"
Paola Antonelli
Senior Curator of Architecture and Design at MoMA | Redefining design as problem-solving
"The 3,000-year history of the hoodie"

Sessions with video

How the button changed fashion
Isaac Mizrahi
How the hyperlink changed everything
Margaret Gould Stewart
How the jump rope got its rhythm
Kyra Gaunt
The 3,000-year history of the hoodie
The 3,000-year history of the hoodie
Paola Antonelli
The genius of the London Tube Map
Michael Bierut
The hidden ways stairs shape your life
David Rockwell
Why the pencil is perfect
Caroline Weaver
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