The Russel Wright Exhibition Project Wiki
Exhibition Title:
Wright at Home: Modern Lifestyle Design 1930–1965
Exhibition opens March 2009- Closes November 2009
Venue:
San Francisco International Airport Museum
Format:
Number of cases: 30; size: 40x40x40 and 40x40x60
Square Footage: 450 sq
Number of pieces: 360 (approx.) including pieces in spun aluminum, earthenware, blown glass, wood.
Introduction
As a pioneer in designing lifestyle products for more then 30 years, Russel Wright is considered an icon in the field of industrial design. His ability to create products which were both innovative and functional are recognized by many to be not only ahead of their time, but representative of the new vision for how the post World War II American family would thrive and prosper in the years to come. A true believer in the idiom, “good design is for everyone”, Russel, along with his wife and confidant Mary Wright, were driven to create and market exciting designs using materials and techniques never before imagined for entertaining in the home. Russel’s design have become increasingly popular with collectors of mid-century object’s de art and a number of past exhibits have focused on the broad spectrum of designs produced by Russel between the 1930’s until the mid 1960’s. For the first time, an exhibit will focus extensively on the products which brought Russel and Mary the sweet taste of monetary success: dinnerware.
Getting Started
This exhibition has a number of components/sub-projects that will be managed with limited resources. A wiki application was chosen as a flexible, low-cost project management tool, which will allow a diverse pool of resources to contribute to the planning and implementation of the exhibition.
Where Do I Go From Here?
Scroll down to the bottom of this page and follow the Navigation links to the various pages created for the project after you have reviewed the Proposed Exhibit Components. You can also use the SideBar to go directly to pages throughout the wiki. That's it!
Exhibit Outline
Below is the print version of the exhibition components which is a good place to start to get an overview of the different sections under development.
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