2010/11 Season
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Bags Across the Globe
January 18–March 11, 2010
This installation tells the story of how a small number of committed people
can make a change for the better. I became alarmed at the environmental
destruction caused by plastic shopping bags and decided to do something about
it. In early 2008 I conceived the global collaboration, Bags Across the Globe
(BAG). UC Davis Design students helped me create over 200 beautiful cloth
and vinyl shopping bags from campus waste, including fabric swatches and
vinyl exhibition banners. I sent these bags as free gifts to more than 100 friends
and strangers in 62 countries on every continent. BAG recipients use one bag
and give the second bag to a friend, then send me a message and photo. The
Design Museum installation Bags Across the Globe: Designing to Reduce Waste
tells the story of the plastic bag problem, how this project addresses it, and the
people who made it possible.
Ann Savageau
Design Program, UC Davis
Vanishing Traditions: Textiles and Treasures from Southwest China
October 10–December 5, 2010
Showcasing wearable textiles and ornaments, this exhibition displays the life, culture, and continuing loss of adornment skills of the minority people who live in Southwest China. The exhibition curator, Bea Roberts, shares her visually superb collection, acquired during her early visits to the region, when the villages were primarily intact in their cultural identity and before the traditions vanish in today's globalization race.