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DESCRIPTION:General Admission: $250.00Three-session workshopIncludes all ma
 terials\, admission fees\, light refreshment\, and studio space.Join us fo
 r this three-session workshop investigating the visual design\, materials\
 , and traditions of presenting creative tablesettings. Participants experi
 ment with table stylings\, craft their own metal spoon\, and learn how bes
 t to photograph food and drink.April 2Session I: Stylish Settings What is 
 the design\, etiquette\, and social history of formal dining? Sarah Coffin
 \, Cooper Hewitt curator\, explores historic\, contemporary\, and global t
 abletop decoration. Participants experiment with common items to create a 
 spectacular and inviting table setting. April 9Session II: Stir It Up (11a
 m–2pm at Brooklyn Metalworks\, 604 Dean St.\, Brooklyn\, NY)Visit Brooklyn
  Metal Works\, an active studio in the heart of Brooklyn. Participants lea
 rn about the art of crafting utensils\, experiment with technique and tool
 s\, and take home their own fabricated spoon or ladle. All materials and s
 tudio space is provided.April 16Session III: Framing Food: Plates and Pict
 uresKristen Hess\, New York City food stylist introduces the photographic 
 art of creating visually enticing and edible compositions. Participants de
 sign beautiful tablescapes and mouthwatering plates through the use of col
 or\, texture\, and shape.Sarah Coffin was appointed curator and head of th
 e Product Design and Decorative Arts Department at Cooper Hewitt in 2004. 
 She is responsible for organizing national and international exhibitions\,
  publications\, and education programs\, as well as overseeing the develop
 ment of the department’s collection. She served as organizing curator for 
 the 2006 Cooper Hewitt exhibition Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of 
 the Table\, 1500–2005\, a rich\, contextual journey through the evolution 
 of dining from 1500 to 2005. More than 300 objects\, including historic an
 d modern flatware from the museum’s permanent collection were featured.Lis
 ten to Sarah Coffin discuss the Cooper Hewitt Exhibition\, Feeding Desire:
 Feeding DesireErin S. Daily and Brian Weissman are the cofounders of Brook
 lyn Metal Works\, a collaborative metalsmithing studio\, exhibition space\
 , and educational lab. They have been teaching and working together in the
  jewelry and metals field since they received their MFAs in Metal from Sta
 te University of New York at New Paltz in 2004. Brian is primarily an obje
 ct maker and silversmith\, while Erin makes sculptural objects as well as 
 jewelry. They both have a fascination with flatware and utensils and conti
 nue to explore these objects as subject matter in their art.  Watch Brookl
 yn Metal Works: Making Cutlery with Brooklyn Metal WorksKristen Hess is a 
 New York City food stylist and photographer specializing in food\, still l
 ife\, and lifestyle photography. She is also the author and publisher of T
 he Artful Gourmet\, a celebration of food and cooking through colorful sto
 ries\, recipes and photography. Kristen is the host and cocreator of Cooki
 ng with Color 4 Kids\, a monthly cooking show on cable television airing i
 n New York City.View work and learn more about Kristen Hess: Kristen Hess 
 website
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SUMMARY:Bard Graduate Center: Saturday Sessions—Designing Dining
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