Exploratorium Spring Gala
Event design is fleeting and theatrical. My favorite “Annual Gala” at the Exploratorium was called Immerse Yourself in the Arts. The space and lighting design was based on my graphic design concept of mixing the light primaries to make white light. One long table ran down the main corridor of the museum. The program booklet cover, tablecloths and flowers were all stark white, where the colored lights overlapped....until they picked up the beautiful colored shadows from the guests, the table settings and their interactions....
Exploratorium Science of Cocktails
For this annual event “Quench Your Curiosity”, we wanted to present the cocktail bar as a scientific laboratory and the bartender as a creative chemist. We focused on the beautiful tool kit of a mixologist.
Exploratorium After Dark
Afterdark was an ongoing monthly series of evening museum events for adults only, where science, art installations, performance and mediated experiences all merged around a unique theme. These party events were fun to design; fast and cheap. Fear was the most edgy theme, a situation in which "tension" was a desirable effect. It was a rare opportunity to experiment with images and experiences that elicit specific fears in visitors.
Events include:
Exploratorium Spring Gala
Science of Cocktails
Ongoing After Dark Themed Events
Play is Serious Business
Seeing/Knowing Conference (Minerva Foundation)
From Jungle to Lab (Webcast)