The Studio: Behind the Design

Air Date
August 24, 2023
Discover the intricate details of The Henry Ford’s period clothing studio in this virtual program. With Anne Devlin, Senior Manager of The Studio Office Operations & Training, learn the process behind the designs and concepts that lead to the creation of our beloved seasonal costumes, like the dancing skeletons seen at Hallowe’en and the Holiday Nights mummers.

About the Innovator

Toshiko Mori Interview Transcript
Architect

Throughout her career as a practicing architect and educator, Toshiko Mori has pursued a technical interest in the properties of materials, and especially synthetic materials, in addition to her concerns for purity of line, visual lightness and thermal performance.

Why She Innovates

As an architect, Toshiko Mori has always taken a personal delight in discovering new properties and potentials in materials. Whether designing exhibitions, houses or institutional projects such as the Visitor Center for Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin D. Martin House in Buffalo, New York, she enjoys a process that combines intuition with the rigor of research.

Toshiko Mori Interview Highlights Transcript

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Toshiko Mori

I would say every architect that I know is a philosopher on his or her own.

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The Studio: Behind the Design

15 Jan, 01:43 PM
Discover the intricate details of The Henry Ford’s period clothing studio in this virtual program. With Anne Devlin, Senior Manager of The Studio Office Operations & Training, learn the process behind the designs and concepts that lead to the creation of our beloved seasonal costumes, like the dancing skeletons seen at Hallowe’en and the Holiday Nights mummers.