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William Myers (design writer)

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William Myers is an American design historian and curator based in Amsterdam. He is the author of Bio Design: Nature + Science + Creativity (2012), a book exploring the use of living materials in design.[1][2] His exhibitions include Matter of Life at the MU Gallery in Eindhoven and Biodesign at the New Institute in Rotterdam.[3] Myers is the jury chairman of the Bio Art and Design Awards, formerly the Designers & Artists 4 Genomics Award.[4]

Publications

  • William Myers, Bio Design: Nature + Science + Creativity, Museum of Modern Art, 2012. ISBN 978-0870709524
  • William Myers, Bio Art: Altered Realities, Thames & Hudson, forthcoming in 2015

References

  1. ^ "The Beauty of Bacteria". New York Times. 16 January 2013. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "With Biodesign, Life is Not Only the Subject of Art, But the Medium Too". Smithsonian.com. 21 February 2013.
  3. ^ "William Myers on Bio-Design". design.nl. 19 September 2013.
  4. ^ http://www.badaward.nl/award-regulations/