William Drenttel

William Drenttel|Slideshows

The Stonework of Jon Piasecki

"Stone construction is one of the most enduring traces of human activity. Any effort to quarry, cut and stack it is one that requires a powerful incentive, extensive planning and specialized skill." The Stone River project of Jon …

William Drenttel|Event-Aspen

Aspen Design Summit: Program Description

AIGA and Winterhouse Institute are joining forces to stage the Aspen Design Summit in November 2009.

William Drenttel|Gallery

Better World by Design Poster

A recent poster by Winterhouse for the A Better World by Design conference at RISD/Brown in early October 2009.

William Drenttel|Essays

Report from Hale County, Alabama

H.E.R.O. (Hale Empowerment and Revitalization Organization) headquarters, Main Street, Greensboro, Alabama. Photo by Alissa WalkerAn occasional report from Winterhouse Institute on its Design for Social Impact & Innovation Project, …

William Drenttel|Essays

Once Out of Chaos

William Drenttel|Projects

Announcing Project M at Winterhouse

We are pleased to announce that Project M at Winterhouse will take place August 15-30, 2009. Twelve select individuals will get to participate in a unique collaborative enterprise to create a single design project of lasting value in a …

William Drenttel|Essays

Richard Eckersley: A Tale of Glas

William Drenttel|Essays

A Design-Oriented National Endowment for the Arts

An Open Letter to the Obama Administration:The National Endowment for the Arts should embrace design and innovation as a means to fulfill the larger agendas and programs of the Obama Administration. The choice of the NEA Chairman is an …

William Drenttel|Slideshows

The Obama Victory

"Obama Dog Team 2008," photograph by Manuel Guerzoni, Miami, FL  Last night was breathtaking. I kept thinking in sentences that began, "In my lifetime..." "Yes we can." This simple refrain, repeated for emphasis, is the basis …

William Drenttel|Essays

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Universal Declaration of Human Rights poster series, Amnesty International, design by Woody Pirtle, 2002Today, December 10th, is the 60th Anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Adopted by the member …

William Drenttel|Projects

Polling Place Photo Project on November 4, 2008

The New York Times, politics page, January 2008A little more than a week before the November 2006 U.S. midterm elections, Design Observer and AIGA launched an online initiative in citizen journalism — voters across the country were asked …

William Drenttel|Projects

Designersforobama.org?

Poster design by Nicholas Rock, 2008Would you like to own designersforobama.org? What would you do with it?Last February, in the heat of the primary campaign, Winterhouse got (very) excited about Barack Obama's candidacy, and we asked what …