Paola Antonelli is a curator in the Department of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and a noted authority on design. The exhibitions she has developed include “Mutant Materials in Contemporary Design,” “Workspheres,” and “Safe: Design Takes on Risk,” which will open in October 2005.
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