Andrew Blauvelt is Design Director and Curator at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, where he organized the traveling exhibitions, "Strangely Familiar: Design and Everyday Life" (2003) and "Some Assembly Required: Contemporary Prefabricated Houses" (2005). His writings on design and culture have appeared in such publications as "Emigre", "Graphis", "Eye", "Idea", "Design Issues", "Design Book Review", "AIGA Journal", "ACD Statements" and "Zed".