Masamichi Udagawa and Sigi Moeslinger, 2012
Oil on linen, 58” x 40”
Masamichi Udagawa and Sigi Moeslinger are well known industrial designers and contemporary artists. They have been recently identified as power brokers in New York because their designs for the public sector influences the daily lives of millions. (Masamichi and Sigi were featured as the Rising Stars in “The Powers of New York, The New York Times, May 5, 2012, joining the Mayor and the Governors of New York and New Jersey in the handful of New Yorkers with influence over what happens in New York.) Sigi and Masamichi, partners in Antenna Design, are a couple and collaborators with a steadfast vision of high quality design for the public. They created office systems furniture called Antenna Workspaces and and they designed a self-service check-in for Jet Blue. They have designed subway cars and fare media vending machines for MTA New York City Transit. Also for MTA, they designed a Help Point Intercom that is now in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art. They are currently designing a new fleet of subway cars for the Washington Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
I met Masamichi in 1996 as we began the design of the MetroCard vending machine. I worked closely with Sigi and Masamichi on that project, as well as subway car designs, and more recently the Help Point Intercom. In 2008, they were selected to create a permanent artwork for the 96th Street subway station. Their constant professionalism and desire to understand the operational needs of their clients, while being mindful of their customers, has led to outstanding designs that have had a tremendous impact on the built environment in New York City.
Oil on linen, 58” x 40”
Masamichi Udagawa and Sigi Moeslinger are well known industrial designers and contemporary artists. They have been recently identified as power brokers in New York because their designs for the public sector influences the daily lives of millions. (Masamichi and Sigi were featured as the Rising Stars in “The Powers of New York, The New York Times, May 5, 2012, joining the Mayor and the Governors of New York and New Jersey in the handful of New Yorkers with influence over what happens in New York.) Sigi and Masamichi, partners in Antenna Design, are a couple and collaborators with a steadfast vision of high quality design for the public. They created office systems furniture called Antenna Workspaces and and they designed a self-service check-in for Jet Blue. They have designed subway cars and fare media vending machines for MTA New York City Transit. Also for MTA, they designed a Help Point Intercom that is now in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art. They are currently designing a new fleet of subway cars for the Washington Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
I met Masamichi in 1996 as we began the design of the MetroCard vending machine. I worked closely with Sigi and Masamichi on that project, as well as subway car designs, and more recently the Help Point Intercom. In 2008, they were selected to create a permanent artwork for the 96th Street subway station. Their constant professionalism and desire to understand the operational needs of their clients, while being mindful of their customers, has led to outstanding designs that have had a tremendous impact on the built environment in New York City.