Brilliant Simplicity signifies the happy outcomes of smart design decisions that can lead to seemingly simple solutions to new paradigms. Brilliant Simplicity probes the thinking behind a new generation of breakthroughs in materials, methods, and things. It traces new ideas, from inspiration to prototype. It tells the stories of designers at work on making our world more energy efficient and healthy, using their high-level technical skills and their innate desire to make things.

Susan S. Szenasy is Editor in Chief of METROPOLIS, the award-winning New York City-based magazine of architecture and design. Since 1986 she has lead the magazine through decades of landmark design journalism, achieving domestic and international recognition. She is internationally recognized as an authority on sustainability and design.

Boxed lunches will be served during the presentation.