Design museums build themselves up

Design and architecture buffs have two new spaces in which to explore their passion — although neither venue is exactly new and each employs a certain latitude in using the term "museum."

Design museums build themselves up Still, after planning to run their own bistro next door, the two ended up renting out the space for the new restaurant Wilson, named for chef Michael Wilson, former chef at the now-defunct 5 Dudley in Venice and nephew of Beach Boy Brian Wilson.

As for the gallery, shows will rotate every few months and will range from painting and sculpture to exhibitions of unsung architects and even, Pali and Fekete hope, thematic shows in which several designers tackle a common theme.