The Institute For Figuring




	Membership registration is now available online Join IFF events e-mail list Crochet Coral Reef Blog - Keep up to date with the latest Reef happenings and news at the IFF's dedicated blog. TED Talk - IFF Director Margaret Wertheim speaks about the Reef // Current Exhibitions + events: Scottsdale Reef on Show October 1, 2009 to January 15, 2010 The Latvian Reef Is Going On Tour September, 2009 IFF at the Walker Art Center Crochet Cactus Garden Showing in Jackson Hole, WY June 26 - September 28, 2009 The Logic Alphabet of Shea Zellweger The Museum of Jurassic Technology March 3, 2007 - June 30, 2009 Crochet Reef Workshops And Lectures See here for a schedule of upcoming workshops and lectures Directors Talks See here for a schedule of upcoming talks by IFF Directors // IFF PUBLICATIONS Learn how to do Hyperbolic Crochet! Here's the book that shows you how: A Field Guide to Hyperbolic Space The Institute's Inaugural book: The Figure That Stands Behind Figures Mosaics of the Mind by Robert Kaplan // RECENT EXHIBITionS IFF Lecture - Saturday Jan 17, 2009 Captain Charles Moore talks about plastic trash. Crochet Reef Showing in Los Angeles Jan 10 - Feb 28, 2009 Report on the Crochet Reef Exhibition in Los Angeles // RECENT IFF EVENTS + NEWS International Year of the Reef IFF Director Margaret Wertheim Neuroscience Discussions at the LA Public Library October 2 + November 10, 2008 //		Lectures + Events The Institute presents lectures and other events for a general audience. Each year’s lectures are focused on a specific theme, though non-theme talks are also interspersed. The theme for 2005 is Figuring Minds. The emphasis in all presentations is to actively engage the audience in hand-on exploration and thinking through logical and intellectual puzzles. [more]
			Online Exhibits The Institute creates online exhibits on selected themes inspired by our lectures. Exhibits provide further information on a given topic and include downloadable materials for further activities and exploration. [more]
			Publications The Institute publishes books and brochures related to the lectures and other topics of interest. In addition to reading matter, the Institute produces model kits and sundry other supplementary materials. [more]
			Exhibitions The Institute curates exhibits and exhibitions at various museums and galleries. We are building a permanent collection of models and documents that we plan to make available in the future. The Institute does not yet have a physical exhibition space of our own - but we are dreaming. [more]
			GALLERY The Institute hosts an online gallery featuring objects related to our lectures and other topics. Our first series of galleries shows an extensive collection of crochet hyperbolic models. Please email us your own models, which we will add to this exhibit. [more]
			HYPERBOLIC CROCHET CORAL REEF The Institute For Figuring is crocheting a coral reef: a woolly celebration of the intersection of higher geometry and feminine handicraft, and a testimony to the disappearing wonders of the marine world. [more]