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Decorated Book Papers: Seventeenth to Twentieth Century endpapers, bookbnding, marbling, woodblock prints, paper, paste papers, patterns
Plane Geometry and Fancy Figures: The Art and Technique of Paper Folding paper, paper folding, origami, geometry
Bandboxes and Shopping Bags in the Collection of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum Publication design: Lorraine Wild bandboxes, shopping bags, cardboard, paper, graphic design, ephemera, permanent collection, ch:exhibition=35350095
Kata-gami: Japanese Stencils in the Collection of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum Publication design: Lazin & Katalan stencils, kata-gami, patterns, textile printing, paper
Why Design Now?: Cabbage Chair Why? Made from reclaimed materials, the Cabbage chair is a compact roll of paper that the user opens up and peels back, layer by layer, to create a soft enclosure for the body, requiring no finishing, assembly, or hardware. Resins added to the paper during the production process give it strength and memory, while the pleats make the paper springy and elastic. Cabbage Chair, reclaimed materials, paper, no assembly, Why Design Now, Exhibition
The Shopping Bag: Portable Graphic Art The bandboxes and shopping bags on display from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum's permanent collection reflect the development of consumer culture. Bandboxes of the 19th century, carry-alls without handles, were precursors to the shopping bags of today. The emergence of the shopping bag in the 20th century balanced the practical concerns of the consumer, the need to carry portable purchases, with the marketing interests of the store, which used the bag as a portable billboard. bandboxes, shopping bags, cardboard, paper, graphic design, ephemera, permanent collection, ch:exhibition=35350095
Kata-Gami Nineteenth-century Japanese stencils (kata-gami) used for dyeing textiles provide invaluable insights into the geometric forms, costumes, and figures used at that time—although the original fabrics are gone, the stencils remain! This exhibition also features stencil-dyed fabrics and photographs to help illustrate this textile printing process. stencils, kata-gami, patterns, textile printing, paper, exhibitions
Cut Paper More than 150 examples of works created with cut paper are on view. Drawn from the Museum's collection as well as private and public collections in the United States and abroad, these cut paper designs date from the 10th century to the present and include Japanese kata-gami stencils used to dye fabric as well as black paper portraits by silhouette artist Augustin Edouart. paper, exhibitions, ch:exhibition=35350145
Techniques: Cutting and Tearing On view are examples of paper, fabric, ceramics, and metalwork that have been cut, ripped, or otherwise perforated. Cut-paper silhouettes, a pierced silver basket, a fabric with holes "burnt out" by an acid process, all illustrate this "subtractive" process. This installation highlights objects from the Museum's permanent collection, and is part of the ongoing exhibition, The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource. paper, fabric, ceramics, metalwork, permanent collection, exhibitions
The Shredded Series Belgian industrial designer Jens Praet’s Shredded Series upcycles old magazines and paper into handcrafted furniture. Jens Praet, Industrial Design, Shredded Series, upcycle, furniture, waste, paper, recycle, reuse, Industry Gallery, Fossilized