Glass

Toward Modern Design: Revival & Reform in Applied Arts 1850-1920 More than 50 examples of furniture, ceramics, glass, silver, jewelry, brass, and graphics produced between 1850 and 1920 are on display from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum’s permanent collection. Works by William de Morgan, Émile Gallé, and Tiffany are on view, as well as a glass flask by James Powell & Sons, a painted glass vase by Richard Redgrave, a restored cabinet by Carlo Bugatti and furniture by Hector Guimard. furniture, ceramics, Glass, silver, jewelry, graphics, 19th century, 20th century, permanent collection, exhibitions, ch:exhibition=35349663
The Jewels of Lalique Some 200 rare pieces of art nouveau jewelry and works in glass created before World War I by Rene Lalique (1860-1945) are on view. Lalique's work first gained renown in 1900 at the Exposition Universelle in Paris and his jewelry was worn by stars and royalty, including Queen Victoria and Sarah Bernhardt. This exhibition features many rarely-seen pieces and sketches from museums and private collections. This traveling exhibition was organized by Yvonne Brunhammer, curator at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. Art Nouveau, jewelry, Glass, Rene Lalique, exhibitions, ch:exhibition=35350845
Glass of the Avant-Garde: From Vienna Secession to Bauhaus More than 100 glass objects from the Torsten Brohan Collection of the Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas, Madrid, are displayed in this exhibition. These objects were produced in Austria, the Czech Republic, and Germany between the turn of the century and the years between the two World Wars and include the work of the Bauhaus, Wilhelm Wagenweld, and Wiener Werkstätte. Glass, 20th century, Europe, Bauhaus, Wiener Werkstätte, Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas, austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Wilhelm Wagenwold, ch:exhibition=35350107
Only two weeks left! Only a few short weeks left to see Ted Muehling Selects: Lobmeyr Glass from the Permanent Collection. Watch designer Ted Muehling and curator Sarah Coffin as they discuss highlights from the exhibition in this 5 minute walkthrough. Ted Muehling, selects, Exhibition, Designer, jewelry, decorative objects, Lobmeyr, Glass, permanent, collection, curator, highlights, walkthrough, acquisition, vienna, austria, glassmaking, central Europe, product design
Design Miami First stop: Moorhead & Moorhead’s Design Miami/ tent exterior. The Cooper-Hewitt group was greeted by brothers, Robert (industrial designer) and Granger (architect), to talk about the dynamic canopied entrance to the design show – a bris soleil of hand cut, twisted vinyl strips that perform a dance of shadows on the ground. Design Miami, 2010, Design Watch, members, tour, Moorhead & Moorhead, Konstantin Grcic, Design with the Other 90%: Cities, exhibition design, Venice Projects, Glass, Kiki Van Eijk, Joost van Bleiswijk, Industry Gallery, Tejo Remy, René Veenhuizen, furniture design, Cristina Grajales, installation, objects, Barry Friedman, contemporary work, Cabbage chairs, Nendo, pleated, paper, Galerie Kreo
Ted Muehling’s Choice Ted hosted a group of Cooper-Hewitt members at his studio and store in SoHo this week, as you can see from the Monday at Muehling’s post, giving them a peek at his wonderfully creative environment full of glass, emotive sculpture and creatures from the natural world. Ted Muehling, members, tour, studio, store, SoHo, Glass, sculpture, guest, curator, Lobmeyr, Exhibition, selects, acquisitions, vienna, gallery, counterpoint, sarah coffin, product design, decorative arts, designs, drawings, translucent, originals, Maria Sibylla Merian, illustration, butterflies, book, National Design Library, hummingbird, brooch
Monday at Muehling’s Ted Muehling, curator of Ted Muehling Selects: Lobmeyr Glass from the Permanent Collection invited Cooper-Hewitt’s Design Watch Members to his SoHo showroom for a private behind-the-scenes visit. On this rainy Monday, Members passed the noisy construction on Howard Street, left their umbrellas by the door, and retreated into a haven of design. Ted Muehling, Industrial Design, metals, jewelry, selects, Exhibition, Lobmeyr, Glass, permanent collection, Design Watch, members, behind-the-scenes, tour, showroom, studio, visits
Kidrobot at GlassLab GlassLab was a really unique adventure. I had been to The Corning Museum of Glass a few times and even seen glass blown there, but never had the “on-hand” experience of directing the blowers to create the piece as exact as I wanted it. GlassLab, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, Glass, materials, melting point, Kidrobot, live, on-hand, performance, demonstration