interiors

Aluminum by Design: Jewelry to Jets


On view are more than 100 objects that trace aluminum's first appearance in precious and fine jewelry through early modernist uses in architecture and interiors to its present and envisioned role in aeronautics and other major industries. Highlights include an ornate table centerpiece presented to Emperor Napoleon III, a Paco Rabanne mini dress from 1968, and Claire Graham's 1997 chaise longue made of recycled soda cans. On loan from the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, and will travel. Sponsored by the Alcoa Foundation with Target.
aluminum, traveling exhibitions, jewelry, Architecture, interiors, aeronautics, fashion, furniture design

House Proud: 19th century Watercolor Interiors from the Thaw Collection


This exhibition showcases Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw’s collection of 19th-century watercolor drawings, which meticulously detail the era’s interior furnishings and document the social, cultural, and aesthetic development of European domestic life. The collection includes examples of English, German, Russian, French, Italian, and Austrian domestic spaces. 
19th century, watercolors, interiors, ch:exhibition=35350943

Tonight: Bill's Design Talk with Michael Graves


Internationally renowned architect and designer Michael Graves will provide an intimate portrait of his celebrated career and discuss the influences that shaped his thinking and approach to design—from his early days as a student and recipient of the American Academy in Rome’s prestigious Prix de Rome to his distinguished academic career at Princeton University
Michael Graves, architect, princeton, Prix de Rome, interiors, graphic design, product design, bills design talks, talk, public program

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