exhibitions
Design and Fabric Technology: Pushing the LimitsThis exhibition spotlights designs that resulted from major international collaborations between textile designers and fabric producers—collaborations that combine art and technology to push beyond the limitations normally imposed by the commercial market. Objects include screen-printed textiles created by the Netherlands-based designer, Ulf Moritz, who joined Dutch producer De Ploeg and the German firm Taurus, as well as whimsical Jacquard woven fabrics produced by American textile artists Patricia Kinsella and Sheila O’Hara, who were sponsored by the German company&n textiles, textile design, textile printing, knitting, technology, exhibitions, ch:exhibition=35350051 |
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Tools for the Table: Designs for DiningFrench, British, and American porcelain, earthenware, silver, silver-plate, glass, and plastic tableware from the early 18th century to the modern day are on display. The exhibition shows how utensils and dining customs have changed over the centuries. utensils, dining, customs, exhibitions, ch:exhibition=35349767 |
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Design Process: Cheryl R. RileyA solo exhibition of furniture design by Cheryl R. Riley, the founder and principal designer of Right Angle Interiors in San Francisco. Many of her design commissions are on display, such as work for the San Francisco Bayview Police Station and a pair of coin-encrusted Tudor Tables. Riley is deeply influenced by her African-American heritage, which is reflected in her choices of material and form. Riley's work is now a part of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum’s African-American Design Archives. furniture, American, African-American, women and design, tables, exhibitions, permanent collection |
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Collecting A to Z: Recent AcquisitionsAn alphabetically-arranged exhibition of recent acquisitions. "A is for Architecture" features three studies by architect Aldo Rossi for Euro Disney. "H is for Humor" includes industrial designer Constantin Boym’s Mona Lisa clock. “U is for Universal Design” showcases kitchen tools designed by the New York firm, Smart Design. recent acquisitions, permanent collection, textiles, Industrial Design, product design, Architecture, furniture, exhibitions, ch:exhibition=35349787 |
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A Memorial to Jan PalachAn exhibition dedicated to the memorial designed by Czech architect John Hejduk for the Czech philosophy student, Jan Palach, who committed suicide in 1969 in protest to the Czech government’s repression of the Prague Spring. Scale models of the House of the Suicide and House of the Mother of the Suicide are on display, along with the poem that inspired Hejduk, David Shapiro’s The Funeral of Jan Palach. Czech, john hejduk, Prague Spring, memorial, models, exhibitions |
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Choices: Recent AcquisitionsThese recent acquisitions demonstrate the importance of design in everyday life. Teapots and chairs are on display, along with a group of drawings for the Central Park Zoo, an early-19th-century French textile depicting the “Monuments of Paris,” and late-20th century posters by Japanese graphic designer Ikko Tanaka. stoneware, housewares, furniture, textiles, graphic design, recent acquisitions, permanent collection, exhibitions, ch:exhibition=35349869 |
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Good Offices and Beyond: The Evolution of the WorkplaceAn exhibition of historical and contemporary office equipment is devoted to the objects designed to help communicate ideas, organize time, and record information, from the manual typewriter to the modern personal digital assistant. Industrial Design, product design, office design, exhibitions, ch:exhibition=35350071 |
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The Structure of Style: Dutch Modernism in the Applied Arts 1880-1930This exhibition presents Dutch modernist design from the Museum's permanent collection. Metalwork, ceramics, glass, furniture, graphics, textiles, wallpapers, jewelry, and lighting produced between 1880 and 1930 are on view. Much of the collection on exhibit was donated by Justin G. Schiller. Dutch design, Holland, Netherlands, modernism, permanent collection, exhibitions, ch:exhibition=35350069 |
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An Introduction to the Andrew Carnegie MansionAn introduction to the house the Carnegie family called home. In 1902, Andrew Carnegie, his wife, Louise, their daughter, Margaret, and a staff of 19 servants moved into the 64 room mansion designed by the architects Babb, Cook and Willard in the style of an English country manor house. Carnegie’s wealth and philanthropy are famous, and his love of learning was incomparable. The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum stands as a memorial to his aspirations for society. Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie mansion, Architecture, exhibitions |
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Angles of Repose: A Garden Exhibition of Central Park BenchesSeven types of benches used in Central Park from its opening to the present time are on display in the Museum's Arthur Ross Terrace and Garden. The benches, each with its own history, invite the visitor to sit down, relax, and take in the beautiful garden surroundings. Arthur Ross Terrace and Garden, furniture, outdoor, seating, Central Park, benches, exhibitions |
