exhibitions
IDEO Selects: Works from the Permanent CollectionIDEO, a leading innovation and design firm for more than 20 years, is the fourth guest curator in the exhibition series presented in the Nancy and Edwin Marks Gallery. IDEO, selects, exhibitions, permanent collection, nancy and edwin marks gallery, design thinking, ch:exhibition=35350901 |
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Piranesi as DesignerThis exhibition examines the artist's role in the reform of architecture and design from the 18th century to the present. This is the first museum exhibition to show Piranesi's full range and influence as a designer of architecture, elaborate interiors and exquisite furnishings. Piranesi as Designer, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, exhibitions, Architecture, furniture design, chiimneypieces, lighting design, etchings, drawings, prints, ch:exhibition=35350899 |
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Provoking Magic: Lighting of Ingo MaurerThis retrospective of the celebrated lighting designer Ingo Maurer will offer a comprehensive overview of his nearly four decades of work. Provoking Magic, Ingo Maurer, lighting design, exhibitions, prototypes, Installations |
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Rococo: The Continuing CurveIn March 2008, the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will present Rococo: The Continuing Curve, 1730–2008, a groundbreaking exhibition that fully explores rococo style and its continuing revivals up to the present day in multiple fields, including furniture, decorative arts, textiles, prints, and drawings. Rococo: The Continuing Curve, exhibitions, rococo, furniture design, decorative arts, textiles, prints, drawings, sarah coffin, Ellen Lupton, gail davidson, Penelope Hunter-Stiebel, ch:exhibition=35350903 |
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Campana Brothers Select: Works from the Permanent CollectionAs the seventh curators in this exhibition series, the Brazilian design team of Fernando and Humberto Campana mined the Museum’s collection departments and chose a diverse group of more than 30 objects, dating from the 16th to the 20th centuries. selects, Campana Brothers Select, Fernando Campana, Humberto Campana, exhibitions, permanent collection, furniture design, illustrations, wallpaper, jewelry, ch:exhibition=35350915 |
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Multiple Choice: From Sample to ProductThis exhibition will examine sample books and other sampling formats as tools for marketing or recording designs and techniques in a wide variety of media. Drawn from the Museum's collection, exhibition objects will include sample books of wallcoverings; woven and printed textiles; ribbons, lace and embroidery; sample plates; and drawings and prints showing design alternatives. Multiple Choice, Multiple Choice: From Sample to Product, exhibitions, sample books, permanent collection, wall coverings, textiles, sewing equipment, drawings, prints, ch:exhibition=35350753 |
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Curators Select: Recent Acquisitions, 2003–2008This exhibition will feature recent acquisitions to all four of the museum's collecting departments: Product Design and Decorative Arts; Drawings, Prints and Graphic Design; Textiles; and Wallcoverings. curators select, recent acquisitions, permanent collection, exhibitions, product design, decorative arts, drawings, prints, graphic design, textiles, wallcoverings, ch:exhibition=35350961 |
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Wall Stories: Children's Wallpaper and BooksThis exhibition will explore the relationship between wallpapers and books created for children through works from the permanent collection and the National Design Library. From their beginning in the 1870s, children's wallpapers have been strongly influenced by literature and popular culture. Wall Stories, Wall Stories: Children’s Wallpaper and Books, National Design Library, exhibitions, wallpaper, permanent collection, pop-up books, children's books |
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Solos: Tulou/Affordable Housing for ChinaIn the fifth installment of the Solos series, the museum will present Tulou, a prototype for affordable housing being built in the city of Guangzhou by the Chinese architectural practice Urbanus. The Tulou project incorporates 245 apartment units, a dormitory, a small hotel, shops, a gymnasium, a library, and various communal and public spaces. Tulou, Guangzhou, China, Urbanus, exhibitions, Solos, Architecture, affordable housing |
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Doodle 4 Google: What I Wish for the WorldDoodle 4 Google: What I Wish for the World presents 39 designs selected among tens of thousands of entries submitted by K–12 students from all 50 states in Google's annual "Doodle 4 Google" design competition. Inspired by the theme "What I Wish for the World," children from across the United States were challenged to think like designers and utilize Google's iconic logo as a springboard to convey their message. The submissions represent a vast array of wishes, from environmental conservation to improvements in housing, health, and education. doodle 4 google, exhibitions, K-12, students, logo design, Communication Design |
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