Videos

Cooper-Hewitt - Pop-up book: The Pop-up Pinocchio

Friday July 13, 2012

Pop-up book: The Pop-up Pinocchio

Originally written as a fairy tale by Carlo Collodi in 1883, the story of Pinocchio comes alive in this colorful pop-up edition created by paper engineer and illustrator Harold Lentz. He illustrated and created several such pop-ups in the 1930s for Blue Ribbon Books and Pleasure Books.

Written by Carlo Collodi (18261890)
Adapted and illustrated by Harold B. Lentz
Published by Blue Ribbon Books
New York, NY, 1933
Smithsonian Institution Libraries. PZ8 .C7Po 1933

Pinocchio, pop- up, pop up, books, Wall Stories, Exhibition, kids, Children

Cooper-Hewitt - Pop-up book: Puss in Boots

Friday July 13, 2012

Pop-up book: Puss in Boots

The adventures of this resourceful and loyal master cat appear in various folktales throughout Europe. The best known is Le Chat Botté, written by Charles Perrault in 1697. Illustrator C. Carey Cloud and paper engineer Harold Lentz collaborated to create this dramatic pop-up edition.

Originally written by Charles Perrault (16281703)
Adapted and illustrated by C. Carey Cloud and Harold B. Lentz
Published by Blue Ribbon Press
New York, NY, 1934

Puss in Boots, pop- up, pop up, books, Wall Stories, Exhibition, kids, Children

Cooper-Hewitt: Fashioning Felt

Friday July 13, 2012

Fashioning Felt on view Mar 6 through Sept 7, 2009 at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum.

This exhibition explores the varied new uses of felt in a range of fields, including product design, fashion, architecture, and home furnishings.

Fashioning Felt, Exhibition, felt, fiber, friction, fashion, product, furniture, wool

Cooper-Hewitt: Brand Felt of Canada

Friday July 13, 2012

Industrial felt production at Brand Felt of Canada

Toronto, Canada, 2008.

Produced by Cooper-Hewitt with the cooperation of
Brand Felt of Canada

felt, Fashioning Felt, industrial, Brand Felt of Canada, fiber, friction, steam, carding

Cooper-Hewitt: JA Felt

Friday July 13, 2012

Making the Palace Yurt felts at
the studio of JA Felt
Centralia, Washington, 2008.
Fllmed by Paul Moore.
Courtesy of JA Felt

felt, Fashioning Felt, Exhibition, JA FELT, Centralia, Washington, organza, fiber, Janice Arnold, wool

Cooper-Hewitt: Gilbert Rohde and Design Now - pt.1 of 3

Friday July 13, 2012

Pioneering and little known furniture designer, Gilbert Rohde (1894 1944), specialized in designing clean, modern pieces appropriate for any room in the house, and his advanced merchandising techniques with Herman Miller laid the groundwork for future designers including George Nelson and Charles and Ray Eames.

Gilbert Rohde, Herman Miller, George Nelson, Charles Eames, Ray Eames, Phyllis Ross, Ayse Birsel, Birsel + Seck, Pablo Castro, OBRA Architects, Russel Flinchum, interior design, modernism, modernist furniture, panel, talk, long, public program

Cooper-Hewitt: Gilbert Rohde and Design Now - pt.2 of 3

Friday July 13, 2012

Pioneering and little known furniture designer, Gilbert Rohde (1894 1944), specialized in designing clean, modern pieces appropriate for any room in the house, and his advanced merchandising techniques with Herman Miller laid the groundwork for future designers including George Nelson and Charles and Ray Eames.

Gilbert Rohde, Herman Miller, George Nelson, Charles Eames, Ray Eames, Phyllis Ross, Ayse Birsel, Birsel + Seck, Pablo Castro, OBRA Architects, Russel Flinchum, interior design, modernism, modernist furniture, panel, talk, long, public program

Cooper-Hewitt: Gilbert Rohde and Design Now - pt.3 of 3

Friday July 13, 2012

Pioneering and little known furniture designer, Gilbert Rohde (1894 1944), specialized in designing clean, modern pieces appropriate for any room in the house, and his advanced merchandising techniques with Herman Miller laid the groundwork for future designers including George Nelson and Charles and Ray Eames.

Gilbert Rohde, Herman Miller, George Nelson, Charles Eames, Ray Eames, Phyllis Ross, Ayse Birsel, Birsel + Seck, Pablo Castro, OBRA Architects, Russel Flinchum, interior design, modernism, modernist furniture, panel, talk, long, public program

Cooper-Hewitt: Felt Makers-Terelj, Mongolia

Friday July 13, 2012

Filmed by Chrtstine Martens.
Made with the support of the
Asian Cultural Council

Fashioning Felt presents an extraordinary range of felt. From two-dimensional carpets to three-dimensional environments, each work reveals the virtuosity of both the material and the designers. The exhibition and book focus on felt that has been produced by traditional hand- or machine-felting processes; they exclude non-woven felt and techniques, in order to underscore the essential elements of feltmaking — wool fiber, agitation, moisture, and pressure.

Mongolia, wool, felt, Fashioning Felt, Exhibition, yurt, sheep, fiber, camel, horse, friction, Terelj, Christine Martens

Cooper-Hewitt: Shahzia Sikander and Glenn Lowry in Conversation

Friday July 13, 2012

A conversation with internationally acclaimed artist Shahzia Sikander and art historian and MoMA Director, Glenn Lowry.

Shazia Sikander, Glenn Lowry, miniature, permanent collection, Pakistan, RISD, painter, talk, long, public program

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