For the next installment of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s popular “Selects” series, fashion designer Thom Browne explores ideas of reflection and individuality with an installation that includes more than 50 of the museum’s historic and contemporary mirrors and frames. “Thom Browne Selects,” on view in the Nancy and Edwin Marks Collection Gallery March 4–Oct....
This November, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum will present the fourth installment of its Design by Hand series, which celebrates the craftsmanship, innovations and merits of pioneering design organizations. Held Nov. 12–14, the fall series will spotlight and feature creative staff from Pixar Animation Studios, and takes place in conjunction with “Pixar: The Design of...
Visitors find endless inspiration at Cooper Hewitt—as shown by the following collection of shots taken at the museum over the past month. Share your photos with us on Instagram by using #cooperhewitt and you might be featured in next month’s roundup! @beautyandtheblogny got caught taking a selfie in the Immersion Room. @israel_ochoa_15 played with pattern...
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum announced today a new campaign initiative to take its Design in the Classroom program, which introduces classes K-12 to design thinking and learning through interactive hands-on workshops, nationwide. Launched in 2011, the Design in the Classroom program has reached more than 80,000 students in the five boroughs of New York...
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum marks the tenth anniversary of National Design Week Oct. 10–18, with a range of programs for students, teachers, design professionals and the general public celebrating the important role that design plays in all aspects of daily life. The museum’s largest educational initiative, National Design Week is a highlight of Cooper...
Examining the collaborative design process behind Pixar Animation Studios, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum presents “Pixar: The Design of Story,” from Oct. 8 through Aug. 7, 2016. Featuring original artwork, including rarely seen hand-drawn sketches, paintings and sculptures, the exhibition reveals how Pixar develops popular characters, fosters emotional connection to its films and, ultimately, how...
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum will celebrate outstanding achievement in American design this fall with its 16th annual National Design Awards program. Today, Cooper Hewitt director Caroline Baumann announced the winners of the 2015 National Design Awards, which recognize excellence and innovation across a variety of disciplines. The award recipients will be honored at a...
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum announces a wide range of program offerings this spring and summer, including the third installment of the Design by Hand series with world-renowned fashion designer Ralph Rucci, lectures on graphic design in conjunction with the exhibition “How Posters Work,” talks with pioneering designers such as Bruce Mau and engaging family...
We want to see your sweet designs. Share a valentine-inspired wallpaper that you create in the Immersion Room on Instagram, and you could win a free membership. Instructions: Now through February 14, design a valentine-themed wallpaper in the Immersion Room Take a photo of your design and upload it to Instagram Tag it #cooperhewittchallenge The...
