The designer Rebeca Mendez stands in front of a large textile wall hanging with softly blurred colors of light blue, good, and white. Click here for information on a public program featuring the designer in conversation with Cooper Hewitt's curator of Latino design.
An evening with Rebeca Méndez
Posted By
Micah Walter
Date
March 28, 2014
The Oka chair, by Michele Oka Doner, is both a utilitarian furnishing and a highly detailed sculptural piece. The chair’s seat is a flat textured disk which rests on straight, unadorned legs. The back, where all the detail lies, is composed of a cast bronze artist’s palette decorated with swirls and spirals of “paint” and a figure. Doner further embellished the back with “a collage of cast bronze elements from the artist’s studio including: small cast heads, circa. 1978, a twisted torso, circa. 1987, and a cast bronze stick, similar to the type used for proportioning. The chair is a paean to art itself, with all the tools of the artist rendered in great, yet whimsical, detail. One could say that the chair is representative of the artist herself.
Object of the Day
Posted By
Micah Walter
Date
March 28, 2014
A man and a woman, both dark haired and wearing dark blue clothing examine a foldable bright red scooter in the exhibition The Road Ahead; Reimagining Mobility. Click on the image to learn about all of the current exhibitions on view at Cooper Hewitt.
Exhibitions On view
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Micah Walter
Date
March 28, 2014
An assortment of products for sale in the museum's shop: a black and white bicycle helment, napkins with colorful graphic designs, a gold bowl, a toy car, and more. Click on this image to visit the shop's online store.
SHOP COOPER HEWITT ONLINE
Posted By
Micah Walter
Date
March 28, 2014
The smiling faces of three women who are leaning against a large wall covered in soft black fur. Click on this image to learn about becoming a member of Cooper Hewitt.
Become a member
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Micah Walter
Date
March 28, 2014
A bright red door knob with an elongated horizontal handle that stretches to the right of the circular base with a key hole at its center. Click on this image to purchase tickets online to the museum and save $2.
Buy Tickets online and save
Posted By
Micah Walter
Date
March 28, 2014