Thom Browne Selects

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Exhibition on view March 4 through October 23, 2016
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For the next installment of the museum’s 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. The exhibition is the 13th in the ongoing series in which prominent designers, artists, and architects are invited to mine and interpret the museum’s collection of more than 210,000 objects.

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Exhibition Brochure

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Highlights from the exhibition

Installation view of “Thom Browne Selects.” Photo by Matt Flynn © 2016 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Hand Mirror, 1930–1931; Produced by Wiener Werkstätte (Austria); nickel-plated copper alloy. ; H x W x D: 28.8 x 15 x 1.1 cm (11 5/16 x 5 7/8 x 7/16 in.); Gift of Teresa Kilham; 1958-80-8

Mirror, ca. 1755; carved mahogany and mahogany veneered carved gessoed and gilt pine, silvered glass. ; H x W x D: 103 x 53.5 x 9.5 cm (40 9/16 x 21 1/16 x 3 3/4 in.); Gift of Neil Sellin; 1967-87-6-a,b

Mirror, 1730–1760; engraved and silvered glass, carved, gessoed, and gilt wood; H x W x D: 40 × 31.5 × 2.4 cm (15 3/4 × 12 3/8 × 15/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1915-16-8-b

Mirror. England, ca. 1760. Carved and gilt pine, mirrored glass. H x W x D: 182.9 x 109.2 x 17.8 cm (6 ft. x 43 in. x 7 in.). Bequest of Mary Hayward Weir, 1968-158-4.

From nickel-plated shoes to holographic foil wallpaper, explore all the works featured in the Thom Browne Selects exhibition online.

Thom Browne Selects Events

Design Talks | Reflecting on Uniformity with Thom Browne

A conversation between Thom Browne and Matilda McQuaid, Deputy Curatorial Director and Head of Textiles at Cooper Hewitt, on individuality, uniformity, fashion, design, art, and beauty

Special Thanks

Thom Browne Selects is made possible by the Marks Family Foundation Endowment Fund.

Generous support for the site-specific installation provided by Thom Browne International.