SUMMER SOIRÉE!

An evening FOR DESIGN LOVERS

The annual Garden Party celebrates Cooper Hewitt’s mission— to inspire, educate, and empower people through design— and design lovers like you. Come enjoy a beautiful, outdoor evening inspired by Nature—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial, and join us in honoring Cooper Hewitt patrons Barry Friedman and Susan Grant Lewin for the generous contributions they have made to Cooper Hewitt’s permanent collection of historic and contemporary design objects. The evening features a strolling supper, signature cocktails, and special performances in Cooper Hewitt’s iconic Arthur Ross Terrace and Garden.

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In lieu of tickets, your name(s) will be on the guest list at the door. All donors will be listed on event materials.

$175 1 ticket (young supporters, age 21–45)

$250 1 ticket

$500 1 ticket and 1 ticket to Cocktails at Cooper Hewitt summer performance series.

$2,250 4 tickets and 4 tickets to Cocktails at Cooper Hewitt summer performance series.

$5,000 6 tickets, VIP champagne toast, and 6 tickets to Cocktails at Cooper Hewitt summer performance series.

$10,000 8 tickets, reserved table, VIP champagne toast, one-year Design Insider membership, 8 tickets to Cocktails at Cooper Hewitt summer performance series, curator-led tour, and Jewelry of Ideas: The Susan Grant Lewin Collection book.

$25,000 10 tickets, reserved table, VIP champagne toast, lunch with the Director, one-year Design Watch membership, 10 tickets to Cocktails at Cooper Hewitt summer performance series, curator-led tour, and Jewelry of Ideas: The Susan Grant Lewin Collection book.

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about the EXHIBITION

Nature—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial, on view May 10, 2019 through January 20, 2020, tracks the efforts of designers working with scientists, technologists, artists, advocates, and nature itself. Co-organized with Cube design museum in the Netherlands and presented simultaneously on both sides of the Atlantic, the sixty-two projects work towards a more harmonious future with nature, from innovative solutions to through-provoking conceptual statements. As the world mobilizes to counter the impact of anthropogenic climate change, the exhibition offers an optimistic vision for a renewed relationship with the natural world.

Nature—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial is made possible by support from The Ainslie Foundation. Additional support is provided by Amita and Purnendu Chatterjee, the August Heckscher Exhibition Fund, the Esme Usdan Exhibition Endowment Fund, and the Creative Industries Fund NL.

Funding is also provided by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York as part of the Dutch Culture USA program, and by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

IMAGE: Project Coelicolor, 2011-present; Natsai Audrey Chieza (British Zimbabwean, b. 1985), Faber Futures (London, England, UK, founded 2017) in collaboration with Professor John Ward, Department of Biochemical Engineering, University College London; Silk, Streptomyces coelicolor pigment; dimensions variable