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Eggs have never looked so good! This is one of the most influential designs in Cooper Hewitt's poster collection. Designed in 1898 by Henry Van de Velde as an advert for a health supplement made from egg whites, it stands out as an icon of #ArtNouveau style. #TypeTuesday
Poster depicting egg whites separating from three yokes as curvaceous and flowing lines. Above them is written [TROPON] in large, mauve capital letters, surrounding which are black maze-like lines following the form of the letters on a yellow background.
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Ideate, prototype, create, repeat—a pattern we can get behind. This Wednesday, join us for a virtual workshop for ages 5–12 to explore the potential for creative self-expression through pattern making!
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Drop In On Design At Home: Creative Self-Expression Through Pattern Making
Express yourself through pattern! Inspired by the themes of pattern and repetition in Cooper Hewitt’s latest exhibition, Duro Olowu Selects, participants will explore line, shape, and color as they...
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From sketch ➡� product Many familiar designs began with an idea worked out on paper. Cooper Hewitt's collection includes many drawings that document the genesis of finished works of all kinds. Check out highlights at s.si.edu/sketch
An exploded diagram of a camera, exposing its internal parts. Handwritten words explain each part, with arrows pointing to the corresponding part.
Block-shaped camera from the mid 1960s, with a cream body and black viewfinder and lens casing.
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Happy #MothersDay folks! Here's to all the impossibly gorgeous, svelt, sleek, and stylish moms out there 🌸�💖 ___ Print, La Jeune Maman (The Young Mom); Designed by Maggie Salcedo (French, 1890 - 1959)
a light-skinned young woman dressed elegantly in a pink and purple dress with an empire waist holds a light-skinned young girl in her right arm. Behind them is a garden leading up to a large house.
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The work of Franz Von Zülow helped to set the style for the Wiener Werkstätte’s (Vienna Workshop's) Textile Department, and you can tell from this work why he was primarily known as a graphic designer! ___ Textile, Osterglocken (Narcissus); Designed by Franz von Zülow; 1910–12
Repeating off-white flowers with green and tan leaves on a dark blue background.
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🎶 Same as it ever was, same as it ever was, Same as it ever was, same as it ever was 🎶 There's not just repetition in Talking Heads' lyrics! Duro Olowu includes this album cover in his exhibition exploring pattern & repetition in our collection. Visit: s.si.edu/duros
Four blue photography potraits in a grid of different people with red markings covering most facial features. The top and the bottom have bold white text against a black background reading "Talking Heads" on the top with upside down "A"s, and "Remain in Light" at the bottom.
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To celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month #APAHM we have created a highlights package of objects in Cooper Hewitt's collection made by American designers of Asian and/or Pacific Islander descent. Check it out here
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Celebrating Asian/ Pacific American Heritage Month
May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month in the United States. Celebrate by exploring a selection of objects in Cooper Hewitt's collection made by American designers of Asian and/or Pacific...
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How about a little trivia for #TypeTuesday?! In this famous poster design by Paul Rand from 1981 we read the pictures of the eye and the bee as sounds, spelling out the company name: IBM. There's a word for puzzles like that, do you know what it is?
Black poster with, in a horizontal row across the center, an abstracted eye, a bee, and a horizontally striped blue letter "M".
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The Danish furniture and interior designer Finn Juhl, with Klaare Klint and Arne Jacobson, made Denmark a leader in modern home furnishings in the 40s & 50s. This for a Dining Chair with Arms (1955) represents Juhl’s forms as tailored for American mass production. We think its 🔥
Drawing of view of front, side, and back of wood and blue upholstered armchair, from left to right across upper half of sheet. View from above is seen beneath them.
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Among Donald Deskey’s memorable contributions to American design are his interiors for #RadioCityMusicHall—he designed its lobby furniture, wall coverings, lighting fixtures, railings, mirrors, & carpeting—like Singing Women for the 5,901-seat auditorium. #InternationalJazzDay
Stylized women’s profiles with wavy-haired and open-mouthed faces, alternating in color between tan and purple forming a chevron-like arrangement.
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It's Friday, it's #InternationalDanceDay, and it's Christina Malman's design for a cover of the New Yorker. 💃 Dance the night away, New York! ___ Drawing, Design for a Cover of The New Yorker; Designed by Christina Malman; ca. 1935
A man in a tuxedo and a woman in a red dress dance together and appear to float above a thronging crowd of people.
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Where our pottery heads at?! During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, an art-pottery renaissance took place in the United States. Check out some highlights in our collection of this dazzling period for American pottery
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American Art Pottery
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, an art-pottery renaissance took place in the United States, as pottery studios across the country elevated everyday forms into striking works of art....
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Tonight at 6pm ET! During the COVID-19 pandemic, designers, visual journalists, and cartographers visualized the spread of an invisible virus. Explore how the data was expressed through design in our Graphic Design Histories Lecture, online for free:
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Graphic Design Histories Lecture | Visualizing the Pandemic | Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, designers, cartographers, and visual journalists visualized the invisible contours of an unfolding crisis. Organizations like The New York Times and Policy Map as well...
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When you're hungry and looking for food 🥨 👀 Designer Henry Dreyfuss used this magazine clipping as research for his Symbol Sourcebook: An Authoritative Guide to International Symbols. He labelled this piece of inspiration "odd ball". #NationalPretzelDay -Henry Dreyfuss Archive
yellow diamond-shaped road sign featuring an arrow whose line is shaped like a pretzel. A cityscape appears in the distant background.
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We have been trying to reach you about your car's extended warranty... Happy #NationalTelephoneDay everyone! ___ 1. Ericsson DBH 1001 Telephone; 1931 2. Sculptura Telephone; 1974 3. BeoCom Model 2200 Telephone; 1986 4. Signature Princess Telephone; 1993
Old black phone with rotary dial and the ear piece cradled by the body of the phone.
Brightly colored desk phone with a red body and ear piece, and green, yellow, and blue buttons.
Pink telephone with dial buttons on the body beneath the cradled ear piece.
Yellow telephone with a body curved up to meet the ear piece to form a circle. Buttons are on the body of the phone.
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We got the lead out for our latest #YearOfGlass blog! Looking at the glass under UV light can help confirm the presence of lead, without having to take samples from the vessel itself. Read how this has led to new discoveries about our glass collection
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Year of Glass: Old Glass in a New Light | Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
The United Nations has designated 2022 the International Year of Glass. Cooper Hewitt is celebrating the occasion with a yearlong series of posts focused on the medium of glass and museum conservat...
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Happy #EarthDay everyone! Earth day is now in its 52nd year, and over the years many graphic designers have helped get the word out. Seymour Chwast's design turns each point of the Statue of Liberty's crown into an affirmative climate action. #EarthOptimism
Yellow poster with a cartoon depiction of the Statue of Liberty's head with a speech bubble near her mouth that reads [ACT NOW!]. The points of her crown take on environmental messages—one is a chimney cut in half with the words [SAVE THE AIR] written beside it; another is an arm holding a placard that reads [PROTEST]. Beneath her head reads the words [EARTH DAY 91 / NEW YORK CITY]
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This ceremonial hat from Cameroon impressed designer and curator Duro Olowu so much he put it on display at Cooper Hewitt. See it on display in "Duro Olowu Selects: Works from the Permanent Collection", find out more here: s.si.edu/duros
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, designers, visual journalists, and cartographers visualized the spread of an invisible virus. Our next Graphic Design Histories Lecture explores how the data was expressed through design, online 4/27, 6pm ET
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Graphic Design Histories Lecture | Visualizing the Pandemic | Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, designers, cartographers, and visual journalists visualized the invisible contours of an unfolding crisis. Organizations like The New York Times and Policy Map as well...
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The perfect poster for #TypeTuesday and #WorldBicycleDay! Paula Scher’s design constructs the shape of a bicycle out of a casual jumble of characters spelling the word “public,� showing us the difference between reading and seeing ___ Poster, Public; Designed by Paula Scher; 2012
Playful orange type that spells out [PUBLIC] in the shape of a bicycle frame.
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Many people ask us about the history of Cooper Hewitt, how we started, why we're housed in a robber baron's mansion, and how we became the nation's design museum. Our new Design Topic gathers answers to all these questions, and much more, all in one place:
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum History | Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Sarah and Eleanor Hewitt. Andrew and Louise Carnegie. James Smithson. And more! Many people contributed to the creation of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in its various forms throughout...
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Made in China for European export, this one object can tell the story of the unprecedented circulation of labor, skills, and aesthetics across international borders in the 18th-century. Find out how in "Foreign Exchange: 18th-Century Design on the Move" s.si.edu/forex
Small cabinet painted with ornamental scenery and figurines in tones of gold and pale green.
Small cabinet painted with ornamental scenery and figurines in tones of gold and pale green. The cabinet doors are open revealing three rows of drawers.
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There's so much character in these characters! All you need is a typeface and a few embellishments and a picture of the man himself comes to mind. Charlie Chaplin was born #OnThisDay in 1889. ___ Invitation, Charlie Chaplin, Festpremiere im Apollo, March 30, 1936
card with the name [charlie chaplin] written in thin, lowercase, playful black font. Atop the 'h' of 'charlie' is a drawn bowler hat, and the main stroke of the 'p' in 'chaplin' is drawn to look like Charlie Chaplin's signature walking stick.
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Happy #WorldArtDay folks! While Sarah and Eleanor Hewitt's primary focus was the collection of decorative arts, The Yellow Jacket by Winslow Homer was one happy exception they made! On display now in "Sarah and Eleanor Hewitt: Designing a Modern Museum" s.si.edu/hewitts
An oil painting of a woman dressed in a yellow jacket, a blue-green skirt and a black hat who stands under a blossoming tree and smells a cluster of blossoms.
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Lotus introduce you to a poppylar textile design, now on display. This lotus and poppy design is something we could stare at for hours—now you can too! See it on display in "Nature By Design: Botanical Expressions", find out more at s.si.edu/natured
textile pattern, in cool greens, blues and whites, of highly stylized clusters of lotus and poppies, each one rising from the one below on a fan of curving stems. Areas between are filled with small thistles.
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Psychedelic, baby! These posters embody one of the most iconic counterculture movements of the 20th century. Check out more than 60 other posters from the psychedelic aesthetic of the 60s and 70s on our collections highlight page: s.si.edu/psypo
A depiction of the head and shoulders of musician John Lennon on vibrant yellow ground. The left side of image and hair saturated in bright orange-red; the right side of image in deep purple. His pair of round glasses have lenses formed by bright orange, green, and white spirals.
Poster features eyeball creature with reptilian limbs, feathered wings, and a skull burning through red background. Printed text in black: BILL GRAHAM PRESENTS IN SAN FRANCISCO; in black, outlined in yellow: JIMI HENDRIX / EXPERIENCE / JOHN MAYALL / AND THE BLUESBREAKERS / ALBERT KING.
Poster features psychedelic purple design on mustard yellow ground. Images of The Who band members engulfing spheres with text: FROM / ENGLAND / THE WHO / LOADING ZONE / AT THE FILLMORE / JUNE / 16-17.
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Whoever said April is the cruelest month didn't tell this lady. "Nature By Design" reveals how designers at the turn of the 20th century, inspired by nature and informed by scientific knowledge, created vibrant new designs. More about the exhibition: s.si.edu/natured
A drawing of a woman standing by a stream surrounded by tress with white blossoms. She is wearing a long yellow dress and carrying daisies. AVRIL is written in the upper right.
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Join us tomorrow for a special #EarthDay edition of Drop In On Design At Home! Designed for ages 5-12, this workshop discovers how designers utilize nature to create sustainable solutions to help tackle challenges facing our planet. Online, 4/13, 4pm ET
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Drop in on Design at Home: Earth Day Edition | A Kid's Guide to Helping the Planet Through Design
What does it mean to be green in design? Join us for a special Earth Day edition of Drop In On Design At Home.
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Designer and curator Duro Olowu scoured Cooper Hewitt's collection for remarkable examples of pattern and repetition, including this humble and unfinished bag by an unknown maker. See it and Olowu's other selection on view now: s.si.edu/duros
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