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James Dyson: Designing Out Annoyances
Rebecca McNamaraDC-07 vacuum cleaner, 2002. Designed by James Dyson, Manufactured by Dyson Ltd. Gift of Paul W. Thomson, 2009-35-1-a/e.For many of us, a glance at everyday appliances elicits a wince or...
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Original Poster
Micah WalterWhen I started working at Cooper-Hewitt, I really had no idea what the collection was all about. At the time we had a very limited online collection, which included less than 1000 objects....
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A Frequently Asked Question
Gail S. Davidson Drawing: Olana from the Southwest, ca. 1872. Artist: Frederic Edwin Church. Gift of Louis P. Church, 1917-4-666. This view of Frederic Edwin Church’s home Olana outside Hudson, New...
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The Obsidian Serpent
Kimberly RandallSampler, 1870, Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer, 1981-28-376.There are hundreds of embroidered samplers in the Textiles Department – they are a collection strength spanning several...
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Polychromed Plumes
Elizabeth BromanThe practical ostrich feather dyer by Alexander Paul ; revised and corrected by Dr. M. Frank. Philadelphia, Pa. : Published by Mrs. Dr. M. Frank, "Textile colorist," 1888. Smithsonian...
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Marion Dorn's Zodiac
Gregory HerringshawSidewall: Zodiac. Designed by Marion Dorn, produced by Basset & Vollum. Gift of Anonymous Donor. 1967-49-1-a.Zodiac by Marion Dorn (American, 1899-1964) is an early...
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The Bet on the Bagatelle
Sarah R. DonahueDrawing: Design for Two Andirons and a Sconce of Gilt Bronze for the Pavilion de Bagatelle, Paris, 1777. Artist: Jean Démosthène Dugourc. Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory...
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One window, three curtains
Susan BrownTextile: Pythagoras. Designed by Sven Markelius, Printed by Ljungbergs Textiltryck AB. Sweden, 1953. Printed linen. Gift of Knoll Associates, Inc., 1956-123-1On April 22 of this year, the...
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A Modern Flat Floral
Carly LewisTextile. Designed by Ruth Hildegard Geyer-Raack, manufactured by DEWE-TEX. Germany, 1928. Printed linen. Gift of Bertha Schaefer, 1962-18-1.A limited yet dynamic color palette breathes life...
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English Flowers in Fashion
Kimberly RandallWaistcoat, 1770–1780, Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf, 1962-54-21.An embroidered waistcoat from the Greenleaf collection is a fine...
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A Modernist Mother's Helper
Cynthia Trope and Annie HallRadio Nurse intercom speaker, Designed by Isamu Noguchi (American, 1904-1988), Manufactured by Zenith Radio Corporation, Gift of Mel Byars, 1991-59-61A fascinating...
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From Frivolity to Revolt: The Hôtel de Salm’s Role in the French Revolution
Stacey LeonardDrawing: Panel of Arabesques for the Hôtel de Salm, Paris, 1785. Artist: Jean-Guillaume Moitte. Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council. 1911-28-219. Mixing classical themes with...
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Ballet Brigands
Rebekah PollockDrawing: Costume Design: Two Pirates, for Daphnis et Chloe, 1913. Designed by Léon Nikolajewitsch Bakst. 1913. Gift of Mrs. G. Macculloch Miller. 1947-77-2.Two dangerous looking...
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For the Not-so-Minimal Interior
Gregory HerringshawFrieze. Manufactured by William H. Mairs & Co. Brooklyn, New York, 1905-15. Machine-printed on ingrain paper. Gift of Victorian Collectibles.The simplistic styling of the poppies...
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Seduced by an Object Poster
Caitlin CondellPoster: Adler Typewriter, 1909–10. Lucian Bernhard. Gift of the Eric Kellenberger Collection, Switzerland and museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment. 2005-12-2. The turn of...
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Fast as a Silver Bullet!
Gail S. Davidson and Hampton Wayt Drawing: Rendering of K4s Class Locomotive with Final Placement of Winged Keystone Logo, for Pennsylvania Railroad New York, 1936-37. Designed by Raymond Loewy. Gift...
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May Flowers
Laura MuhaDrawing: Two Studies of Violet Chrysanthemums, early 20th century. Gift of Starling W. Childs and Ward Cheney. 1937-59-54.Last summer, a dozen members of my family and I gathered in a...
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Small is Classically Beautiful
Lucy CommonerFolding Pleated Fan, 1800–10. Gift of Anonymous Donor. 1952-161-240.This rare and beautifully painted fan dates from the early nineteenth century, a period when smaller fans became...
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Lone Scout of the Sky
Gregory HerringshawSidewall: The Lindbergh. Chicago, 1927. Made by United Wallpaper Factories, Inc. Gift of Grace Lincoln Temple.On May 20-21, 1927 Charles Lindbergh made his historic non-stop flight...
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Beauty & Efficiency
Stephen H. Van DykThe Marmon Sixteen. Marmon Motor Car Company. Indianapolis: Marmon Motor Car Co. (ca. 1930) Smithsonian Libraries.The progressive and innovative design and mechanics of the Marmon...
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