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E. McKnight Kauffer, a Commercial Artist With Ideals

Avatar photo by Caitlin Condell and Emily M. Orr October 22, 2020November 5, 2020

For nearly 20 years between the two world wars, E. McKnight Kauffer, an American, was the most celebrated graphic designer in England.

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Nature Offers the Best Designs at the Cooper Hewitt Triennial

Avatar photo by Louis Bury January 11, 2020January 10, 2020

Objects on display designed to be green substitutes for those that are ecologically harmful or failing are among the most thought-provoking in this exhibition.

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Repairing a Broken Planet Through Optimism and Design

Avatar photo by Zachary Small June 4, 2019June 6, 2019

Could you empathize better with a blade of grass if it had an email address? What about the entire ecosystem?

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The Remarkable and Polyglot Design Legacy of Ilonka Karasz

by Lorissa Rinehart April 16, 2018April 18, 2018

Ilonka Karasz’s designs span from the 1910s to the 1970s, across multiple media: textiles, industrial design, and illustration, including several New Yorker covers, all with a keen sense of the prevailing zeitgeist, and yet, I had never heard of her.  

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The Novelty and Excess of American Design During the Jazz Age

Avatar photo by Allison Meier July 10, 2017July 10, 2017

Through over 400 objects, the Cooper Hewitt’s dynamic Jazz Age exhibition highlights 1920s American design.

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How the Cooper Hewitt Museum Reconciles the Old and New

Avatar photo by Seph Rodney May 16, 2017May 15, 2017

Upon visiting the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, I wonder how it feels both antiquated and technologically advanced at the same time.

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From a Depression-Era Mural to Modern-Day Devices, Charting the Rise of Radio

Avatar photo by Allison Meier May 15, 2017May 15, 2017

The centerpiece of the Cooper Hewitt’s The World of Radio exhibition is a rarely seen, 16-foot-long mural that broadcasts moments from the medium’s early history.

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Maira Kalman’s Daily Digressions

Avatar photo by Elisa Wouk Almino February 6, 2017February 4, 2017

In the writer and illustrator Maira Kalman’s latest project, she narrates a morning workout at the Metropolitan Museum of Art that exemplifies her digressive spirit and openness to new ideas.

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A Gift to Cooper Hewitt Fills Gaps in the Collection

Avatar photo by Allison Meier May 12, 2016May 13, 2016

Thanks to the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s 19th-century roots and the Hewitt sisters’ collection, the institution has strong holdings in that era’s decorative arts. This month, the New York museum announced that its 20th-century collections were strengthened with a considerable gift from George R. Kravis II.

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Beautiful Surprises and Surprising Depth at Cooper Hewitt’s Design Triennial

by Alexander Cavaluzzo March 11, 2016March 14, 2016

If beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder, the curators of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum faced a daunting task when they chose beauty for the latest design triennial’s theme.

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Cooper Hewitt Acquires Historic Textile Designed for UN Security Council

Avatar photo by Allison Meier October 28, 2015October 29, 2015

With the world still reeling from World War II, a Norwegian architect was tasked with designing one of the most important places of international peace and negotiation.

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The Visual Tricks That Make a Poster Give You Pause

Avatar photo by Allison Meier May 29, 2015May 31, 2015

Some posters make you pause mid-stride; others disappear into the background like so much white noise.

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