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Object of the Day: American Modernizing Russel Wright’s
Object of the Day: American Modernizing Russel Wright’s massively popular American Modern Dinnerware line remained in production for 20 years—fro...

Object of the Day: A Bloody, Primal Scream This gut wrenching
Object of the Day: A Bloody, Primal Scream This gut wrenching poster, designed by the Polish graphic designer Jan Lenica, was produced to advertise t...

Object of the Day: Pleasant Abstractions This unobtrusive
Object of the Day: Pleasant Abstractions This unobtrusive sidewall was designed c.1954 – 1955 by Rolf Middelboe for the Danske Tapetfabbriker compa...

Object of the Day: Tropical Flowers During a routine trade trip
Object of the Day: Tropical Flowers During a routine trade trip to Pondicherry India in 1735, French naval officer Antoine de Beaulieu was both enamo...

Object of the Day: Putting the Fan in Fantasy From the
Object of the Day: Putting the Fan in Fantasy From the eighteenth century, painted fans were one of the most popular souvenirs for any grand tourist ...

Object of the Day: Salome Entitled “Salome,” this unusual
Object of the Day: Salome Entitled “Salome,” this unusual wallcovering was manufactured c.1967 by Bob Mitchell Designs and the pattern was create...

Object of the Day: Chart topping objects in 2014 It is the end
Object of the Day: Chart topping objects in 2014 It is the end of another year and there’s been many changes at Cooper Hewitt. We’ve installed ne...

Object of the Day: Heads up! This study by the prolific French
Object of the Day: Heads up! This study by the prolific French artist, François Boucher, offers a rich insight into the practice of collecting drawi...