Tags | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

We have 7 objects tagged contemporary.

Envelope, Marres Center for Contemporary Culture Envelope

Envelope, Marres Center for Contemporary Culture Envelope
off-set lithograph on paper.
Gift of Maureen Mooren.
2012-29-30

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

A chair formed from long, curved, pale, ash wood elements with a sinuous, ribbon-like back and an elongated triangular seat, which descends into three tapering legs at each point of the triangle. The seat has three curved insets which are covered in cream suede.

Enignum Chair Model (two Seater)
bent layered ash wood strips, suede upholstery.
Gift of Joseph Walsh.
2015-39-2

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 6 images and 1 video of this object.

A chair formed from long, curved, olive ash wood, with an S-shaped back that grows from and merges into an elliptical form with two, tapering legs descending from the left and right edges. Four green suede-upholseted tubular segments form the basis of the seat.

Enignum Free Form Chair
olive ash wood stripped into thin layers, then manipulated and reconstructed,....
Gift of Joseph Walsh.
2015-39-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 7 images and 1 video of this object.

A model for a low two-seater sofa is made of natural light ash wood whose frame is a contiguous curved form connecting its back to its three legs and base with no apparent breaks. It has a beige suede textile covering its tight upholstered seat with several subtle folds/tucks on the surface mimicking the wavy shape of the overall wood frame design. A single plank of arched smooth wood forms one front leg continuing and bending gracefully like a ribbon to establish a low open back and extends on a slope to become the second front leg. There is a solitary leg in the rear. When facing the model (piece of furniture), the front is angled and oblong in length. A technique of splitting the wood into thin long slices and then bending it gives some insight into designer’s process of using multiple layers to create the sinuous skeletal frame-like structure. Aptly named Enignum ,a play on the word enigma—mysterious, puzzling, leaves the observer questioning how this unique piece was made

Enignum Chair Model (two Seater)
bent layered ash wood strips, suede upholstery.
Gift of Joseph Walsh.
2015-39-3

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 5 images and 1 video of this object.

Sidewall, V2
molded recycled paper.
Gift of MIO.
2005-7-1

This object was made by MIO.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Sweat Protector (koyori Ase-hajiki) (Japan)

Sweat Protector (koyori Ase-hajiki) (Japan)
paper.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
2009-36-2

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images and 1 video of this object.

Model, Cooper Hewitt Admission Desk Models

Model, Cooper Hewitt Admission Desk Models
3d-printed models, laser-cut cardboard.
Courtesy of DS+R.
s-e-1704