The Collection | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Explore over 30 centuries of design online, from ancient Roman marble to Pre-Columbian textiles, Renaissance drawings, contemporary 3D-printed chairs, and digital code. Please note that cataloging a collection of over 215,000 objects is a work in progress. You may come across records with very little information, factual errors, or harmful language. We appreciate your help in addressing these concerns and invite your feedback.

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Collection Highlights

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Bandboxes

From Sketch to Product

In the Nursery: Wallpaper for Children's Spaces

Featured Objects

A folded huipil, or woven tunic, covered in vibrant colors and striking patterns.

Pale yellow wallpaper featuring a repeating pattern of trees, flowers, and pagoda-like structures.

A modern lounge chair with a seat made of twine that is wrapped tightly and evenly around a curving metal frame.

A print of a painted jet black crow with vertical Japanese text scrawled to the right of the bird.

A vibrant, highly detailed painting of a man, woman, and child in a massive, ornately decorated room.

Writing Desk (Italy)

A textile with four black and yellow squares in a checkerboard pattern, each square containing a geometric pattern.

Sidewall, Zauberhorn [Cornucopia]

Exhibitions on View

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Mr. Pergolesi's Curious Things

Designing Peace

Sarah & Eleanor Hewitt: Designing a Modern Museum

Design and Healing: Creative Responses to Epidemics

Botanical Lessons

Collections in Motion

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Arc Touch Mouse: Production Process

The Arc Touch Mouse was designed to be portable, comfortable, and sleek.

Curatorial Departments

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design

Product Design and Decorative Arts

Textiles

Wallcoverings