Tags | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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The flattened, undulating body incorporating multi-fired tangerine color above a lemon yellow, with uneven applied clear glass shoulders and neck, below a red stopper.

Design # 566 Decanter And Stopper, 1956
glass.
Gift of Damon Crain.
2012-16-5-a,b

This object was made by Blenko Glass Company.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Model of hyperbolic space crocheted in bright red wool. Spherical form with crenellated surface.

Model Of Hyperbolic Space (USA), 2011
wool.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
2011-16-1

This object is part of the Textiles Department collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Red circular dish with flat border and rolled rim.

Design # 18 Plate, 1930s
blown glass.
Gift of Damon Crain.
2012-16-2

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Brochure cover, on black ground, exhibition title in Paul Rand's script hand writing, in white: The / Graphic Art / of / Paul Rand. Beneath this the image of a hand balancing on the forefinger a spinning top in yellow, red, pink, and blue stripes; and part of the hand's sleeve is visble, also in stripes. Open, two text blocks with information about the career of Paul Rand. Rear of brochure, in two text blocks, quotes about graphic design by Ladislav Moholy-Nagy, Geovanni Pintori E. McKnight Kauffer, and Usaku Kamekura.

Print, The Graphic Art of Paul Rand, 1970
offset lithograph on paper.
Gift of Marion S. Rand.
2002-11-45

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Red silicone rubber body comprising long cylindrical handle with horizontal striations and broad cylindrical suction-cup like lamp with small circular lens in center, covering LED light source.

Grip Flashlight, 2012
silicone rubber, led light source.
Gift of George R. Kravis II.
2012-20-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Upright red, rectangular form, horizontal rectangular lense and bulb housing at top, facing forward; black sliding on/off switch on right side. Body opens in clam-shell manor, hinged on one side.

Saft B-12 Flashlight, 1971
polypropelene.
Museum purchase from General Exhibitions Funds.
1989-103-6

This object was made by MAZDA Eclairage.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 6 images of this object.

Yellow cylinder decorated with black and white checkered bands at each end; red LED light at one end.

Taxi Wand Flashlight, 1998
molded plastic, led.
Gift of Julia A. Haiblen.
1998-39-1-a,b

This object was made by Taxiwand, Inc..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 5 images of this object.

Lime green molded plastic form with high ridges lengthwise along cylindrical lamp housing and shaft; yellow and red plastic rings surrounding circular lens; large white plastic hemispherical on/off button encircled by narrow lavender plastic ring.

Vidor Flashylight Flashlight, designed 1988
molded plastic.
Gift of Barbara and Max Pine.
1993-133-7

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Yellow plastic molded body with threaded battery cap in black plastic at one end. Cylindrical body ridged and flared out to form larger lens opening. Lens and lamp held by black ridged plastic neck ring.

Bright Star Flashlight, ca. 1990
injection-molded plastic.
Gift of Barbara and Max Pine.
1993-133-12

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Red plastic faceted body in form of pen, with pen clip end. Body fitted with clear faceted cylindrical threaded lens covering lamp; small circular magnet at opposite end; removable black rubber cap with clear plastic curved rod (Litebender attachment) fits over lens to make flashlight function in manner of fiber optics, showing narrow, bright, focused beam.

MityLite Submersible Flashlight, ca. 1990
plastic, xenon bulb.
Gift of Barbara and Max Pine.
1993-133-18

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

Plan: square center with four turrets; structure composed of numerous glass and brass parts: one large central dome flanked by four small domes on brass roof, all domes of blue-green glass with clear finials; blue-green rectangular panels in-set between domes; the brass roof and base secured to large clear and white laticino rods by means of brass and glass finials at the top and brass washers at the bottom; walls composed of thin glass rods inserted in brass roof plate and base plates. Removeable glass and brass swings. Square plexiglass undertray.

"Verdino" Birdcage, ca. 1959
glass, brass, plexiglass.
Gift of Göran F. Holmquist.
1965-50-1-a/tt

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 9 images of this object.

Flight Data Recorder F1000 ("Black Box") (USA), 1995

Flight Data Recorder F1000 ("Black Box") (USA), 1995
epoxy-glass circuit cards, integrated-circuit chips, integrated connectors,....
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Gift of Loral Data Systems,....
16.2012.14

This object was made by Loral Data Systems.
There are 3 images of this object.

Two part white disc mounted on black cord; front slides to reveal a micro-perforated pad divided into quadrants to receive and analyze bodily fluids: red (for blood), blue (for saliva), yellow for urine, and green (for breath).

Diagnostic Health-care Device, Kernel of Life (Prototype), October 2013
computer-machined abs plastic, leather, aluminum, paint.
Courtesy of Gates Foundation and WIRED magazine.
12.2014.1

This object was made by fuseproject.
There are 3 images and 1 video of this object.

Child's semi-circular chair in red-painted plywood; pierced with slats allowing for adjustable flat seat and additional parts to be removed and reinserted at various hights.

Pair of Child's chairs with table insert Child's Chair, 1957
painted bent beech plywood.
Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler.
2007-37-1

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

Chair formed of assembled sheets of poured resin in shades of yellows to greens; oval back with attenuated vertical V-shaped split in center, attached to U-shaped seat on base formed of curving sheets.

Nobody's Perfect Chair, 2001
resin.
Gift of Zerodisegno.
2004-27-1

This object was made by Zerodisegno.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Vase in form of irregular inverted cone in tones of green, blue and yellow with roughly oval mouth, shaped wall and circular base; upper section of wall cast with Italian words running in a continuous spiral starting at top; lower section with one line of Italian encircling base above foot ring.

Florian Vase, ca. 1995
cast polymer resin.
Gift of Max Pine.
1999-53-1

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

Wallpaper designed for the French Revolution, illustrated with oak leaf wreath enclosing crossed fasces, sword & Phrygian cap. Tricolor ribbons wrapped around fluted column bear legend: "Soyons Unis/Nous Serons/Invincibles."

Sidewall And Attached Border, République Française Liberté Égalité, ca....
block printed on handmade paper.
Gift of John Jay Ide Collection.
1986-106-1

This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Textile, Fleurs Tropicales et Palmiers (Tropical Flowers and Palms)

Textile, Fleurs Tropicales et Palmiers (Tropical Flowers and Palms)
cotton.
1973-51-105

This object is part of the Textiles Department collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

On orange background, a swirling leaf pattern in white outlined in black.

Drawing, Textile Design: Leaf Pattern, 1950–70
brush and gouache, graphite on paper, lined.
Gift of Donald Cameron.
1992-51-15

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Red folding "clamshell" type telephone opens to reveal black keypad below pierced earpiece in hand set; speaker in base, below hinge; spiral black cord attached to back of base.

Grillo (Cricket) Folding Telephone, 1965
molded abs plastic, rubber.
Gift of Becker Inc..
1987-91-3

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Red chair supported on four horizontal prong-like steel feet; base of chair in form of inverted cone rising at seat to form curved circular back rest; separate circular seat cushion. Woven wool upholstery over foam padding.

Cone Chair, 1959
cast steel, foam rubber, wool upholstery.
Gift of Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor.
1986-99-44

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

Carrying cloth of loosely woven, overspun wool yarn, in red, possibly dyed with cochineal, with a geometric pattern in white cotton.

Carrying Cloth (Peru), 600–1000
red wool with white cotton.
Museum purchase through gift of Jacques Seligmann.
1946-59-1

This object is part of the Textiles Department collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Poster, If the shoe fits, run it. / Fartleks1, 1978
offset lithograph on white wove paper.
Gift of Various Donors.
1981-29-94

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Poster, Internationale Economisch-Historische Tentoonstelling (Exhibition of International Economic History)

Poster, Internationale Economisch-Historische Tentoonstelling (Exhibition of...
block print, letterpress on cream wove paper.
2001-7-1

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

Textile, Eclat
cotton.
2011-41-1

This object was made by Knoll Textiles.
This object is part of the Textiles Department collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Depicts various individuals posing and placed on a pink background, clockwise from left: a man with a leopard print hat, umbrella and shirt, with black gloves and black long sleeves; a man with a studded belt, red turtleneck, and dark sunglasses looking through a video camera; one man steering and a man and a woman posing in a flying dish spaceship; and a woman posing in lounging position near a curvy white vessel. Text in black on pink background, at center: Deee-Lite PRESENTS/ SEE SHOCKING GROOVELICITY/ FEEL THE REALNESS OF THE ITCH/ HEAR.../ INFINITY WITHIN. Left side: Small shapes of pattern in pink on yellow and red on black; above, in white on black: DEEE-LITE; below, in white on black: LET'S/ FACE/ IT/ IT'S/ A/ PRO-/ CHOICE/ ALBUM! Right side: above, a red-haired woman against a blue background; middle, a man wearing a black and red hoodie with pink sleeves against a yellow backgound; below, the same man in the red turtleneck depicted in the center of the album.

CD Case, Deee-lite: Infinity Within, 1992
offset color lithograph on paper.
Gift of Mike Mills.
1995-156-1-b

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

On a vertical sheet, three stacked horizontal world maps, each depicting various countries and territories of the world in the same color scheme. Rather than showing geographical land mass, the size of the countries swells or diminishes in each vertical iteration to reflect relative internet use.

Map, Worldmapper Project: Global Internet Use 1990 and 2007, 2007
digital print on archival paper.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
2012-19-1

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Low, horizontal rectangular form with curved edges; left side: yellow, molded plastic housing for paper and print mechanism; right side: rectangular rubber keypad molded with circular and lozenge-shaped number and function keys. On front, imprinted: "olivetti DIVISUMMA 18".

Divisumma 18 Calculator, 1973
abs plastic, melamine, rubber, metal.
Gift of Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor.
1986-99-41

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 41 images of this object.

Gray, three-legged thin-walled molded plastic form with circular seat having inset circular fiberboard panel with hand-painted decoration of overlapping multi-colored 'dots' (brush strokes) on white ground; three finger holes in center of seat panel allowing it to be lifted out, revealing shallow storage area.

Trick Proust Stool Prototype/exhibition Model, 1986
molded thermoplastic, painted fiberboard (seat panel).
The Linda and Irwin R. Berman Stool Collection.
2013-50-8-a,b

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Valentine Typewriter And Case

Valentine Typewriter And Case
molded abs plastic, metal, rubber.
1986-99-40-a,b

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

Arched rectangular body, handset with rotary dial, and coiled cord made of transparent plastic with electronic components visible.

Trimline Telephone, 1968
plastic, metal, electronic components.
Gift of Henry Dreyfuss.
1972-88-179-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

Signature Collection, "Picnic Flatware" Picnic Set

Signature Collection, "Picnic Flatware" Picnic Set
anodized aluminum.
1986-94-1/3,10

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Hemispherical bowl formed of layered glass threads in iridescent black, scarlet, pale and medium green, mauve. Individual threads pulled and slumped into form, edges manipulated to create irregular edge folds and indentations. Interior layered with red; exterior primarily black with green and mauve passages at opposite edges.

Sculptural Vessel (Netherlands), 1985
fused and thermo-formed glass threads (filet-de-verre technique).
Museum purchase through gift of Anonymous Donor, Carol B. Brener and Stephen....
1986-20-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Four teardrop-shaped handles differentiated by color (three are yellow and black; one is red and white), and placement of stripes.

Drawing, Suggested Decorations for Implement Handles, for the Washburn...
graphite, yellow, red crayon on tracing paper.
Gift of Industrial Designers Society of America.
2000-11-7

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Hanging lamp in the form of a large clear glass incandescent light bulb, the globe surrounded by a transluscent white plastic band from which project eight colorful, realistic figures of winged insects seemingly in flight around the bulb; halogen light source suspended from brass fitting in center of bulb-shaped globe.

J.B. Schmetterling (Butterfly) Hanging Lamp, 2011
mouth-blown glass, 3d-printed (flexible free-formed) plastic, machined brass,....
Gift of Ingo Maurer GmbH and Graham Owen.
2014-7-1-a/c

This object was made by Ingo Maurer GmbH.
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.