The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum is currently home to the largest-ever exhibition of works by E. McKnight Kauffer (American, 1890–1954), a pioneer of commercial art—the profession known…
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Discover two ultra-rare Swiss automata, made for the Chinese market in the 19th century. The magnificent McCullough automaton box is the last and greatest musical magician box to remain in private…
Get film poster expert Bruce Marchant’s top tips on starting a collection and discover some of the gems he’d recommend to more established collectors from our upcoming sale Original…
The design offering’s noteworthy highlights include thirty-four works of studio pottery and art glass, with exceptional pieces by Dale Chihuly, Jon Kuhn, Paul Stankard, and Christopher Ries.
This “maximally efficient” 1926 kitchen design inspires family memories—and a career path. Andrew Gardner, curatorial assistant in the Department of Architecture and Design, visits his spices in…
As part of the Saint Laurent Rive Droite project, Anthony Vaccarello has chosen to collaborate with the Italian design and architecture group Memphis.
No word would suffice to express the fluency with which these shorthand icons, which have supplanted words in texts and emails and on social media, have become a language unto themselves.…
Sarah Sze has created public art for display in New York City before, but never of this magnitude: a 50-foot-tall, five-ton constellation of images of the city she loves, in the newly-revamped…
