Works of Art (19)
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"Carlton" room divider, 1981, Ettore Sottsass (Italian), Designer; Memphis s.r.l., Manufacturer, Wood, plastic laminate (1997.460.1ab) |
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"Contour" chair, designed 1970, manufactured ca. 1982, Frank Gehry (American); Manufacturer: Easy Edges Inc., Corrugated cardboard, Masonite (1987.357) |
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"Egg" armchair, 1957,
Arne Jacobsen (Danish); Manufacturer: Fritz Hansens Eft. A/S,
Ox hide, plastic, aluminum (61.7.46) |
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Evening jacket, 1938, Elsa Schiaparelli (French, born Italy), Deep magenta rayon crepe embroidered with metallic thread and polychrome sequins with plastic insect buttons (1974.338.2); Dinner Suit, 1937–1938, Elsa Schiaparelli (French, born Italy), Green silk crepe and green silk velvet embroidered with metallic thread and red and pink rhinestones with half dome shaped plastic buttons inset with flowers (1978.288.19a–c)
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Evening pump, 1961, Designed by Roger Vivier (French), Leather, silk, glass, plastic, metal, metallic thread (1980.597.4) |
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Gordon Tapper 1:10, 1999, Karin Sander (German), ABS plastic (acryl-nitryl-butadien-styrol) from three-dimensional scan; applied color (2000.411)
Olivier Renaud-Clement 1:10, 1999–2000, Karin Sander (German), ABS plastic (acryl-nitryl-butadien-styrol) from three-dimensional scan; applied color (2000.414) |
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National Panasonic Radio, Model R-72S, ca. 1969,
Manufacturer: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.,
ABS plastic (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer), metal (2000.430) |
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New York, Number 18, 1938, Charles Biederman (American), Painted wood and plastic (1980.419) |
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"Patriot" radio, 1939, Norman Bel Geddes (American); Emerson Radio and Phonograph Corp., New York, Catalin (2001.722.11) |
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Racing car shoe, 1965, Designed by Katharina Denzinger for Herbert Levine, Inc., American, Leather, plastic (1973.276.29a,b) |
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Radio Nurse radio transmitter, 1937, Isamu Noguchi (American), Bakelite (2000.600.14) |
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Sample room divider, ca. 1952, Dorothy Liebes (American), Wood, chenille, various fibers, Lurex (aluminum foil, plastic-coated) (1973.129.7) |
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Shoe, spring 1997, Designed by Martin Margiela (Belgian), Leather, plastic (1998.519f,g) |
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Stacking side chair, designed 1960, manufactured ca. 1973,
Verner Panton (Danish),
Luran-S plastic (acrylate-styrene-acrylonitrile) (1986.425) |
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Study for Distortions; Isometric Systems in Isotropic Space—Map Projections: The Cube, 1978, Agnes Denes (American), Watercolor on graph paper, pen and ink on clear plastic overlay (1983.501.3) |
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"Tizio" table lamp, 1972, Richard Sapper (German, born 1932); Artemide S.p.A., ABS plastic (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer), aluminium, metal alloy (1988.236.10) |
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Travel ensemble (jacket, slacks, and blouse), 1948, Vera Maxwell (American), Brown-and-white donegal tweed and cocoa-brown wool jersey, printed silk, plastic, tan leather (C.I.53.61a-f) |
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"Tube" chair, 1969–70, Joe Colombo (Italian); Manufacturer: Flexform, PVC plastic (polyvinyl chloride), tubular steel, rubber, polyurethane foam, synthetic knit upholstery (1987.98.1a-d) |
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"Vertebra" armchair, 1974–76, Emilio Ambasz (Argentinian); Giancarlo Piretti (Italian), Polyurethane and leather (1989.48) |
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Thematic Essays (8)
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