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Design, 1925–50

October 1, 2004

By Alexandra Griffith Winton

Inspired in part by pre-war European efforts to democratize design through industrial production, [the Good Design] movement energetically promoted modern design to the American consumer through museum exhibitions, trade shows, and advertising.

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Design Reform

October 1, 2006

By Sara J. Oshinsky

Design reformers attempted to help a new and rapidly growing generation of middle-class homemakers create artistic yet healthy homes.

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Design, 1900–1925

October 1, 2004

By Jared Goss

By the turn of the twentieth century, a new stylistic vocabulary—with distinct regional characteristics—had been firmly established. Whether realistic or abstract, exuberant or restrained, curvilinear or geometric, there was a consistency in the purposeful rejection of outmoded tastes and exploration of new design influences.

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Design, 1950–75

October 1, 2004

By Jared Goss

New materials and technologies, many of which had been developed during wartime, helped to free design from tradition, allowing for increasingly abstract and sculptural aesthetics as well as lower prices for mass-produced objects.

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Design, 1975–2000

October 1, 2004

By Jane Adlin

The last quarter of the twentieth century saw a surge of unbridled consumerism manifested in a number of diverse, often contradictory, design currents.

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Interior Design in England, 1600–1800

October 1, 2003

By Jean Sorabella

Increasing prosperity fueled demand for houses that were more comfortable and more elegant, while patrons grew more sophisticated, architects better esteemed, and craftsmen capable of realizing ever more ambitious designs.

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Exploring Art Deco Textile and Fashion Designs

December 27, 2016

By Laura Beltran-Rubio

Research Volunteer Laura Beltran-Rubio highlights examples of Art Deco textile and fashion designs featured in French illustrated pattern books from The Met collection.

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A First Look at the Designs for The Met’s New Modern and Contemporary Art Wing

December 10, 2024

By Max Hollein

Director and CEO Max Hollein shares architect Frida Escobedo’s dynamic vision for the new Tang Wing.

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Calling All Fashion and Design Mavens!

April 28, 2010

By Alice W. Schwarz

What do you get when you mix a groundbreaking exhibition, a cutting-edge curatorial team, two enthusiastic Museum educators, and a great American fashion company? A T-shirt design competition for teens!

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A Master of Design, A Master of Tapestry: Recognizing Pieter Coecke van Aelst

August 26, 2014

By Elizabeth Cleland

Associate Curator Elizabeth Cleland highlights the innovative design work of Pieter Coecke van Aelst, the focus of the upcoming exhibition Grand Design: Pieter Coecke van Aelst and Renaissance Tapestry.