Humans Must Be Displaced From the Center of Design
In probing the relationship between humans and nature, two major exhibitions question the very foundations of design practice.
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Cooper Hewitt’s Nature Triennial Balances Speculative Experimentation with Industry Application
Scouring the globe for recent projects, Nature taps into a new level of environmental awareness among designers, researchers, institutions, and blue-chip companies.
Architecture You Can Smell? A Brief History of Multisensory Design
With the Cooper Hewitt exhibiting The Senses: Design Beyond Vision, Metropolis takes a look at the past, present, and future of multisensory design.
The Cooper Hewitt Announces National Design Award Recipients
Neri Oxman, Blu Dot, Weiss/Manfredi, and more will receive the Smithsonian Design Museum's highest design honor at a ceremony this fall.
New Cooper Hewitt Exhibit Takes a Fresh Look at the History of Color
Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color delves into product design, subway wayfinding, industrial standardization, consumer culture, and more.
Cooper Hewitt Exhibition Showcases Ilonka Karasz, an Unsung American Design Hero
While Hungarian émigré worked in a wide variety of media, her biggest claim to fame is her 186 cover illustrations for The New Yorker.
"Access + Ability" at the Cooper Hewitt Demonstrates How Design Can Create a More Inclusive Society
The exhibit, which premiered in December, explores how technology, innovation, and design can change lives.
Cooper Hewitt Honors National Design Award Winners at Gala
Deborah Berke, MASS Design Group, and Metropolis’s own Susan Szenasy took home awards at the Cooper Hewitt National Design Awards Ceremony.
Marguerita Mergentime Reshaped the Sensibility of the American Home
A new book, "Marguerita Mergentime: American Textiles, Modern Ideas," explores this little-known designer's outsize influence.
At Cooper Hewitt, Socially Responsible Design Takes Center Stage
While it may be eclectic in its curation, By the People sets a strong precedent for other design museums—hopefully, they will follow its lead.
New Exhibit Highlights the Creative Potential of Scrap in Textile Design
The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum's latest exhibition showcases high-minded examples of textile upcycling.
Showcase: The Most Innovative Textiles Available Today
The most innovative textiles—in material, construction, performance, and aesthetics—available today.
Dorothy Cosonas Carries KnollTextiles' Storied Mantle
Dorothy Cosonas, creative director at KnollTextiles, turns history, collaboration, and inspiration from the fashion world into forward-looking textiles.
Cooper Hewitt's "Beauty" Pleases All Beholders, Pushes Few Boundaries
The fifth edition of the Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial delivers plenty of crowd-pleasers but charts few new frontiers.
Looks Do Matter, Says Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial
The latest iteration of the Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial tackles the age-old problem: how do we define beauty?
Give Good Design: Metropolis's 2014 Gift Guide
Our top 35 gift ideas highlight the best in design, fashion, cooking, and charitable causes.
Caroline Baumann: At Home in the Design Museum
The Cooper Hewitt director on the museum's expanded exhibition spaces, new curatorial focus, and bringing the institution into the digital age
Iris van Herpen Is Making the Fashion of the Future
By exploring a wide range of avant-garde technologies, including bio-printing and touch-sensitive audio waves, the Dutch designer is pushing the boundaries of fashion.
