Exhibition | Design Across Time

Design Across Time is on view at Cooper Hewitt now through October 22, 2028.

In a new landmark presentation of Cooper Hewitt's collection, Design Across Time: Exploring Smithsonian's Design Collection brings together more than 125 works across multiple design disciplines, including product and graphic design, fashion textiles, digital design wallcoverings, and architecture.

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Deep blue table cloth with white text. The center reads "USA" at each cardinal direction facing outwards. Smaller text in a range of typefaces depict common Americana phrases like "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" and "the new deal"

Food For Thought Tablecloth

Anywhere Lamp - Made to Order

Anywhere Lamp - Made to Order

Max 1 Dinnerware Set

Max 1 Dinnerware Set

Cylindrical, Soft Black vacuum jug with a thin, semi-circle handle, a black lid with a beak-shaped pour spout, and a black button "eye."

EM77 Vacuum Jug 1L

Cylindrical steel vessel with a long, trunk-like spout curving up from the bottom of the vessel. It has a flat top with space around the edge, and a black handle. Handle's outside edge is a right angle and the inside edge is a curve with a circle cut into it.

Arne Jacobsen Coffee Pot

Panthella 160 Portable Lamp

Panthella 160 Portable Lamp

Panthella 160 Portable Lamp Chrome

Panthella 160 Portable Lamp Chrome

Alexander Girard: Let the Sun In – Signed Copy

Alexander Girard: Let the Sun In – Signed Copy

Max Dinnerware - Mug - Set of 6

Max Dinnerware - Mug - Set of 6

Six steel coasters stacked within a holder made of three straight, flat pieces of steel with rounded ends. Coasters have a flat surface and short, thin, straight sides.

Arne Jacobsen Coasters

Tall, cylindrical steel martini mixer with a small spout at the top edge, and flat lid that has a mixer protruding from a small opening and a narrow protrusion for flipping the lid open..

Arne Jacobsen Martini Mixer

Cylindrical, steel cocktail shaker made of two separate pieces, the body longer than the top. Sides are straight and top and bottom are flat.

Arne Jacobsen Cocktail Shaker

Cascade stack of six folded napkins, each with a different vibrantly colored floral graphic printed on white, flour-sack like fabric. Colors from left to right are: magenta, red orange, brown, yellow, green, blue.

American Folk Art Dinner Napkins Set of 6

Personal Body Unit Index

Personal Body Unit Index