2018 | Acquired | Objects | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Short diamond shaped beige-toned body of transparent glass.

Ruutu Vase
mold-blown, ground and polished glass.
Gift of littala.
2018-9-9

This object was made by Ahlstrom-Iittala, Inc..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Short diamond shaped body of transparent glass.

Ruutu Vase
mold-blown, ground and polished glass.
Gift of littala.
2018-9-8

This object was made by Ahlstrom-Iittala, Inc..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Tall diamond shaped red-toned body of transparent glass.

Ruutu Vase
mold-blown, ground and polished glass.
Gift of littala.
2018-9-7

This object was made by Ahlstrom-Iittala, Inc..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Tall diamond shaped body of transparent glass.

Ruutu Vase
mold-blown, ground and polished glass.
Gift of littala.
2018-9-6

This object was made by Ahlstrom-Iittala, Inc..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Tall diamond shaped copper-toned, gray-toned and clear bodies of transparent glasses.

Ruutu Vase
mold-blown, ground and polished glass.
Gift of littala.
2018-9-5

This object was made by Ahlstrom-Iittala, Inc..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Tall diamond shaped red-toned body of transparent glass.

Ruutu Vase
mold-blown, ground and polished glass.
Gift of littala.
2018-9-4

This object was made by Ahlstrom-Iittala, Inc..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Tall diamond shaped green-toned body of transparent glass.

Ruutu Vase
mold-blown, ground and polished glass.
Gift of littala.
2018-9-3

This object was made by Ahlstrom-Iittala, Inc..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Tall diamond shaped body of transparent glass.

Ruutu Vase
mold-blown, ground and polished glass.
Gift of littala.
2018-9-2

This object was made by Ahlstrom-Iittala, Inc..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Short diamond shaped copper-toned body of transparent glass.

Ruutu Vase
mold-blown, ground and polished glass.
Gift of littala.
2018-9-10

This object was made by Ahlstrom-Iittala, Inc..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Tall diamond shaped copper-toned body of transparent glass.

Ruutu Vase, 2015
mold-blown, ground and polished glass.
Gift of littala.
2018-9-1

This object was made by Ahlstrom-Iittala, Inc..
This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

This object has not been digitized yet.

Cake Knife, 2017
binder jet-printed bronze (70% 604 steel and 30% bronze [10% tin + 90% copper]).
Gift of Joe Doucet.
2018-8-2

This object has not been digitized yet.

Cake Spatula, 2017
binder jet-printed bronze (70% 604 steel and 30% bronze [10% tin + 90% copper]).
Gift of Joe Doucet.
2018-8-1

This object has not been digitized yet.

Tablecloth, Fold Unfold Fly, 2015
100% halbpanama cotton.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
2018-7-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.

This design captures the delicacy of soap bubbles with their subtle irridescence and color shifts. The magnification of the motifs makes apparent the contrast between the textural small bubble clusters and the sleek larger bubbles.

Sidewall, Microcosmos, 2017
digital print on vinyl.
Gift of Calico Wallpaper.
2018-6-2

This object was made by Calico Wallpaper.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.

Trompe l'oeil design of torn and layered paper. The rough edges and irregular surface of the layered pages create shadows that add a subtle contrast to the stark white paper. Non-repeating design.

Sidewall, Topographies, 2017
digital print.
Gift of Calico Wallpaper.
2018-6-1

This object was made by Calico Wallpaper.
This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Dark gray plastic computer prototype consisting of flat rectangular screen (a) in shallow rhomboidal frame with control indicators on one side; two flat folding legs on verso. Screen rests on low rhomboidal base (b). Black pen-like stylus with red top (c). Separate power cord, cable and two dongles in black plastic (unnumbered).

Leapfrog Tablet Computer Prototype, 1992
plastic, acrylic, metal.
Gift of IBM.
2018-5-1-a/c

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Tablecloth with square and rectangular compartments containing whimsical scenes inspired by Mughal and Persian miniature paintings and book illustrations. Scenes include seated musician on a carpet surrounded by flowering trees and swans, elephants with howdahs strapped to their backs, riders on horseback with parasols, and figures seated in elaborate garden pavilions. Primarily in shades of green, blue and pink.

Tablecloth, Omar Khayyam, 1950s
cotton.
Gift of Kimberly Randall Hess.
2018-47-1

This object was made by Leacock Quality Hand Prints.

This object has not been digitized yet.

Album Cover, Mecanica, 2015
offset lithograph on paper.
Gift of Mario Hugo.
2018-46-2

This object has not been digitized yet.

Album Cover, Shocks, 2011
offset lithograph on paper.
Gift of Mario Hugo.
2018-46-1

Cover design for an album published/released by the Command Records label that includes music orchestrated by Maurice Ravel, composed by Modest Mussorgsky, and conducted by Andre Vandernoot. Design features a black background with thin, vertical, parallel white lines of different lengths across the center, intersected by five black rectangles of different sizes at the bottom of the composition. Printed in white, along the top: PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION; in blue, directly below: MUSSORGSKY - RAVEL. Printed in blue, along the bottom: L'Orchestre De La Societé Des Concerts Du Conservatoire Andre Vandernoot – Conductor.

Album Cover, Pictures at an Exhibition: Mussorgsky - Ravel, 1961
offset lithograph on white wove paper, gate-fold cardboard.
Gift of Ellen Lupton.
2018-45-3

There are 2 images of this object.

Cover design by Josef Albers for an album published/released by the Command Records label featuring two-piano performances by Leonid Hambro and Jascha Zayde of music by Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Schubert. Design features two large, black overlapping squares, with smaller blue squares and rectangles inside, positioned in the center of the composition against a white background. Printed in black, along the top of the design: LEONID HAMBRO AND JASCHA ZAYDE / MAGNIFICENT TWO-PIANO PERFORMANCES; along the bottom: MOZART MENDELSSOHN SCHUBERT.

Album Cover, Magnificent Two-Piano Performances: Mozart, Mendelssohn,...
offset lithograph on white wove paper, gate-fold cardboard.
Gift of Ellen Lupton.
2018-45-2

Album cover design by Josef Albers for Provocative Percussion, Volume 2, an album published/released by the Command Records label featuring the music of Enoch Light and the Light Brigade. Printed in black against a white background, at the top of the design: volume 2 / provocative percussion; across bottom: ENOCH LIGHT and THE LIGHT BRIGADE. The center of the design is filled with black circles of varying sizes randomly placed.

Album Cover, Provocative Percussion, Volume 2, 1960
offset lithograph on white wove paper, gate-fold cardboard.
Gift of Ellen Lupton.
2018-45-1

Mottled tan to gray-green plastic vase having a short neck and circular mouth, the roughly circular body molded with one rectangular and four irregular square or rectangular openings.

Vessel, Vessel from the Impose Series, 2017
capa™ 6800 bioplastic (polycaprolactone), mineral pigments.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund and through gift of....
2018-43-2

Bulbous, irregular plastic body tapering to narrow neck with circular mouth; smooth, mottled blue outer wall; white to blue inner wall retains the texture of the bioplastic granules that make up the body.

Vessel, RYB Vessel from the Sculpt Series, 2016
bioplastic (capa™ 6800 caprolactone), synthetic and mineral pigments.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
2018-43-1

There are 5 images of this object.

Ovoid, footed vessel (a) with a bumpy-textured surface; semi-circular handle on each side. Domed oval lid (b) with same bumpy texture and a small circular handle on top. Exterior is a deep, reddish brown; orange interior.

Casserole Dish, Furry Curry Casserole Dish, 2017
3d-printed curry, turmeric, maltodextrin, powdered sugar.
Gift of Studio Rael San Fratello.
2018-42-1-a,b

There are 2 images of this object.

Brisé fan with pierced sticks. Moire effect produced by darker brown color swirling through tan color.

Brisé Fan, early 20th century
sticks of pierced cellulose nitrate with silk ribbon, celluloid loop and....
Gift of Belmont Freeman, for the family of Maria Magdalena Kjellesvig....
2018-41-2

Large tortoiseshell comb with pierced stylized flower and vine motifs.

Comb, Peineta (Comb), 19th century
tortoiseshell.
Gift of Belmont Freeman, for the family of Maria Magdalena Kjellesvig....
2018-41-1

Circular yellow plastic housing with a void between the handset and base. Base of the phone takes a half-circle shape with a flat bottom and white touch-tone keypad at center top. Phone handset forms the upper-half of the circular body and has a coiled yellow cord.

Telephone, Sculptura Telephone from the Design Line Series, ca. 1974
thermoplastic, electronic components.
Gift of Donald M. Genaro.
2018-40-1

This object was made by AT&T and Western Electric Manufacturing Company.
There are 8 images of this object.

Blue and white tablecloth with a central section containing eight blue rectangles, each with a single stylized floral element in white. Four squares with the same isolated floral motif are at each corner with rectangles between containing a dense arrangement of geometrical and floral elements.

Tablecloth, 1914–1916
cotton.
Museum purchase from General Acquistions Endowment Fund.
2018-4-2

This object was made by Herrburger und Rhomberg.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Two round doilies: one with a fanciful bird, the other with a stylized palm tree. Square lace inserts for a curtain contain a female figure in traditional dress, the other has a male figure with outstretched arms and an owl.

Doilies And Inserts (4), 1922
linen.
Museum purchase from General Acquistions Endowment Fund.
2018-4-1-1/4

This object was made by Wiener Werkstätte.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 4 images of this object.

This object has not been digitized yet.

Poster, Lenny Bruce at the Village Theatre, 1967
offset lithograph on paper.
Gift of Merrill C. Berman.
2018-39-9

This object has not been digitized yet.

Poster, UNESCO, 1950
color lithograph on paper.
Gift of Merrill C. Berman.
2018-39-8

This object has not been digitized yet.

Poster, Futurismo & Pittura Metafisica (Futurism & Metaphysical Painting),...
letterpress on packaging paper.
Gift of Merrill C. Berman.
2018-39-7

This object has not been digitized yet.

Poster, Allianz, Vereinigung moderner Schweizer Künstler (Allianz,...
letterpress and iris printing on paper.
Gift of Merrill C. Berman.
2018-39-6

This object has not been digitized yet.

Poster, Zeitprobleme in der Schweizer Malerei und Plastik (Problems of Our...
letterpress and linocut on paper.
Gift of Merrill C. Berman.
2018-39-5