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“My Adopted State”: Arthur Carrara in Wisconsin
Architect and designer Arthur A. Carrara (American, 1914–1995) was born in Chicago and worked in locations across the world, from Buffalo, New York to the Philippines. But for Carrara, Wisconsin felt like home; in his 1964 retrospective catalog he fondly … Continue reading
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Playful Design, Serious Message: Learning & Play in the 1970s
A selection of educational products from the 1970s, recently installed in MAM’s 20th- and 21st- Century Design Galleries, tells the story of two pressing issues in the United States during the period through the lens of design for children. First, … Continue reading
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20th- and 21st-Century Design: New Acquisitions Now On View
Spring cleaning isn’t just for attics—the Museum’s Design Galleries were recently refreshed with a new coat of paint and numerous recent acquisitions. From turn-of-the-century silver to twenty-first-century furniture, these objects demonstrate the wide range of what we mean by “design” … Continue reading
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Tagged chair, Design, Erich Dieckmann, Eva Zeisel, Furniture, Jonathan Muecke, Josef Hoffmann, plastic, seating, silver, tableware, Wiener Werkstatte
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Introducing: Afrikando by Jaime Hayon
Among the many eye-catching objects in the exhibition Jaime Hayon: Technicolor, the delicate etching, dangling earrings, and dazzling glass surfaces of Afrikando are particularly alluring. This set of seven glass vessels is on view for the first time in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Design, Exhibitions, glass, Jaime Hayon, Special Exhibitions
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Jaime Hayon: Technicolor
On view now through March 25th in the Bradley Family Gallery, Jaime Hayon: Technicolor brightens up wintertime in Milwaukee with a colorful splash of fun and fantasy. The energetic exhibition features work from two decades of the Spanish artist-designer’s career, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ceramics, Design, Exhibitions, glass, Hella Jongerius, Jaime Hayon, Jonathan Muecke, Mathias Bengtsson, Special Exhibitions, textiles
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