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Antiques & Design

Studio65, “Chiocciola” Chair, designed 1972

Disruptive Design

For the creators of Radical Italian Design, form didn’t have to follow function, and the only limits on what could be built were those of the imagination itself.

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Tea bowl with floral design on blue background

Relentless Pursuit

How one Gilded Age railroad tycoon’s madness for Japanese domestic ceramics took over his imagination and led to a large, highly particular collection.

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Waste Bowl, 1886

Gorham Silver: The Shining

Hundreds of pieces of Gorham silver go on view at the Rhode Island School of Design Museum, providing a brilliant view into the “golden age” of American silver.

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Fernand Léger, Country Outing (second state), circa 1980

Finely Woven

The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art reveals the richness of tapestry as modern art form.

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Lucia Moholy, Bauhaus Building, Dessau, Germany, 1926

Bauhaus Centennial: Two Schools of Thought

In honor of the Bauhaus’ centennial, Harvard’s Busch-Reisinger Museum showcases its expansive collection of Bauhaus-related works.

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Detail of a Pair of Flintlock Pistols

Arms and the Man

The Met puts a cache of rare decorative English firearms on view for The first time.

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Design drawing for a rug, 1947

Whole Cloth

The Wolfsonian’s latest exhibition brings the history of Italian textile design from Genoa to Miami.

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Large Diamond Lounge Chair, circa 1952

Have a Seat

A new exhibition explores 200 years of American design through the example of the chair.

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Nawanagar ruby necklace, Cartier, London, 1937

Al Thani Collection: Royal Splendor

An exhibition of the Al Thani Collection in San Francisco highlights the currents of mutual admiration and influence that flowed back and forth between Indian and Western jewelry traditions.

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