New: Design for a Living World
	May 14, 2009 - January 4, 2010
			Ten leading designers have been commissioned to develop new uses for sustainably grown and harvested materials in order to tell a unique story about the life cycle of materials and the power of conservation and design. The featured designers and places include Yves Behar/Costa Rica, Stephen Burks/Australia, Hella Jongerius/Mexico, Maya Lin/Maine, Christien Meindertsma/Idaho, Abbott Miller/Bolivia, Isaac Mizrahi/Alaska, Ted Muehling/Micronesia, Kate Spade/Marshall Islands, and Ezri Tarazi/China. The exhibition will feature the prototypes, drawings and finished products created by the designers. Web: cooperhewitt.org/EXHIBITIONS/Design-for-a-Living-World

New: Fashioning Felt
	March 6, 2009 - September 7, 2009
			This exhibition explores the varied new uses of felt -- an ancient material, believed to be one of the earliest techniques for making textiles. Made by matting together wool fibers with humidity and friction, felting requires little technological expertise and is an extremely versatile material. The exhibition showcases both historic examples and innovations in handmade felts, along with contemporary uses of industrial felt in a range of such fields as product design, fashion, architecture, and home furnishings. Web: cooperhewitt.org/EXHIBITIONS/Fashioning-Felt

New: Shahzia Sikander Selects: Works from the Permanent Collection
	March 6, 2009 - September 7, 2009
			Internationally acclaimed artist Shahzia Sikander serves as the ninth guest curator of the "Selects" exhibition. Trained as a miniaturist at the National College of Arts in Lahore, Pakistan, Sikander merges the traditional South Asian art of miniature painting with contemporary forms and styles. Her work explores the relationship between the present and the past and the richness of multicultural identities. The exhibition also includes a new work created by Sikander, inspired by Cooper-Hewitt's collection. Web: cooperhewitt.org/exhibitions/selects/shahzia-sikander.asp

Last update: June 30, 2009, 09:05