Uruku makeup packaging, Aveda. Image courtesy Aveda and Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
Design USA: Contemporary Innovation
October 16–April 04, 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, 2 East 91st Street New York, New York 10128
This exhibition features outstanding contemporary achievements in American architecture, landscape design, interior design, product design, communication design, corporate design, interaction design, and fashion.
More info: cooperhewitt.org
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