Collection by Heather Corcoran

Discover the Most Prolific Modern Designer You've Never Heard Of

Pittsburgh's Carnegie Museum of Art celebrates the legacy of one of the last century's most overlooked industrial designers, Peter Muller-Munk.

Now, the Carnegie Museum of Art takes a look at the designer's four-decade career in the exhibition, Silver to Steel: The Modern Designs of Peter Muller-Munk, which runs through April 11, 2016.
Now, the Carnegie Museum of Art takes a look at the designer's four-decade career in the exhibition, Silver to Steel: The Modern Designs of Peter Muller-Munk, which runs through April 11, 2016.
The exhibition features more than 120 works of hand-wrought silver and popular mid-century products, like Muller-Munk's razor designs for Schick.
The exhibition features more than 120 works of hand-wrought silver and popular mid-century products, like Muller-Munk's razor designs for Schick.
In 1945, Muller-Munk left a teaching position at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh (now Carnegie Mellon University) to found Peter Muller-Munk Associates (PMMA), a design consultancy whose clients included U.S. Steel.
In 1945, Muller-Munk left a teaching position at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh (now Carnegie Mellon University) to found Peter Muller-Munk Associates (PMMA), a design consultancy whose clients included U.S. Steel.
Working with clients like the Mobay Chemical Company, PMMA pushed the boundaries in design materials for a new age, creating cutting-edge pieces like this collection of plastic furniture.
Working with clients like the Mobay Chemical Company, PMMA pushed the boundaries in design materials for a new age, creating cutting-edge pieces like this collection of plastic furniture.