Collection Highlights: From Sketch to Product
Many familiar designs began with an idea worked out on paper. Cooper Hewitt's collection includes many drawings that document the genesis of finished works of all kinds: textiles, wallpaper, furniture, mass-produced products for the office and home, decorative arts, and even fine art.
- Cut-out, Design for a Fork
- glossy heavy printed paper; verso: graphite; cut.
- Gift of the Estate of Eva Zeisel.
- 2014-8-38
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- "Eva" Salad Fork Fork
- stainless steel.
- Gift of Crate & Barrel.
- 7621.1.2013
- THIS OBJECT IS NOT PUBLIC
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Drawing, Woman with Platter of Grapes
- pen and black ink on cream tracing paper.
- Gift of Donald Cameron.
- 1998-19-29
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Drawing, Designs for Silent Butlers
- graphite, blue color pencil on cream tracing paper.
- Gift of Donald Cameron.
- 1998-19-89
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Brush Brush
- silver, bristle, wood.
- Museum purchase from Walter R. Scholz Memorial Fund.
- 1998-21-2
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 7 images of this object.
- Drawing, Design for Metallon End Table
- graphite on tracing paper.
- Gift of Donald Deskey.
- 1988-101-1253
- This object was made by Ypsilanti Reed Furniture Company.
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- End Table (USA)
- bent chromed metal, glass.
- Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
- 2006-4-1
- This object was made by Metallon.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 4 images of this object.
- Drawing, Textile Design
- pen and black ink, graphite on paper.
- Gift of Abby, Lisa and Margie Ruddick.
- 2021-43-11
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
This object has not been digitized yet.
- Dress, Filigree, introduced 1950
- rayon.
- Gift of Abby, Lisa and Margie Ruddick.
- 2021-43-1
- This object was made by Knoll Textiles.
- This object is part of the Textiles collection.
- Drawing, Design for Manhattan Records Label
- pen and red, black ink, color pencil, red marking pen, collage on tracing....
- Gift of Paula Scher.
- 1996-88-6
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Record, Manhattan Records
- plastic and lithograph on white paper.
- Gift of Paula Scher.
- 1996-88-3-a
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Drawing, Designs for Paper Porcelain
- pen and black ink, graphite, white and gold edding marking pen, copic marking....
- Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
- 2014-38-10-a,b
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 5 images of this object.
- Paper Porcelain Coffee Saucer, Prototype, 2009
- slip-cast, fired unglazed porcelain with added metal drill dust, applied....
- Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
- 2014-38-6
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- Paper Porcelain Tea Saucer, Prototype, 2009
- slip cast, fired unglazed porcelain with added metal drill dust, applied....
- Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
- 2014-38-8
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- Paper Porcelain Mug, Prototype
- slip cast, fired unglazed porcelain with added metal drill dust, applied....
- Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
- 2014-38-9
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- Drawing, Design for Universal Handle, Curved
- graphite on pre-printed white wove paper.
- Gift of Smart Design, Inc..
- 2011-50-24
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Good Grips Prototype For A Peeler
- thermoplastic rubber (santoprene™), abs plastic, metal.
- Gift of Smart Design, Inc..
- 2011-50-19
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Drawing, Designs for "Garbo" Waste Can and Variant Waste Cans, for Umbra
- rollerball/fiber tip pen in black ink, tape on two joined sheets of white paper.
- Gift of Karim Rashid.
- 2000-50-19
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Garbo Waste Basket
- molded polypropylene .
- Gift of Anonymous Donor.
- 1999-9-1
- This object was made by Umbra.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Garbino Waste Basket
- polypropylene.
- Gift of Anonymous Donor.
- 1999-9-2
- This object was made by Umbra.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Drawing, Designs for a Sauce Boat or Creamer
- graphite on off-white tracing paper..
- Gift of Eva Zeisel.
- 1993-11-46
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Ashtray from "Hallcraft Tomorrow's Classic" Service Ashtray
- earthenware.
- Gift of Mel Byars, The Mel Byars Collection of 20th Century Design.
- 1990-15-16
- This object was made by Hall China Company.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 5 images of this object.
- Drawing, Rocky Mountain Goat - Bronx Zoo
- blue, green, black and brown watercolor over graphite.
- Gift of Mr. Charles Baskerville.
- 1977-36-1
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Rocky Mountain Goats Folding Screen
- wood, masonite, paint, lacquer, metal.
- Gift of Mr. Charles S. Payson.
- 1977-46-1
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
