Design Works:
American
Airline Table Radio, Model No. 62455
c. 1937, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
German
Ars Memorandi per Figuras Evangelistarum
c. 1470, Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
American
Eichler Homes Designed to make Your Everyday a Holiday!
c. 1960, private collection
American
Kenmore Imperial Vacuum Cleaner
1930, Wolfsonian Museum, Miami Beach
American
Packard-Bell Radio
c. 1947, private collection
French
Panoramic View of the Paris 1925 Exhibition des Arts Décoratifs
1925, private collection
Egyptian
Papyrus from the Hoard of the Priests of Amun at Deir el Bahri
c. 1085-950 BCE, Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Egyptian
Papyrus of Hunefer
c. 1285 BCE, British Museum, London
American
Roasting Pan
c. 1935-1940, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Mesopotamian
Stele of Hammurabi
c. 1,792-1,750 BCE, Musée du Louvre, Paris
American
Sterling Streamline Iron, Model No. SA-4344
c. 1930-1940, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
The Stockholm Town Hall, The Stuttgart Railway Station and a De Stijl house project all equally rejected
1926
Roman
Vatican Virgil
c. 400, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Rome
Alvar Aalto [Finnish, 1898 – 1976]
Acoustic Ceiling Design of the Long Lecture Room, Viipuri Public Library
1927-1935, Viipuri Library, Vyborg
Constantin Alajalov [American, 1900 – 1987]
Cover for Modern Art at the Sesqui-Centennial
1926, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven
Josef Albers [German, 1888 – 1976]
Kombinations-Schrift (Combinatory Letters)
1926, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Josef Albers [German, 1888 – 1976]
Working Design for Kombinations-Schrift (Combinatory Letters)
1926, Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, Bethany
Egmont Arens [American, 1888 – 1966]
Hobart Streamliner Meat Slicer, Model No. 195
c. 1942, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Erik Gunnar Asplund [Swedish, 1885 – 1940]
Asplund-Stockholm Public Library
1920-8
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley [English, 1872 – 1892]
Toilette of Salome II
1894, British Museum, London
Peter Behrens [German, 1868 – 1940]
AEG Electric Kettle
1909, private collection
Mario Bellini [Italian, born 1935]
Olivetti TVC 250 Terminal
1966, private collection
Heinrich Siegfried Bormann [German, 1909 – 1982]
Kandem Tube Table Lamp No. 934
1932, Bauhaus-Archiv, Berlin
Gordon Miller Buehrig [American, 1904 – 1990]
Cord 810 Westchester Sedan
1936, Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Museum, Auburn
Clarence M. Burroughs [American, 1904 – 1998]
Ice Water Pitcher
c. 1948, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Alma Buscher [German, 1899 – 1944]
Design for Ship Building Toy (Bauspiel Schiff)
1923, Klassik Stiftung, Weimar
Alma Buscher [German, 1899 – 1944]
Ship Building Toy (Bauspiel Schiff)
1923, Design Museum, Munich
Alma Buscher [German, 1899 – 1944]
Wooden Building Blocks
1923-1924, Neue Sammlung, Munich
John Carroll [American, 1892 – 1959]
Presto Cheese Slicer
c. 1940, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Coco Chanel (Gabrielle Chanel) [French, 1883 – 1971] and Julien-Henri Viard [French, active 1900 – 1938]
Chanel No. 5 Bottle and Case
1921, private collection
David Chapman [American, 1909 – 1978]
Heat King Fan Heater
c. 1948, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
David Chapman [American, 1909 – 1978]
Sparklet Siphon Bottle
c. 1940, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Sergey Chekhonin [Russian, 1878 – 1936]
Cover Design for the Second Congress of the Communist International
1920, David King Collection, London
Sergey Chekhonin [Russian, 1878 – 1936]
October, Cover for an Album of Photomontages
1921, David King Collection, London
Gottfred Kirk Christiansen [Danish, 1920 – 1995]
LEGO Building Bricks
1954-1958, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Wells Wintemute Coates [English, 1895 – 1958]
Isokon Flats
1932-4, RIBA Library, London
Paul Colin [French, 1892 – 1985]
Intellectual and Artistic Effort
1929, Museum of Modern Art, New York
George R. Coss [American, 1885 – 1973]
Everhot Electric Roaster-Cooker
c. 1937, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Walter Crane [English, 1845 – 1915] and William Morris [English, 1834 – 1896]
The Story of the Glittering Plain
1894
Guido Drocco [Italian, born 1942] and Franco Mello [Italian, born 1945]
Cactus Coat Rack
1971, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York
Albrecht Dürer [German, 1471 – 1528]
The Apocalypse: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1498
William Addison Dwiggins [American, 1880 – 1956]
The Power of Print and Men
1936, private collection
James Dyson [English, born 1947]
Dual Cyclone Vacuum Cleaner
1995, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Harley Earl [American, 1893 – 1969]
Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible
1959
Albert E. Emmons [American, 1897 – 1993]
Rumsey Electric Lawn Mower, REM Model
c. 1946, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Walker Evans [American, 1903 – 1975]
Houses and Billboards in Atlanta, from American Photographs
1931, Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
Vincent Figgins [English, 1766 – 1844]
Six Line Pica, no. 1 (Fat Face)
1821
Vincent Figgins [English, 1766 – 1844]
Two Line Great Primer Sans Serif
1830
John Follis [American, 1923 – 1994] and James Reed [American, active 20th century]
Cover for Arts and Architecture, September 1953
1953, private collection
Norman Bel Geddes [American, 1893 – 1958]
Patriot Radio
1940, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Herbert Gehr [American, 1910 – 1983]
High-Brow, Low-Brow, Middle-Brow from Life Magazine
April 11, 1949
Frank Owen Gehry [American, born 1929]
Pito Teakettle
1992, private collection
Dante Giacosa [Italian, 1905 – 1996]
Fiat Nuova 500
1957, private collection
Moisey Ginzburg [Belorussian, 1892 – 1946] and Mikhail Barshch [Russian, 1904 – 1976]
Project for a Green Moscow
1929-1930
Michael Graves [American, born 1934]
Toaster, Model No. TT 9275
2000, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Arlington Gregg [American, active 1936 – 1940]
International Exhibition of Watercolors
1939, Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
Walter Burley Griffin [American, 1876 – 1937] and Marion Mahony Griffin [American, 1871 – 1962]
Competition Design for New Federal Capital
1915-1918, Australia Archive, Canberra
Lurelle Guild [American, 1898 – 1986]
Electrolux Vacuum Cleaner, Model No. 30
c. 1937, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Robert Heller [American, 1899 – 1973]
Airflow Fan
c. 1937, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Ludwig Hohlwein [German, 1874 – 1949]
Und Du?
1929, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Arne Jacobsen [Danish, 1902 – 1971]
Bellavista Housing
1934
Richard James [American, born 1918]
Slinky
1945
Pavel Janák [Czech, 1882 – 1956]
Design for a Coffee Set
1919, Národní Technické Muzeum, Prague
Owen Jones [English, 1809 – 1874]
Grammar of Ornament
1856
Clarence Karstadt [American, 1902 – 1968]
Silvertone Radio
1938, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
E. McKnight Kauffer [American, 1890 – 1954]
American Airlines to Europe
1948, Museum of Modern Art, New York
E. McKnight Kauffer [American, 1890 – 1954]
Cover of Catalogue for the Exhibition Organic Design in Home Furnishings
1941, Brooklyn Museum
Sherman Kelly [American, 1869 – 1952]
Ice Cream Scoop
1935, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Gustav Klucis (Gustav Klutsis) [Latvian, 1895 – 1944]
Transport Achievement of the First Five Year Plan
1929, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret) [French, 1887 – 1965]
Competition Project for the League of Nations
1927
Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret) [French, 1887 – 1965]
Project of an Agricultural Estate, Chercell North Africa
1942
Ivan Leonidov [Russian, 1902 – 1959]
Linear City Project for Magnitogorsk
1930
William Edmond Lescaze [American, 1896 – 1969]
Salt and Pepper Shakers
c. 1935, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Wayne Leser [American, 1892 – 1985]
Air Cooled Streamliner Smoking Pipe
c. 1941, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Wyndham Lewis [English, 1882 – 1957]
Cover of Blast No. 1
1914, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Wyndham Lewis [English, 1882 – 1957]
Cover of Blast No. 2
1915, Wyndham Lewis Memorial Trust, London
Roy Lichtenstein [American, 1923 – 1997]
Throwaway Paper Plate for the On 1st Store
1969, private collection
Glenn Ligon [American, born 1960]
Untitled (I'm Turning into a Specter Before Your Very Eyes and I'm Going to Haunt You)
1992, Philadelphia Museum of Art
El Lissitzky (Lazar Markovich Lissitzky) [Russian, 1890 – 1941] and Hans Arp (Jean Arp) [German, 1886 – 1966]
Cover for The Doctrines of Art
1925, private collection
El Lissitzky (Lazar Markovich Lissitzky) [Russian, 1890 – 1941]
USSR Russische Ausstellung
1929, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Raymond Fernand Loewy [American, 1893 – 1986]
Avanti Automobile
c. 1961, Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles
Raymond Fernand Loewy [American, 1893 – 1986]
Coca-Cola Dispenser
1947, private collection
Raymond Fernand Loewy [American, 1893 – 1986]
Columnair Tall Clock and Radio
c. 1930, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Attributed to Raymond Fernand Loewy [American, 1893 – 1986]
Emerson Table Radio, Model No. 744
c. 1954, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Raymond Fernand Loewy [American, 1893 – 1986]
Pencil Sharpener
1933
Raymond Fernand Loewy [American, 1893 – 1986] and Walter Dorwin Teague [American, 1883 – 1960]
Purma Special Camera, Bantam Special Camera
1934-1936, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Raymond Fernand Loewy [American, 1893 – 1986]
Schick Colonel Electric Razor
c. 1942, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Raymond Fernand Loewy [American, 1893 – 1986]
Sketch for a Streamlined Train
1930
Charles Henri Honoré Loupot [French, 1892 – 1960]
Poster for the Paris 1925 Exhibition des Arts Décoratifs
1925, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Alvin Lustig [American, 1915 – 1955]
Letterhead for Sheela's
1947, private collection
Alvin Lustig [American, 1915 – 1955]
Logo for Hokey Pokey Ice Cream
1949
Alvin Lustig [American, 1915 – 1955]
Logo for Paramount Furniture
1949
Alvin Lustig [American, 1915 – 1955]
The Lookout (Memo Design for Look Magazine)
1944
Aldo Magnelli [Italian, first active c. 1931]
Olivetti MP 1 Typewriter
1932, private collection
Joseph M. Majewski [American, born c. 1887]
Juice-O-Mat Juicer
c. 1937, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Roland A. Manning [American, 1906 – 1993]
Sprayit Air Compressor
c. 1938, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Aldus Manutius [Italian, 1449 – 1515] and Fra Francesco Colonna [Italian, died 1527]
Hypnerotomachia Poliphili
1499, Morgan Library and Museum, New York
Herbert Matter [Swiss, 1907 – 1984]
Cover for Arts and Architecture, September 1946
1946, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Herbert Matter [Swiss, 1907 – 1984]
Cover for Knoll Associates Catalogue
1947-1948, Brooklyn Museum
Herbert Matter [Swiss, 1907 – 1984]
Knoll Single Pedestal Furniture Designed by Eero Saarinen
c. 1957, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Hannes Meyer [Swiss, 1889 – 1954]
Competition Project for the League of Nations
1927
Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe [German, 1886 – 1969]
Competition Project for the Reichbank
1933, Berlin
Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe [German, 1886 – 1969]
Hubbe House
1935, Magdeburg
Amedeo Modigliani [Italian, 1884 – 1920]
Caryatid
c. 1914, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
John R. Morgan [American, 1903 – 1986]
Craftsman Electric Drill, Model No. 315
c. 1940-1950, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
John R. Morgan [American, 1903 – 1986]
Craftsman Portable Air Compressor
c. 1935-1940, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
John R. Morgan [American, 1903 – 1986]
Silvertone Automatic Streamliner Table Radio, Model No. 132.807-2
c. 1940, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Peter Müller-Munk [American, 1904 – 1967]
Normandie Pitcher
1935, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
George Nelson [American, 1908 – 1986]
Ball clock
c. 1948-1969, Brooklyn Museum
Marcello Nizzoli [Italian, 1887 – 1969]
Lexikon 80 Manual Typewriter
1948, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Marcello Nizzoli [Italian, 1887 – 1969]
Mirella Portable Sewing Machine
1957, private collection
Isamu Noguchi [American, 1904 – 1988]
Radio Nurse Shortwave Radio Transmitter
c. 1937, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Timothy H. O'Sullivan [American, c. 1840 – 1882]
Ancient Ruins of the Canyon de Chelly, New Mexico
1876, Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
William B. Petzold [American, 1898 – 1983]
Stenotype Machine
c. 1939, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Albert E. Pollock [American, 1914 – 1992]
Autodex Address Book, Model No. P-642A
c. 1938, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Enrico Prampolini [Italian, 1894 – 1956]
Badge of the Futurist Group of Trieste
1924, private collection
Harry S. Preble [American, 1911 – 1982]
Hair Dryer
c. 1944, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
From a design by Eric William Ravilious [English, 1903 – 1942]
Alphabet Mug
1937, private collection
Jamie Reid [English, born 1947]
LP Record Sleeve for Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols
1977, private collection
John Gordon Rideout [American, 1898 – 1951]
Magnalite Water Kettle, Model No. 4133M
c. 1933, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Abe O. Samuels [American, 1899 – 1966]
Visu-Heat Iron
c. 1936, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Timo Sarpaneva [Finnish, 1926 – 2006]
Casserole
1959, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Peter Schlumbohm [American, 1896 – 1962]
Chemex Coffeemaker
1941, Brooklyn Museum
Peter Schlumbohm [American, 1896 – 1962]
Cinderella Garbage Pail
1930-1940, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Joost Schmidt [German, 1893 – 1948]
Bauhaus exhibition Poster
1923
Joost Schmidt [German, 1893 – 1948]
Bauhaus Wallpaper Advertising Brochure
1923, Bauhaus-Archiv, Berlin
Joost Schmidt [German, 1893 – 1948]
Box for Yko-Band (Yko Tape)
1924, Klassik Stiftung Weimar
Joost Schmidt [German, 1893 – 1948]
Pamphlet for the City of Dessau
1930, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge
Joseph Sinel [American, 1890 – 1975]
Height and Weight Meter
1927, Dallas Museum of Art
Philippe Starck [French, born 1949]
Juicy Salif Lemon Squeezer
1988, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Vladimir Stenberg [Russian, 1899 – 1892] and Georgy Stenberg [Russian, 1900 – 1933]
Man with a Movie Camera
1929, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Charles P. Strite [American, 1878 – 1956]
Toastmaster Toaster, Model 1-A-1
c. 1925, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Adnan Tarcici [Yemeni, born 1918]
Solnar Solar Cooker
c. 1970, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Walter Dorwin Teague [American, 1883 – 1960]
Bluebird Radio
1937-1940, private collection
Walter Dorwin Teague [American, 1883 – 1960]
Digital Clock, Model No. 8B11
c. 1937, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Walter Dorwin Teague [American, 1883 – 1960]
Executive Desk Lamp, Model No. 114
1939, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Richard Ten Eyck [American, 1920 – 2009]
Vornado Fan, Model No. 12P1
c. 1945, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Giuseppe Terragni [Italian, 1904 – 1943] and Pietro Lingeri [Italian, 1894 – 1968]
Danteum Project
1938
William Thorowgood [English, active 1820 – 1849]
Five Line Pica Shaded, no. 2
1821
William Thorowgood [English, active 1820 – 1849]
Six Line Pica Egyptian (Slab Serif)
1821
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec [French, 1864 – 1901]
Jane Avril
1899, San Diego Museum of Art
Henri Van de Velde [Belgian, 1863 – 1957] and Georges Lemmen [Belgian, 1865 – 1916]
Also Sprach Zarathustra
1908, Wolfsonian Museum, Miami Beach
Henri Van de Velde [Belgian, 1863 – 1957]
Tropon
1898, private collection
Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc [French, 1814 – 1879]
Entretiens sur l'Architecture (Discourses on Architecture )
1858
Chauncey E. Waltman [American, 1897 – 1975]
Dormeyer Electric Stand Mixer, Model No. 3200
c. 1939, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Andy Warhol [American, 1928 – 1987]
LP Record Sleeve for The Velvet Underground and Nico
1967, private collection
Kem Weber [German, 1889 – 1963]
Zephyr Digital Clock, Model No. P40
1934, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Russel Wright [American, 1904 – 1976]
Bun Warmer and Tidbit Stand
c. 1932, private collection
Russel Wright [American, 1904 – 1976]
Lemonade Pitcher and Beverage Set
c. 1932, private collection
Marco Zanuso [Spanish, 1916 – 2001]
Kitchen Scale, Model BA 2000
1969, Museum of Modern Art, New York
