Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

1. About museum

Cooper Hewitt is the only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historical and contemporary design, and is the steward of one of the most diverse and comprehensive design collections in existence — more than 215,000 design objects spanning 30 centuries. From ancient textiles and works on paper to icons of modern design and cutting-edge technologies, Cooper Hewitt’s collection serves as inspiration for creative work of all kinds and tells the story of design’s paramount importance in improving our world.

2.Taliesin Line of Decorative Wallpaper

This artwork created by Flank Lloyd Wright in 1956 that kind of wallpaper’s deign.

3.Discription

· Geometric composition combining rhombuses, parallelograms and trapezoids

· Constructed by replicating one regular group

· The surface is irregularly decorated with gold leaf.

4.Analysis

・By contrasting tones, each shape is emphasized and the whole is balanced.

・At first glance, it gives a hard impression like digital, but it also expresses the warmth of hand drawing.

・Gold leaf harmonizes geometric and hand-painted features

5.Interpretation

・The sense of rhythm of the work spreads the viewpoint and is interesting to watch

・There is design in the constituent parts, and artistry can be seen in the colors and decorations

6.Judgment

・It is a work with a geometric yet elegant impression. I think that it is a work rich in design that can change a room into a modern image when used as wallpaper.