Design

First Lady's Inaugural Gown Arrives at Smithsonian

Michelle Obama donates her Jason Wu gown to the First Ladies' Collection at the National Museum of American History
March 09, 2010 | By Beth Py-Lieberman

Homemade Clothes for Hollywood - Made Movies

Rabbit Goody has been the go-to weaver for historically accurate fabric for the movie industry’s biggest period dramas
December 07, 2009 | By Rachel Dickinson

Savoring Puebla

Mexico's "City of Angels" is home to gilded churches, artistic treasures and a delectable culinary culture
December 2009 | By Francine Prose

Drawn From Life

Artist Janice Lowry's illustrated diaries record her history—and ours
November 2009 | By Owen Edwards

Q and A: Mark Newport

Costume designer Mark Newport talks about knitting outfits for superheroes, both famous (Batman) and unknown (Sweaterman)
October 2009 | By Jordan Steffen

250 Years of Wedgwood

Two new exhibitions celebrate the enduring wares of ceramics designer and entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood
September 29, 2009 | By Nancy Mann Jackson

Saving Punjab

A Sikh architect is helping to preserve cultural sites in the north Indian state still haunted by 1947’s heart-wrenching Partition
September 2009 | By Geoffrey C. Ward

50 Years of Pantyhose

Love them or hate them, the once-ubiquitous women’s accessory was a revolutionary invention that helped transform women’s fashion
July 08, 2009 | By Joseph Caputo

A Green Addition to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Meeting House

Architects of the First Unitarian Society’s new eco-friendly addition find inspiration in the ideas of original architect Frank Lloyd Wright
May 21, 2009 | By Laura Kearney

Edward Steichen: In Vogue

A painter by training, Edward Steichen changed fashion photography forever
May 2009 | By Owen Edwards

Q and A: Isaac Mizrahi

Fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi's salmon skin dress is on display in a new exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
April 2009 | By Joseph Caputo

Shepard Fairey: The Artist Behind the Obama Portrait

A portrait created by a graphic designer ended up becoming the icon for the Obama campaign and an international phenomenon
January 14, 2009 | By Megan Gambino

Intelligent Designer

Charles Harrison, former industrial designer at Sears, Roebuck and Company, created practical innovations that touched many lives
January 2009 | By Megan Gambino

The Splendor of Greene and Greene

A new exhibition celebrates the work of brothers Charles and Henry Greene, masters of American Arts and Crafts architecture
December 09, 2008 | By Arthur Lubow

A Capitol Vision From a Self-Taught Architect

In 1792, William Thornton designed America's defining monument, where a new visitor center opens in December
December 2008 | By Fergus M. Bordewich

Bernini's Genius

The Baroque master animated 17th-century Rome with his astonishing sculpture and architecture
October 2008 | By Arthur Lubow

All that Glitters

Carol Channing can't forget the night her gown got ransomed
August 2008 | By Owen Edwards

A Brief History of Pierre L’Enfant and Washington, D.C.

How one Frenchman’s vision became our capital city
May 01, 2008 | By Kenneth R. Fletcher

Breuer Chair, 1926

Marcel Breuer's Bauhaus minimalism redefined a household basic
February 2008 | By Owen Edwards

Unlocking Mysteries of the Parthenon

Restoration of the 2,500-year-old temple is yielding new insights into the engineering feats of the golden age's master builders
February 2008 | By Evan Hadingham

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