Designers
After 150 Years, Levi's 501 Blue Jeans Are Still Kicking
The iconic garment began as a practical piece of clothing for miners to wear during long, difficult shifts
The Evolution—and Reinvention—of the Sari
"The Offbeat Sari" explores the traditional garment's role in fashion, protest, sustainability and more
Two Hundred Rare Chanel Looks Are Coming to London This Fall
"Gabrielle Chanel: Fashion Manifesto" is the first retrospective of the iconic designer's work staged by a major British museum
History Forgot Minerva Parker Nichols, the Country's First Solo Woman Architect
A new exhibition celebrates the pioneering designer, who opened her own practice in the late 1880s
The Love-Hate Relationship With New York City's New Logo
Milton Glaser's iconic "I Love NY" design gets an update—and not everybody loves it
David Chipperfield Wins Pritzker Prize, the Highest Honor in Architecture
The civic-minded architect is respectful of the past as he pushes his field forward
Hirshhorn and Smithsonian Channel Team Up for New Reality Show
In "The Exhibit," a group of seven promising creators compete to become the "next great artist"
Hundreds of Frank Lloyd Wright's Designs Were Never Built. Here's What They Might Have Looked Like
So far, David Romero has digitally reconstructed more than 20 of the famous architect's unrealized projects
How W.E.B. Du Bois Disrupted America’s Dominance at the World’s Fair
With bar graphs and pie charts, the sociologist and his Atlanta students demonstrated Black excellence in the face of widespread discrimination
Have You Seen This David Bowie Dress? A London Museum Is Looking For It
The Museum of London Docklands is hoping to locate lost garments for an exhibition on Jewish fashion designers
André Leon Talley’s Caftans and Cufflinks Are Going Up for Auction
In his will, the trailblazing fashion editor left the proceeds to two Black churches
Meet the Designer of the Fanciful Subway Entrances to the Paris Métro
The celebrated architect Hector Guimard was also a passionate advocate for workers’ rights, even as he honed his reputation in the business of luxury
Take a Sneak Peek at Amtrak’s Newest Trains
The Airo trains will have larger windows, newly designed cafe cars and updated seating
Marie Antoinette's Furniture Is Up for Auction
Two items represent two distinctive stages in the French queen's life
Maurice Sendak Imagined More Than Wild Things
A new exhibition, the first of its kind since the artist's death, showcases his extensive but lesser-known body of work
Spend the Night in a Giant Flower Pot or a Supersized Cereal Box
Airbnb is giving $100,000 each to 100 people to help them build the most off-beat lodgings they could imagine
This Artist Spent Two Years Covering His Mansion in Doodles
Sam Cox—also known as Mr. Doodle—has been dreaming about the project since he was 18
These Are the Winners of the National Design Awards
This year, Cooper Hewitt honored innovators in climate change, clothing design and more
These 18th-Century Shoes Underscore the Contradictions of the Age of Enlightenment
An exhibition at Toronto's Bata Shoe Museum examines fashion's role in supporting social hierarchies that emerged during the landmark intellectual movement
Designers Build a Provocative Road Map for World Peace
Cooper Hewitt’s new show taps into the collective consciousness of activists, app developers, artists and architects to envision a way forward
