Designers often look to unconventional materials and new technologies for inspiration, allowing them to push the boundaries of creation. The High’s Decorative Arts and Design collection includes a range of objects that demonstrate these forward-thinking ideas, such as a variety of 3D-printed objects by Iris van Herpen, Joris Laarman Lab, Patrick Jouin, and Front Design; earlier patented innovations by Gebrüder Thonet, John Henry Belter, Louis Comfort Tiffany, and William S. Wooton; and key examples of mid-century American innovation, including plywood objects by Charles and Ray Eames.
Monica Obniski
Curator of Decorative Arts and Design