Designers

Inside the World of Alessi

Hidden away in northern Italy’s lake district, the design factory has influenced the look of American kitchens for decades

Bonnie Tsui

August 9, 2011

Arthur Lubow on “The Triumph of Frank Lloyd Wright"

Megan Gambino

May 18, 2009

Intelligent Designer

Charles Harrison, former industrial designer at Sears, Roebuck and Company, created practical innovations that touched many lives

Megan Gambino

January 2009

Interview with Charles Harrison

The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt honors the prolific industrial designer with its Lifetime Achievement Award

Megan Gambino

December 17, 2008

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

Arthur Lubow

December 9, 2008

For Hire: Holiday Window Designer

Decking the halls with Barney’s creative director Simon Doonan

Nicole Wroten

December 6, 2007

35 Who Made a Difference: Julie Taymor

Transcending genres, the designer and director creates shamanistic theater

Edward Rothstein

November 1, 2005

Second Nature

More and more, innovative scientists are turning to the natural world for inspiration...and design solutions

Jim Robbins

July 2002

Shaker Works Gallery

A compendium of thoughts on the Shakers from some quotable notables

Smithsonian magazine

April 2001