Inside the MFAH Posts tagged #design

Find a Diversity of Design in the Kinder Building Galleries May 12, 2021

Let’s talk design! The galleries of the Kinder Building are filled with decorative arts, craft, and design objects to spark the imagination of all ages.

Light up Your Life with “Electrifying Design” April 28, 2021

Experience the enlightening exhibition Electrifying Design: A Century of Lighting in person, and immerse yourself virtually from home.

Designing an Exhibition about Radical Design July 1, 2020

Learn about the design team behind the installation concept for Radical: Italian Design 1965–1985.

“Design in Dialogue” A Virtual Chat about the MFAH and Design May 26, 2020

Need more “Radical” in your life? Enjoy a virtual tour and tune in Friday for a Zoom chat!

Gallery Video & Virtual Chat: Rediscover “Radical: Italian Design” April 22, 2020

Let’s get “Radical”! Rediscover the magnificence of the exhibition Radical: Italian Design 1965–1985, The Dennis Freedman Collection.

Working from Home: 5 Tips on How to Stay Productive April 8, 2020

While you work from home, make the most of your time with these helpful productivity tips, inspired by design highlights from the MFAH collections.

“Radical: Italian Design” | 3 Questions for Dennis Freedman January 18, 2020

Collector Dennis Freedman discusses the exhibition Radical: Italian Design 1965–1985 and his obsession with the objects that defined the postwar era of disruptive design.

Jazz Age Nightlife: “Sculpted in Steel” Meets “Deco Nights” April 28, 2016

With the rise of cocktail culture in the 1920s, the stylish elite frequented cafés, cabarets, and speakeasies on nocturnal outings. The selection of decorative arts and costumes in Deco Nights: Evenings in the Jazz Age evokes this rich culture, sharing a visual dialogue with the urban nightlife represented by vehicles on view in Sculpted in Steel: Art Deco Automobiles and Motorcycles, 1929–1940. …