The Future at Home: American Furniture, 1940-1955

Presented in conjunction with Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future, this selection of furniture, textiles, and print materials demonstrates the height of the modern movement in American home design. Characterized by simple forms using industrial materials, it was championed by well-known figures such as Eero Saarinen and Charles Eames along with many lesser-known designers. The aesthetic they created in the 1940s and 1950s drew on prewar European modernism and rose to become a defining element of American design at mid- 20th century. The exhibition explores the role New York designers, museums, and retailers played in developing and popularizing this mid-century modern style.