<img width="640" height="330" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1_1Cochineal_1606_014_sm-700x361.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Gallery view showing a selection of textiles and objects on display, with pink variegated wallpaper surrounding the room." style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1_1Cochineal_1606_014_sm-700x361.jpg 700w, https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1_1Cochineal_1606_014_sm-300x155.jpg 300w, https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1_1Cochineal_1606_014_sm-170x88.jpg 170w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-attachment-id="36707" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2019/11/22/spotlight-on-current-research-multiband-imaging-for-dyed-textiles/1_1cochineal_1606_014_sm/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1_1Cochineal_1606_014_sm.jpg" data-orig-size="2080,1074" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"8","credit":"Matt Flynn","camera":"Canon EOS 5DS","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1574102752","copyright":"This image may not be reproduced without authorization from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum","focal_length":"24","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"1","title":"1606","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Nature By Design: Cochineal" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1_1Cochineal_1606_014_sm-300x155.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1_1Cochineal_1606_014_sm-700x361.jpg" />This project summary was compiled by José de la O (Studio José de la O) and Christina De León, Associate Curator of Latino Design at Cooper Hewitt. Grana vs. La Máquina, or “Cochineal vs. The Machine,” was an academic project initiated by the School of Architecture, Art, and Design at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico City,...