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Mon, 15 Jun 2020 14:30:53 +0000
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Object of the Week
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1980s
Architecture
interiors
postmodern
retail
WilliWear
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<img width="640" height="764" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1997-19-126.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Image features a design drawing for a retail kiosk, consisting of a red platform with wheels supporting a black pyramid surmounted by a rectangle with a photograph of fashion designer Willi Smith in profile. A rectangular, black and white banner, proclaiming “WilliWear/WilliSmith” is on a pole at the top. Please scroll down to read the blog post about this object." style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1997-19-126.jpg 858w, https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1997-19-126-251x300.jpg 251w, https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1997-19-126-170x203.jpg 170w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-attachment-id="38108" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2020/06/15/radical-retail/1997-19-126/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1997-19-126.jpg" data-orig-size="858,1024" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="1997-19-126" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1997-19-126-251x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1997-19-126.jpg" />In celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride Month, June Object of the Week posts highlight LGBTQ+ designers and design in the collection.  In 1987, artist and designer Dan Friedman was commissioned by his friends and collaborators Willi Smith and Laurie Mallet to design the interior of a new Paris retail store for their clothing brand WilliWear. In...
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