To mark the occasion of Cooper Hewitt’s reopening in 2014, the museum published an expansive book based on its unparalleled collection, which consists of more than 210,000 objects from all over the world, spanning 30 centuries.

Designed by Irma Boom—and a wonderful design object in itself at over 900 pages—the book expresses the museum’s primary goal: to inspire people to see how design impacts their lives. Featuring more than 1,100 collection objects selected by the curatorial staff, Smithsonian Design Library, and renowned designer Irma Boom, Making Design is organized entirely by Boom's visual sequencing of images: her design and the curators' essays weave parallel narratives throughout the book.

BOOK FORMAT
Paperback, 6 x 8.25 in. / 912 pgs / 1100 color.