and Moon" was made possible with support from the 

 Smithsonian's Educational Outreach Fund; The Korea Society, 

 Washington office; and the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer 

 Foundation. 



The exhibition was organized by the Asia Society Galleries, 

 New York, in collaboration with the National Museum of 

 Korea. Its presentation at the Sackler Gallery was made possi- 

 ble by public funds and a grant from the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion Special Exhibition Fund. The Asia Society's Festival of 

 Korea was sponsored by Philip Morris Companies Inc. 



Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum 



Dianne H. Pi/grim, Director 



Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum seeks to enrich the 

 lives of all people by exploring the creation and consequences 

 of the designed environment. Design, a process of shaping 

 matter to a purpose, is a fundamental activity. It responds to 

 an infinite number of needs and desires. The design object 

 may be as common as a paper cup, as distinctive as a crystal 

 goblet or as complex as a city. The National Design Museum 

 investigates the uses, structures, effects and meanings of these 

 products of design and their roles as forces for communication 

 and change in our daily lives. The National Design Museum 

 is one of the largest repositories of design in the world, and 

 the only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to 

 historical and contemporary design. Four curatorial depart- 

 ments. Drawings and Prints, Decorative Arts, Textiles, and 

 Wallcoverings, care for, interpret, and add to the Museum's 

 collection of nearly a quarter of a million objects. The Mu- 

 seum also houses a Department of Contemporary Design, an 

 outstanding reference library, and extensive archival material 

 on American industrial design. 



Influenced by its mission to raise public awareness about 

 the ways in which design affects every aspect of daily life, the 

 National Design Museum worked with the graphic design 

 firm, Drenttel Doyle Partners, to create a new graphic iden- 

 tity for the Museum. Introduced in 1994, the first phase of the 

 project included the Museum's logo, stationery, publications, 

 and temporary fence signage. As part of the new identity, the 

 National Design Museum modified its name from "National 

 Museum of Design" to "National Design Museum;" emphasiz- 

 ing that design is a process, not just an end result. The second 

 phase of the proiect will include the design of a new system of 

 interior and exterior signage. The Museum's redesigned 

 graphic identity will help express the broad scope of the 

 Museum's programs and collections as well as the expansion 

 and integration of its facilities. 



During fiscal year 1994, a new senior management struc- 

 ture was created at the Museum. From the beginning of her 

 tenure. Director Dianne Pilgrim envisioned a management 



team of assistant directors that would work with her on criti- 

 cal issues. To accomplished this goal, she promoted David R. 

 McFadden, Curator of Applied Arts and Industrial Design, to 

 Assistant Director for Collections and Research; and Susan 

 Yelavich, Head of Education, to Assistant Director for Public 

 Programs. They join Linda Dunne, Assistant Director for Ad- 

 ministration, and Laura James, Head of Development and 

 Public Affairs to form the senior management team. Mrs. Pil- 

 grim is confident that this group of talented and dedicated in- 

 dividuals will work with her to help guide the Museum into 

 the twenty-first century. 



For the first time in its history, an exhibition created by 

 Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum was presented at 

 the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. The Power of 

 Maps, which featured more than 200 maps from a variety of 

 time periods and cultures, opened to acclaim at the Interna- 

 tional Gallery on the National Mall one year after its debut at 

 the National Design Museum in New York City. Both the 

 New York and Washington venues were generously under- 

 written by the American Express Company. For the National 

 Design Museum the significance of mounting The Power of 

 Maps in Washington was twofold: the Museum was able to 

 establish a presence in Washington while exposing one of its 

 most innovative exhibitions to a broader audience. 



During 1994 the Education Department of the National 

 Design Museum continued to offer exciting and imaginative 

 programs. The National Design Museum and The Board of 

 Education of the City of New York, Division of School Facili- 

 ties co-sponsored the first annual Summer Design Institute: 

 "The Urban School: A Resource of Design Education" this 

 past summer. Sevenry-five New York City public school teach- 

 ers took part in this first collaborative effort. Teachers worked 

 with architects, graphic designers, industrial designers, urban 

 planners, interactive multimedia specialists, environmental 

 educators and museum educators to explore how the world is 

 shaped through design and how New York City public 

 schools can be laboratories for design education across the 

 curriculum. 



A City of Neighborhoods: Bridging School and Community is an 

 ongoing collaborative project of the National Design 

 Museum's Education Department and Learning by Design: 

 NY, a committee of the New York Chapter of the American 

 Institute of Architects. This highly acclaimed series of pro- 

 grams brings architects and New York City educators to- 

 gether for a succession of intensive workshops to study the 

 physical and social environment of a specific neighborhood in 

 New York City. In the spring of 1994, A City of Neighborhoods 

 focused on the Harlem area of Manhattan. 



The Education Department organized seven "Design Ca- 

 reer Days" programs for high school students during 1994. 

 These programs are open to high school students from the 

 five boroughs of New York City, and offer the students the op- 

 portunity to work with professional designers to explore so- 

 cial and environmental issues through discussions and 

 activities. 



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