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January 17, 2008
1 hr 16 min
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, an eighteenth-century designer of architecture, elaborate Interiors and exquisite furnishings, boldly combined historical elements to create innovative designs that still resonate today. Cooper-Hewitt invites a panel of designers to discuss how, like Piranesi, their imaginative and often irreverent use of historical motifs invigorates contemporary design.
The panel is moderated by Ellen Lupton, Curator of Contemporary Design at Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.