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THE OBJECT IN ITS PLACE: AS DESIGNED BY TED COHEN

February 12–June 5, 2022

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Hands open holding mouthblown glass, natural and colored objects, seasponge, wax and natural perfume oils

Living with Scents

February 12–June 5, 2022

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Mode Brut Hero Image

Mode Brut

September 4, 2021–January 23, 2022

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Blue and White ceramic vase bent toward right with greenery sticking out

Design by Time

April 1–August 15, 2021

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Encoded Holidays: Gary Hutton x Tom Bonauro

April 1–August 15, 2021

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Motorcycle on asphalt with sun in the back

MOTO MMXX

August 22, 2020–January 3, 2021

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SURVIVAL ARCHITECTURE AND THE ART OF RESILIENCE

December 19, 2019–May 3, 2020 *Extended through August 2, 2020*

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Embroidered, quilted map of San Francisco's Dogpatch neighborhood

LINDA GASS: AND THEN THIS HAPPENED…

December 19, 2019–May 3, 2020 *Extended through August 2, 2020*

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photograph of a Tea infuser from 1924

bauhaus.photo

October 10–November 8, 2019

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Mixed textile installation with many textures

Interior/Exterior

July 27–December 1, 2019

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Guy kneeling working on a jet engine

DEAD NUTS: A SEARCH FOR THE ULTIMATE MACHINED OBJECT

July 27–December 1, 2019

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Four ceramic busts of Mao Zedong with paint covering their faces

WANXIN ZHANG: THE LONG JOURNEY

March 16–July 14, 2019

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Overhead of a person touching a round pink knitted thread installation

Material Domestication

March 16–July 14, 2019

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Sterling Silver brooch

TEX GIELING: SIXTY YEARS

November 17, 2018–February 24, 2019

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Mosque built out of bullets and casings

AL FARROW: DIVINE AMMUNITION

November 17, 2018–February 24, 2019

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Black and white ceramics laid on the floor as seen from above

GUSTAVO PÉREZ: SELF PORTRAIT IN BLACK AND WHITE

November 10, 2018–February 24, 2019

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Disassembled sculpture of a long-legged animal

JUDY KENSLEY MCKIE: CAST OF CHARACTERS

June 2–October 28, 2018

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Pyramid sculpture made with wood and twine

ANCHORS IN TIME: DOMINIC DI MARE

June 2–October 28, 2018

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Two misshapen opaque white bowls stacked on top of each other

RAW DESIGN

June 2–October 28, 2018

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Wood bench with tool handles as decorative supports on either side

TOM LOESER: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

January 20–May 20, 2018

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Artists installing cut vinyl wall

t.w.five

January 20–May 20, 2018

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Inside of wooden pavilion

ARCHITECTURAL PAVILIONS: EXPERIMENTS AND ARTIFACTS

June 24, 2017–January 7, 2018

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Wool threaded in circles and swirls

FELT DECODED | WOOL: NATURE’S TECHNOLOGY

February 11, 2017–June 4, 2017

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Close up of twine and board creating elephant head

WENDY MARUYAMA: THE WILDLIFE PROJECT

February 11–June 4, 2017

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Airstream parked on street in front of the Museum of Craft and Design

ARCHIVE OF CREATIVE CULTURE

February 11–June 4, 2017

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Plumbing pipes hung vertically on wall

Anja Ulfeldt: Of Sound | Mind and Objects

August 20, 2016–January 22, 2017

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Sculptural Hat in bronze and silver and painting in background

Beyond the Pour II: The Creative Process

August 20, 2016–January 22, 2017

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Circular flower composed of small tomato looking push pin pillows in each circle

Marianne Lettieri: Reflections

August 20, 2016–January 22, 2017

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Handmade quilt from recycled fabric

Constructed Communication: Nakayama, Sinbondit, Venom

April 9–August 7, 2016

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Large scale barbed wire fence made of hot pink yarn

Lines that Tie: Carole Beadle and Lia Cook

April 9–August 7, 2016

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Ceramic boar heads with black background

Art and Other Tactics: Contemporary Craft by Artist Veterans

Sept. 26, 2015–March 20, 2016

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Sculptural sofa white plaid sofa chairs with thread prickling outall the over

Without Camouflage. Dafna Kaffeman. Silvia Levenson.

September 26, 2015–March 20, 2016

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Hands Off: New Dutch Design at the Confluence of Technology & Craft

May 9, 2015–September 13, 2015

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Data Clay: Digital Strategies for Parsing the Earth

January 17, 2015–April 19, 2015

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Rows of Electronic paper printer/feeders

Chris Eckert: Mechanical Parables

January 17, 2015–April 19, 2015

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Glass art installation , flameworked milk glass and mixed media

Amber Cowan: Second-Life Glass

October 11, 2014-January 5, 2015

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Sculptural brush made of graphite with gold tip

Metamorphosis: The Transformation of Everyday Objects

October 11, 2014–January 5, 2015

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paper tags hanging together

Wendy Maruyama Executive Order 9066 and The Tag Project

September 30, 2014–January 5, 2015

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Silver jewelry art wrapped on finger and connected to wrist

Jennifer Crupi: A Display of Gestures

June 28, 2014–October 5, 2014

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