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Photo of multi-pattern rug with contemporary icon designs

RugLife

December 14, 2024 – April 20, 2025

Close up photo of different colors of neon pieces suspended from the ceiling.

Neon as Soulcraft

July 20 – November 24, 2024

Light Painting of blues and purples

Mr. Roboto

February 24–June 30, 2024

Abstract 3-d artwork shown on a grey floor and white background

Indie Folk: New Art and Sounds from the Pacific Northwest

February 24–June 30, 2024

Photo of large yellow letters spelling out ACT NOW on a street with people in the distance behind it

Designing Peace

October 7, 2023 – February 4, 2024

Artwork side view of a greenish brown small concrete rectangle with design on top

Concrete Journals: Anne Hicks Siberell

April 15 – September 10, 2023

Text reading: Fight and Flight Crafting a Bay Area Life on a red cloud like background

Fight and Flight: Crafting a Bay Area Life

April 15 – September 10, 2023

Exhibition view of a Projection

Bull.Miletic: Proxistant Vision

November 19, 2022 – March 19, 2023

Image of artwork, long sheet of metal with metal looking hair/threads coming up from it

IRIS EICHENBERG: WHERE WORDS FAIL

June 25–October 30, 2022

Wood block sculpture with middle cut out slightly and grain lines coming from the middle

ROBYN HORN: MATERIAL ILLUSIONS

June 25 – October 30, 2022

THE OBJECT IN ITS PLACE: AS DESIGNED BY TED COHEN

February 12–June 5, 2022

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

Living with Scents

February 12–June 5, 2022

Model wearing embroidered jacket and designed shirt, posing on a pink background

Mode Brut

September 4, 2021–January 23, 2022

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

Design by Time

April 1–August 15, 2021

Encoded Holidays: Gary Hutton x Tom Bonauro

April 1–August 15, 2021

Motorcycle on asphalt with sun in the back

MOTO MMXX

August 22, 2020–January 3, 2021

SURVIVAL ARCHITECTURE AND THE ART OF RESILIENCE

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

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*

photograph of a Tea infuser from 1924

bauhaus.photo

October 10–November 8, 2019

Guy kneeling working on a jet engine

DEAD NUTS: A SEARCH FOR THE ULTIMATE MACHINED OBJECT

July 27–December 1, 2019

Mixed textile installation with many textures

Interior/Exterior

July 27–December 1, 2019

WANXIN ZHANG: THE LONG JOURNEY

March 16–July 14, 2019

Overhead of a person touching a round pink knitted thread installation

Material Domestication

March 16–July 14, 2019

Sterling Silver brooch

TEX GIELING: SIXTY YEARS

November 17, 2018–February 24, 2019

Mosque built out of bullets and casings

AL FARROW: DIVINE AMMUNITION

November 17, 2018–February 24, 2019

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

Disassembled sculpture of a long-legged animal

JUDY KENSLEY MCKIE: CAST OF CHARACTERS

June 2–October 28, 2018

Pyramid sculpture made with wood and twine

ANCHORS IN TIME: DOMINIC DI MARE

June 2–October 28, 2018

Two misshapen opaque white bowls stacked on top of each other

RAW DESIGN

June 2–October 28, 2018

Wood bench with tool handles as decorative supports on either side

TOM LOESER: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

January 20–May 20, 2018

Artists installing cut vinyl wall

t.w.five

January 20–May 20, 2018

Inside of wooden pavilion

ARCHITECTURAL PAVILIONS: EXPERIMENTS AND ARTIFACTS

June 24, 2017–January 7, 2018

Close up of twine and board creating elephant head

WENDY MARUYAMA: THE WILDLIFE PROJECT

February 11–June 4, 2017

Wool threaded in circles and swirls

FELT DECODED | WOOL: NATURE’S TECHNOLOGY

February 11, 2017–June 4, 2017

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

ARCHIVE OF CREATIVE CULTURE

February 11–June 4, 2017

Plumbing pipes hung vertically on wall

Anja Ulfeldt: Of Sound | Mind and Objects

August 20, 2016–January 22, 2017

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

Marianne Lettieri: Reflections

August 20, 2016–January 22, 2017

Sculptural Hat in bronze and silver and painting in background

Beyond the Pour II: The Creative Process

August 20, 2016–January 22, 2017

Handmade quilt from recycled fabric

Constructed Communication: Nakayama, Sinbondit, Venom

April 9–August 7, 2016

Large scale barbed wire fence made of hot pink yarn

Lines that Tie: Carole Beadle and Lia Cook

April 9–August 7, 2016

Ceramic boar heads with black background

Art and Other Tactics: Contemporary Craft by Artist Veterans

Sept. 26, 2015–March 20, 2016

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

Without Camouflage. Dafna Kaffeman. Silvia Levenson.

September 26, 2015–March 20, 2016

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

May 9, 2015–September 13, 2015

Rows of Electronic paper printer/feeders

Chris Eckert: Mechanical Parables

January 17, 2015–April 19, 2015

Data Clay: Digital Strategies for Parsing the Earth

January 17, 2015–April 19, 2015

Sculptural brush made of graphite with gold tip

Metamorphosis: The Transformation of Everyday Objects

October 11, 2014–January 5, 2015

Glass art installation , flame worked milk glass and mixed media

Amber Cowan: Second-Life Glass

October 11, 2014-January 5, 2015

paper tags hanging together

Wendy Maruyama Executive Order 9066 and The Tag Project

September 30, 2014–January 5, 2015

Exhibition installation photo from Joe Brubaker & The Exquisite Gardeners

Joe Brubaker And The Exquisite Gardeners: The Visible Transparency Project

June 28-September 21, 2014

Silver jewelry art wrapped on finger and connected to wrist

Jennifer Crupi: A Display of Gestures

June 28, 2014–October 5, 2014

Photo of an artwork that is a tiffany co. yogurt container

Wheat Is Wheat Is Wheat: Peddy Mergui

April 12–June 15, 2014

Exhibition view of Elevated Corrugated

Elevated Corrugated

April 5–June 22, 2014

Artwork image looking like folded fabric but made of pale wood

Obsessive Reductive

February 1, 2014 – March 30, 2014

Image of sculptures in museum exhibition

A Sense Of Balance: The Sculpture Of Stoney Lamar

January 13 – March 24, 2014

little minature food art circles in rows

Jerry Takigawa: False Food

January 13 – March 24, 2014

Model jets hanging from the ceiling

Jorg Dubin: Corporate Jets

November 3, 2013 – January 6, 2014

Exhibition installation photos

New West Coast Design 2

October 26, 2013 – January 5, 2014

Exhibition photo of multiple artworks inside the Museum of Craft and Design

Young Designer’s Show: CCA Interior Design Program

September 20–November 2, 2013

Orange Chair and smaller wooden chair with matching foot rest.

Good Design: Stories From Herman Miller

July 12 – October 6, 2013

Panoramic photo of an exhibition. All walls and pedestals are yellowish gold with sculptures hanging on walls and placed on pedestals

Holly Lane: Carving Allegories

June 29, 2013 – September 15, 2013

Photo of the inside of an exhibition with different types of sculptures

Michael Cooper: A Sculptural Odyssey 1968-2011

April 6 – June 30, 2013

Photo of artwork of handwoven jellyfish suspended from ceiling

Creatures of the Deep

April 5 – June 23, 2013

Artwork photo of hanging pieces that resemble organic leaf like bushes hanging form ceiling. Made from fired and unfire porcelain paper clay, handmade paper

Rebecca Hutchinson: Affinity

April 5 – June 23, 2013

Photo of a dress with wings on a mannequin made out of toothpast wrappers and dental cleaning materials.

Charlotte Kruk – EYE CANDY

November 9, 2012 – January 5, 2013

Detail photo of circular wood carving pieces.

Almost Out of the Woods

August 12 – October 27, 2012

Place Making: Installations at Hayes and Octavia

July 17 – November 20, 2011

close up photo of glass goblet shaped objects hanging on a grey wall.

Transference

February 16 – May 29, 2011

Photo of an exhibition marque wall with lots of small wooden circles coming out o f the wall holding plants.

Crafting Architecture: Concept, Sketch, Model

February 16 – May 29, 2011

Large draping fabric throughout the museum. Fabric is white on top and blue on the bottom.

FourSite: 4 Artists | 4 Materials | 4 Sites

May 27 - September 18, 2010

an exhibition photo of five orange sculptures of hands

Designers on Jewelry: 12 Years of Jewelry Production by Chi ha paura…?

January 15 - May 16, 2010

Bench Photo Jean Peterson

Michael Peterson: Evolution | Revolution

October 16, 2009 - January 3, 2010

Silver candle holders from "The Millenium Collection for Bute House Scotland"

The Millenium Collection for Bute House Scotland

July 24 - October 4, 2009

An exhibition photo of "Silver of the Stars" courtesy of Adam Willis

Silver of the Stars

July 24 - October 4, 2009

An exhibition photo of "Fred Ball Enamels" courtesy of Kateri Tyre

Fred Ball Enamels

July 24 - October 4, 2009

Exhibition photo of Matt Khan: Artist and Educator courtesy of Adam Willis

Matt Kahn: Artist and Educator

May 8 - July 12, 2009

An exhibition photo of "San Francisco Graphic Design" courtesy of Adam Willis

San Francisco Graphic Design

January 16 - April 26, 2009

The Thinking Body

October 17, 2008 - January 4, 2009

Randy Shull: Crossing Boundaries

July 11 - September 28, 2008

Within Two Hands: The Eye of the Collector

May 9 - June 29, 2008

New West Coast Design: Contemporary Objects

January 18 - April 27, 2008

M. Lee Fatherree’s Photography: Evidence of Artists at Work, 1978 – 2006

September 28 – December 30, 2007

Sculpture Transformed: The Work of Marjorie Schick

June 29 - September 9, 2007

Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection

April 27 - June 10, 2007

CCA: A Legacy in Studio Glass

January 26 - April 8, 2007

Kickin’ It with Joyce J. Scott

November 10, 2006 - January 7, 2007

Playing Around: Toys Designed by Artists

September 8 – October 29, 2006

Raymond Loewy Designs for a Consumer Culture

June 7 – August 27, 2006

Beyond the Pour: Pairing Art and Wine Label Design

October 21, 2005 - January 29, 2006

Convergence: Crossing the Divide

July 9 - September 25, 2005

Nouvelle Nuptials: New Visions in Wedding Traditions

February 12 - June 26, 2005

Dovetailing Art and Life: The Bennett Collection

October 2004 - January 2005

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