August 2008
In 1998, the MFAH founded the Design Council, a curatorial support group for the modern and contemporary decorative arts, craft, and design collections. The group´s focus stems from the knowledge that objects play a defining role in the way we live and envision our environment. By providing its members with access to distinguished experts, advice on collecting, and the opportunity to study objects first-hand in exhibitions, the museum helps broaden the greater appreciation for and understanding of these dynamic fields.
In addition to participating in events within the museum and Houston, Design Council members also help the museum´s decorative arts collection grow. Each year, using membership dues, members vote to purchase objects for the collection. Since the founding of the group, more than 40 objects dating from 1900 to the present, including furniture, glass, ceramics, metalwork, lighting, industrial design, and jewelry by internationally renowned architects, designers, and craftsman have been acquired using Design Council funds.
This exhibition celebrates the contributions that the Design Council has made to the museum´s collection over the past 10 years. Works by architects and designers including Edgar Brandt, Cesare Casati, Donald Deskey, Hella Jongerius, Ingeborg Lundin, Verner Panton, Gilbert Rhode, Hiroshi Suzuki, and Ettore Sottsass are featured.
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