Jeff Leatham (b. 1972)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Jeff Leatham began work as a floral designer at the Four Seasons Beverly Hills in 1995 and subsequently moved to Paris to continue his career as artistic director of the Four Seasons Hotel George V. In 2004, he published "Flowers by Design," a book which illustrates his approach as a floral designer.
2007.67, Jeff Leatham, "Arum vase (prototype)", 2007
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Passion for floral design led Jeff Leatham beyond a career as artistic director of the George V hotel in Paris, and into the realm of object design.
2006.38.4.A-B, Zaha Hadid, "Tea and coffee service" creamer designed 1996, executed 2002
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
In the 1990s, Italian firm Sawaya & Moroni produced a range of highly inventive silver tableware designed by leading international architects and designers. This tea and coffee service, with its fragmented crystalline structure, represents a contribution by architect Zaha Hadid.
2006.38.2, Zaha Hadid, "Tea and coffee service" teapot designed 1996, executed 2002
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
In the 1990s, Italian firm Sawaya & Moroni produced a range of highly inventive silver tableware designed by leading international architects and designers. This tea and coffee service, with its fragmented crystalline structure, represents a contribution by architect Zaha Hadid.
2006.38.3, Zaha Hadid, "Tea and coffee service", creamer, designed 1996, executed 2002
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
In the 1990s, Italian firm Sawaya & Moroni produced a range of highly inventive silver tableware designed by leading international architects and designers. This tea and coffee service, with its fragmented crystalline structure, represents a contribution by architect Zaha Hadid.
2006.38.1, Zaha Hadid, "Tea and coffee service" coffeepot, designed 1996, executed 2002
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
In the 1990s, Italian firm Sawaya & Moroni produced a range of highly inventive silver tableware designed by leading international architects and designers. This tea and coffee service, with its fragmented crystalline structure, represents a contribution by architect Zaha Hadid.
2006.38.1-4, Zaha Hadid, "Tea and coffee service" creamer designed 1996, executed 2002 copy
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
In the 1990s, Italian firm Sawaya & Moroni produced a range of highly inventive silver tableware designed by leading international architects and designers. This tea and coffee service, with its fragmented crystalline structure, represents a contribution by architect Zaha Hadid.
Ward Bennett (1917-2003)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Bennett was reaching the apex of his varied career in fashion, architectural, interior, and product design in the 1960s when he was engaged by Tiffany & Co. to design tableware. A maverick and adventurer who left home and school at the age of thirteen, Bennett first worked in the fashion industry.
Cranial Modification
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
An elongated forehead is often a sign of cranial modification, in which head flattening or binding intentionally alters the shape of the skull. This was a form of ritual beautification common among Mesoamerican and native Andean peoples.
Zaha Hadid (1950-2016)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Born in Iraq, Zaha Hadid graduated with a degree in Mathematics from American University in Beirut and studied architecture at the Architectural Association, London before joining the Office of Metropolitan Architecture.