Extensive creative expertise goes into the products that consumers see every day. From product design to advertising to packaging, the work of industrial designers and commercial artists is a key part of Hagley’s collections.
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Industrial Design
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Be inspired by collections of prominent twentieth-century designers at Hagley. We also hold the archive of the Industrial Designers Society of America. That organization demonstrates the impact of design on business, culture, and society. Standout designers represented in our collections include:
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Interior Design |
Design the elegant Four Seasons restaurant or the bold Forum of the Twelve Caesars with William Pahlmann. Pahlmann and his firm defined mid-20th-century interior design. His archive at Hagley showcases his firm's business acumen, artistic vision, and influence on the profession. |
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Commercial art, artists, and printers |
Get creative with Hagley’s commercial art collections. Our holdings span from 19th-century records of Philadelphia lithographers Theo. Leonhardt and Son to 20th-century works from package designer Irv Koons, designer Domenico Mortellito, and illustrator Frank Schoonover. Our collections include original artwork and advertising, such as DuPont’s famous hunting dog ads. Such materials highlight art's role in advertising and packaging. Recent additions include the American Artists Group records, available in 2025. |
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Color standards, production, and use |
Add a little color to your research at Hagley. Our chromatic collections include the records of the Inter-Society Color Council, which promotes best practices in industry. Our DuPont records provide insight into the company which once dominated the U.S. dye market. |
Research guidesLearn more about our collections relating to industrial art and design. |
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Dorothy Nickerson color fan sections, circa 1958 (Acc. 2188).
Explore FurtherSelected digital resources related to industrial art and design at Hagley. Innovation: the Journal of the Industrial Designers Society of America
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Generations Have Used DuPont Powder, oil on canvas by Edmund Osthaus, 1902 (Object Number 54.1.528). |
Top image credits (left to right): Dixie Super Elipse plate artwork by Irv Koons, circa 1970s (Acc. 2132). Studebaker Avanti design lithograph by Raymond Loewy, 1978 (Acc. 2002.257). William Pahlmann vignette for General Electric televisions, Lexington Hotel in New York, 1953 (Acc. 2388). "Dr. Strangefrog" Gray & Rogers Inc. advertisement for Grit Magazine, circa 1973 (2001.233).