An exhibition of 60 collaborative designs from throughout the United States and across borders, By the People challenges the country’s persistent social and economic inequality. Curator of Socially Responsible Design Cynthia E. Smith conducted over two years of field research—traveling to shrinking post-industrial cities, sprawling metro regions, struggling rural towns, areas impacted by natural and man-made disasters, and places of persistent poverty—in search of design for more inclusive and sustainable communities. Presented in the Barbara and Morton Mandel Design Gallery and the museum’s Process Lab, the exhibition delivers a powerful message of optimism for achieving a more just and equitable society for all Americans through design.

By the People: Designing a Better America exhibition features work and research by Hans C. Herrmann, an associate professor at Mississippi State University.

See it at Cooper Hewitt from Friday, September 30 2016 through Sunday, February 26 2017

Learn more at https://www.cooperhewitt.org/channel/by-the-people/