The Experiential Design Index

Infinite Variety: Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts — Park Avenue Armory

Infinite Variety: Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts, a temporary exhibition of 651 quilts from the Joanna S. Rose collection, was on view March 25-30, 2011 at the Park Avenue Armory in New York, NY, designed by Thinc Design.

VenuePark Avenue Armory
Project typeTemporary Exhibition
StatusCompleted
Year completed2011
Technologieslarge-scale suspended display

Credits

FirmRoleNote
Thinc Design Exhibit Design

Description

The 55,000-square-foot installation arranged the quilts in six 30-foot-high cylinders surrounding a 50-foot-high central spiral. The exhibition set a weekly attendance record for an Armory show and received design recognition from Core77, IDSA, SEGD, Azure Magazine, and the Chicago Athenaeum.

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