100 Objects from Century of the Child

Ray Eames and Charles Eames. Hang-It-All coat rack. 1953 The Eameses’ children’s furniture exemplified efficient modern technology and rational production while also exhibiting whimsically arranged motifs and vibrant colors that signified innocence and sweetness. The pair’s playful partnership and interest in children’s goods extended to many different kinds of objects for the modern playroom, including the House of Cards, Hang-It-All clothing rack, abstract Walking Horse, and Drawing Toy. Learn more at MoMA.org/centuryofthechild

Ray Eames and Charles Eames. Hang-It-All coat rack. 1953

The Eameses’ children’s furniture exemplified efficient modern technology and rational production while also exhibiting whimsically arranged motifs and vibrant colors that signified innocence and sweetness. The pair’s playful partnership and interest in children’s goods extended to many different kinds of objects for the modern playroom, including the House of Cards, Hang-It-All clothing rack, abstract Walking Horse, and Drawing Toy.

Learn more at MoMA.org/centuryofthechild

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Get your daily dose of design from the MoMA exhibition Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900–2000. During each of the 100 days of the exhibition we will showcase an object featured in the show.

To find out more about Century of the Child visit MoMA.org/centuryofthechild.

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