Cooper Hewitt acquired a black brooch made from ballistic Kevlar with velvet leaves, designed by Tobias Wong in 2004 and intended to be bulletproof.
Sources
- Eleven Fascinating Acquisitions That Joined the ... (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2025/05/08/cooper-hewitt-acquires-major-collection-of-work-by-groundbreaking-designer-tobias-wong/ (cooperhewitt.org)
- https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/cooper-hewitt-acquires-major-collection-work-groundbreaking-designer-tobias-wong (si.edu)
- https://www.stirworld.com/see-features-what-is-being-acquired-at-the-cooper-hewitt-smithsonian-design-museum (stirworld.com)
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