European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 29, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                                From pails to pop chairs gift of George Tanler . What s it made of unlike earlier modern covered chaise by morgue conceals material used in its Structure. Greta Daniel design fund an gift of Georg Jensen inc., new Vork steel and oxide Combine in sleek folding Stool. Photos from museum of modern Art new York gift of designer Rudolph de Harak clock of the times is utilitarian but elegant. Page 10 by Mary Neth staff writer a garbage pail a flashlight a Plas tic Blob of a chair have been Hung at new York s museum of modern Art. And As the museum staff sees it put Ting these machine made objects up in Halls that also House paintings by masters such As Picasso and Braque in t a bit contradictory. In their View the makers of everyday utilitarian objects Are artists too. With work rivalling in Beauty and significance the Best from any previous civilization. The current show which runs through Jan. 1is a special exhibit of items that have been added to the museum s 35-year-old design collection of Indus trial age objects. Show director Arthur Drexler Hope the collection now totalling 1,350 objects from an English fishbowl to a american Telephone will be an invaluable record of the artefacts of our time. He envisions museum goers of the future gazing at the collection with the same Type of wonder we give exhibits of 500 . Jewelry or 14th Century Bath  did the museum Corne by the modern artefacts Drexler and his staff scrounged department stores for some of the objects other items were donated by the artists others came from manufacture  objects thousands were rejected were chosen for Quality and significance the latter meaning How they Contri Bute to the development of design. It s up to the visitor to decide for himself which category each item Falls under Why a particular item was chosen. Sometimes it s difficult. Take for example the plastic Blob of a chair. Its design certainly goes against established ideas of Good taste and craftsmanship. Drexel however finds it extremely significant technically. Designed by Gunnar Aagaard Ander sen and made of poured urethane foam it Points up How much Freedom and individuality plastics can bring to Furni Ture  aesthetic counterparts of the chair Are found in recent painting an sculpture rather than design says Drexel. It remains to be seen if fur ther developments in the use of plastic will follow this  exhibit also includes a collection of turn of the Century Art Nouveau glassware by Louis Tiffany work from the bauhaus designers workshop of Germany 1919-1933and examples of world War i Geometric  the piece de resistance that Sel Dom fails to bring an admiring smile from museum watchers is the Symbol of our electronic age a control panel fan ism memory machine an alumni num Frame around a Board studded withholds from which ooze a tangle of red Blue and yellow  could have been an inspiration for a Jackson Pollock abstract. The stars and stripes gift of studio artemide mushroom shaped lamp is strictly product of the 60s. Blackish wooden chess set has look of Gitt of Deal flyer Lander Graham modern housing development is Walnut Korina Wood. Gift of designer Gunnar Andersen most modern sit in is Anderson s chair of foam plastic. Sunday october 29, 1967