“A good design will never pretend tobe more than one thing at a time.” *

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Brass and steel plumb bob, designed by O.J. Kuker, Seattle, c.1948, featured in What Was Good Design? MoMA's Message 1944–56 at the at Museum of Modern Art through November 30th. More info

*Edward Kaufmann, Jr., curator of MoMA's original Good Design shows.

Read a full review by Roberta Smith at the New York Times