Museum of Arts and Design Chair
Emeritus Barbara Tober hosted an
intimate lunch and tour of the Museum's latest
exhibition, Generation Paper: A Fashion Phenom of
the 1960s.
Tober wore a paper dress from The Store at MAD.
Chief Curator Elissa Auther led the
tour and discussed the era’s short-lived phenomenon of
paper fashion while looking at more than 80 rare
garments and accessories crafted from non-woven
textiles. "These fashions, introduced in 1966 as a
promotional campaign for Scott Paper Company, combined
bold, graphic design with space-age innovations in
materials. Surfacing a little-known chapter in the
history of design, Generation Paper illuminates the
creative partnerships of craft and commerce in the
development of semi-synthetic and synthetic materials",
shared Auther.
Director Tim Rodgers greeted guests
including Carrie Barratt, Joan Hardy Clark,
Machine Dazzle, Michele Gerber Klein, Margaret Hedberg,
Mary Hilliard, Ruth La Furla, Kniecole Lewis, Michael
Musto, Liane Pei, Sanna Sabbagh, and Lynn
Yaeger.
Generation Paper: A Fashion Phenom of the 1960s is
on view at the Museum of Arts and Design until August
27, 2023.