As if it couldn’t get any crazier for these girls…be sure to check out the upcoming installation by ANPQ pals Rodarte. “Quicktake: Rodarte” opens next month at the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. (as some may know there is a great interview we did with the dynamic duo in our current issue!) For some, this exhibition will be a crash introduction to the unique creations that seem to spill out in inspired bursts from this young and much-heralded team, for others it will be a rare opportunity to ogle some truly amazing pieces that were previously elusive for issues of proximity and, sadly, budget. The exhibition features a selection of pieces from the Rodarte collections that embody the eclectic sources of inspiration that inform the Mulleavy’s work, from the assembly and disassembly of homes, California Condors, and Boris Karloff as Frankenstein, to land art and Japanese horror films. On ready display will be the ingenious craftsmanship and that has become synonymous with the Rodarte vision, the improbable materials, by turns whisper-light and industrially heavy within the same garment.

The Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum
Feb. 11th-Mar. 14th
2 E. 91st St. at Fith Ave. New York City
Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; and Sunday, 12- 6 p.m.