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Parsons the New School for Design Examines the "The Last Days of Disco"

A bed by Interior Design Hall of Fame members Laura Bohn and Joseph Lembo is among the items on view.

Sheila Kim-Jamet -- Interior Design, 1/13/2006 12:00:00 AM

In the heyday of Studio 54, New York experienced economic crises, increased crime, and the first cases of AIDS but produced some of the most avant-garde furniture, graphics, and fashion in the city's history.

Parsons the New School for Design examines that period of anxiety and creativity in "Anarchy to Affluence: Design in New York, 1974-1984." More than 75 pieces illustrate antiestablishment, punk, and industrial influences: a Ramones album cover; a dress by Betsey Johnson; and a bed made of scaffolding in a suite by Interior Design Hall of Fame members Laura Bohn and Joseph Lembo. January 10–April 2; 212-229-8987; parsons.edu.

Stephen Sprouse's sketch of a dress. 
 

A page from from an issue of Punk Magazine.

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