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Levi’s 501 jeans. Eames chairs. Two turntables and a microphone. The best American innovations have influenced generations. Here, we celebrate enduring design and new work that embodies the spirit of its forebears.

Patchwork

People have been sewing cloth onto other bits of cloth basically since textiles were invented. But block quilts, like the classic log cabin patterns of the 19th century and ring designs in the early

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