Cooper Hewitt acquired a black brooch made from ballistic Kevlar with velvet leaves, designed by Tobias Wong in 2004 and intended to be bulletproof.
Notes on verification
Confirmed via Cooper Hewitt's official collection records and press releases, plus independent corroboration from Artforum, Azure Magazine, and MoMA exhibition materials. [tier=silver indep_score=0.833 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Eleven Fascinating Acquisitions That Joined the ... (seed:culture_and_philosophy)
- https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2025/05/08/cooper-hewitt-acquires-major-collection-of-work-by-groundbreaking-designer-tobias-wong/ (corroboration)
- https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/cooper-hewitt-acquires-major-collection-work-groundbreaking-designer-tobias-wong (corroboration)
- https://www.stirworld.com/see-features-what-is-being-acquired-at-the-cooper-hewitt-smithsonian-design-museum (corroboration)