I designed this exhibition in collaboration with curators Ania Jozefacka, Lynda Klich, and Lilly Tuttle, with graphic design by Eben Haines.

The show traces how postcards shaped New York’s image as a modern, cosmopolitan city in the 1920s and ’30s, featuring more than 250 postcards alongside fashion, architecture, and design objects.

Spanning a corridor and adjacent gallery, the design aims to create a narrative flow between spaces. Visitors enter through a corridor introducing Art Deco fashion, objects, and photography before transitioning into a dedicated postcard gallery. Unified casework, color, and graphic elements guide movement and connect the two areas.

At the entry, stepped chrome-framed cases inspired by the Chrysler Building frame key postcards and orient visitors. Inside the gallery, the cases draw from the stepped geometry of Art Deco skyscrapers to present the postcard collection with rhythm and variation, supported by large-scale image blowups.

A custom three-dimensional text panel system—clear plexiglass panels floated over postcards—integrates interpretation and display while maintaining visual coherence across both spaces.

Rich dark green and deep blue wall colors, Art Deco wallpapers, silver accents, and mirrored details evoke the glamour of the period. The experience also opens with a “news stand” offering takeaway postcards and concludes with a custom mailbox for visitors to mail or keep their card.