The Detectives of The Henry Ford

Air Date
June 16, 2023
Every day, curators at The Henry Ford put their sleuthing skills to the test as they work to discover and decipher new clues and historical evidence for the prized pieces in our collection. Don your detective hat as you join curatorial assistant Rachel Yerke, Curator of Decorative Arts Charles Sable and Curator of Transportation Matt Anderson in a journey with three fascinating stories: an iron coffin presents a new mystery to solve, a mystery is revealed in an overmantel that calls Lovett Hall its home and a special once-in-100-years discovery is made involving the Sweepstakes race car featured in our “Driven to Win” exhibit.

About the Innovator

Toshiko Mori Interview Transcript
Architect

Throughout her career as a practicing architect and educator, Toshiko Mori has pursued a technical interest in the properties of materials, and especially synthetic materials, in addition to her concerns for purity of line, visual lightness and thermal performance.

Why She Innovates

As an architect, Toshiko Mori has always taken a personal delight in discovering new properties and potentials in materials. Whether designing exhibitions, houses or institutional projects such as the Visitor Center for Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin D. Martin House in Buffalo, New York, she enjoys a process that combines intuition with the rigor of research.

Toshiko Mori Interview Highlights Transcript

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Toshiko Mori

I would say every architect that I know is a philosopher on his or her own.

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The Detectives of The Henry Ford

15 Jan, 03:11 PM
Every day, curators at The Henry Ford put their sleuthing skills to the test as they work to discover and decipher new clues and historical evidence for the prized pieces in our collection. Don your detective hat as you join curatorial assistant Rachel Yerke, Curator of Decorative Arts Charles Sable and Curator of Transportation Matt Anderson in a journey with three fascinating stories: an iron coffin presents a new mystery to solve, a mystery is revealed in an overmantel that calls Lovett Hall its home and a special once-in-100-years discovery is made involving the Sweepstakes race car featured in our “Driven to Win” exhibit.