At the middle of the 20th Century, modern design was sweeping the nation. City centers across the U.S. were deciphering what “good design” was, and architects and product designers were redefining what homes and objects looked like. Although common in Los Angeles, New York and Chicago, designers broke the norm when they decided to follow Henry Kamphoefner to the unlikely design hub of Raleigh, North Carolina. It was here that some of the world’s greatest designers of this period found themselves teaching or lecturing at the newly formed School of Design at North Carolina State University. In this exhibition, the Gregg Museum will show excellent examples of mid-century modern furniture, textiles, ceramics and design through the capsule of a modernist home and tell the story of how the modern design movement made its way into North Carolina. The exhibition will include work by designers Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, Charles Eames, George Nelson, Marcel Breuer, Eero Saarinen, Buckminster Fuller, Matthew Nowicki, Joe Cox, George Bireline, George Nakashima, Grete Jalk, Russel Wright, Christian Dior and many others.