The Henry Ford has quite a collection of objects used by historical figures on display. There are many more gems safeguarded in storage with equally fascinating stories. One such piece is Army General and 18th U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant’s secret

Susan Frackelton was a remarkable figure in American ceramics, broadening the role of women in American society. Learn more about her life and work.

Interior designer and interior architect Sidney Houghton worked with Henry and Clara Ford from about 1919 through 1925 to design furniture for their house, Fair Lane.

Lambert Hitchcock applied early mass production techniques to turn out chairs by the thousands—uniform, durable, attractive, affordable, and, for a time, wildly popular.

A Rookwood Pottery vase from our collection can tell an unexpected story about women’s work and craft in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Fair Lane, the private Pullman railroad car built for and used by Henry and Clara Ford, turns 100 years old in 2021. It provides a fascinating window into business and pleasure travel for the wealthy in the early 20th century.

Ruth Adler Schnee was a pioneering designer and a dear friend of The Henry Ford. It is with great sadness that we learned of her passing on January 5, 2023, just a few months shy of her 100th birthday.

In this last post in a series, we look at some of interior designer and interior architect Sidney Houghton's last commissions for Henry and Clara Ford: Dearborn Country Club and Henry Ford Hospital.

Learn about three of the talented designers--Irving Harper, George Tscherny, and Tomoko Miho--who worked for George Nelson's design office.

Explore the background and impact of designer George Nelson, who worked for Herman Miller from the 1940s through the 1970s and designed furnishings like the marshmallow sofa and the storage wall.