International Museum of Dinnerware Design
The International Museum of Dinnerware Design (IMoDD) is a design museum located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was established in 2012 by Margaret Carney. IMoDD is a 501(c)(3) organization that "collects, preserves, and celebrates masterpieces of the tabletop genre created by leading artists and designers worldwide. Through its collections, exhibitions, and educational programming," IMoDD's mission statement says, "it provides a window on the varied cultural and societal attitudes toward food and dining and commemorates the objects that exalt and venerate the dining experience." IMoDD has around 9,000 objects in its permanent collection, consisting of work by contemporary artists as well as the leading designers for industry, with an additional focus on fine art referencing dining. History Margaret Carney established the International Museum of Dinnerware Design in Ann Arbor in 2012, based on her love of the work of the leading designers for industry, including that of Eva Zeisel, Glidden Parker, Russel Wright, Ben Seibel, Fong Chow, Viktor and Don Schreckengost, along with functional pottery by contemporary artists. In the late 1990s, after organizing special exhibitions and writing catalogues on the topic of dinnerware, Carney began to explore the idea of creating a unique museum devoted to the celebration of dinnerware.