This fall the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum hosts exhibitions featuring the work of two visionary men from two very different times.

Provoking Magic: Lighting of Ingo Maurer

“Provoking Magic” highlights 20th German lighting design Ingo Maurer’s work from the past four decades, including the debut of his latest designs, in site specific installations.
Friday 14 September 2007 - Sunday 27 January 2008

Piranesi as Designer

“Piranesi as Designer” is a collection of more than 100 etchings and objects by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, the influential 18th-century designer architecture, interiors and furnishings.
Friday 14 September 2007 - Sunday 20 January 2008

More info is available at Cooper-Hewitt.