After the Second World War, New Zealanders understandably struggled to see a brighter future after all the devastation. So in 1952, Auckland hosted an exhibition with two purposes. First, it offered art and objects for people to marvel at. But also they were things to talk about and even buy, as mass-production made once out-of-reach items like modern furniture more affordable. The 1952 exhibition was called Art and Design - and now that exhibition is the subject of its own exhibition at Te Papa in Wellington.