Alexander Girard: A Designer's Universe
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (635 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3945852056 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 512 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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(Angela Riechers Eye on Design)A rich testament to one of modernism’s most prodigious and prolific talents. Girard’s sophisticated sense of color and willingness to create things that were more folksy, even charming, within high Modernism is part of his continued appeal, bringing a warmth and humanity to design in an era of hard-edged, gridded corporate design that could appear cold and forbidding. (Avinash Rajagopal Metropolis Magazine) . the first scholarly examination of Girard’s oeuvre. (Jana Perkovic Blouin Artinfo)A landmark looks beyond the iconic textiles and patterns to reveal a hitherto unseen side of Girard. He combined craftsmanship and pop culture with ingenious ease, and anticipated the colorful language of postmodernism…. (
"a thoroughly complete mini archive on the brilliant and talented Alexander Girard" according to George B.. a thoroughly complete mini archive on the brilliant and talented Alexander Girard.. Terrence O. Sneed said Five Stars. very satisfied.. "Five Stars" according to Chris Menrad. fantastic book!
Girard (1907-1993).” Obniski has taught art history at the University of Illinois, Chicago and Columbia College Chicago, has received fellowships from FIU-The Wolfsonian and the Center for Craft, Creativity and Design, and has published a number of scholarly articles and contributed to several museum publications.Barbara Fitto
This richly illustrated catalogue draws on the vast holdings in Girard’s private estate, which were exhaustively investigated for the first time at the Vitra Design Museum. This elegant, 500+ page Girard compendium is the first to draw on the vast holdings of the designer's estateAlexander Girard was one of the most important modern textile artists and interior designers of the 20th century. He combined Pop and Folk art influences to create a colorfully opulent aesthetic language whose impact continues to be felt today. Six essays address Girard’s textile and graphic design for the furniture manufacturer Herman Miller, interior design projects such as the Irwin Miller House in Columbus, Indiana (1953), and the restaurant La Fonda del Sol in New York (1960), his activities as a pioneering exhibition organizer and curator, his roots in Italy and his passion for folk art, which resulted in a collection of more than 100,000 ob