Alexander Girard’S Herman Miller Furniture Collection Designs

Description

Alexander Girard — one of the great designers at Herman Miller in the 1950s and 1960s —enhanced Eames’ and Nelson’s furniture with innovative textiles. As head of Herman Miller’s Textile Division since its formation in 1952, he designed some of the most colorful and exciting fabrics available anywhere. He also designed the 25-piece Girard Group of modern furniture, and the 40-item series of Environmental Enrichment Panels for Action Office 2.

Girard’s unmatched folk art collection adorned Herman Miller buildings, filled their Textiles & Objects Shop in New York, and over 100,000 items made up the famous Girard Foundation. His acclaimed work as an interior designer and architect and his remarkable textiles for Herman Miller make Girard one of the legendary designers of the twentieth century.

With over 400 photographs (mostly in color) of his textile and wallpaper designs, plus all of the E.E. panels and furniture, accompanied by detailed text, a timeline, and an updated value guide, this book is a comprehensive view of Girard’s work at Herman Miller. It’s a must for anyone interested in mid-century design of textiles, interiors, or graphics.

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