Italy, Austria. 1917 - 2007
Avant-garde furniture design, ceramics, jewelry, handcrafted glass
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1907 New York City - 1995. Known for: Fabric design, textile art, architect.
Born in New York City and raised in Florence, Italy, Girard was educated in Europe as an architect. He began practicing architecture and interior design in the late 1920s. A career breakthrough came... Read full biography
Born in New York City and raised in Florence, Italy, Girard was educated in Europe as an architect. He began practicing architecture and interior design in the late 1920s. A career breakthrough came in 1949, when he designed the Detroit Institute of Art's "For Modern Living," a significant... Read full biography
Born in New York City and raised in Florence, Italy, Girard was educated in Europe as an architect. He began practicing architecture and interior design in the late 1920s. A career breakthrough came in 1949, when he designed the Detroit Institute of Art's "For Modern Living," a significant exhibition promoting postwar modernism. Alexander Girard became Herman Miller's director of design for its textile division in 1952, a time when fabrics were purely functional and devoid of decoration. Girard... Read full biography
Born in New York City and raised in Florence, Italy, Girard was educated in Europe as an architect. He began practicing architecture and interior design in the late 1920s. A career breakthrough came in 1949, when he designed the Detroit Institute of Art's "For Modern Living," a significant exhibition promoting postwar modernism. Alexander Girard became Herman Miller's director of design for its textile division in 1952, a time when fabrics were purely functional and devoid of decoration. Girard felt that color was just what fabrics needed, and Herman Miller gave him the freedom to express himself. With primary colors, concise geometric patterns, and a touch of humor, he injected joy and spontaneity into fabrics, making them a vibrant part... Read full biography
Born in New York City and raised in Florence, Italy, Girard was educated in Europe as an architect. He began practicing architecture and interior design in the late 1920s. A career breakthrough came in 1949, when he designed the Detroit Institute of Art's "For Modern Living," a significant exhibition promoting postwar modernism. Alexander Girard became Herman Miller's director of design for its textile division in 1952, a time when fabrics were purely functional and devoid of decoration. Girard felt that color was just what fabrics needed, and Herman Miller gave him the freedom to express himself. With primary colors, concise geometric patterns, and a touch of humor, he injected joy and spontaneity into fabrics, making them a vibrant part of homes and offices. In 1954, he designed the "Good Designs" exhibition for the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Girard's reputation soared i... Read full biography
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Slide 1 of 3: Custom mural from the Irwin Union Bank & Trust Company, Columbus, IN
Custom mural from the Irwin Union Bank & Trust Company, Columbus, IN
Alexander GirardCustom mural from the Irwin Union Bank & Trust Company, Columbus, IN
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Important collection of fabric samples
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Italy. 1939 - 2024
Resin, plastic and bronze sculpture, glass art, brightly colored furniture
Italy. 1891 - 1979
Architecture, furniture design, sculpture, ceramics
Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts / United Kingdom. 1931 - 1987
Mixed-metal modernist sculpture, furniture design
Wisconsin, Arizona. 1869 - 1959
Architect, abstract drawing
Collaborative pottery
California. 1893 - 1998
Ceramic vessels, collage
Italy. 1889 - 1974
Sculpture
Washington / Italy. Born 1934
Contemporary glass craft
California, New York / Former Yugoslavia. Born 1933
Prism, optical sculpture, teaching
Illinois. 1916 - 1999
Modernist sculpture, painting
Michigan, California, Pennsylvania / Italy. 1915 - 1978
Sculpture-kinetic, abstract monoprint, painting, design
California. 1924 - 2002
Sculptor-ceramic, abstraction