Alexander Girard

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Alexander Girard

Alexander Girard is widely known for his contributions in the field of American textile design, particularly through his work for Herman Miller (1952 to 1975), where he created fabrics for the designs of Charles and Ray Eames.
On the occasion of the first archival reintroductions of furniture and screen-printed fabric panels by Alexander Girard, Herman Miller and Maharam celebrated his life and work with a temporary installation in New York City's Meatpacking district. Titled "Alexander Girard: An Uncommon Vision" the showcase launched during the International Contemporary Furniture Fair last May.

A curated exhibit of archival designs and ephemera exposed visitors to the unique vision and diverse abilities Girard brought to Herman Miller during his tenure as design director of the textiles program.
New products and new fabrics served as the backbone of a Girard-inspired living room where visitors could relax and read from a selection of material curated by the Girard family.

Eamesiana is a project by Andrea Terranova and Raffaela Cardia, italian trends scouts on contemporary design.

"The Eameses created the future we're still living"

metropolismag.com

Charles Eames (1907–78) and Ray Eames (1912–88) gave shape to America's twentieth century. Their lives and work represented the US's defining movements: the West Coast's coming-of-age, the economy's shift from making goods to producing information, and the global expansion of American culture. The Eameses embraced the era's visionary concept of modern design as an agent of social change, elevating it to a national agenda. Their evolution from furniture designers to cultural ambassadors demonstrated their boundless talents and the overlap of their interests with those of their country. In a rare era of shared objectives, the Eameses partnered with the governments (US, India) and the country's top businesses to lead the charge to modernize postwar America.