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Edited by acclaimed designer todd oldham with vibrant text from kiera coffee, this wonderful, swervy adventure explores girards career with playful elegance. Edited by acclaimed designer todd oldham with vibrant text from kiera coffee, this wonderful, swervy adventure explores girard s career with. Alexander girard designs for herman miller schiffer design book alexander girard. We are the official representation of his unique and profound body of work and act as the sole agent for licensing and collaboration. In 1952, alexander girard was hired to head the fabric and textile division. Preschoolers learning to identify colors will enjoy this charming little book, with its. People got fainting fits if they saw bright, pure color, girard commented at the time. The breadth and scope of his work is truly remarkable. Alexander girard, architect is an enlightening glimpse into girard s lesserknown, early careerbefore he partnered with the modernist powerhouse herman miller.
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Creating midcentury modern masterpieces by deborah lubera kawsky is the first comprehensive study of girard s exceptional architectural projects, specifically those concentrated in the ultratraditional detroit suburb of grosse pointe. Girards work continues to inspire new generations of designers and admirers, and this beautiful book is the ultimate tribute to his legacy. Dec 07, 2011 amazon best books of the month, december 2011. Kawskys thorough research and generous use of archival imagery uncover a fresh understanding of girards architectural practice and a fascinating account of his evolution as a. Girard studio was created by the girard family to preserve and promote the design legacy and archive of alexander girard. Buy alexander girard coloring book by alexander girard illustrator online at alibris.
Girard designed them in 1952 for his own use as decorative objects in his santa fe home. A showman who turned interiors into atmospheres, by grace glueck, the new york times, september. Dec 09, 2019 having invented as a child a society replete with flags, bank notes and coins, passports, maps, postage stamps, coats of arms, history, and language, alexander girard as an adult seemed primed to create fabrics for herman miller, fashion residential and corporate interiors for billionaires and highprofile businesses, remodel a downtown street with new facades, overhaul the corporate. May 18, 2018 mid century modern, home decor, furniture, interior decorating, architecture, design, fashion, photography, visual arts, history, new releases. Any fourlegged, pack hunting, carnivorous animal of the genus canis. Alexander girard quotes author of alexander girard color. Alexander girard hardcover popular edition by todd oldham and. Alexander girard hardcover popular edition by todd oldham. Girard, one of the leading figures of postwar american design, exerted himself to the utmost by dabbling with interior, furniture and textile design on top of his. Alexander girard by kiera coffee 2015, hardcover for.
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He created stunning interiors for restaurants, private homes, corporate offices, and even airplanes. Alexander girard, architect wayne state university press. Alexander girard is a showstopper of a book, the ultimate tribute to sandros astonishingly prolific creative legacy. Alexander girard s playful yet sophisticated designs continue to inspire new generations of artists and designers.
The book presents the entire oeuvre of the multitalented italian american. Abebooks, an amazon company, offers millions of new, used, and outofprint books. A lot more people are going to know girard s name now that oldham, along with kiera coffee and ammo books, has put together the massive 672page monograph simply titled alexander girard. Alexander girard books list of books by author alexander.
Alexander girard became director of design for herman miller s textile division in 1952, a time when fabrics, especially in the office, tended toward the utilitarian, drab and patternless. This 672page book covers virtually every aspect of girard s distrinctive career. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Girard initially established a fabric collection based on his architectural training.
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This 672page book covers virtually every aspect of girard s distinctive career. Alexander girard 19071993 was one of the most influential textile artists and interior designers of the twentieth century and a collector extraordinaire. The work of alexander girard is presented by alexandra lange, an architecture and design critic, journalist, and historian. He designed exhibitions, toys, and a whole city street in columbus, indiana. Astonishingly, this 500page linenbound beauty is the first to draw from the prolific midcentury designers estatewhich contains more than 100,000 inspirational folk art objects in addition to his own wideranging work. The primary focus of his wideranging oeuvre was textile design. Alexander girard coloring book by alexander girard. He is a truly amazing designer, prolific and philosophical, and it was an honour. Books by alexander girard author of alexander girard color. As one of the most prolific and versatile mid20th century designers, girard s work. These originals, which are part of the girard estate in the holdings of the vitra design museum, served as models for the current reeditions.
The wooden dolls by alexander girard are a large family of wooden figures representing human and animal characters. From the high desert of new mexico to the depths of vitras archive in weil am rhein, germany, this new book documents the fouryear journey that resulted in our new alexander girard collection. A common bond, an aweinspiring display of approximately 10,000 pieces of folk art, toys, miniatures, textiles, and more from the alexander and susan girard collection. He was the least wellknown of the great designers at herman miller in the 1950s and 1960s, and he was the. Alexander girard was one of the most important modern textile artists and interior designers of the 20th century. Preschoolers learning to identify colors will enjoy this charming little book, with its catchy rhymes and whimsical illustrations. This massive monograph on seminal designer alexander girard covers.
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