Textile Swatch Card, "Suomi," Designed by Alexander Girard for Herman Miller, 1970
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Early modernist design was starkly minimal, but mid-century modern designer Alexander Girard's work challenged and expanded the movement. Girard humanized modernism through his colorful and whimsical textile, furniture, graphic, and interior designs. As the Director of Design in Herman Miller's Textile Division from 1952 until 1973, Girard designed over 300 textiles, often using bold color combinations and abstract patterns.
Early modernist design was starkly minimal, but mid-century modern designer Alexander Girard's work challenged and expanded the movement. Girard humanized modernism through his colorful and whimsical textile, furniture, graphic, and interior designs. As the Director of Design in Herman Miller's Textile Division from 1952 until 1973, Girard designed over 300 textiles, often using bold color combinations and abstract patterns.
Artifact
Sample card
Date Made
1970
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Herman Miller Textiles. Designed by Alexander Girard.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
92.48.2.27
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Herman Miller, Inc.
Material
Cotton (Fiber)
Rayon
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 9.375 in
Width: 4 in
Inscriptions
on front: suomi / 1491 / 1492 / 1493 / 1490 on back: suomi / An exclusive Herman Miller import. / Woven in Finland. / 83% Cotton, 17% Rayon / Crease resistant finished / Colorfast / Preshrunk - residual - laundering 2-3%. / Dry cleanable. [...] HERMAN MILLER TEXTILES / ZEELAND, MICHIGAN 49464
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