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- "Herman Miller is Alexander Girard," 1967 -
- 1967
- Collections - Artifact
"Herman Miller is Alexander Girard," 1967
- "Herman Miller is Alexander Girard," 1968 -
- 1968
- Collections - Artifact
"Herman Miller is Alexander Girard," 1968
- Banner, Designed by Alexander Girard, 1961 -
- 1961
- Collections - Artifact
Banner, Designed by Alexander Girard, 1961
- "Textiles & Objects" Banner, Designed by Alexander Girard, 1961 - In 1961, Herman Miller opened the avant-garde "Textiles and Objects Shop" in New York City. Designer Alexander Girard conceived of the idea, designed the shop, and stocked it with textiles, furniture, handcrafted objects, and even folk art from around the world. This iconic banner -- with screen printed text on Girard's "April" textile -- hung in the storefront window.
- 1961-1963
- Collections - Artifact
"Textiles & Objects" Banner, Designed by Alexander Girard, 1961
In 1961, Herman Miller opened the avant-garde "Textiles and Objects Shop" in New York City. Designer Alexander Girard conceived of the idea, designed the shop, and stocked it with textiles, furniture, handcrafted objects, and even folk art from around the world. This iconic banner -- with screen printed text on Girard's "April" textile -- hung in the storefront window.
- "Herman Miller Environmental Enrichment Designed by Alexander Girard," 1972 -
- 1972
- Collections - Artifact
"Herman Miller Environmental Enrichment Designed by Alexander Girard," 1972
- Necktie, Designed by Alexander Girard for Herman Miller, 1952-1973 - Alexander 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. Girard also designed a series of silk neckties, most likely as a giveaway to the Herman Miller salesforce.
- 1952-1973
- Collections - Artifact
Necktie, Designed by Alexander Girard for Herman Miller, 1952-1973
Alexander 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. Girard also designed a series of silk neckties, most likely as a giveaway to the Herman Miller salesforce.
- Swatch, "Graph," Designed by Alexander Girard for Herman Miller, 1963 - 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.
- 1963
- Collections - Artifact
Swatch, "Graph," Designed by Alexander Girard for Herman Miller, 1963
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.
- Necktie, Designed by Alexander Girard for Herman Miller, 1952-1973 - Alexander 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. Girard also designed a series of silk neckties, most likely as a giveaway to the Herman Miller salesforce.
- 1952-1973
- Collections - Artifact
Necktie, Designed by Alexander Girard for Herman Miller, 1952-1973
Alexander 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. Girard also designed a series of silk neckties, most likely as a giveaway to the Herman Miller salesforce.
- "Eyes" Design Drawing by Alexander Girard for Herman Miller, 1971 - Alexander Girard, Herman Miller Textile Division's Director of Design, created a series of forty folk art-inspired graphic panels aptly named "Environmental Enrichment Panels" in 1972. They were meant to enrich the office environment, adorning the moveable walls of Robert Propst's Action Office II -- more commonly known as the cubicle. This drawing from 1971 laid out the design for the "Eyes" panel.
- 1971
- Collections - Artifact
"Eyes" Design Drawing by Alexander Girard for Herman Miller, 1971
Alexander Girard, Herman Miller Textile Division's Director of Design, created a series of forty folk art-inspired graphic panels aptly named "Environmental Enrichment Panels" in 1972. They were meant to enrich the office environment, adorning the moveable walls of Robert Propst's Action Office II -- more commonly known as the cubicle. This drawing from 1971 laid out the design for the "Eyes" panel.
- Textile, "April," Designed by Alexander Girard for Herman Miller, 1960 - 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.
- 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Textile, "April," Designed by Alexander Girard for Herman Miller, 1960
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.