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- Herman Miller Textiles Swatches, "13 Graph," 1964 - 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.
- 1964
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Herman Miller Textiles Swatches, "13 Graph," 1964
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.
- Swatch, "Flores," 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
Swatch, "Flores," 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.
- Coffee Table, 1940-1942 -
- 1940-1942
- Collections - Artifact
Coffee Table, 1940-1942
- Herman Miller Brochure, "Word Processing and Action Office 2," 1972 -
- 1972
- Collections - Artifact
Herman Miller Brochure, "Word Processing and Action Office 2," 1972
- Swatch, "Nastri," 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
Swatch, "Nastri," 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.
- Herman Miller Textiles Swatches, "19 Flame Resistant Casements," 1964 - 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.
- 1964
- Collections - Artifact
Herman Miller Textiles Swatches, "19 Flame Resistant Casements," 1964
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.
- Herman Miller Textiles Swatches, "20 Super Wool," 1964 - 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.
- 1964
- Collections - Artifact
Herman Miller Textiles Swatches, "20 Super Wool," 1964
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.
- Herman Miller Christmas Party Poster, "O Tannenbaum," December 17, 1977 - Linda Powell began designing posters for the Herman Miller Christmas Party in 1976, the same year she was hired at the company as an internal graphic designer. She designed eight Christmas Party posters over four years. The 1977 Party theme was "German Christmas," so Powell featured the German Christmas song "O Tannenbaum" ("O Christmas Tree") with a tree made of 3-dimensional die cut ornaments.
- December 17, 1977
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Herman Miller Christmas Party Poster, "O Tannenbaum," December 17, 1977
Linda Powell began designing posters for the Herman Miller Christmas Party in 1976, the same year she was hired at the company as an internal graphic designer. She designed eight Christmas Party posters over four years. The 1977 Party theme was "German Christmas," so Powell featured the German Christmas song "O Tannenbaum" ("O Christmas Tree") with a tree made of 3-dimensional die cut ornaments.
- Herman Miller Christmas Party Poster, "Smack," December 16, 1978 - Linda Powell began designing posters for the Herman Miller Christmas Party in 1976, the same year she was hired at the company as an internal graphic designer. She designed eight Christmas Party posters over four years, four of them for the 1978 Party's "Sounds of Christmas" theme. Each poster focused on a particular sound -- "Ho Ho Ho," "Fa la la la la," "Smack," and "Jingle."
- December 16, 1978
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Herman Miller Christmas Party Poster, "Smack," December 16, 1978
Linda Powell began designing posters for the Herman Miller Christmas Party in 1976, the same year she was hired at the company as an internal graphic designer. She designed eight Christmas Party posters over four years, four of them for the 1978 Party's "Sounds of Christmas" theme. Each poster focused on a particular sound -- "Ho Ho Ho," "Fa la la la la," "Smack," and "Jingle."
- Herman Miller Christmas Party Poster, "Jingle," December 16, 1978 - Linda Powell began designing posters for the Herman Miller Christmas Party in 1976, the same year she was hired at the company as an internal graphic designer. She designed eight Christmas Party posters over four years, four of them for the 1978 Party's "Sounds of Christmas" theme. Each poster focused on a particular sound -- "Ho Ho Ho," "Fa la la la la," "Smack," and "Jingle."
- December 16, 1978
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Herman Miller Christmas Party Poster, "Jingle," December 16, 1978
Linda Powell began designing posters for the Herman Miller Christmas Party in 1976, the same year she was hired at the company as an internal graphic designer. She designed eight Christmas Party posters over four years, four of them for the 1978 Party's "Sounds of Christmas" theme. Each poster focused on a particular sound -- "Ho Ho Ho," "Fa la la la la," "Smack," and "Jingle."