...Although Alexander Girard worked closely with Herman Miller and designers such as George Nelson...speciality was not furniture but fabrics, folk art and colour. Born in America and raised in Italy Alexander Girard studied architecture in London before a lack of architectural openings...
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...this meeting of two grandees of the international designer furniture circuit: Eero Saarinen and Alexander Girard. With both still having an outside chance...still having an outside chance of qualifying for the semi-finals the start was edgy and imprecise. Alexander Girard however was first to find his rhythm and came close with an intricate...
...After the strenuous match against Alexander Girard, France decided to rest Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for the match...for a thoroughly deserved 2:0 victoryThe Group D table and all Group D results can be found here....
...Both Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec as well as Alexander Girard had to wait a long time for their opening match in this years (smow)...but for the sell out crowd in Pretoria the wait was more than worth it. Although born in New York, Alexander Girard qualifies for Mexico on account of the Wooden Doll side of his family...
...gates. And so as we flew pointlessly around Northern Europe we found ourselves pinning for Alexander Girard. Although principally remembered as one...economy and entered the jet age in 1959 with the purchase of their first Boeing 707. In 1965 Alexander Girard was commissioned to redesign the airlines corporate identity. The...
...through as the outer colour of the
VitraHaus". but it could all have been so different"...
Alexander Girard, (* 1907 in New York City/USA; † 1993), was, alongside his close friends George Nelson
and Charles and Ray Eames, one of the decisive figures of post-war American design. The focus of his broad
oeuvre was on textile design: As head of the Herman Miller Company's textile division, Girard designed a
multitude of textiles that reflect his love of festive colours and patterns. He favoured abstract and geometric
forms, typically put together in bright constellations of colours. Alexander Girard's upholstery fabrics have
lost none of their charm, and a range of classic Girard designs such as Quatrefoil, Names or Toostripe Orange
are included in the Vitra and Maharam "Textiles of the 20th century" cushion collection. Having originally
studied architecture, Girard made a name for himself over his long career in the fields of furniture, exhibition
and interior design as well as in the graphic arts. On his extended travels, he avidly collected textiles from
all over the world, which furnished him with a source of inspiration and ideas. In 1993, the final year of his
life, he bequeathed these holdings to the Vitra Design Museum Collection along with the contents of his studio
(hundreds of drawings, prototypes and textile samples).
