Leslie,Piña , with Foreword by Stanley Abercrombie Among the great designers at Herman Miller in the 1950s and 1960s, Alexander Girard enhanced Eames and Nelsons furniture with innovative textiles. As head of Herman Millers Textile Division since it was formed in 1952, he designed some of the most colourful and exciting fabrics available anywhere. He also designed the 25piece Girard Group of modern furniture, and the 40item series of Environmental Enrichment Panels for Action Office 2. Girards unmatched folk art collection adorned Herman Miller buildings, filled their Textiles & Objects Shop in New York, and over 100,000 items made up the famous Girard Foundation. His acclaimed work as an interior designer and architect and his remarkable textiles for Herman Miller make Girard one of the legendary designers of the twentieth century.With over 400 mostly colour photographs of his textile and wallpaper designs, all of the EE panels and furniture, plus detailed text, timeline, and a value guide, this book is a comprehensive view of Girards work at Herman Miller, and a must for anyone interested in midcentury design of textiles, interiors, or graphics. 215 x 279, 400 colour & b/w photos ,192 pages, hard cover

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