One of her last tasks was to work with zeev aram on the introduction of her designs onto the world market.
Art deco eileen gray furniture.
Working with geometric forms eileen gray created plush furniture designs in steel and leather.
Eileen gray was born into an aristocratic irish family.
The irish born designer spent most of her life in paris where some of her most iconic designs were created.
9 august 1878 31 october 1976 was an anglo irish architect and furniture designer and a pioneer of the modern movement in architecture.
Neglected for most of her career eileen gray 1878 1976 is now regarded as one of the most important furniture designers and architects of the early 20th century and the most influential woman in those fields.
After the war and up to her death in 1976 eileen gray continued to work as a designer on both major projects like the cultural and social centre which occupied her from 1946 1949 and on a number of smaller furniture designs.
Gray moved to paris in 1902 where she was to spend most of her life.
Today s artists too write extensively about gray s influence.
Her body of work includes lustrous lacquered pieces her dragons chair set an auction record for modern furniture 28 million at the 2009 sale of the yves saint laurent estate and sleek chrome furnishings that rival the work of le corbusier and the members of the bauhaus as.
Art deco eileen gray furniture.
Before she became one of the most significant figures of modernism eileen gray designed furniture in art deco style.
Neglected for most of her career eileen gray is now regarded as one of the most important furniture designers and architects of the early 20th century and the most influential woman in those fields.
23 agustus 2020 oleh mais nurdin.
Eileen gray 1878 1956 art deco furniture design.
If cassandre gave the jazz age its distinctive graphic style then it was a woman an architect and a designer who gave the decade its most memorable piece of furniture still in production today.
Eileen gray victoria and albert museum eileen gray 1878 1976 art deco artist and designer eileen gray designer of art deco part two art history unstuffed bibendum eileen gray was influenced by the bibendum michelin.
Over her career she was associated with many notable european artists of her era including kathleen scott adrienne gorska le corbusier and jean badovici with whom she was romantically involved.
Eileen gray born kathleen eileen moray smith.
Designer artist and architect eileen gray was one of the most fascinating creative figures of the 20th century.
Aged 20 she enrolled at the slade school of art in london.
In paris she studied to become the first western practitioner of japanese lacquer.
Eileen gray eileen gray 1878 1976 art deco artist and designer.
Many art deco and bauhaus architects and designers found inspiration in gray s unique style.