Walter Allner, a Bauhaus-trained designer, merged Modernist principles with American aesthetics, influencing graphic design through magazine covers, teaching, and innovative visual communication strategies.Read More →
Reuben Cary, an American furniture designer and maker, lived from 1845 to 1933. He worked as a guide and later as a carpenter and boat builder.Read More →
The Marmon 16, a masterpiece of automotive history, was a landmark due to its advanced engineering and luxurious features, but its high price limited sales.Read More →
Charles Pfister (1939 to 1990) was an American interior and furniture designer and architect. He was professionally active in San Francisco.Read More →
Dorothy Draper (1889-1969), American interior designer from Tuxedo Park, New York, known for bold decor and influential wallpaper designs, left a lasting impact on interior design history.Read More →
The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine offers a nine-week summer program for artists, with facilities for living, working, and learning. Alumni events also take place.Read More →
Jay Spectre (1930 – 1992) was an American Interior and furniture designer. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He was professionally active in New York.
He began his interior design career in 1951 in Louisville. In 1968, he established the design company Jay Spectre, in New York. He designed interiors for luxury homes, private jet aircraft, yachts, and offices, which showed Art Deco, Asian, and African influences with high-tech and hand-carved elements. Read More →
Stanley Hagler, American costume jeweller. The flamboyant styles of the 1960s influenced his jewellery designs for women. READ MORERead More →
Oscar Onken (1858 – 1948) was an American entrepreneur. He was professionally active in Ohio. Onken was a prominent businessman and philanthropist. Impressed with the Gustav Stickley and Austrian stands at the 1904 St. Louis ‘Louisiana Purchase Exposition,’ he founded The Shop of the Crafts in Cincinnati in 1904. Read More →
Harry Bertoia was a sculptor, printmaker, jeweller, and furniture designer. He was born in San Lorenzo, Udine, and worked in the United States professionally. During World War Two he worked with Ray and Charles Eames on moulded-plywood technology. He worked primarily as a sculptor from the mid-1950s onwards. His sculpture was prominently featured in many of Eero Saarinen‘s buildings.Read More →