American designers 🇺🇸 (Page 8)

There are three responses to a piece of design – yes, no, and WOW! Wow is the one to aim for. Milton Glaser
Consumerism - Vance Packard

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Vance Packard (1914 – 1996) was an American writer who brought many of the less favourable effects of consumerism in the developed world to the public’s attention in a straightforward manner. After graduating from Pennsylvania State University in 1936, he started his career as a journalist writing for several newspapers and the Associated Press before becoming the editor of American magazine from 1942 to 1946.Read More →

Frederick Hurten Rhead Tile featured image

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Frederick Hurten Rhead was an English-born American potter and ceramic artist. He was born into a family of potters and designers. He received his English pottery training before moving to the United States in 1902. Read More →

In the Pink - Dorothy Draper

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Has there ever been an American decorator as famous as Dorothy Draper? Like Martha Stewart,Read More →

William Van Alen Gargoyle

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William Van Alen (1883 – 1954) was an American architect born in Brooklyn, New York. He was professionally active in New York.Read More →

Danny Ho Fong

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Danny Ho Fong was a Chinese American furniture manufacturer. He was born in Canton and professionally active in San Francisco and Los Angeles.Read More →

Maya Lin - Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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Vietnam Veterans War Memorial Maya Lin is an American architect. She was born in Athens,Read More →

Maya Romanoff textiles

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Maya Romanoff was an American Textile Designer. He studied at the University of California atRead More →

Buckminster Fuller Featured Image

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Buckminster Fuller was a preacher as much as an architect, a town crier as aRead More →