Historical Designers The Early Socialites: Elsie de Wolfe Dorothy Draper Syrie Maugham Eleanor McMillan Brown Sister Parish Ruby Ross Wood Billy Baldwin Elsie De Wolfe • First to create the occupation.
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Historical Designers The Early Socialites: Elsie de Wolfe Dorothy Draper Syrie Maugham Eleanor McMillan Brown Sister Parish Ruby Ross Wood Billy Baldwin Elsie De Wolfe • First to create the occupation of interior decorating • Considered the first lady of interior decoration • Moved away from the Victorian design Elsie de Wolfe Elsie de Wolfe Villa Trianon Dorothy Draper • First successful commercial designer • Hotel projects and public spaces • Total design including china, furniture down to the match books • Her ornate style of eyepopping colors and oversize prints, lost popularity in the 1950’s Dorothy Draper Dorothy Draper • Metropolitan Museum Café, 1950’s Draper Furniture by Kindel Dorothy Draper Syrie Maugham Eleanor McMillan Brown • Started the first full service design firm in 1924 called McMillan, Inc. in NYC. • The company created many great designers like Albert Hadley, David Hicks and Billy Baldwin • The company is still in business today. Sister Parish • First decorator to decorate the Kennedy White House • Co-founder of ParrishHadley Assoc. 19621999 • Known for painted furniture, quilts and a lived-in look. Sister Parish Sister Parish Sister Parish Ruby Ross Wood • Career started as a reporter and a writer on interior decorating • Was the ghostwriter or Elsie de Wolfe’s A House in Good Taste. • Credited for creating the first department store decorating firm. • She was a longtime employer of Billy Baldwin. Billy Baldwin • Began working for Ruby Ross Wood in 1935 and took it over in 1952. • First to use brown with panache • Known for glossy brown walls Billy Baldwin Billy Baldwin th th 19 and Early 20 Century William Morris Charles Rennie Mackintosh Gustav Stickley Frank Lloyd Wright • One of the most influential designers of the last 150 years • 1834-1896 • Painter, typography, wallpaper, carpets and stained glass • Pioneer of the Arts and Crafts Movement Charles Rennie Mackintosh • Scottish Architect and designer • Attended and designed the Glasgow School of Art • His work was light, elegant and original • Known for furniture, particularly those with tall, straight backs. Hill House - Mackintosh Gustav Stickley (1857-1942) • American craftsman and business owner • A major force behind the Arts and Crafts Movement in America • Designed furniture that was simple with exposed joinery made from oak. • Stressed handmade furniture over machine made. • His designs were referred to as Mission or Craftsman The Craftsman Home • Designed for the middle class • A lot of wood with built-ins using available materials • Form follows function • Light fixtures and hardware related to overall design. Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) • American Architect • Founded Taliesin Fellowship in 1932 (Wisconsin and Arizona) • Leader in the style known as Prairie Style Wright Style • Created the open floor plan • Used corner windows • Used natural materials and designed for a feeling of being one with nature • Used low pitch roofs (no attics or basements) with a horizontal feel • Always used a fireplace – heart of the home • Designed furniture with lots of built-ins Famous Works by Wright Johnson Wax Building Wright Furniture and Interiors Modern (International Style) Designers Mies Van der Rohe Le Corbusier Philip Johnson Marcel Breuer Charles and Ray Eames Mies Van der Rohe (1886 – 1969) • German Architect • Last Director of Bauhaus School of Design in Germany • Started the movement of the “International Style” (use of glass and steel) • Famous quote: “Less is more” • Developed the first cantilever chair • Famous chair: Barcelona Chair dating to 1929 Mies Van der Rohe • Farnsworth House in the late 1940’s • International style use of steel and glass Le Corbusier (1887 – 1965) • French Architect • Worked in the International Style • Used a lot of concrete, class and steel with lots of open spaces Le Corbusier Furniture • Chaise Lounge, 1927 • Grande Comfort, 1929 • Basculant Chair, 1929 Le Corbusier • Villa Savoye, 1928 - 31, France • “Machine for Living” • International Style Philip Johnson (1906-2005) • American Architect known for his “International Style” • Pupil of Mies Van der Rohe • Best known for his the Glass House The Glass House Marcel Breuer (1902 – 1981) • Hungarian born architect, furniture designer and teacher. • Trained under Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus School of Design • Invented the first tubular steel frame used in furniture. • Known for his tubular steel chair, Wassily. Marcel Breuer • Wassily Chair, 1925 • Cantilever Chair, 1928 Charles and Ray Eames • American architect/furniture designer. • Known for tubular steel and molded plywood chair called the “Potato Chip” chair. • His furniture is still produced by Herman Miller. Charles and Ray Eames Charles and Ray Eames Current Designers Michael Graves Frank Gehry Mario Buatta Leading Firms Michael Graves (1934 – Present) • American Born Architect • Most noted works are the Swan and Dolphin Hotels in Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL. • Has designed over 200 houseware items for Target and also designs for Kohler Michael Graves Frank Gehry (1929 – present) • American Architect born in Toronto Canada • Deconstruction style • Uses titanium as a building material • Best known structure is the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao Spain. • Know for making furniture out of cardboard • Furniture is manufactured by Knoll. Frank Gehry • Power Play chair • Wiggle Chair Mario Buatta (1935 – present) • American Interior Designer • “Prince of Chintz” • He refers to his style as “the undecorated look” • English Country look • Famous clients: Barbara Walters, Billy Joel, Mariah Carey, and Malcolm Forbes Mario Buatta Leading Architectural Firms HOK Gensler Perkins and Will RTKL HOK • Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK) one of the worlds largest American architectural/interior design firms. They are best know for their designs of sports stadiums. • Founded in 1955, it now employs over 1800 employees in over 25 locations worldwide Gensler Assoc. • American architectural firms with office in 41 locations across the world • Founded in 1965, they now employ over 3,000 • Most recognized firm internationally and known as a leader in Green Design. • Studio 585 : branding, signage/wayfinding/ web design (total package) Perkins and Will • Established in 1935 • Internationally recognized • A leader in Healthcare and Higher Education • Designed Haworth Showroom in Chicago Merchandise Mart RTKL • An international firm • Specializes in • • • • • Architecture / Interior Design Urban Planning Branding Environmental Graphic Design Sustainable Design