Giants of Modern Design
In cooperation with Knoll Furniture, Gary mounted an exhibit of his favorite mid-century designers.
Graphics, interspersed with products included the designer’s statement of purpose, a broad overview of their ideas, and an explanation of their materials. The text ends with a description of their personal philosophies.
The show was a surprising success given the previous traditional bias of the San Francisco market. It lead to a more integrated offering in seasons to come
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was a German-American architect and furniture designer. He was commonly referred to as Mies, his surname. Along with Alvar Aalto, Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius and Frank Lloyd Wright, he is regarded as one of the pioneers of modernist architecture.
Isamu Noguchi was
an American artist
and landscape
architect whose
artistic career
spanned six
decades, from
the 1920s onward.
Known for his
sculpture and public
artworks, Noguchi
also designed stage
sets for various
Martha Graham
productions, and
several lamps and
furniture pieces,
still manufactured
and sold today.
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