Pattern screen printed design on linen-cotton blend (75% linen, 25% cotton).
Hanging rods steel; incl. assembly materials.
Black & White
W80 x H109cm
Black & White
W80 x H104.5cm
limited editions – spring / summer 2019 Girard collection
Eyes
W80 x H46.6cm
Love Heart
W80 x H86cm
Born in 1907 in New York City, Alexander Girard was one of the leading figures of postwar American design, along with his close friends and colleagues George Nelson and Charles & Ray Eames.
The primary focus of his wide-ranging oeuvre was textile design. Girard created numerous fabrics for the Herman Miller Company, favouring abstract forms and geometric patterns in a wide variety of colour compositions. Many of his upholstery fabrics remain as timely and vital as ever and are still manufactured and utilised by Vitra today.
Having originally studied architecture, Girard made a name for himself over his long career in the fields of furniture, exhibition, interior and graphic design. Moreover, he was one of the world's most important collectors of folk art. The objects and textiles acquired by Girard on his extensive travels provided him with a rich source of inspiration and ideas. When Rolf Fehlbaum, the son of Vitra's founding family, first visited Alexander Girard and his wife Susan at their Santa Fe home in 1960, Fehlbaum wrote a letter to his parents telling of the deep impression it had made on him, and describing it as the most fascinating house he had ever seen in the United States.
Vitra and the Vitra Design Museum have devoted themselves to the reappraisal and revival of Alexander Girard's work over the past several years. The growing Girard collection in Vitra's product portfolio includes his painted Wooden Dolls, the Environmental Enrichment Panels and various furniture pieces and objects, along with his distinctive fabric designs.
After Alexander Girard's death in 1993, his heirs donated the Girard archive (comprising hundreds of drawings, prototypes and samples) to the Vitra Design Museum. In 2016/17, the museum mounted the exhibition 'Alexander Girard: A Designer's Universe'.
ALEXANDER GIRARD
Four Leaf Clover
W80 x H117cm
The Environmental Wall Hangings are decorative kakemonos featuring famous patterns by Alexander Girard: Four Leaf Clover, Love Heart, Eyes, Black & White and Geometric A. The patterns are screen printed on a cotton-linen textile. The Environmental Wall Hangings are suspended using metal rods located at the top and bottom of each panel.
Beginning in 1971, the architect and designer Alexander Girard developed a series of screen printed graphics on fabric to add a touch of human warmth and emotion to office environments: the Environmental Enrichment Panels. With a multitude of diverse and inspiring patterns, these large wall panels were also frequently used in private interiors.
