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Alexander girards playful yet sophisticated designs continue to inspire new generations of artists and designers. Over the past ten years we have engaged in a number of projects. We offer a large selection of titles on a wide variety of subjects. After also graduating from the royal school of architecture in rome, girard refined his skills in both florence and new york. Color board book celebrates the vivid, playful, and sophisticated world of 20th century design icon alexander girard. Alexander girard color by alexander girard, hardcover. Girard is best remembered locally for the compound restaurant design and his generous donation of more than 106,000 pieces to santa fes international folkart museum. Alexander girard color chunky board book by gloria fowler. Girard worked with george nelson and charles and ray eames to form a design team that has influenced the fundamentals of design throughout the united states and the rest of the world.
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I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well. We can help your school and baby groups to raise money and get free books every time you buy. He would go on to design his own homes in new york, michigan and then finally new mexico, where he moved with his wife and two children in 1953. Alexander girard by kiera coffee 2015, hardcover for. The breadth and scope of his work is truly remarkable. Alexander girard has 14 books on goodreads with 277 ratings. Youth and kingship the son of philip ii of macedon and olympias, he had aristotle as his tutor and was given a classical education.
The celebrated macedonian king has been one of the most enduring figures in history. Yes, i consider a wolf to be a dog, because the common house dog, canis familiaris or canis domesticus is a breddown version of canis lupus, the modern wolf. The best new culture, style, and beauty stories from vogue, delivered to you daily. In channelling girard s unique aesthetic, the team found inspiration in the shapes, colours and textures of a designer never limited by a single medium or expression. This chunky board book is the latest in our series that features both design greats and upandcoming new talent. Alexander girard was born in new york in 1907, grew up in florence, italy, received a degree from romes royal school of architecture, and subsequently began one of the design fields most fascinating and exhaustive careers.
Welcome to alexander books where out of print, rare and antiquarian books and ephemera are bought and sold. List of books and articles about alexander the great online. We are the official representation of his unique and profound body of work and act as the sole agent for licensing and collaboration. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. About the author deborah lubera kawsky completed her undergraduate studies at smith college and. These originals, which are part of the girard estate in the holdings of the vitra design museum, served as models for the current reeditions. At the age of 23, alexander girard created the first of many customised and intriguing interior landscapes for himself in a studio apartment on the top floor of his parents home in florence, italy. A lot more people are going to know girard s name now that oldham, along with kiera coffee and ammo books, has put together the massive 672page monograph simply titled alexander girard. Alexander girard 19071993 in santa fe was one of the most important and prolific designers of the 20 th century. This highly anticipated tome is the first major retrospective of this very accomplished and prolific designer, and has been painstakingly edited by renowned new yorkbased. Creating midcentury modern masterpieces by deborah lubera kawsky is the first comprehensive study of girard s exceptional architectural projects, specifically those concentrated in the ultratraditional detroit suburb of grosse pointe.
In addition, the show presents hundreds of folk art objects that he collected from all over the world and from which he drew inspiration. Alexander pdf feel free to download ebooks here, if you find any advantages, leave little donation via paypal at side button, to support this site stay alive and to support me absolutely. Evangeline heart isnt giving up without a fight as she returns in the god game to locate the next relic i. Alexander girard color features the vintage 1972 illustration girls on the cover, as well as 26 classic girard designs. Dec 11, 2011 the late designer alexander girard s evocative photographs of his wife susan on their worldly travels captures the folkart enthusiasts relentless hunt for inspiration. Books by alexander girard author of alexander girard color. A new history combines traditional scholarship with contemporary research to offer an innovative treatment of one of historys most famous figures. Please feel free to browse our online inventory by catalogue or search by title or keyword. Girard s tenure at herman miller continued into the 1970s and resulted in more than 300 vibrantly hued fabric and wallpaper designs. So here is the list for the top ten books on alexander the great. Preschoolers learning to identify colors will enjoy this charming little book, with its catchy rhymes and whimsical illustrations.
Thirtytwo blackandwhite line drawings are featured here for young, budding artists. Alexander girards most popular book is alexander girard color. Stolen away by a free spirited gypsy as a child though she still swears shes my mother, i spent my childhood roaming the countryside, meeting fascinating characters and having amazing adventures. Licenses with companies such as vitra, maharam, ammo and herman miller have been paramount in reintroducing girard to the general public. Any fourlegged, pack hunting, carnivorous animal of the genus canis. This 672page book covers virtually every aspect of girard s distinctive career. Alexander girard s most popular book is alexander girard color. Alexander girard coloring book 2014, paperback for sale. Short trailer advertising manic books recent monograph on alexander girard.
Girard studio was created by the girard family to preserve and promote the design legacy and archive of alexander girard. Color board book features the vintage 1972 illustration girls on the cover, as well as 26 classic girard designs that celebrate. Deborah lubera kawsky author, lecturer, art historian. Alexander girard is a showstopper of a book, the ultimate tribute to sandros astonishingly prolific creative legacy. As the perpetual new kid, my friends more often than not were found between the pages of a book. Preschoolers learning to identify colors will enjoy this charming little book, with its catchy rhymes and whimsical. This landmark exhibition presents hundreds of examples of girard s work, including furniture, textiles, graphics, architecture, and sculptures, as well as drawings and collages never shown before. The book had large type and few words, but many illustrations that could expose young kids to the colors, patterns and shapes he used. Alexander books abacilab abebooks ancaster, on, canada. Kids books dont get much cooler than the alexander girard color book, which is published by ammo books.
Alexander girard, architect is a beautiful, informative book suited for enthusiasts of alexander girard, the midcentury modern aesthetic, and detroit history, art, and architecture. The alexander girard color hardcover book features the vintage 1972 illustration, girls, on the cover, as well as twentysix classic girard designs that celebrate color. Renowned designer todd oldham and writer kiera coffee have created this massive monograph on seminal designer alexander girard as the ultimate tribute to this design icon. This smythesewn hardbound book has 64 fullcolor pages that document the fouryear house industries alexander girard project. It promises to be an easy read and that is what it exactly is. Alexander girard s playful yet sophisticated designs continue to inspire new generations of artists and designers. Order of alex grecian books alex grecian is an american author of historical mystery novels, and is also a comic book writer. Dec 12, 2002 this exciting new volume is an indispensable guide for undergraduates to the study of alexander the great, showing the problems of the ancient source material, and making it clear that there is no single approach to be taken. Jun 17, 2017 alexander girard, the most famous designer youve never heard of, gets a solo exhibition. Ammo books alexander girard color board book celebrates the vivid, playful, and sophisticated world of century design icon alexander girard who created iconic textile designs for herman miller. Alexander pdf and for the pdf file you can download at my another post at new concept english by l. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
Dec 07, 2011 amazon best books of the month, december 2011. Alexander girard, the most famous designer youve never heard. The girard foundation 1962 houses his own personal and extensive collection of folk art, textiles, toys, and objects from around the world. Especially known for his textile designs for herman miller, girards wideranging repertoire also spanned many disciplines, including interior design, graphic design, and furniture design. Aug 01, 2016 the girard foundation 1962 houses his own personal and extensive collection of folk art, textiles, toys, and objects from around the world.
Original girard drawings for the building plan, interior spaces, and customdesigned furniture document the mind of a modernist master at work and are made available to the public for the first time in this beautiful book. Alexander girard, architect wayne state university press. The primary focus of his wideranging oeuvre was textile design. Alexander girard is the author of alexander girard color 4. It was their decision to bring in designer alexander girard, who gave the compound restaurant its distinctive look. The alexander girard coloring book is a beautiful new coloring book that features this 20th century design icons elegant and simple illustrations translated into black and white. Girard designed them in 1952 for his own use as decorative objects in his santa fe home. To celebrate the release of todd oldhams new book on alexander girard, as well as the launch of mother talks, we created a series of illustrations that spoke to the prolific designers style and substance. Selling the full range of scholastic books for kids. Biographies of alexander the great books the guardian.
He created stunning interiors for restaurants, private homes, corporate offices, and even airplanes. Edited by acclaimed designer todd oldham with vibrant text from kiera coffee, this wonderful, swervy adventure explores girard s career with. In a career spanning fifty years girard flirted with architecture, textile design, interior decoration and even the rebranding of an entire airplane company. As you probably know, girard is best ammo books alexander girard color board book celebrates the vivid, playful, and sophisticated world of century design icon alexander girard who created iconic textile designs for herman miller. In this lovely coloring book, young artists can create their own colorful originals using american designer alexander girard s blackandwhite line images of creatures, faces, and places. Liberal opposition and the fall of the bourbon monarchy.
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