Eileen Gray Inspired Furniture

Over her career she was associated with many notable european artists of her era including kathleen scott adrienne gorska le corbusier and jean badovici with whom she was romantically involved.

Eileen gray inspired furniture.

Eileen gray thoroughly modern maker furniture designer and architect eileen gray died nearly 40 years ago but is back with us in a big way. Renowned in france during the early decades of the 20th century as a designer in lacquer furniture and interiors she then began to experiment with architectural. 9 august 1878 31 october 1976 was an anglo irish architect and furniture designer and a pioneer of the modern movement in architecture. Bocca style sofa 3 seat.

Inspired by salvador dali and marilyn monroes lips. If you re looking to add modern classic furniture consider purchasing an eileen gray table or other piece of eileen gray furniture from bauhaus2yourhouse. Designed by studio 65. Eileen gray was a breath of fresh air in the male dominated design world.

Many art deco and bauhaus architects and designers found inspiration in gray s unique style. While greta grossman took the mantle of icons in danish designs gray was a trailblazer in the bauhaus movement. Her work inspired both modernism and art deco. Eileen gray an irishwoman was one of the leading members of the modern design movement.

A new book film and tv special are all devoted to the. This is an iconic piece of 60 s pop furniture the bocca. After the war and up to her death in 1976 eileen gray continued to work as a designer on both major projects like the cultural and social centre which occupied her from 1946 1949 and on a number of smaller furniture designs. The exhibition honours the memory of eileen gray modern self taught architect and designer.

One of her last tasks was to work with zeev aram on the introduction of her designs onto the world market. Her pieces have been described as both luxurious and theatrical and she has been a. She designed many unique and functionally relevant pieces throughout her career but the eileen grey side table remains one of her most iconic. Neglected for most of her career eileen gray 1878 1976 is now regarded as one of the most important furniture designers and architects of the early 20th century and the most influential woman in those fields.

Eileen gray born kathleen eileen moray smith. Today s artists too write extensively about gray s influence. Humorous iconic sexy no other sofa can make such a bold statement.