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Alexander Girard

Let the Sun In

Todd Oldham author Kiera Coffee author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Phaidon Press Ltd

Published:8th Oct '24

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Alexander Girard cover

As seen in Interior Design Magazine, New York Magazine, and Elle Decoration

A comprehensive monograph exploring Alexander Girard’s vivid and dynamic design career

Alexander Girard was a leading figure in mid-century American design, bringing sensational color and pattern to the modernist aesthetic. Organized by discipline, this stunning monograph covers Girard’s prolific and groundbreaking output across textiles, furniture, interior design, graphic design, illustration, and architecture.

Favoring geometric patterns in as many palettes as possible, Girard is best known for his textiles series for design company Herman Miller and for his commercial interior projects, including La Fonda del Sol restaurant in New York and the Braniff International Airways rebrand.

Featuring more than 800 images, some of which have never before been published, this fascinating book covers Girard's wide-ranging impact on design, from textiles and wallpapers to painstakingly detailed interiors and curatorial projects.

Extensively researched and thoughtfully assembled by designer Todd Oldham, in partnership with Girard Studio, the book features double gatefolds that immerse the reader in Girard's object design sketches, the vibrant environmental panels created for Herman Miller's Action Office project, his designs for Braniff International Airways, and his tireless explorations in textile design.

‘Glorious…so colorful and playful [that] it really flies.’ –  Debbie Millman

Recommended by The World of Interiors , Dec. issue 2024 Holiday Roundup ‘Gorgeous.’ – The World of Interiors

 

‘Modernism at its most playful.’ – ELLE Decoration

 

‘A tribute to Girard, and a whistle stop through everything he touched.’ – New York Magazine’s Curbed

 

‘Captures Girard’s love for color, pattern, and form, and is a must-own for anyone who admires his fearless approach to design.’ – Design Milk

 

‘No matter the format, Girard brought a signature playful optimism brimming with color. That production is celebrated in a blocky new monograph…that is as vibrant as its subject.’ – Dallas Morning News

 

‘Sophisticated yet filled with whimsy.’ – Hi-Fructose Magazine

 

‘Girard’s moment in the sun.’ – Herman Miller’s Ideas Magazine

 

‘Both timeless and ahead of his time.’ – PRINT


‘A visual feast.’ Palm Springs Tribune

ISBN: 9781838667597

Dimensions: 290mm x 250mm x 40mm

Weight: unknown

408 pages