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CENTRE LE CORBUSIER
Centre Le Corbusier / Heidi Weber Pavilion
Hoeschgasse 8
Zurich
Le Corbusier 1965
Also known as the Centre Le Corbusier, the Heidi Weber Pavilion was completed after Corbusier's death and is now a (rarely open) museum and gallery.
The structure of the building is in two parts: first, two cubes, with sides of enameled steel panels and glass; above them, but structurally separate, a massive gray steel umbrella or parasol.
The modular construction of the cubes has proven sufficiently flexible to accommodate various uses, from the house that the building was originally designed as, to the gallery it now is and was always envisaged as becoming. Within the space available beneath the umbrella roof, the inner building can take on different configurations.
CENTRE LE CORBUSIER
ALEXANDER GIRARD
Alexander Girard became Herman Miller's director of design for its textile division in 1952, a time when fabrics were purely functional and no fun at all--dull, drab, without pattern. "People got fainting fits if they saw bright, pure color," Girard said.
But he felt that color was just what fabrics needed, and Herman Miller gave him the freedom to express himself. With primary colors, concise geometric patterns, and a touch of humor, he injected joy and spontaneity into fabrics, making them a vibrant part of homes and offices. His designs perfectly complemented the progressive Herman Miller furniture designed by his friends, Charles and Ray Eames and George Nelson.
Girard's work with Herman Miller continued into the 1970s, when he spiced up the Action Office system with a series of decorative panel fabrics.
Girard's risky, sometimes iconoclastic fabrics were inspired not by a vision of the future but by a love of traditional folk art. Avid collectors, he and his wife, Susan, surrounded themselves with pieces from over 100 countries. These colorful, whimsical objects inspired him and provided a framework for his designs.
The Girards' collection was so large--over 100,000 pieces--that in 1962, they established the Girard Foundation in Sante Fe to manage it. In 1978, the Girard Foundation donated the objects to the Sante Fe Museum of International Folk Art, where they remain the core of the world's most important collection of cross-cultural folk art.
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ANTTI UOTILA
Personal Data
Antti Uotila
Male
Born 26.4.1979
Helsinki
Finland
Education
Graphic Design, University of Art and Design, Helsinki 2003-2008
Graphic Design, Tama Art University, Tokyo 2005-2006
Current Situation
Available for freelance work.
Represented by illustration agency Agent Pekka.
Please check out also me and my friends creative collaboration, TNOOC!!!
COURTESY ANTTI UOTILA
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