BIBFRAME Work

Title

Alexander Girard

Type

• Monograph
• Text

Contribution

• Oldham, Todd (aut)
• Coffee, Kiera (aut)

Subject

• Décorateurs d'intérieurs--États-Unis--Biographies (RVM)
• Innenarchitektur (GND)
• Textile design--United States (LCSH)
• Textilien (GND)
• United States (FAST)
• Girard, Alexander 1907-1993 (GND)
• Girard, Alexander (FAST)
• Design (GND)
• Textiles et tissus--Dessins--États-Unis (RVM)
• Designers (FAST)
• Design--États-Unis--Histoire--20e siècle (RVM)
• Girard, Alexander (LCNAF)
• Designers--United States (LCSH)
• Interior decorators--United States (LCSH)
• Design--United States--History--20th century (LCSH)
• USA (GND)
• Interior decorators (FAST)
• Textile design (FAST)

Genre Form

• Biographies (FAST)
• Biographies (LCGFT)

Language

• English

Illustrative Content

• illustrations

Classification

LCC: NK1412.G57 O43 2024 (Status: not used by assigner) (Status: upgraded prepub)

Content

• still image
• text

Supplementary content

• index

Summary

"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." -- From publisher's website.

Table of Contents

A way of seeing -- Textile design -- Product design -- Braniff International Airways -- Detrola -- Curation and exhibition design -- Letterforms -- Restaurants -- La Fonda del Sol -- Commercial interiors -- Residential interiors -- The Rieveschl residence -- The Miller House and Garden -- Girard's studios -- Girard's homes -- Timeline.

Authorized Access Point

Oldham, Todd. Alexander Girard

Geographic Coverage

• United States

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T20:13:09.437764+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 24037046

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc