Rohde, Gilbert, 1884-1944.
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Rohde, Gilbert, 1884-1944.
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Rohde, Gilbert, 1884-1944.
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Furniture and industrial designer. Born New York, 1894. Rhode studied art at the Art Students League and the Grand Central School of Art, New York. By 1923, he was a freelance illustrator for department stores such as Abraham & Straus, W & J. Sloane, and Macy's. He opened his own design sudio in New York in 1929. He designed domestic, office, and children's furniture, as well as interiors.
Rhode designed for furniture manufacturers such as Herman Miller Furniture Company, Haywood-Wakefield, Kroehler, Thonet, and Troy Sunshade. Some of his other clients included Rohm and Haas Company and Hudson Motor Car Company. He is best known for his modern furniture designs that were free of ornamentation and modular in construction.
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Art deco
Design education
Design for living
Industrial design
Display of merchandise
Furniture design
Interior decoration
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