Rohde, Gilbert, 1884-1944.
Biographical notes:
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.
From the description of Gilbert Rohde Collection, 1930-1944. (Smithsonian Institution Libraries). WorldCat record id: 39134683
Links to collections
Comparison
This is only a preview comparison of Constellations. It will only exist until this window is closed.
- Added or updated
- Deleted or outdated
Subjects:
- Art deco
- Design education
- Design for living
- Industrial design
- Display of merchandise
- Furniture design
- Interior decoration
- Merchandising
Occupations:
Places:
- United States (as recorded)
