Desky, Donald, 1894-1989.
Industrial, interior, and packaging designer. Born Blue Earth, Minnesota, November 23, 1894. By 1943, he had established Donald Deskey Associates in New York. Along with Dreyfuss, Bel Geddes, and Loewy, Deskey was one of the great industrial design pioneers in the 1930s.
From the description of Donald Desky Collection, 1927-1989. (Smithsonian Institution Libraries). WorldCat record id: 39128980
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Desky, Donald, 1894-1989. Donald Desky Collection, 1927-1989. | Smithsonian Institution. Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Deskey Associates, Inc. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Deskey, Donald, 1894-1989. | person |
| associatedWith | Donald Deskey Associates, Inc. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Johnson & Johnson, Inc. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New York World's Fair (1939-1940) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Procter & Gamble Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Radio City Music Hall (New York, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
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| New York (State)--New York |
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| Art deco |
| Buildings, Prefabricated |
| Industrial design |
| Furniture design |
| Interior decoration |
| Packaging |
| Plastics |
| Street lighting |
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| Industrial designers |
| Interior designers |
| Packaging designers |
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Birth 1894
Death 1989
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