John Vassos Papers 1928-1981

Industrial Designers' Institute

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American Society of Industrial Designers

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Pulos, Arthur J.

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Arthur J. Pulos (1917-1997) was a silversmith, industrial designer, and educator of Syracuse, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Arthur J. Pulos 1980 July 31-1982 Dec. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646395810 Silversmith, industrial designer, educator; Syracuse, N.Y.; b. 1917; d. Jan. 15, 1997. From the description of Arthur J. Pulos interview, 1980 July 31-1982 Dec. 5 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81163243 ...

Kaufmann, Edgar, 1910-1989

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d. 1989. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 81396145 Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. (1910-1989) was an American industrial designer, architect and artist. He apprenticed with Frank Lloyd Wright (1933-1934) and his father, Edgar Kaufmann, Sr., commissioned Fallingwater from noted architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1936. Among his other accomplishments, he was director of the industrial de...

Kamin, Martin

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Martin Kamin (1897 or 1899-1976) was a Polish-American publisher and bookseller, particularly in the areas of dance and drama. Born on November 15, 1897 (or 1899) in Warsaw, Poland, Kamin left Poland to come to the United States while still in his teens. After mastering English he enrolled at the University of Baltimore and continued his studies in linguistics, philosophy and economics at the University of Geneva in Switzerland where he earned his Ph.D. In 19...

Parriott, Joseph M.

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Rand, Rex

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Industrial Designers Society of America.

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The term "industrial designer" originated in the U.S. Patent Office in 1913 as a synonym for the then-current term "art in industry." In 1927 Macy's department store in New York City held a well-attended Exposition of Art in Trade, which featured "modern products," many of them from the 1925 International Exposition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris. Public and manufacturer demand for these new "Art Deco" styles immedately surged, and a number of design professionals...

Spilman, Raymond, 1911-

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Raymond Spilman (1911-2000) was an American industrial designer. Born in Wichita, Kansas, Spilman attended Kansas State University from 1933-1934. He worked for General Motors as a stylist from 1935 to 1939, joined Walter Dorwin Teague Associates in 1940 as a staff designer, and worked for Henry Dreyfuss Associates in New York. In 1942 he joined Johnson/Cushing/Nevell as director of product design before opening his own office in 1946. Spilman was a Fellow an...

Miller, Leon Gordon

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Leon Gordon Miller (1917-1985) was an American painter, printmaker, stained glass worker, industrial designer, architect and teacher. Miller had numerous solo exhibitions of his work and won awards in sculpture, art and design. He was active in professional organizations relating to art, architecture and industrial design, being a founding member of the Artists Equity Association and a Fellow of the Industrial Design Institute, and a U.S. delegate to the International Co...

Chapman, David

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Madawick, Tucker P.

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Industrial Design Education Association

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RCA Corporation

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The Radio Corporation of America was incorporated in Delaware on October 17, 1919, and changed its name to RCA Corporation on May 9, 1969. For over fifty years it was one of the country's leading manufacturers and vendors of radios, phonographs, televisions, and a wide array of consumer and military electronics products. Through subsidiaries, it operated the country's first radiotelegraph, radiotelephone and radio facsimile systems, as well as its pioneer radio and television networ...

Doxiadēs, Kōnstantinos Apostolou, 1913-1975

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Architect and urban planner. Primarily known as Constantinos A. Doxiadis. From the description of Kōnstantinos Apostolou Doxiadēs papers, 1959-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982002 Architect, city planner. From the description of Reminiscences of Constantinos A. Doxiadis : lecture, 1964. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309732865 Biographical Note Kōnstantin...

Silvermine Guild Center for the Arts

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Vassos, John, 1898-1985

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Designer, painter; Norwalk, Conn. From the description of John Vassos papers, 1920-[198-]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122355121 Greek-American industrial designer, painter, illustrator, author, Vassos worked to establish industrial design as a profession with a strong academic foundation. A founding member of the American Designers Institute (ADI) and the Industrial Designers' Institute (IDI), Vassos played a major role in the 1965 merger of the Industrial Designers' Ins...