Alexander Girard CEU
Everyone had a great time celebrating and learning about Alexander Girard’s enormous contribution to design at the Raleigh showroom’s CEU event dedicated to the icon.
Participants chose from the vast array of Maharam fabrics designed by Girard to create purses of their own.
Thanks to Herman Miller and Maharam for sponsoring such a great event!
About Alexander Girard
Trained as an architect, but proficient in all manner of activities, Alexander Girard was introduced to Herman Miller through Charles Eames and George Nelson, established the Herman Miller Textile Division in 1952, and served as the company’s Director of Design until 1973. From his outpost in Santa Fe, New Mexico, he designed over 300 textiles in multitudes of colorways, multiple collections of wallpaper, decorative prints and wall hangings, an expansive group of furniture, and both decorative and useful objects. His passion for international folk art led him around the globe as he amassed a collection of roughly 106,000 pieces, and his many corporate and freelance assignments—including the La Fonda Del Sol restaurant and the total design program for Braniff International—engendered lavish praise for his diverse skills and unique vision.
