Double Heart 2

Along with his colleagues Charles and Ray Eames and George Nelson, Alexander Girard was one of the leading figures in American design during the postwar era.‎ While textile design was the primary focus of Girard‘s oeuvre, he was also admired for his work in the graphic arts as well as furniture, exhibition and interior design.‎ Girard brought a sensuous playfulness to twentieth-century design that had been absent from the austere aesthetic of classic modernism.‎Girard attracted special attention with his interior design of the legendary Miller 09177102House, for which he personally selected each individual object.‎ The centrepiece of the house was a so-called ‚conversation pit‘, a sunken seating area in the living room, with built-in sofas covered in fabrics by Girard and decorated with embroidered pillows made specifically for this setting.‎