| Edition |
[First edition]. |
| Description |
217 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm |
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still image sti rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
"The designer Gere Kavanaugh is an irrepressible force of nature who epitomized the craft and folk vibe of the '60s and '70s California design scene and remains a larger-than-life personality today. Raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Kavanaugh became in 1952 only the third woman to earn a degree in Cranbrook Academy of Art's design program. After successful stints as one of GM's so-called Damsels of Design and as director of interiors for Victor Gruen's architecture and planning firm, she opened Gere Kavanaugh/Designs. There, Kavanaugh put her unique stamp on textiles, furniture, toys, graphics, store and restaurant interiors, holiday decor, housewares, and public art---even designing and curating exhibitions. But perhaps her most enduring project has been the joyful, open-ended, ongoing experiment of her own lifestyle and homes, a dream of color and handcraft. Kavanaugh was awarded the AIGA Medal in 2016, recognizing her "prodigious and polymathic approach to design."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Kavanaugh, Gere, 1929-
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Designers -- United States -- Biography.
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Women designers -- United States -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Catmur, Kat, author.
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Cheung, Jennifer, photographer.
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| Added Title |
Gere Kavanaugh, designer |
| ISBN |
9781616897628 (hardcover alkaline paper) |
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1616897627 (hardcover alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
40029045910 |
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