Sandhaus, Louise, 1955- author.
A colorful life : Gere Kavanaugh, designer / Louise Sandhaus and Kat Catmur ; original photography by Jennifer Cheung.
[First edition].
New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2019]
©2019
217 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
"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.
9781616897628 (hardcover alkaline paper)
1616897627 (hardcover alkaline paper)
Kavanaugh, Gere, 1929-
Kavanaugh, Gere,
Kavanaugh, Gere 1929-
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Catmur, Kat, author.
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Location: Library main 305588
Call No.: BIB 251563
Status: Available
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