Josef Albers
Studied Beauty: Textile Panel by Ethel SteinCooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum is fortunate to have in its collection three textiles designed and woven by Ethel Stein, a preeminent twentieth and twenty-first century American artist and weaver. Stein’s early design influences include studying in the 1940s with the Bauhaus artist and designer, Josef Albers (1888-1976) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Albers . Ethel Stein, ikat, damask, Josef Albers, Bauhaus, weaver |
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Good VibrationsStare into the electric blue shades of this woman’s sunglasses and what do you see? Even if you know what you are looking for, the blue letterforms come together to form coherent words only with sustained visual focus. If you were to advertise a concert that you wanted people to come to, would you make it this difficult for your audience to find out about it? Or could it be that the designer had something else in mind? Victor Moscoso, San Francisco, The Chambers Brothers, Josef Albers, Herbert Matter, Yale University, Cooper Union, color theory, New York, poster, lithography, Neon Rose, Wes Wilson, Stanley Mouse, Rick Griffin, typography, graphic design |
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Josef and Anni Albers: Designs for LivingJosef Albers, one of the most pioneering artists of his era, and his wife, Anni, considered by many to be the foremost textile artist of the 20th century, shared an aesthetic vision and philosophy that helped to transform the look of the modern domestic interior. Josef and Anni Albers: Designs for Living, Josef Albers, Anni Albers, exhibitions, textile design, interior design, ch:exhibition=35350323 |
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