Description: Vintage La Fonda del Sol Cup White with Blue Pedestal Footed Bowl Design byALEXANDER GIRARD Measures approx. 3.25" H x 3.75" W As seen in the presentation of:Alexander Girard: A Designer’s UniverseMay 5, 2019 – October 27, 2019Vitra Design Museum CollectionAlexander Girard was one of the most influential interior and textile designers of the 20th century. Alexander Girard: A Designer’s Universe is the first major retrospective on Girard’s work, organized by the Vitra Design Museum in Germany. It opens a door to his creative universe and shows his close relationships with contemporaries such as Charles & Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen, Andy Warhol, Rudi Gernreich, and many others. Featured are Girard’s designs in textiles, furniture, and sculptures, as well as numerous sketches, drawings, and collages never shown before.Girard was also a pivotal figure in the history of the Museum of International Folk Art, donating more than 100,000 objects from his and his wife Susan’s folk art collection, and in 1981 creating the museum’s long-term, beloved exhibition Multiple Visions. Girard’s playful designs attest to a passion for colors, ornamentation, and inspirations from folk art.Coinciding with this traveling retrospective, the Museum of International Folk Art will enhance the visitor experience of its Girard collection exhibition, Multiple Visions, through interpretive and interactive elements designed for the 21st century. One very RARE Vintage Mid Century Modern La Fonda Del Sol Mayer beautifully striped China Dessert Bowl. In 1960 Girard designed every aspect of the 'La Fonda del Sol' restaurant located in the Time-Life building in Manhattan, New York in a Latin American and contemporary theme/style, including menus, matchbooks, tableware and the ceramic tiles on the floors and walls. Girard created over eighty different sun motifs found throughout the restaurant. The restaurant closed ten years later in 1970.Condition: For condition please refer to the pictures and feel free to email with any further questions.Age: Circa 1961-1970History:Alexander Girard was raised in Italy and studied at the Royal School of Architecture in Rome. Girard is widely known for his contributions in the field of American textile design, particularly through his work for Herman Miller (1952 to 1975), where he created fabrics for the designs of Charles and Ray Eames! His work also includes designing the La Fonda del Sol Restaurant in New York (1960).
Price: 699 USD
Location: New Castle, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2025-01-02T21:25:45.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Object Type: Bowl
Time Period Manufactured: 1960s
