Products by Alexander Girard
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Nelson Pear Lotus Floor Lamp -
Nelson Cigar Lotus Floor Lamp -
Nelson Pear Lotus Table Lamp -
Nelson Ball Lotus Table Lamp -
Nelson Cigar Lotus Table Lamp -
Nelson Lantern Tripod Lamp -
Nelson Pear Tripod Lamp -
Nelson Ball Tripod Lamp -
Lino Stool -
Lino Chairs -
Nelson Cigar Tripod Lamp -
Canvas Channel -
Nelson Pear Wall Sconce -
Nelson Saucer Wall Sconce -
Nelson Ball Wall Sconce -
Nelson Cigar Wall Sconce -
Nelson Triple Bubble Lamp Fixture -
Diagonal Tray -
Nelson Ball CrissCross Bubble Pendant -
Marker/Eraser Holder -
Vertical Tray -
Nelson Pear CrissCross Bubble Pendant -
Paper Tray -
Ubi Name Tag -
Nelson Cigar CrissCross Bubble Pendant -
Ubi Cable Cleat -
Nelson Saucer CrissCross Bubble Pendant -
Formwork Paper Tray -
Ubi USB Power Module -
Nelson Lantern Bubble Pendant -
Ollin -
Formwork Media Stand -
Ubi Monitor Platform Shelf -
Nelson Propeller Bubble Pendant -
Ollin Dual -
Formwork Tissue Box -
Ubi Freestanding Shelf -
Nelson Apple Bubble Pendant -
Formwork Tall Bin -
Flo X Triple -
Ubi Attached Shelves -
Nelson Pear Bubble Pendant -
Logic Mini Vine -
Canvas Storage -
Formwork Short Bin -
Flo X Dual -
Ubi Organizers -
Nelson Ball Bubble Pendant -
Nelson Orbit Bubble Pendant -
Nelson Angled Sphere Bubble Pendant -
Nelson Roll Bubble Pendant -
Voice/Data Outlet -
Logic Mini -
Formwork Box, Large and Small -
Flo X Single -
Mini-Shelf -
Ubi Slim Screen -
Nelson Cigar Bubble Pendant -
Electrical Distributor -
Logic G1200 -
Wishbone Dual Bar -
Flo Modular -
Canvas Private Office -
Formwork Tray, Large and Small -
Pencil Holder -
Ubi Mobile Bag Catch -
Nelson Bell Bubble Pendant -
Connect Modular Power -
Logic C1000 -
Loop CPU Support -
Wishbone Plus -
Wishbone Monitor Arms Design Story -
Wishbone Monitor Arms Product Details
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Flo Dual -
Flo Monitor Arms Design Story
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Flo Monitor Arms Product Details
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Canvas Dock -
Formwork Round Pencil Cup -
Surface-Attached Tool Rail -
Formwork Pencil Cup -
Ubi Bag Hook -
Nelson Saucer Bubble Pendant -
Connect Power and Data -
Logic G1000 -
Jaw CPU Holder -
Wishbone -
Canvas Wall -
Canvas Vista -
Rail and Attachments -
Holders -
Trays -
Formwork -
Ubi Work Tools -
Nelson Bubble Lamps
At Herman Miller, Girard had the freedom to express himself. With primary colors, concise geometric patterns, and a touch of humor, he injected joy and spontaneity into his designs. During his tenure, he created over 300 textile designs in multitudes of colorways, wallpapers, prints, furniture, and objects. Girard’s work with Herman Miller continued until 1973 and included spicing up the Action Office system with a series of decorative panel fabrics.
Born in New York City and raised in Florence, Girard was educated in Europe as an architect. He began practicing architecture and interior design in the late 1920s. The exhibition he curated for the Detroit Institute of Arts in 1949—“For Modern Living”—celebrated postwar modernism. Girard developed a friendship with Charles Eames in the 1940s when the two men realized they had coincidently designed almost identical modern radio cabinets and were both experimenting with plywood chairs.
Girard’s reputation soared in 1959, when his zestful interior design of the La Fonda del Sol restaurant in New York electrified the public. He designed the entire experience for the restaurant—interior, graphics, place settings, staff uniforms. Girard reprised the feat for Braniff International Airways in the mid 1960s, designing no less than 17,543 different items—from logo to lounge furniture.
Girard’s risky, sometimes iconoclastic fabrics were inspired not by a vision of the future but by a love of international folk art. His passion for what he called “toys” led him around the globe, amassing a collection of roughly 106,000 pieces. These colorful, whimsical objects inspired him, as his designs continue to inspire us.
