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Dimension -
Eileen Gray
Diameter 51 -
Eileen Gray
Height 62-100
Eileen Gray
(1878-1976)
Eileen Gray was born to an aristocratic family in
Enniscorthy, a small market town in south eastern Ireland,
and spent her childhood years there. As a young adult, in
order to develop her artistic sensibilities, she entered the
Slade School for Fine Arts in London
and from there moved to Paris where she would spend most of
her working life.
Eileen's lacquerwork succeeded in bringing her into the
world of furniture and interior design. Her creative genius
combined with an innovative sense of form as well as
sensitivity to colour, were utilized in new and innovative
ways, usally to stunning effect. In 1921, Eileen opened a
store as a direct outlet to the public for her designs. The
store met with relative success in spite of the owner's lack
of commercial and marketing skills. She continued to hone
her designs, building upon a growing reputation for design
excellence.
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