Eileen GrayPhotographed by Bernice AbbottParis1926
I'm not sure why I haven't posted aboutEileen Gray before.I've been a big fan forever.Maybe it's because I am "light in the library"when it comes to her?Anyhoo, I dug out this little gem ofa monograph from 1986:"Eileen Grey Architect | Designer"by Peter Adam.The reproductions aren't great, but this is a start, and look for more onthe modernist pioneer soon...Eileen GreyFurniture models in glass and paper1925Eileen GreyParisc. 1900 Eileen Grey flying1913Eileen Greyc. 1913Eileen GreyRoom for Madame Mathieu-Lévy1923 Eileen Grey Photograph from 'L'Illustration"1933Room by Paul Ruaud, furniture by EileenMarie-Louise Damienaka"Damia"c. 1920sFamous Parisian singer and performerEileen Grey's lover from 1922-28Eileen GreyRug designsc. 1920 Eileen GreyRug designc. 1920Eileen GreyRug designsc. 1920s — 30s Eileen GreyLamp designsc. 1930sEileen GreyChest of drawersc. 1919-22Eileen GreyArchitect's Cabinetc. 1920sEileen GreyLiving room of "E.1027"Eileen's home near Monacoc. 1929Eileen GreyStools for "E.1027"1925My friends Michael and Gabby have one of these,the actual one, the one on the left.Eileen always made each design a little differently,no two custom pieces were ever exactly the same....c. 1929 Eileen GreyCustom chair for car designerJean-Henri Labourdettec. 1920s Eileen Grey"'Nonconformist" chair c. 1930s Eileen GreyEileen's carpenter demonstratinga convertible chromed steel chair.c. 1930s Le Corbusier fresco at "E.1027"c. 1930sEileen GreyIn her salon in Paris circa 1976, she would have been 98.