Raymond Loewy
The Google doodle today honors the birthday of the great industrial designer Raymond Loewy. He was one of the fathers of streamlining, the design principle that reduced drag and fuel consumption, while looking very futuristic and cool.
He has appeared in TreeHugger a number of times:
Post Office (Remember It?) Releases Stamps Honouring Dead Designers Doing Dead Products
Loewy was one of the great designers who appeared on stamps a few years ago.He not only designed the world’s coolest office in the 30s, but late in his career, he worked on interiors for Skylab and the space shuttle.
The world’s most famous food fight happened on this day in 1959
Andrew Geller, working with Loewy, designed the most famous kitchen in American history.
The Paperless Office Doesn’t Get Any Closer. Or Does It?
I really love Loewy’s 1934 office and used that photo in a lot of posts, like this one about going paperless.
Finally: a Modern North American Pellet Stove From Snoqualmie
I thought this pellet stove looked Loewyesque.
futurama roads
Meanwhile, Loewy’s contemporary Norman Bel Geddes is having his moment in the sun with an exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York.
Source: Raymond Loewy's 120th Birthday
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