Hello everyone, again! Today I’ll talk about
Eileen Gray, who was an architect and furniture designer, being one of the
first women to be recognized for her contribution to industrial design and
known as a pioneer of the Modern Movement in architecture.
She was born on August 9, 1878, in Enniscorthy,
Ireland. Her interest in painting and drawing was influenced by her father, who
was a landscape painter. She started her arts studies at the Slade School of
Fine Art in London in 1900. After passing and traveling through different
countries, Gray settled in Paris, where she met the Japanese artist Seizo
Sugawara. From that moment, she starts to dedicate herself to learn and develop
in interior design and furniture pieces, where she integrated modern and
disruptive designs. By 1921, the Romanian architect Jean Badovici, encouraged
her growing interest in architecture without any formal training. Finally, in
1924 she designed her most famous work: E-1027 House in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin,
France.
I choose her as a person that I admire because
she was an exceptional in her discipline, and that despite being in a time, where
the professions were dominated by men, where even some of her works were
attributed to others. Despite all this, she became internationally recognized
for her creativity and stands out as one of the most influential woman in those fields.
Eileen Gray's Iconic E-1027 House.
Hi Paulina, you chose a great exceptional reference that despite the fact that in her time were not highly valued, she was able to make them notice.
ResponderEliminarHello Paulina, I find it very interesting that this artist has been recognized for her work and above all how difficult it was at that time, it is good to admire women who were able to emerge and stand out despite the obstacles that arose.
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