Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe – The Grosse Pointe Projects of Alexander Girard
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Last week we covered the exceptional home, 232 Lothrop, created by the extremely talented artist Alexander Girard.
Described as one of the most important, prolific and influential textile designers of the twentieth century, Girard was also extremely skilled as an architect, interior, product, and graphic designer.
Alexander Girard (early 1950’s) – Courtesy of Vitra Design Museum
This week we focus on Girard’s other architectural projects in Grosse Pointe. Aside from designing the modern contemporary home located at 232 Lothrop (1951), Girard also created two further homes on Lothrop – number 222 (1948) and 234 (1949), along with 55 Vendome in 1951. All of his projects were created in his signature contemporary modern style, which was…
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