Michigan Modern: Design That Shaped America, GRAM exhibit now open!
Michigan Modern: Design That Shaped America
Exhibit now open through August 24, 2014
Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan
For more information on the exhibit and video see: http://www.artmuseumgr.org/michigan-modern/
When Michigan’s industry and design intertwined, Michigan became an epicenter of modern design, with visionaries statewide turning from the simple generation of products to design that rippled throughout the country. Detroit’s automobile manufacturers styled automobiles synonymous with the American dream. The state’s furniture designers revolutionized the look of the American office and home. Michigan architects Albert Kahn, Eero Saarinen, and Minoru Yamasaki defined an era. Michigan’s industry, prosperity, and educational institutions attracted the design talent that formed the foundation for modern American design. This exhibition celebrates Michigan’s outstanding contributions to Modern design, and highlights the people who made it happen.
This exhibition was organized by the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office in association with Cranbrook Art Museum and curated by MPdL Studio of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Also, see review article by Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk | jkaczmarczyk@mlive.com at: http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2014/05/how_michigan_designs_shaped_th.html#incart_river_default