As we are in the midst of Spring Break and we have so many museums in the neighborhood, went today to see this world famous design museum: The Vitra Design Museum.
It's focus is on modern design of architecture and furniture. There are no permanent exhibits so part of the excitement is to see what is new. Today we saw George Nelson // Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher.
It was really a good exhibit to see because it was all so familiar. At least Paul and I felt it familiar, as being children of the 1960's, one could not have been living in that time period with out having seen his work. For example, he was the designer of the GULF logo. George Nelson was also a main influence in the design of the modern office, with his work stations, color and surfaces. His work is all over the 1950's, 60's and even onto the seventies. He seems to me to be the forerunner to the Ikeas of the world. So in honor of his work we zipped right over to Ikea to see how the 2000's view of compact space design compares to the 1960's. Except for the colors it is pretty much the same...sleek surfaces, metal frames and pleasing use of space.
For a look at the museum here is a link:
www.design-museum.de/museum/weil/ausstellung/index.php
I found a terrific quote by him:
"I was feeling pretty smug and looking forward to a tranquil life as an academic because it seemed all so safe and pleasant. But if you are lucky, you are not allowed to stay safe. You're thrown into jeopardy." - George Nelson, 1977
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