Isaacs, Ken
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1927 - 2016
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Cyllindrical Rotating Travelling Exhibition by Isaacs for Cranbrook
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_66_27_04
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-05
Kenneth Dale Isaacs Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2021-01
Abstract
A graduate and former head of the Design Department at Cranbrook Academy of Art in the 1950s, Ken Isaacs was an American designer, author and educator best known for his portable, customizable Living Structures and Microhouses. He claimed his design philosophy was influenced more by anthropologists than by architects. Moving from place to place and working with commonly available building materials were experiences in Isaacs’ own childhood and capabilities that he prioritized in his designs....
Dates:
1900 - 2018; Majority of material found within 1945 - 2016
Living Structure in Proposed Ken Isaacs Exhibit
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_37_31_03
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-06
"Traveling Exhibition," Label from Presentation Drawing
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_66_26_02
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-12
Triangular Rotating Travelling Exhibit by Isaacs for Cranbrook
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_66_27_03
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-05
Watching a Screen in Proposed Isaacs Exhibit
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_37_31_05
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-06
World View 1954 exhibit or installation design
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_02_02_03
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-13