Isaacs, Barbara
Person
Dates
- Existence: 20th century-Present
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Barbara Isaacs at Flat Desk, with Paintings
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_52_08_02
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-06
Barbara Isaacs in skirt suit talks up to Ken Isaacs on E. 38th Street loft
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_66_35_02
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-05
Barbara Isaacs Inspects Film on Living Structure Table
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_80_14_03
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
Ken and Barbara Isaacs and another woman work in E. 38th Street Living Structure
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_66_35_03
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-05