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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

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