Furniture design
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 50 Collections and/or Records:
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
Isaacs' Tension Rod Interior Design for The Little Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_66_22_02
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-05
Isaacs Watches Host Hold Microphone Inside
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Identifier: 202101_70_13_01_01
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-05
Jo Isaacs seated in Ken Isaacs' Living Structure for Life magazine
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_66_24_03
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-05
Johnny Carson and Guest Climb Living Structure Loft
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_78_37_03
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-05
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
Ken Isaacs faces photographer from loft of 158 E. 38th Street Living Structure
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_66_35_01
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-05
Ken Isaacs Opens Drawer at Foot of 3 x 6.5' Superbed
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_70_10_01
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-05
Ken Isaacs Seated on Bundle of Lumber for 6 x 6' Living Structure
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_70_11_02
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-05
Ken Isaacs with Reel to Reel at Living Structure Table
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_80_14_04
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-05