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Design

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 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

Student Poses with Boot on Stack of Wood Beams

 Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_70_15_03

The Liberating Cube in UIC Studio

 Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_70_15_05