essay on Raymond Loewy
• French-born American industrial designer
• Raymond Loewy was an industrial designer who achieved fame for the magnitude of his design efforts across a variety of industries. He was recognized for this by Time magazine and featured on its cover on October 31, 1949.
• Born: November 5, 1893, Paris, France
• Died: July 14, 1986, Monte Carlo, Monaco
• Education: University of Paris - Loewy studied electrical engineering at the University of Paris, graduating in 1910.
• Books: The Locomotive, Never Leave Well Enough Alone, Industrial Design
• Spouse: Viola Erickson Loewy (m. 1948–1986), Jean Thompson Loewy (m. 1931–1945)
• Children: Laurence Loewy
• Loewy immigrated to the United States in 1919 and worked as a fashion illustrator for Vogue magazine and later as a designer of window displays for New York City department stores.
• He started his own design organization in 1929. His design in 1934 of a refrigerator for Sears, Roebuck and Co. was a great commercial triumph and won first prize at the Paris International Exposition of 1937. During the 1930s and ’40s Loewy designed a wide variety of household products with rounded corners and simplified outlines. In 1945 he formed Raymond Loewy Associates with five partners; it became the largest industrial design firm in the world. Raymond Fernand Loewy (5 November 1893 – 14 July 1986) was one of the best known industrial of the 20th century. Born in France, he spent most of his professional career in the United Staes where he influenced countless aspects of North American culture. He served in the French Army during World War I, attaining the rank of captain. In his early years he lived in New York and worked as a window designer for department store, including Macy’s. Wanamakers and Saks. He also was working as a fashion illustrator for vogue and Harper’s Bazar. In 1929 he received his first industrial design commission to modernize the appearance of a duplicating machines by Gesttetner.
• Raymond Loewy was an industrial designer who achieved fame for the magnitude of his design efforts across a variety of industries. He was recognized for this by Time magazine and featured on its cover on October 31, 1949.
• Born: November 5, 1893, Paris, France
• Died: July 14, 1986, Monte Carlo, Monaco
• Education: University of Paris - Loewy studied electrical engineering at the University of Paris, graduating in 1910.
• Books: The Locomotive, Never Leave Well Enough Alone, Industrial Design
• Spouse: Viola Erickson Loewy (m. 1948–1986), Jean Thompson Loewy (m. 1931–1945)
• Children: Laurence Loewy
• Loewy immigrated to the United States in 1919 and worked as a fashion illustrator for Vogue magazine and later as a designer of window displays for New York City department stores.
• He started his own design organization in 1929. His design in 1934 of a refrigerator for Sears, Roebuck and Co. was a great commercial triumph and won first prize at the Paris International Exposition of 1937. During the 1930s and ’40s Loewy designed a wide variety of household products with rounded corners and simplified outlines. In 1945 he formed Raymond Loewy Associates with five partners; it became the largest industrial design firm in the world. Raymond Fernand Loewy (5 November 1893 – 14 July 1986) was one of the best known industrial of the 20th century. Born in France, he spent most of his professional career in the United Staes where he influenced countless aspects of North American culture. He served in the French Army during World War I, attaining the rank of captain. In his early years he lived in New York and worked as a window designer for department store, including Macy’s. Wanamakers and Saks. He also was working as a fashion illustrator for vogue and Harper’s Bazar. In 1929 he received his first industrial design commission to modernize the appearance of a duplicating machines by Gesttetner.