The quality of furnishings does not only manifest itself in large objects. It’s the small things - the various accessories, pictures, plants and mementos - that play a major role in our emotional attachment to the home.
In recent decades only a few designers like Charles and Ray Eames, Alexander Girard and George Nelson have been aware of this. Starting with the same ideas in the mid-twentieth century they created furnishings and equipment in which small things always had an important place. It is with this thought in mind that the Classic Trays should be viewed.
Designer Alexander Girard was born to an American mother and an Italian father in 1907 in New York City. Along with his close friends and contemporaries George Nelson and Charles & Ray Eames, Girard was one of the leading figures of postwar American modern design.
Textile design was the main focus of his wide-ranging design career which also encompassed architecture, interior design, furniture design and industrial design. Perhaps his most iconic designs are his collection of hand-painted Wooden Dolls with are now produced under licence by Vitra.