Girard’s iconic motifs appear on a wide range of objects, from cushions to decorative trays, and here can be seen in its purest form. In placing the famous Love Heart design on a screen-printed cotton-linen blend sheet, the Vitra Environmental Wall Hanging lends an air of the grandiose to the design and allows it to dominate whichever surface it is chosen to adorn.
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.