Design by George Nelson
Born in Connecticut, USA, George Nelson (1908-1986) was one of the most influential figures of the pivotal period of early modern design. Trained as an architect and artist at Yale, he believed that a designer’s job was to improve the world, using the perfection of nature’s creations as a guide. Two years of training in Rome after he had been awarded the prestigious Rome Prize brought him into contact with the world’s leading modernists, including Le Corbusier, Mies Van der Rohe, Walter Gropius, Gio Ponti and many others, and helped shape his career as a writer and industrial designer, which would change the course of history.
Born in Connecticut, USA, George Nelson (1908-1986) was one of the most influential figures of the pivotal period of early modern design. Trained as an architect and artist at Yale, he believed that a designer’s job was to improve the world, using the perfection of nature’s creations as a guide. Two years of training in Rome after he had been awarded the prestigious Rome Prize brought him into contact with the world’s leading modernists, including Le Corbusier, Mies Van der Rohe, Walter Gropius, Gio Ponti and many others, and helped shape his career as a writer and industrial designer, which would change the course of history.
