Tag Archives: raymond loewy

feel good card

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Dave

Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) White House note card, ca. early-1990s. William Jefferson “Bill” Clinton feels my pain. Yep, I wrote the president—twice (the second time I got a letter back on WH stationary). This … Continue reading →

Posted in Shake Your Hips | Tagged Bill Clinton, jesse marinoff reyes, raymond loewy, U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Postal Service logo, white house note cards, william jefferson clinton, writing the president | Leave a comment

planned obsolesence :to be unworthy we are

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Dave

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com ) the critics all talk about how we’ve entered into the era of ‘design as commodity’ like never before. so many designers are household names that we even buy clowns like phillipe stark in big … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Madame Pickwick Weekend | Tagged american graphic design, art chantry, brooks stevens, brooks stevens design, cadillac sea link, Charles and Ray Eames, Charles Eames, excalibur sports car design, george nelson modernism, graphic design, Harley Earl, harley earl motorama, henry dreyfuss, jackie gleason golf cart, oscar meyer wienermobile, philip stark, phillipe stark, Ray Eames, raymond leowy, raymond loewy, robin and lucienne day, walter dorwin teague, walter dorwin teague associates | Leave a comment

with fins: trapped out of time

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Art

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) i often get asked to do ‘presentations’ or ‘lectures’ or ‘talks’ (i dunno what to call them) where i stand in front of groups of people and show my work and talk about my ideas. it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged art chantry, chevrolet belair, david carson, ed big daddy roth, Harley Earl, harley earl motorama, Milton Glaser, Paul Rand, raymond loewy, sagmeister, the chevy nomad | Leave a comment

poverty of the soul

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Art

The home that Santa forgot. little plastic thingies…. by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com): These things creep me out. I associate them with extreme poverty of the soul. It reminds me of cold winter days 50 years ago when I was … Continue reading →