It’s Industrial, By Design

One hundred years before the digital age and a world of apps and devices, electrification was the revolution. Then, America was a mythic Industrial Powerhouse churning out invention and transforming the day-to-day with the outrageous, astounding electrical devices that would make us modern. Before Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, there was the genius of Edison, […]

Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles Vol. 49 No. 10 – June 2023

Danish Mid-Century Modern Furniture … Industrial Design … Petroliana Advertising Signs … Majolica … Frank Lloyd Wright Chair … On the Road to Classic Roadside Attractions … Collector’s Gallery … Prices

Raymond Loewy, Industrial Designer

Raymond Loewy (1893-1986), who said “Never leave well enough alone,” brought the idea and name “streamlined” to America. Loewy was born and educated as an engineer in Paris, and after World War I, he moved to the United States. He had a brief career as a fashion illustrator, and in 1923 he designed the trademark […]