Interior Design of the 1970's

Architect Frank O. Gehry began designing furniture because of the lack of design at a price within his budget. One way in which he lowered the price was by using materials such as corrugated fiberboard laminated with epoxy.

Ieoh Ming Pei was born in Canton, China in 1917. He left China when he was eighteen to study architecture at MIT and Harvard. Between 1942 and 1945, he worked as a concrete designer for Stone and Webster, and in 1946 he began work in the office of Hugh Asher Stubbins, in Boston. Don Chadwick had many ideas in creating a useful and comfortable seating arrangement. To keep users comfortable for long periods, the back and seat form a relaxed but supportive angle. A recessed seat pocket allows air to circulate around the body, preventing heat buildup. Connectors are sturdy and simple to use, so units can be set up or rearranged with little fuss. Each piece is fully upholstered for use as either an interior component or the end unit of an arrangement.

"The World Trade Center should," Yamasaki said, 'because of its importance, become a living representation of man's belief in humanity, his need for individual dignity, his belief in the cooperation of men, and through this cooperation his ability to find greatness."