Elna Lotus Sewing Machine
1965 · Lacquered aluminum casing
9 1/4 x 12 1/8 x 4 7/8" (23.5 x 30.8 x 12.4 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Compagnie de L'Esthétique Industrielle (CEI) - Raymond Loewy, Paris
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Good Design
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1952
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Compagnie de L'Esthétique Industrielle was a Paris-based design firm founded in 1952 by Raymond Loewy, the influential industrial designer and theorist. The company applied modernist principles to mass-produced objects, from consumer appliances to transportation design, establishing a systematic approach to integrating aesthetic and functional concerns in manufacturing. CEI embodied Loewy's conviction that industrial design could elevate everyday life through rigorous formal discipline and user-centered thinking. The firm became instrumental in post-war European industrial modernism, shaping the visual language of mid-century consumer culture.
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