
Catalogue
- Year
- 1928
- Medium
- Felt
- Dimensions
- 88 x 53 1/8" (223.5 x 135 cm)
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- Eileen Gray
Artist

Eileen Gray was a British designer and architect whose practice spanned furniture, interiors, and building design across the twentieth century. Working primarily in lacquer, tubular steel, and modernist materials, she developed a rigorous approach to functional form that rejected ornament without sacrificing sensuality. Her E-1027 house on the French Riviera and her lacquered furniture pieces are foundational to modernist design history. Gray's work combined Irish craft tradition with continental geometric abstraction, establishing a distinctive vocabulary that influenced generations of industrial and interior designers.
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1930 · Wool
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Record
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- Eileen Gray
- Year
- 1928
- Medium
- Felt
- Dimensions
- 88 x 53 1/8" (223.5 x 135 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1928-M002775
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified





