Client. He commissioned a house from Breuer in 1961. He was a faculty member of and consultant to St. John's Abbey and later joined the community of monks there.
Architect. He studied architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1924. He maintained a small practice and taught at Yale (1947, 1950-57) and the University of Pennsylvania (1957-74). He advocated a return to monumentality in building and introduced the idea of “servant and served spaces.” His most famous buildings include the Salk Institute, the National Assembly Building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the Yale Center for...
Kaiser Construction Co. Kaiser expressed interest in submitting an estimate for the construction of the Weintraub Agency offices.
Czechoslovakian architect and magazine editor. He approached Breuer about representing his furniture in Czechoslovakia and contributing material to his magazine.
Kalmus-Golden, Inc. His company supplied a metal desk for the Ferry Cooperative Dormitory at Vassar College.
Dean, North Carolina State College, School of Design. Breuer donated the model of the first Gagarin House to the school.
Employee, Viewtone Television. Breuer met with Kane in 1946 to discuss the design of a combination television-radio-gramophone-record storage unit.
Student at Vassar College and resident of the Ferry Cooperative Dormitory. She wrote to Breuer requesting information on the blue color used for some of the bedroom walls so that she could match the color in her new house.
Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations. Isamu Noguchi wrote to Kase requesting the support of the Japanese government for his designs for the UNESCO garden.
Employee of Uris Brothers, property developer for the building housing the Weintraub Agency offices.
Executive Vice-President, R. H. Macy and Co. Breuer asked Kasper to introduce him to influential American manufacturers of aluminum and plywood goods.
Crane Co. Kattenhorn submitted the specifications for bathroom fixtures for the Thompson Residence.
Architect and representative of Long Beach Hospital, Inc. He submitted plans for the erection of a nurses' residence to the War Production Board for approval.
Engineer, Technical Service, Huron Portland Cement Co. He tested concrete mixes to be used in the Grosse Pointe Public Library for compressive strength.
Architectural historian and curator. His father owned Kaufmann's Department Store in Pittsburgh. Kaufmann, Jr. studied painting and then apprenticed at Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin. He taught in the art history department at Columbia and headed the Department of Industrial Design at the Museum of Modern Art, where he directed the Good Design exhibition series from 1950-55. He also invited Breuer to participate in the Competition...
He owned and managed Kaufmann's Department Store in Pittsburgh, PA. He and his son had a deep interest in modern architecture and design. The store carried Breuer's furniture, among other modern designs. He commissioned Falling Water from Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935 and the Kaufmann Desert House from Richard Neutra in 1946.
Employee, The Holland Shade Co., supplier of bamboo shades for projects such as the Pack House.
Employee, Day and Zimmermann, Inc. In 1944, Keech contacted Breuer for information on the production of metal furniture.
Employee, Knoll Associates, Inc. Knoll was one of the earliest suppliers of modern furniture in the United States and provided furniture and textiles for many of Breuer's projects, including the Starkey House and the addition to the Scott House.
Insurance agent. Kelley provided insurance policies for the Breuer and Kepes Cottages.
Vice-President, Kelter Construction Co., Inc. Kelter hoped to bid on the Witalis House. The Andrew Johnson Corp. eventually received the contract.
Employee in the Gropius and Breuer office. He worked on numerous projects including the Breuer House in Lincoln, MA., the Fischer House and Studio, and the Frank, Hagerty and Margolius Houses.
Representative, Orkil , Inc. Orkil was a wholesale distributor of General Electric appliances.
Kennerly Construction Co., Inc. Kennerly hoped to submit an estimate for the construction of the Marshad house. The contract eventually went to Joseph Moje.
Wife of György Kepes. Breuer designed a cottage for the couple in Wellfleet, MA., near his own summer cottage.
Vice-President, William H. Weintraub and Co., Inc. In 1949, Breuer designed the interiors for the advertising agency, located on the 17th floor of a building at 488 Madison Avenue.
Photographer. Kertész offered his services for documenting the Deutsche Werkbund section of the 1930 Paris exhibition organized by the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs. However, Gropius had already retained a photographer.
G. M. Ketcham Mfg. Corp. Ketcham's company supplied fans, lighting and cabinets for various Breuer residences.
Manager, Shade Cloth Division, The Holliston Mills, Inc. Kiel requested information on the sunshades used at the Aluminum City Terrace defense housing project.
Landscape architect. He apprenticed with Warren Manning, an associate of Frederick Law Olmsted, and studied at Harvard but left in 1938 without graduating. He executed over 1,000 projects, among the most well-known are the Gateway Arch in St. Louis (with Eero Saarinen), the grounds for Rockefeller University, Lincoln Center and the external and internal landscape design for I. M. Pei’s East Building for the National Gallery of...
Employee, Sharon Forest Service Co., Inc. Kimball contacted Breuer for suggestions for new areas of operation in the field of specialized lumber and millwork.
General Director, Zwillingswerk Henckele. Kind's firm provided knives for display in the Deutsche Werkbund section of the 1930 Paris exhibition organized by the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs.
Employee, William Morrow and Co. She proposed that Breuer prepare a book for her publishing house.
W. W. Kingston and Co., Inc. Kingston submitted an estimate for the construction of the Ferry Cooperative Dormitory at Vassar College, but the contract was awarded to L. H. Swenson Co., Inc.
President, William L. Marshall, Ltd., supplier of veneers, hardwoods and plastics. His company supplied bathroom doors and cabinets for the first Breuer House in New Canaan, CT.
Employee, Eastern Cabinet Works. Kirby expressed interest in bidding on the furniture commission for the Grosse Pointe Public Library.
Assistant Vice President, Reynolds Metals Co. Breuer hoped that Reynolds would manufacture his aluminum furniture.
Employee, the Fairfacts Co., Inc. His company supplied toilet paper holders for the Grosse Pointe Public Library.
Swiss artist and teacher. Klee was involved with the Blaue Reiter group before Gropius invited him to join the faculty of the Bauhaus in 1920. He taught courses on basic design for a number of years and was deeply interested in color theory. He left the Bauhaus in 1931 to teach at the Düsseldorf Art Academy. Breuer later remembered his teacher in a lecture for...
Chief Underwriter, National Housing Agency, Federal Housing Administration. Klein informed Breuer that his proposed duplex-apartment complex for veterans In Englewood Cliffs, NJ. was not eligible for mortgage insurance.
In 1949, Klein inquired into building a version of the House in the Museum Garden.
Employee, Barrett-Nonpareil, Inc. His company was the roofing subcontractor for projects like the Mills House and Breuer's first house in New Canaan, CT.
Kliegl Bros., Universal Electric Stage Lighting Co., Inc. Kliegl Bros. supplied lighting fixtures for projects such as the Hagerty House.
Employee, Litecontrol Corp. Litecontrol supplied lighting fixtures for projects such as the Weizenbaltt House.
Painter. Kling provided painting supplies for the Deutsche Werkbund section of the 1930 Paris exhibition organized by the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs.
Knauer handled some of the shipping for the Deutsche Werkbund section of the 1930 Paris exhibition organized by the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs.
Order Department, Morton Sundour Co., Inc. His company supplied fabric for the Breuer House in Lincoln, MA.
Client. In 1947, she and her husband, Ogden, commissioned a house from Breuer in New Canaan, CT.
Client. In 1947, he and his wife, Kitty, commissioned a house from Breuer in New Canaan, CT.
Designer and wife of Hans Knoll. She studied architecture at the Cranbrook Academy of Art, the Architectural Association in London and the Illinois Institute of Chicago. She also briefly worked for Gropius and Breuer. She married Hans Knoll in 1946 and helped him run their firm, Knoll Associates, one of the leading producers and suppliers of modern design in the U.S. After Hans Knoll's death...
Knowlton Iron Works Co. Knowlton provided an estimate for the sliding roof of the Margolius House.
Employee, Clevo Co. Kobel inspected the exterior paint job of the Breuer House in Lincoln, MA. and advised methods for touching up problem spots.
Editor, Architectural Record. He helped Breuer gain meetings with aluminum and plywood manufacturers about furniture production.
Executive Director, The Philadelphia Art Alliance. Her organization staged an exhibition of Breuer's work as part of a series of shows on the work of distinguished architects.
Editor, Kentiku Sekai (Japanese architectural magazine). He published a Japanese translation of “Wo Stehen Wir?”, Breuer’s lecture to the Swiss Werkbund ca. 1933.
President, Century Lighting, Inc. His company supplied lighting fixtures for the offices of the Weintraub Agency offices.
Owner of gallery that provided art for the Ferry Cooperative Dormitory and the Grosse Pointe Public Library.
Architect, urban planner and teacher. He graduated from the Königliche Kunst- und Kunstgewerbeschule in Berlin in 1911 and worked in the office of Erich Mendelsohn after World War I. In 1938, Korn moved to London to work with F. R. S. Yorke and E. Maxwell Fry. He served as chairman of the MARS town Planning Committee, overseeing the Plan of London. He taught architecture...
Editor-in-Chief, House and Garden. He wanted to turn the focus of the magazine toward more traditional houses, prompting Katherine Morrow Ford to resign from the publication.
Schmieg and Kotzian, Inc. His firm manufactured furniture for the Frank and Robinson Houses.
Treasurer, Schmieg and Kotzian, Inc. His firm manufactured furniture for the Frank and Robinson Houses.
Secretary, Hoe Corp. His firm produced architectural and industrial woodwork, including screens and other millwork for the McComb House and the Ferry Cooperative Dormitory at Vassar College.
Polish-born architect who worked in Breuer's Paris office and author of "Steps in Designing Sun Shades" for the UNESCO headquarters complex.
Editor-in-Chief, Kokusai-Kenchiku (Japanese architectural publication). He published Breuer's House in the Museum Garden and work by Gropius and Breuer.
Architect and Secretary General, Sociedad Central de Arquitectos. He offered Breuer an honorary membership in his organization.
Photographer. Kramer submitted photographs for use in the Deutsche Werkbund section of the 1930 Paris exhibition organized by the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs.
Employee, Argon Electronics, Inc. Argon supplied radios and other electronics for projects like the Pack House and the first Stillman House.
Employee, Argon Electronics, Inc. Argon supplied radios and other electronics for projects like the Pack House and the first Stillman House.
Architectural historian. He taught at Vassar and the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University and wrote a survey of the Early Christian basilicas of Rome, among other publications on early Christian and Byzantine architecture. While at Vassar, he invited Breuer to give a lecture to the architecture students.
Employee, W. W. Kingston and Co., Inc. His firm submitted an estimate for the construction of the Ferry Cooperative Dormitory at Vassar College, but the contract was awarded to L. H. Swenson Co., Inc.
Employee, The Craftsman's Products Co. His company supplied numerals for the doors of the Ferry Cooperative Dormitory at Vassar College.
Bennington College. Krob hoped to purchase Breuer's tubular steel chairs for the college's Recreation Building.
Kroogman Bros., general contractors. Kroogman expressed interest in submitting an estimate for the construction of the Clark House. The contract eventually went to Emerson Daniels.
Employee, United States Plywood Corp. His company supplied plywood doors for projects like the Breuer Cottage and the Robinson House.
Art historian, dealer, critic and curator. She graduated from Vassar College and took graduate courses in art history at the University of Chicago and New York University. In 1936, she opened a gallery devoted to modern art in Chicago. She also worked in various roles at the Art Institute of Chicago, eventually becoming the first curator of modern painting and sculpture in 1954.
Patent attorney involved in the legal dispute between Mies and Breuer’s furniture company, Standard-Möbel, regarding possible patent infringement for the cantilevered tubular steel chair.
Curator, Germanic Museum, Harvard University. At Kuhn's request, Breuer allowed his house in Lincoln, MA. to be included in an architectural tour to benefit for the Cambridge Art Center for Children.
Kunsch supplied a curtain rod for the Deutsche Werkbund section of the 1930 Paris exhibition organized by the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs.