Metal works which manufactured products such as sheet metal, steel furniture and tanks. Breuer approached them about manufacturing his aluminum chairs.
Contributor to the Deutsche Werkbund section of the 1930 Paris exhibition organized by the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs.
Supplier of fans, lighting and cabinets for various Breuer residences, including the Wolfson Trailer House.
Advertising agency that prepared an advertisement featuring Breuer's Plas-2-Point house and organized the publication of stories on the project.
Mechanical engineering firm based in St. Paul, MN. They consulted on St. John's Church and Campanile, among other projects.
Manufacturer of prefabricated homes based in Walnut, IL. In 1944, the company expressed interest in producing Breuer’s Plas-2-Point prefabricated house designs.
Furniture manufacturer who produced furniture for the Deutsche Werkbund section of the 1930 Paris exhibition organized by the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs.
Manufacturer of metal and metallurgical products. They hoped to manufacture Breuer's aluminum furniture in Austria.
Model makers. They created models, including one of a tall apartment building, for the Deutsche Werkbund section of the 1930 Paris exhibition organized by the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs.
Photography studio. They photographed the Doldertal Apartments and took a candid shot of Breuer.
The Chicago-based General American Transportation Corporation was a specialized molder and die maker that provided molding, painting, assembly and packaging. Breuer wrote to them hoping to discuss the application of molded plastics to furniture production.
Metal work manufacturer. In 1943, they briefly hired Breuer as a design consultant, but the agreement was canceled only a few months after it was proposed. Breuer also discussed the manufacturer of prefabricated housing and building components with them.
Manufacturer of electrical equipment ranging from incandenscendet light bulbs to X-ray machines to power stations. Thomas Edison founded the company in 1890 as the Edison General Electric Co. In 1892, Edison's company merged with a competitor, the Thomson-Houston Co., to form the General Electric Co. Breuer specified General Electric appliances for use in many of his residences.
Structural engineering firm based in New York City. They consulted on the Litchfield High School and Bantam Elementary School projects.
Manufacturers of office furniture and filing, storage and display equipment. Breuer hoped that General Fireproofing would manufacture his designs for aluminum furniture.
Supplier of lighting fixtures for projects such as the second Breuer House in New Canaan, CT. and the Hooper House.
Automobile manufacturing company founded by William Durant on September 16, 1908. General Motors initially held only the Buick Motor Company but would quickly acquire many others including Oldsmobile, Cadillac and Pontiac. In 1955, the company announced a competition for the design of automobile dealerships that Breuer considered entering.
Proposed the use of shatter-proof gas and water mains in the Aluminum City Terrace defense housing project.
In the 1940s, the architects Konrad Wachsmann and Walter Gropius, devised a system for prefabricated wood-frame panelized houses, first called the Packaged House and later referred to as the General Panel System. In 1946, the Celotex Corp. acquired the designs and a former airplane factory, forming the General Panel Corp. A year later General Panel proposed sending Breuer on a trip to Europe to survey the possibilities...
New York City-based supplier of floor coverings, including the rush or china matting used in many of Breuer's residential projects.
New York City-based supplier of furnishings for projects such as the first Gagarin House.
Photography studio. They photographed the model of the Aluminum City Terrace defense housing project.
Contractor for the first Gagarin and Stillman Houses. The company was also the window subcontractor for Breuer’s second house in New Canaan, CT.
Contractor who expressed interest in submitting a bid for the construction of the first Gagarin House.
Technological university founded in 1885 as the Georgia School of Technology. The School's name was changed to the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1948.
Boston-based supplier of lighting fixtures and fireplace furnishings. They provided lighting fixtures for the first Geller House.
General Committee for the Protection of the Interests of the German Metal Industry. Walter Gropius wrote to them in 1930, hoping they would contribute materials for the Deutsche Werkbund section of the 1930 Paris exhibition organized by the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs.
Telephone manufacturer. They supplied a telephone for display in the Deutsche Werkbund section of the 1930 Paris exhibition organized by the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs.
Company which supplied leather used in furniture upholstery for the Frank House and the Ferry Cooperative Dormitory at Vassar College. They wanted to display a photograph of the Frank interior in their showroom and planned to use it in advertising.
London-based patent agents who helped Breuer and Isokon. Ltd. file patents on their plywood furniture.
Glass and porcelain manufacturer. Walter Gropius hoped they would contribute vases to the Deutsche Werkbund section of the 1930 Paris exhibition organized by the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs.
Jack Pritchard consulted the art gallery when trying to set up a lecture tour to help fund Breuer's trip to Europe in 1947.
Founded in 1845 as one of the first Government Schools of Design. The Glasgow School of Art focused on instruction in architecture, design and fine arts and on the promotion of good design for the manufacturing industries. Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed the internationally-renowned building for the school between 1896 and 1909. In 1947, Jack Pritchard arranged for Breuer to give a lecture at the school....
International exposition that was held from February 18 to October 29, 1939 on Treasure Island in San Francisco bay to celebrate the recent openings of the Golden Gate and Oakland Bay bridges. More than 10 million people visited the exposition. A reorganized exposition was held on the site May 25 through September 29, 1940. Breuer contributed furnishings for the decorative arts section of the exhibition....
Furniture suppliers based in Baltimore, MD. They provided a glass top for the first Hooper House.
Manufacturer of rubber goods, including bicycle and automobile tires, founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling. Breuer considered using Goodyear's vinyl and rubber flooring materials for the Clark House.
English furniture company founded in 1926 by Gordon Russell. The company sold Breuer's Isokon Long Chair in their London fabric showroom.
Developer based in Baltimore, MD. Breuer worked with them on an unbuilt project for Baltimore Garden Apartments.
Supplier of architectural lighting equipment for projects such as the Scott House.
Architectural photographers. The partnership was founded in 1935 when William Schleisner joined Gottscho in his established business. The firm photographed projects such as the Aluminum City Terrace defense housing project and the showroom of Scarves by Vera.
Liberal arts college located outside Baltimore, MD. The college was founded by the Reverend Franklin Goucher in 1885 as the Women's College of Baltimore. It was renamed after its founder in 1910. Gropius and Breuer withdrew from the 1938 competition to design the Towson campus before producing a design.
Advised Breuer on the layout of the Almy, Bigelow and Washburn department store.
Supplier of hardware for projects such as the Pack House and the first Gagarin House.
Company that fabricated and installed the record listening table at the Grosse Pointe Public Library.
The Greater Boston Community Fund and the United Service Organization (U.S.O.). organized fifty window displays for their 1942 campaign. Breuer designed the display for the Boston Dispensary, an organization founded in 1796 to provide medical care to the poor.
Umbrella organization that organized charities, including the American Red Cross, the Greater Boston Community Fund, the Solders and Sailors Committee and the United Service Organizations, to raise funds for their activities during World War II.
Furniture manufacturer who bid on the furniture commission for the Bryn Mawr dormitory. Their estimate was too high and the commission went to Saybolt, Cleland and Alexander, Inc.
Publisher based in New York City. In 1945, they requested photographs of homes for a book entitled "A Home of Your Own."
Clothing manufacturer founded by Nicholas and Vito Grieco in 1929 . They experimented with the mass production of men's clothing. Their signature product was the Southwick suit, known for its "natural shoulder tailoring." Vito Grieco was a client of Breuer's and commissioned a house in 1954.
Architectural partnership formed between Walter Gropius and Maxwell Fry upon Gropius’s emigration to London and dissolved when Gropius emmigrated to the United States to teach at Harvard University.
Client. In 1951, the Board of Education hired Breuer to design the Grosse Point Public Library.
In 1951, Breuer was hired to design the building for the Grosse Pointe Public Library. Dedication ceremonies took place in 1953.
Manufacturers of metal stairs. Breuer contacted them about work for the House in the Museum Garden.
Association of artists' architects and builders founded by André Bloc and Del Marle in Paris in 1951. The association was interested in exploring the concept of space and advocated close collaboration between art, architecture and handicraft.