Supplier of manikins used in the Deutsche Werkbund section of the 1930 Paris exhibition organized by the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs.
Agent for Newcastle Products, Inc. They supplied a door for Breuer's house in Lincoln, MA.
Manufacturer of elastic cement that Gropius and Breuer considered using to join the exterior walls of the proposed buildings for Black Mountain College.
Contributor of materials to the Deutsche Werkbund section of the 1930 Paris exhibition organized by the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs.
New York City-based supplier of granite for projects such as the Robinson House and the Scott House.
Telephone and telegraph manufacturer. They contributed materials to the Deutsche Werkbund section of the 1930 Paris exhibition organized by the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs.
Supplier of house furnishings, cabinet makers and upholsters based in Bromley, United Kingdom. They carried the chaise lounge that Breuer designed for Isokon. Ltd.
New York City-based glass supplier that offered their services for the House in the Museum Garden.
Wholesale appliance distributor based in New Haven that supplied appliances for the second Breuer house in New Canaan, CT.
Heating supplier based in Wiesbaden, Germany. They carried Thermax radiant heating equipment.
Manufacturer of signs and store-front advertising. They supplied the display sign for the Eastern Air Lines Ticket Office in the Boston Statler Hotel.
German manufacturer who contributed materials to the Deutsche Werkbund section of the 1930 Paris exhibition organized by the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs.
Manufacturer of molded rubberized hair pads used in the upholstery of the Isokon Long Chair.
Well drilling contractor based in Delmar, NY. They drilled the well for the Herrick House.
Breuer hoped that Hampden-Ely would fabricate his designs for Yankee Portable demountable housing.
Hand weaving mill that agreed to provide fabric for use in the Deutsche Werkbund section of the 1930 Paris exhibition organized by the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs.
Manufacturer of steam locomotives, passenger cars, trucks and tractors founded in 1871. The company grew out of an engine works and iron foundry established by Georg Egestorff in Hanover in 1835. The firm passed through various hands during the 20th century and is today owned by Komatsu Ltd. They contributed photographs for a photomontage in the Deutsche Werkbund section of the 1930 Paris exhibition organized by...
The oldest general interest monthly magazine in America. Harper and Brothers (now HarperCollins Publishing) first published the magazine in June 1850. In the 1960s, the magazine became a division of the Minneapolis Star and Tribune Co. and is published today by the Harper's Magazine Foundation.
English-language publisher headquartered in New York. The company was founded in 1817 as J. and J. Harper and has existed in various incarnations, including Harper and Brothers and Harper and Row. The latter company was acquired by News Corporation in 1987 and merged with the British publisher William Collins and Sons three years later.
Boston-based suppliers of cotton duck, awnings and all manner of marine hardware.
English furniture manufacturer. The company began as the furniture workshop of Louis Lebus, a German Jew who immigrated to Britain from Breslau. His son, Harris, took over the company upon the death of his father in 1879, greatly expanding their production with the construction of a new factory in 1904. Jack Pritchard worked for Harris Lebus in the 1940s after his own furniture company, Isokon...
Architectural partnership founded in 1945 by Wallace Harrison and Max Abramovitz. The firm was involved with the planning of some of New York City's most famous modernist projects including the headquarters for the United Nations and buildings for Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The partnership was dissolved in 1976.
Heating subcontractor for the Aluminum City Terrace defense housing project.
Private club whose membership is limited to students, alumni, faculty and board members of Harvard University.
Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States, established in 1636 by vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It was named after the College’s first benefactor, the young minister John Harvard of Charlestown, who upon his death in 1638 left his library and half his estate to the institution. Both Walter Gropius and Breuer taught in Harvard's architecture...
Dean Joseph Hudnut created the Graduate School of Design in 1936 by merging the formerly independent schools of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and City Planning. That same year, Hudnut hired Walter Gropius to head the department of Architecture, marking a definite turn away from Beaux-Arts traditions toward modernism. Gropius invited Breuer to teach at the school, which he did for a decade between 1937 and 1947.
Photographer who shot the interior of the Eastern Air Lines ticket office and the model of the Bi-nuclear House.
Consulting engineers. They hoped to provide mechanical engineering services for the Aluminum City Terrace defense housing project, but the commission had already been awarded to a local firm, Hunting, Davis and Dunnells.
Furniture manufacturer and dealer in interior furnishings. John Harris Heal started the firm in 1810. Heal and Son Ltd. carried Isokon Furniture and in 1935, invited Breuer to design furniture for an exhibition in the Mansard Gallery at their London shop.
Builders and engineers. They expressed interest in submitting an estimate for the construction of the Ferry Cooperative Dormitory at Vassar College, but the contract eventually went to G. D. Campbell Building Co., Inc.
Lamp manufacturer. They supplied lamps for the Pack House and the Ferry Cooperative Dormitory at Vassar College.
Financial investment firm founded by Jansen Noyes in 1916. They eventually merged with Hornblower and Weeks.
German chemical company that manufactures cleaning products and adhesives. The company was founded by Fritz Henkel in 1876.
Roofing subcontractor for the Wolfson Trailer House and the Ferry Cooperative Dormitory at Vassar College.
Trenton-NJ.-based insurance provider established in 1872. They backed the guaranty for the roof of the Lauck House.
Manufacturer of metal products such as the WeiSteel and WeisAlloy Panel and Flush Compartments.
Suppliers of floor coverings. They submitted an estimate for the wall-to-wall carpets of the Lauck House.
Furniture company founded in 1923 in Zeeland, MI. when D. J. De Pree purchased the Star Furniture Co. with the help of his father-in-law, Herman Miller. Herman Miller was one of the earliest suppliers of modern furniture in the United States and developed lasting relationships with well-known industrial designers such as George Nelson, Charles and Ray Eames and Isamu Noguchi. The company considered adding Breuer's designs for...
General contractor based in Conover, NC. They expressed interest in bidding on the construction of Black Mountain College, but Gropius and Breuer's designs were never executed.
Furniture manufacturer. Gropius approached his firm about constructing the furniture for the Deutsche Werkbund section of the 1930 Paris exhibition organized by the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs. In the end, the Vereinigte Werkstätten für Kunst im Handwerk A. G. received the commission.
Furniture manufacturer established in 1897 by merging two existing firms, the Wakefield Rattan Co. and Heywood Brothers and Co. It was originally known as Heywood Brother and Wakefield Co. but changed its name to Heywood-Wakefield Co. in 1921. Breuer approached the company regarding the manufacture of bent plywood chairs and post-war manufacturing possibilities.
Law firm based in New Canaan, CT. They handled the sale of Breuer's first house in New Canaan to Russell Roberts.
Gramophone manufacturer and record label. The company used Breuer's Isokon long chair in advertisements for their radiogram.
The Hispanic Foundation of the Library of Congress opened in July of 1939. A series of donations from Archer M. Huntington, the founder of the Hispanic society of America, and an anonymous donors "permitted the organization of facilities for the pursuit of studies in the field of Hispanic culture." These facilities included a reading room, private study enclosures, book shelving and administrative rooms. Dr. David...
Manufacturer of food service equipment and appliances. The Hobart Electric Manufacturing Co. was founded in 1897 in Troy, OH. The company's name was changed to the Hobart Manufacturing Co. in 1913.
Millwork subcontractor for the Ferry Cooperative Dormitory at Vassar College and the McComb House.
Photography studio. They photographed the UNESCO headquarters complex during construction.
Magazine published between 1946 and 1977 which featured travel essays, often by famous writers such as Arthur Miller, John Steinbeck, Jack Kerouac, William Faulkner and Joan Didion. The magazine published photographs of the Tompkins House in 1950.
Supplier of bamboo shades for projects such as the Pack House and the House in the Museum Garden.
Manufacturer of cotton cloth coverings, founded in 1895. In May 1998, Holliston Mills combined operations with the Industrial Coatings Group and consolidated manufacturing operations in their Church Hill, TN. mill.
Supplier of draperies, upholstering and slipcovers based in New Rochelle, NY. They provided mattresses, cushions and curtains for a number of Breuer's projects, including the Pack House and the Wolfson Trailer House.
American magazine published between 1901 and 2007 that focused on interior design and gardening.
American magazine focusing on residential architecture and interiors. House and Home published various Breuer projects, including the Wolfson Trailer House.
The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) is a municipal corporation, formed under the United States Housing Act of 1937, charged with providing decent, affordable housing for low-income persons.
Philadelphia-based supplier of lumber, hardwood flooring and cedar siding and shingles.
Consulting engineers for the Aluminum City Terrace defense housing project.
Manufacturers of modern cabinet furniture, upholstery and draperies. They hoped to manufacture custom furniture for the Frank House but the commissions went to Schmieg and Kotzian and Harry Meyers Co.
American manufacturer of window treatments. They asked Breuer to contribute photographs "in which use has been made of venetian blinds" for a new edition of the "FLEXALUM Guide to Better Interiors."
Subcontractor who constructed the driveway and installed electrical poles for the Chamberlain Cottage.
Engineering firm that consulted on road and sewer construction for Aluminum City Terrace defense housing project.
Huron Portland Cement Company was established in 1907 at Detroit, Michigan with the principal place of operations, plant, and limestone quarries at Alpena. The first president of the company was John B. Ford who presided 1907-1939. The company has undergone several name changes and currently operates under the name Lafarge North America. Huron tested concrete mixes to be used in the Grosse Pointe Public Library for compressive strength....