Gyula Kaesz
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Gyula Kaesz (Budapest, 1897. July 13. – Budapest, 1967. May 12.): architect, interior designer, furniture designer, academic and once rector of the School of Applied Arts in Budapest.
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[edit] Career
Kaesz studied at the Budapest School of Applied Arts. In his younger years, he gained first prize in a number of national competitions (eg. Debrecen crematorium, Szombathely cemetery, new Gyor city plans). He was teacher at the school from 1919 to 1952 and director from 1952 to 1958. He chaired a number of publications, including the journal of furniture ('butor') from 1935 to 1938. He designed many exhibitions and exhibition pavilions. He was also part of the team working on the Academy Publication's encyclopedia in the 1960s.
[edit] Prizes
Notable artist 1965
Kossuth prize 1956
Munkacsy prize (?)
[edit] Books
Furniture styles (Ismerjük meg a bútorstílusokat) (Budapest, 1962,then 1999)
[edit] Works
[edit] Interior design
Milan Triennale, 1933-35
Paris exhibition Hungarian pavilion, 1937
Transport exhibition, 1947
Former Floris Patisserie
National Savings Bank
[edit] Architecture
Kosice Savings Bank
[edit] Sources
Pavilion building in the 19th and 20th centuries from the collection of the Hungarian Building Museum (Pavilion periodical number 2001, ISSN: 0865 – 6622)
Hungarian Biographical Encyclopedia (Magyar Eletrajzi Lexicon)
Translated from Hungarian Wikipedia
