Greta Magnusson-Grossman
Greta Magnusson-Grossman (July 21, 1906 – August 1999)[1] was a Swedish furniture designer and architect.
Early life and education
Magnusson-Grossman was born Greta Magnusson on July 21, 1906 in Helsinborg, Sweden.[1]
Magnusson was a woodworking apprentice at furniture manufacturer, Kärnans in Helsingborg after she graduated from Ebba Lundbergs Högre.[2] In 1928, Magnusson went on to study Furniture Design at Konstfack in Stockholm. [3]
She married jazz musician and band leader Billy Grossman in 1933.[4] They had no children.[5]
Career
She was briefly employed by Westerberg's on Kungsgatan in Stockholm.
In 1933, Grossman was awarded second prize in the "Combination Furniture" category of a furniture competition sponsored by the Stockholm Craft Association and become the first woman ever to win in the competition.[6]
Greta Magnusson Grossman established in the early 1930s her own firm "Studio" at Stureplan in Stockholm. There, she designed and produced furniture and accessories. In 1940, she left Sweden and moved with her husband and bandleader Billy Grossman to Los Angeles.[5] In Los Angeles, Grossman opened a new store. The range consisted of modern Swedish furniture, lamps and other items for home decoration. Among her clients were several famous furniture companies, including Barker Brothers, Ralph O. Smith & Co and Glenn of California.
In California during the 1940s through 1960s, she was a prominent figure in the experimental architecture world. Grossman became known for building homes on "difficult plots."[5] Her first villa in Beverly Hills was a major breakthrough for her as an architect and published including in the magazine Arts & Architecture.
In 1950, MoMa awarded Grossman with the Good Design award for her Cobra lamp.[7]
Grossman was a professor and lecturer at UCLA in Furniture Design between 1957 and 1963.[1] She was commissioned to design the Hurley House in 1959. [8]
Grossman spent the last 30 years of her life living in San Diego, where she painted rather than designing.[9] She died in August 1999.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Greta Magnusson Grossman, p. 45.
- ↑ Greta Magnusson Grossman: A Car and Some Shorts, p. 18.
- ↑ Greta Magnusson Grossman: A Car and Some Shorts, p. 19.
- ↑ "Architects: Greta Grossman". Pacific Coast Architecture Database.
- 1 2 3 Kvint, Annica (February 17, 2010). "Greta Magnusson Grossman. på Arkitekturmuseet, Stockholm". Dagens Nyheter.
- ↑ Greta Magnusson Grossman: A Car and Some Shorts, p. 25.
- ↑ Greta Magnusson Grossman: A Car and Some Shorts, p. 105.
- ↑ Bell, Eugenia (January 2009). "Looking Back Looking Forward". Frieze (120): 33–34.
- ↑ Dufva, Anneli (February 18, 2010). "Formgivaren Greta Magnusson - framgångsrik men okänd". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
Works cited
- Greta Magnusson Grossman: A Car and Some Shorts. Stockholm, Sweden: Arktekturmuseet. 2010. ISBN 91-85460-80-X.
- Greta Magnusson Grossman. New York, New York: R20th Century Design. September 26, 2000. ISBN 0-9704608-0-5.
External links
- New life for Greta Magnusson Grossman's glass-walled residence in Beverly Hills at the Los Angeles Times
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