About four years ago (it's been a while, eh?), I wrote about Candy Jernigan an artist, and wife of fellow creative Philip Glass.
There are so many female artists, architects, and designers who are either hidden in their husband's shadow or under-recognized in the history of design.
I tend to gravitate to the designers who have the ability to re-adapt the pedestrian. So, now, behind door #2:
Anni Albers
Working in textiles at the Bauhaus, not by choice, but by limited course options for women. She took up weaving, print making, and jewelry. She and Josef Albers met at the Bauhaus, and undoubtedly their closeness led to much cross over between each other's work. Most in the design world should be able to pinpoint Josef Albers' iconic "Homage to the Square" or publication of "Interaction of Color" as pivotal influences on our design thinking today.
So, what about Anni?
I find her work to more "current" and "relevant" in today's design environment where there has been a renewed interest in craft. Her woven pieces are especially fantastic, because they contain so much depth, texture, and minutia. It is hard to even think to compare them to the flatness of color and dimension her husband's squares contain. Today, I think our world has become so rigid and clean, that we crave and covet a little curated craft. Anni's work is just that- objects that relieve our world of that sterile modernity. Objects that are so well-crafted, and restrained, they become art. I will cease my discussion at textiles, and let you explore for yourself her prints and jewelry. More work and information is available
here.
