Lurelle Guild

Lurelle Guild. Vacuum Cleaner, ca. 1937. Brooklyn Museum.

Lurelle Van Arsdale Guild (1898–1985) was an architect, industrial designer, and interior designer. Born in Syracuse, New York, Guild studied painting at Syracuse University, graduating in 1920. He initially worked as an illustrator and writer before founding Lurelle Guild Associates in 1928. In 1944, Guild became a founding member of the Society of Industrial Designers in New York.[1][2]

Guild's clients included Alcoa, Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company, Chase Brass & Copper Company, Electrolux, Heywood-Wakefield, International Silver Company, Kensington, Inc., Pullman Company, Revlon, and the Scranton Lace Company.[1]

  1. ^ a b Gordon, John Stuart. (2011). A modern world: American design from the Yale University Art Gallery 1920–1950), (pp. 109, 127, 232, 234, 237, 296, 299, 331, 410). Yale University Art Gallery and Yale University Press. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  2. ^ (Undated). Biographical history: Lurelle Guild. Lurelle Guild Papers. Syracuse University Libraries. Retrieved January 2, 2017.