Thursday 2 April 2009

Master class

Interior Design: The New Freedom

Mr. Ward Bennett - acclaimed as an American icon, yet he never became a household word.



Ward Bennett's Manhattan apartment in the Dakota, photographed by Jaime Ardiles-Arce.


I-Beam


Sled Chair




Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel talks with Ward Bennett, from Duke University's Diamonstein-Spielvogel Video Archive, Lilly Library Film and Video Collection.



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3 comments:

An Aesthete's Lament said...

I am quite fond of the Sled chair.

maison21 said...

he is an unsung hero.

Rose C'est La Vie said...

i am eating up your blog! This was a stunning interview. BDS is a charming but trenchant interviewer and Ward Bennett the perfect interviewee. They interacted brilliantly to produce a riveting narrative and fascinating insights into the whole business of design and merchandising. Bravo!