Loewy created designs for such major American companies as Sears Roebuck, Shell, International Harvester, Exxon and Coca-Cola.
Fore Sears Loewy created the steel frame for the 1935 "Super Six Cold spot" refrigerator, he also designed new versions, changing the exterior so it can be updated yearly. For Pennsylvania Railroad Company he designed "S-I" train, featured at the 1937 New York World's Fair, as well as their "K45" locomotive. Raymond Loewy was responsible for Studebaker's 1947 "Champion," and the 1950 "Commander" with round edges and a subtle fin motif. He also designed busses for Greyhound. Loewy contributed to the New York World's Fair a prototype for a streamlined rocket ship in 1939. In the early 1960s, Loewy was hired by the Kennedy White House for several projects; he also designed a commemorative postage stamp in memory of John F. Kennedy, in 1964. In the late 1960's he was commissioned by NASA to create the interior for their Skylab space capsule.
Raymond Loewy received the gold medal, in transportation (for GG-1 locomotive
design), international exposition, Paris 1937.
By 1939 Loewy became a Fellow (FRSA) of The British Royal Society of Arts. He also was granted the title of Royal designer to Industry (RDI).
He had become a member of the Advisory Board of New York's Board of Education. Loewy was also a founding member of the American Society of Industrial Designers, and its president in 1946.
Raymond Loewy published his autobiography "Never leave well enough alone" in 1951, and authored "Industrial design" in 1979.
He was granted an award from the president of France, and in 1980 became honorary citizen of France.
A line from New York Times: “From toothbrushes to automobiles, Raymond Loewy’s streamlined designs of thousands of consumer goods and their packaging radically changed the look of American life.”
Fore Sears Loewy created the steel frame for the 1935 "Super Six Cold spot" refrigerator, he also designed new versions, changing the exterior so it can be updated yearly. For Pennsylvania Railroad Company he designed "S-I" train, featured at the 1937 New York World's Fair, as well as their "K45" locomotive. Raymond Loewy was responsible for Studebaker's 1947 "Champion," and the 1950 "Commander" with round edges and a subtle fin motif. He also designed busses for Greyhound. Loewy contributed to the New York World's Fair a prototype for a streamlined rocket ship in 1939. In the early 1960s, Loewy was hired by the Kennedy White House for several projects; he also designed a commemorative postage stamp in memory of John F. Kennedy, in 1964. In the late 1960's he was commissioned by NASA to create the interior for their Skylab space capsule.
Raymond Loewy received the gold medal, in transportation (for GG-1 locomotive
design), international exposition, Paris 1937.
By 1939 Loewy became a Fellow (FRSA) of The British Royal Society of Arts. He also was granted the title of Royal designer to Industry (RDI).
He had become a member of the Advisory Board of New York's Board of Education. Loewy was also a founding member of the American Society of Industrial Designers, and its president in 1946.
Raymond Loewy published his autobiography "Never leave well enough alone" in 1951, and authored "Industrial design" in 1979.
He was granted an award from the president of France, and in 1980 became honorary citizen of France.
A line from New York Times: “From toothbrushes to automobiles, Raymond Loewy’s streamlined designs of thousands of consumer goods and their packaging radically changed the look of American life.”
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