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Industrial design
Octagonal electric teakettle of hammered silver, with cane-wicker handle, designed by Peter Behrens for AEG (Allgemeine ElektricitÀts Gesellschaft), Berlin, c. 1909.
Raymond Loewy was a pioneering figure who helped establish industrial design as a profession. His work is characterized by "streamlined," highly functional forms that influenced American consumer culture throughout the 20th century.1
His extensive portfolio includes:
- Transportation: He designed iconic Studebaker automobiles, locomotives and passenger cars for the Pennsylvania Railroad, and buses for Greyhound.1
- Household & Office Products: Notable designs include the Gestetner copier, a highly successful refrigerator for Sears, Roebuck and Co., electric shavers, toothbrushes, ballpoint pens, radios, and office machines.1
- Packaging: He is perhaps best known for his design of the Coca-Cola bottle and the packaging for Lucky Strike cigarettes.1
- Aerospace: He created the interior and graphics for Air Force One and contributed interior designs for NASAâs Apollo and Skylab programs.1