Russel Wright (1904-1976) worked as an industrial designer, a job created in the 20th century. In the 1920s, he worked in the theater making sets and props. After 1929, he formed a company with his ...

NEW YORK, March 4 -- There once was a time in America when keeping up with the Joneses meant having tableware, linens and furnishings designed by Russel Wright, a man determined to make "Easier Living ...

This first major retrospective of one of the country's greatest industrial designers explores the products and ideas developed and marketed by Russel Wright, inventor of a gracious, informal and ...

Modern Design was simple, adaptable, and played with the notion of space saving in the home. Colonial revival furnishings were popular during the interwar years. In the early 1930s, these furnishings ...

Admired as the first major American industrial designer for the mass market, Russel Wright (1904-1976) dreamed up mid-century modern collections of cheap and cheerful dinnerware, appliances, textiles, ...

Russel Wright transformed the American home with his signature dinnerware, kitchen accessories, furniture and new gospel of tasteful informality. In the 1930s, Wright’s modern designs and ideas ...

Mid-century designer Russel Wright, who lived from 1904 to 1976, revolutionized the American home through his contribution of inexpensive, mass produced dinnerware, furniture, appliances, and textiles ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Long before designers such as Philippe Starck and Jonathan Adler came ...

I GREW UP eating my Hamburger Helper off Russel Wright dishes. My mother, whose bent for design distinguished her in our small Pennsylvania town, had bought a set in pea-soup chartreuse from a ...

Some artists paint on canvas, some draw on sketch pads, others sculpt out of clay. But famed industrial designer Russel Wright produced a work of art out of Manitoga, a 75-acre parcel of land nestled ...