Gensler
Art Gensler, co-founder of the San Francisco-based global architecture design and planning firm now called Gensler, died May 10 from an ongoing illness at home in Mill Valley, California. He was 85.
In 1965, Art Gensler, his wife, Drue, and James Follett co-founded M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc. in a one-room office with just one draftsman and $200 in the bank. It focused on work that fell below the radar screen for many architects space planning and interiors, the firm said in a statement. In the process, Gensler virtually created interior design as a new category of architectural practice, bringing it to a new level of professionalism.
Jony Ive’s advice to the next generation of designers
Jony Ive’s advice to the next generation of designers
Sir Jony Ive spotlights the power of imagination at California College of the Arts’ 2021 commencement
Still image of Sir Jony Ive, in a film directed by Nick Knight, produced by SHOWStudio
Sir Jony Ive – former chief design officer at Apple, and founder of the LoveFrom collective – has given some heartfelt and truly moving messages to the next generation of design talent, during a virtual ceremony at California College of the Arts, for the graduating class of 2021.
‘As a generation of creatives, with your own new and hopeful ideas, you are critically important,’ says Ive, to the 500 graduating artists, makers, architects and designers he is directly addressing. Listening too, are countless others striving to find footing in a world hit hard by the pandemic. ‘This is not the time to seek the comfortable familiarity of the past,’ Ive continues in a poignant
Art Gensler, Founder of World s Largest Design Firm, Dies at 85
May 12, 2021
Art Gensler, industry titan and
Interior Design Hall of Fame member, passed away May 10 at his home in Mill Valley, California, at age 85. During his 65-year career as an architect and an entrepreneur, he transformed what started out as a three-person practice in San Francisco into the world s largest design firm. Launching offices around the globe, he and Gensler the firm forever changed the profession by elevating the practice of interior design and inviting client collaboration.
Since opening its doors in 1965, Gensler has amassed an unwavering reputation of excellence stemming from its “one-firm firm” culture, which values “we” over “me,” stressing the importance of teamwork. This ethos has won and guided countless projects worldwide, starting with such early clients as The Gap and expanding to office headquarters including TikTok’s and the Motion Picture Association’s airports, s
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