Loewy portrait. |
Raymond
Loewy was a renowned industrial designer throughout much of
the 20th century. Though he was born in Paris, France, he became
an American citizen a few years after arriving in New York.
His contributions include such familiar industrial products
as the S1 and T1 locomotives,
the Greyhound Bus, and Air Force One. From
the Hupmobile in the 1930's to the Lancia
Loraymo in the late 1950's Loewy's automotive designs were
always innovative. From the mid 1940's and into the 1950's he
designed cars for the Studebaker Corporation. Loewy designed the Avanti for Studebaker in 1961.
Loewy's "Office of the Future"
in the 1930s.
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