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Article: His designs are getting their time in the sun
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- July 23, 2009
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Enter the name Alexander Girard into Google, and more than
300,000 mentions of the prolific textile designer surface. But there
was a time in the not-so-distant past when his name would generate
just a handful of hits in any search engine. Only the most
enthusiastic followers of modern design were familiar with his work.
"There's been a huge increase in awareness," says Sarah Sheesley,
marketing director of Maximo Art & Design Research. Her agency has
been working with the late designer's family to license Girard's
designs on everything from toys to typefaces. In the past year
alone, Girard's work has shown up on new products sold by Urban
Outfitters, Chronicle Books, and Flor carpet tiles.
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