Henry Dreyfuss

Henry Dreyfuss ( born March 2, 1904 in Brooklyn, New York, † October 5, 1972 in South Pasadena, California ) was an American product designer and an important representative of the Art Deco - style Streamline Moderne.

As one of the most famous product designer of the 1930s and 1940s, Dreyfuss influenced the appearance and usability of many consumer goods. In contrast to Raymond Loewy and other contemporary designers, he was not only interested in the appearance of its products, but design problems solved by common sense and scientific approaches. His work made ​​the service of product design popular and made ​​a major contribution to the related aspects of ergonomics, anthropometry and human factors.

By 1920, Dreyfuss was trained in the theater designer Norman Bel Geddes, his future competitors. In 1929 he opened his own operating theater and Product Design (now, Henry Dreyfuss Associates ')

Works (selection)

1955 Dreyfuss wrote his autobiography, " Designing for People" (ISBN 978-1-58115-312-5 ), 1960, he published " The Measure of Man," a standard work of ergonomics.

Henry Dreyfuss was the first president of the IDSA Industrial Designers Society of America.

1972 committed Dreyfuss with his terminally ill wife commit suicide.