Norman Bel Geddes

Norman Bel Geddes (* April 27, 1893 in Adrian, Michigan; † May 8, 1958 in New York, actually Melancton Norman Geddes ) was an American stage designer and product designer and representative of the Art Deco Streamline Moderne style and aerodynamics.

Bel Geddes was the son of Clifton Terry Geddes and his wife Flora Luelle Yingling. His career began in 1918 as a stage designer for the Metropolitan Opera on Broadway ( Theater ) in New York. In 1929 he designed the " Airliner Number 4 ", a vast amphibious aircraft with nine decks, orchestra hall, sports hall, solarium and two smaller hangars for seaplanes. Max Reinhardt engaged Bel Geddes for the stage of the monumental work The Eternal Road. For the 1939 World's Fair in New York, he designed the Futurama pavilion for General Motors.

Bel Geddes was one of the founders of the Industrial Designers Society of America ( IDSA ) and one of the pioneers of the streamline shape in the 1930s.

His autobiography was published posthumously two years after his death.

From his marriage with Helen Belle Sneider actress Barbara Bel Geddes came from.

Publications

  • Horizons, 1932 ( PDF; 16.1 MB )
  • General Motors Highways & Horizons: New York World's Fair, 1939 ( PDF, 1.3 MB)
  • Magic Motorways, 1940 ( PDF; 30.9 MB)
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