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Davis Allen

1916 – 1999

American interior designer and furniture designer

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Lived 1916 – 1999 (aged 82). Davis Allen was an American furniture designer and interior designer.

Davis Allen (July 13, 1916 – May 13, 1999) was an American architect, interior, and furniture designer. He was noted as a pioneer in the design of interior corporate environments and had a forty-year tenure at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.

Life and career Davis Brewster Allen was born in Ames, Iowa and then lived in Illinois. He was educated at Brown University, the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, and the Yale School of Architecture. He served in the US Army during World War II.

In 1983 he designed the "Andover" chair for Stendig International. After Stendig was acquired by Burlington Industries, which eventually went out of business, this design was reintroduced by Knoll in 1993 as the "Exeter" chair. Allen also designed furniture for Steelcase, GF, Stow Davis, Bernhardt, and Hickory Business Furniture.

In 1985, Allen was inducted into the Interior Design Magazine Hall Of Fame.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Furniture designer, interior designer
Nationality
Education
Brown University, Yale University, Royal Institute of Technology
Employers
Harrison & Abramovitz, Knoll
Also known as
Davis B. Allen, Davis Brewster Allen

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Davis Allen's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Davis Allen?

American interior designer and furniture designer (1916–1999)

When was Davis Allen born?

Davis Allen was born on 13 July 1916 in Ames.

When did Davis Allen die?

Davis Allen died on 13 May 1999 in Fort Lauderdale.

What was Davis Allen's occupation?

Davis Allen was a furniture designer and interior designer.

What nationality was Davis Allen?

Davis Allen was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Davis Allen

· Wikidata: Q5241835

· DBpedia: Davis Allen

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