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Brian Graham (born 1960) is an American designer.

Graham cites the Los Angeles modernist tradition and 20th century masters Richard Neutra and Charles Eames as key influences. Like those icons of American architecture and design, Graham is an advocate of the idea that design is about making people’s lives better. Smart interpretations of modern principles – simplicity, practicality, function – give his work a classic, timeless quality.

Perhaps best known for elegant casegoods and office furniture systems, Graham is involved in a wide range of genres, consulting across disciplines and crafting integrated design programs for his clients.

Graham received a BFA in Interior Architectural Design at California State University, Long Beach, where he also served as an Adjunct Professor. In 1999, he established the Graham Design studio in San Francisco, to offer a strategic approach to the design, development and marketing of furniture, lighting and related products for the contract market. Today, Graham is widely respected for his work with industry leaders, including Knoll, Geiger, Halcon and Decca.

With deep roots in architecture and interior design, Graham has developed successful sales environments for companies as diverse as Apple Computers, Collins & Aikman, Mottura and Martin Brattrud. Beyond products and exhibits, Graham’s broad design literacy allows him to orchestrate programs as he did for Decca, advising on the company’s overall creative path, as well as contributing product and showroom design.

Graham’s design solutions have been recognized by the most prestigious organizations in the U.S., including the American Institute of Architects (AIA), The Institute of Business Designers, The International Interior Design Association (IIDA), Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture & Design, The International Facilities Management Association and The Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA).

Philosophy

Defining his role as creative consultant and strategist, as well as designer, at any given moment, Graham may be at work to re-tool an identity, develop a retail concept or re- invent a table. “You need to have a bit of peripheral vision in order to integrate the elements that impinge upon design –markets, technology, culture, the human factor.” Graham believes that this approach best serves the client, the user and society.

A native of Long Beach, California, Graham now resides in San Francisco.

References

1. http://www.iida.org/content.cfm/design-dialogue, International Interior Design Association Design Dialogue Article Spring 2010

2. http://www.plinthandchintz.com/mambo/content/view/958/25/, Plinth & Chintz Article, October 2010, Part One

3. http://www.plinthandchintz.com/mambo/content/view/966/25/, Plinth & Chintz Article, December 2010, Part Two

External Links

   * www.grahamdesignsf.com
   * http://www.behance.net/grahamdesignsf
   * http://www.linkedin.com/in/briangrahamdesigner
   * www.knoll.com
   * www.geigerintl.com
   * www.martinbrattrud.com