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Eva-lisa (Pipsan) Saarinen Swanson
Eva-Lisa "Pipsan" Saarinen Swanson (March 31, 1905 – October 23, 1979) was a Finnish-American Industrial design, industrial, Interior design, interior, and Textile design, textile designer based in Michigan. She was known for her contemporary furniture, textile, and product designs. Early life and education Swanson was born in Kirkkonummi, Finland to architect Eliel Saarinen and noted textile designer and sculptor Loja Saarinen. J. Robert F. Swanson and Pipsan Saarinen Swanson Papers, Cranbrook Archives, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan/ref> She was the elder sister of celebrated architect Eero Saarinen. She studied weaving, ceramics, and fabric design at Atheneum Art School and University of Helsinki. She moved to the United States with her family in 1923. They eventually settled in Bloomfield Hills when her father became the resident architect at The Cranbrook Academy of Art. She married architect J. Robert (Bob) F. Swanson in 1926. Work Swanson was part of a strong period of educat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirkkonummi
Kirkkonummi (; sv, Kyrkslätt, , Sweden ) is a Municipalities of Finland, municipality of inhabitants () in southern Finland. The literal meaning of the words "''Kirkkonummi''" and "''Kyrkslätt''" in English language, English is "church heath". Geography The municipality is located just outside the Greater Helsinki, Helsinki Metropolitan Area, bordering the city of Espoo in the east. Other neighbouring municipalities are Vihti and Siuntio. The distance from the municipal centre to central Helsinki is some . Kirkkonummi also has excellent train and bus connections to other parts of the Greater Helsinki area, and many of its inhabitants commute daily to Helsinki. The municipality covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . In recent years, Kirkkonummi has faced the highest population growth rate in the country, at over 3% per annum. Major population centres in Kirkkonummi include the municipal centre, Masala, Kirkkonummi, Masala, Veikkola, Kantvik and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
