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Davis Allen (1916-1999) was an American
interior design Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space. An interior designer is someone who plans, researches, coordi ...
er and furniture designer. He was noted as a pioneer in the design of interior
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environments and had a forty-year tenure at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. In1983 he designed the "Andover" chair for Stendig International (reintroduced as the "Exeter" chair by the
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furniture company in 1993). In 1985, he was inducted into the Interior Design Magazine Hall Of Fame.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Davis American interior designers American furniture designers 1916 births 1999 deaths Design