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Davis Allen
Born(1916-07-13)July 13, 1916
Ames, Iowa, United States
DiedMay 13, 1999(1999-05-13) (aged 81)
OccupationInterior Designer

Davis Allen (1916-1999) was an American interior designer 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.[1] In1983 he designed the "Andover" chair for Stendig International[2] (reintroduced as the "Exeter" chair by the Knoll furniture company in 1993).[3] In 1985, he was inducted into the Interior Design Magazine Hall Of Fame.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Pace, Eric (May 23, 1999). "Davis Allen, 82, a Designer Of Modern Business Interiors" – via NYTimes.com.
  2. ^ Slesin, Suzanne (January 19, 1984). "HOME BEAT" – via NYTimes.com.
  3. ^ "Davis Allen | Knoll". Knoll Inc. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  4. ^ "Interior Design | Hall of Fame Designer - Mr. Davis Allen". Archived from the original on 2008-05-23. Retrieved 2008-11-26.