.jpg) VLADIMIR KAGAN American Design Icon His wife, Erica Wilson, calls him Vladi. Longtime loyal clients call him a visionary. Roche Bobois, American Leather, Directional, Weiman-Preview, and Barlow Tyrie call him a high-profile moneymaker. Still others call him an American Design Icon. Vladimir Kagan is the premier contemporary furniture and interior architect in America today. His furniture collections grace the rooms of the rich, the famous - from Monroe to the Spice Girls, the industrial giants and even Richard Loewy. His styles today are as fresh and innovative as those he produced in the 1940's.

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MORE ABOUT KAGAN In 2003 Vladimir Kagan introduced the exclusive, cutting-edge ‘Comet’ Collection for Roche-Bobois. Comet is a combination of three distinct pieces of upholstery with organic forms. Both a sculpture and a sofa, each piece can stand on its own, or be combined with others to form grand scale seating solutions. Vladimir Kagan received an Honorary Doctor of Arts degree from Kendall College of Art and Design bestowed On May 5th 2001 by the Board of Trustees of Ferris State University of Grand Rapids Michigan. On Saturday, April 8th, 2000, the American Society of Furniture Designers honored Vladimir Kagan with its Lifetime Achievement Award. Read more . . . Part 1 and Part 2 |