2009, mixed media on vellum, signed and dated to lower right, presented behind plexiglass and clip mounted to foam board, verso bracketed for display.

40 x 54 in.

From the Collection of Alain JL and Louise Huin, North Carolina

Educated in France and acclaimed in Europe and New York, Alain J.L. Huin has been at the forefront of international design. His passion for the creative process in furniture design, architecture, drawing, printmaking, painting and sculpture has driven his career in exciting directions for over 40 years..

Huin began his studies at the L'Ecole des Beaux Arts in Tours and went on to graduate from L'Ecole National des Arts Decoratifs (ENSAD) in Pris with a degree in industrial design. Awared a scholarship from the Canadian government, he continued his graduate studies at the FcGill University School of Architecture. Returing to France, he joined a Paris design firm, the Alain Richard Agency. Critical acclaim for his work on Orly Airport and the Paris Metro system lead to a position as industrial designer with Raymond Loewy, where his assigments included the Air France Concorde, Holland Railways, Shell International, Saint Gobain and the Charle de Gaulle Airport. France's Mobilier National named Huin Designer of the Year in 1973 and his designs are in their permanent collection.

To expand his horizons, Huin moved to America and collaborated with Charles Eames on furniture collections for Herman Miller. In 1985 he opened Alain Huin Product Design in New York and created furniture and accessories for Ethan Allen, Crate and Barrel, Bloomindales' and Restoration Hardware in addition to many other firms. Huin's body of work is now in the Architectural Archives Collection of the University of Florida at Gainesville.

Some cockling to sheet, minor edge wear to foam board.