Bernard Design International renderings
1960s-1980s
- Collection Overview
- Historical note
- Scope and Contents of Collection
- Organization and Arrangement
- Administrative Information
- Keywords for Searching Related Subjects
- Collection Inventory
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Guide to the Bernard Design International renderings, circa 1960s-1980s
Collection Overview
- Repository
- Kellen Design Archives
- Creator
- Bernard Design International.
- Creator - Designer
- Bernard, Bess
- Title
- Bernard Design International renderings, 1960s-1980s
- Extent
- 3.2 linear ft: 2 oversize boxes, 4 oversize folders (42 illustrations)
- Summary
- In 1960, Bess Bernard established her own company, Bernard Design International, Ltd., specializing in interior design projects for commercial and residential spaces. The collection (1960s-1980s) consists of 42 watercolor and pencil renderings produced by various artists for Bernard Design International.
Historical note
Bess Bernard established Bernard Design International, Ltd., and served as president of the interior design firm. Specializing in corporate and residential projects, Bernard Design International's work included house and apartment interiors as well as offices, clubs, dining establishments, and commercial spaces. Notable clients included the Friar's Club and Sak's Fifth Avenue.
Prior to establishing Bernard Design International, Bess Bernard worked for New York-based interior decorator Melanie Kahane. Bernard later started her own business, "Bess Bernard Interiors." She was a member of the National Society of Interior Designers (NSID, later ASID).
Scope and Contents of Collection
The collection contains watercolor and pencil renderings created for residential and commercial projects throughout the New York metropolitan area and Florida. Although the firm retained international clients, no renderings for these projects are included in the collection. The bulk of the renderings are unsigned. None of the renderings are dated.
The collection contains a sample of the firm's work, primarily one to three renderings for each client. Corporate clients include Burlington Mills for the designer Anne Klein, the Friar's Club, Gherardini, Potamkin car dealership, Sak's Fifth Avenue, and the Singer Company.
Organization and Arrangement
Arrangement is alphabetical by client or by subject.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Kellen Design Archives January 29, 2010
66 5th Ave./lobby level/
New York, NY, 10011
212.229.5942
archivist@newschool.edu
Use Restrictions
To publish images of material from this collection, permission must be obtained in writing from the Kellen Design Archives. Please contact: archivist@newschool.edu.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated by Bess Bernard, 2001.
Keywords for Searching Related Subjects
Corporate Name(s)
- Anne Klein (Firm).
- Burlington Industries, Inc.
- Friars Club (New York, N.Y.).
- Saks & Company (New York, N.Y.).
Genre(s)
- Renderings.
Subject(s)
- Interior decoration rendering.
- Interior decorators.
- Women interior decorators.
- Women-owned business enterprises.
Collection Inventory
| Title | Box | Folder | ||
| Altschul residence: Master bathroom | k_OSxx-2 | 10 | ||
| Anapol residence | OSxxx-1 | 2 | ||
| Burlington Mills for Anne Klein | OSxxx-1 | 2-4 | ||
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Renderings of interiors depicting Anne Klein celebrity designs manufactured by Burlington Mills. Celebrities consist of Cher, Betty Ford, Paul Newman, and Barbara Walters. |
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| Corporate office | k_OSxx-2 | 10 | ||
| Title | Map-case | Folder | ||
| Friar's Club dining room 3 illustrations | D 4 | 3 | ||
| OSxxx-2 | 1 | |||
| Title | Box | Folder | ||
| Gherardini, Inc.: Floor plan | OSxxx-2 | 1 | ||
| Girl's bed room | k_OSxx-2 | 10 | ||
| Kaitz residence [Boston]: Sitting room | OSxxx-2 | 1 | ||
| Katzenberg residence | OSxxx-2 | 2 | ||
| Levi residence [Tenafly, NJ]: Dining room | k_OSxx-2 | 11 | ||
| Napoli residence | k_OSxx-2 | 11 | ||
| Oliphant residence [Florida] | ||||
| Title | Box | Folder | ||
| Potamkin car showroom 2 illustrations | k_OSxx-2 | 12 | ||
| OSxxx-2 | 2 | |||
| Reid residence [Providence, RI]: Foyer | OSxxx-2 | 2 | ||
| Sak's Fifth Avenue [signed "Sch?uabe"] | OSxxx-2 | 2 | ||
| Sak's Fifth Avenue Men's Department [signed by Nair Nourigat] | k_OSxx-2 | 10 | ||
| Schulman residence and offices | ||||
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Includes offices of Baker Brush Co. of Springdale [Stamford], Connecticut. |
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| Baker Brush Co.: Office of Stuart Schulman | k_OSxx-2 | 12 | ||
| Baker Brush Co.: Office of Walter Schulman | k_OSxx-2 | 12 | ||
| Palm Beach residence | k_OSxx-2 | 12 | ||
| Palm Beach residence: Sitting room | k_OSxx-2 | 12 | ||
| Title | Box | Folder | ||
| Shapiro residence: Living/dining room | k_OSxx-2 | 12 | ||
| Showrooms | OSxxx-1 | 1 | ||
| The Singer Company | OSxxx-2 | 3 | ||
| Untitled renderings | OSxxx-1 | 1-2 | ||
| Untitled rendering signed by M. Munroe III | k_OSxx-2 | 10 | ||
| Title | Map-case | Folder | ||
| Yamada residence: Living room | D 4 | 3 | ||