| 1975 |
Smithsonian Institution opened
The Designs of Raymond Loewy, a four-month exhibit dedicated
to "the man who changed the face of industrial design." |
| 1972 |
Poll of stylists representing
the Big Three automakers voted his 1953 Studebaker Starliner
Coupé an "industry best." Also named
one of the most influential Americans by LIFE
magazine. |
| 1967 |
Began working as a habitability
consultant to NASA. |
| 1965 |
Joined the President's Committee
on Employment of the Handicapped. |
| 1962 |
After designing the Shell logo,
it becomes such a recognizable icon that Shell drops its
name from their advertisements. |
| 1961 |
Designed the Studebaker Avanti,
holding to the motto, "weight is the enemy." |
| 1954 |
Designed the Greyhound bus. |
| 1953 |
Designed the Studebaker Starliner
Coupé, which the Museum of Modern Art later called
a "work of art." |
| 1952 |
Founded the Compagnie de I'Esthetique
Industrielle in Paris, France. |
| 1951 |
Published second
design textbook, Industrial Design,
and his autobiography Never Leave
Well Enough Alone. |
| 1949 |
Appeared on the cover of TIME
magazine. |
| 1939 |
Redesigned the
Lucky Strike cigarette packaging. |
| 1937 |
Published first book, The
Locomotive: Its Aesthetics. |
| 1936 |
Designed the GG-1 electric
locomotive for the Pennsylvania Railroad. |
| 1934 |
Designed the Coldspot refrigerator
for Sears Roebuck & Company. |
| 1930 |
Hired as a consultant by the
Hupp Motor Company. |
| 1929 |
Redesigned the Gestetner mimeograph
machine. Founder and art director of Raymond Loewy, William
Snaith, Inc., in New York City (later established as Raymond
Loewy International). |
| 1919 |
Provided popular fashion
illustrations for magazines such as Vogue
and Harper's Bazaar.
Freelanced as a window designer for department stores,
including Saks Fifth Avenue and Macy's. |
