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Rest Your Head on a Girard

Typographica on October 26, 2004

Alexander Girard alphabet pillows.

Girard Pillow

UPDATE – There are sale pillows for $40 each. I got white on natural and it looks beautiful in my living room. More tan than the greyish shown on the site.

Thanks Christian.

7 Responses to “Rest Your Head on a Girard”

  1. Aaron Sittig says:
    10.25.04 at 7:44 pm

    You can see a few other Girard designs using type as texture at this flash exhibit from Herman Miller. It looks like there may have been a backwards uncials companion to the alphabet pillows of this post.

  2. Down10 says:
    10.25.04 at 8:26 pm

    I can’t buy that — there’s “P” on it! ;)

  3. sean says:
    10.26.04 at 7:48 am

    Hey! Typographic news from my own town!

  4. shelley says:
    10.26.04 at 9:05 am

    lovely – but 72 bucks seems like a lot for a pillow . . . even house industries is cheaper than that!

  5. Brian J. says:
    10.27.04 at 3:42 am

    the W is ?ipped.

  6. Brian J. says:
    10.27.04 at 3:43 am

    er, flipped.

  7. Aaron Sittig says:
    11.18.04 at 3:09 pm

    Get yer Girard fix for cheaper at Target. Featuring aformentioned uncials on a doormat.

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