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Clifford Brooks Stevens (June 7, 1911 – January 4, 1995) was an American industrial designer of home furnishings, appliances, automobiles and motorcycles — as well as a graphic designer and stylist. In 1944, along with Raymond Loewy and eight others, Stevens formed the Industrial Designers Society of America.〔 On his death in 1995, the ''New York Times'' called Stevens "a major force in industrial design."〔 ==Background and personal life== Stevens was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 7, 1911. Stricken with polio as a child, Stevens was encouraged by his father to practice drawing while confined to his bed, perhaps motivating his career in design. He studied architecture at Cornell University from 1929 to 1933, and established his own home furnishings design firm in 1934 in Milwaukee.〔(Stevens, Brooks 1911-1995 ) in online ''Dictionary of Wisconsin History'' (Wisconsin Historical Society)〕 His son, Kipp Stevens, ran the Brooks Stevens Design Associates until late 2008 when he stepped down. In 1959, Brooks opened a 12,500sf automotive museum in Mequon, Wisconsin, which became a repository for his own designs as well as others—and became a production facility in the late 1980s for the Wienermobile fleet. The museum closed in 1999, four years after his death.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Hemmings Motor News, )〕 Brooks Stevens died on January 4, 1995, in Milwaukee—survived by his wife Alice, sons Kipp, William and David, a daughter Sandra A. Stevens, and five grandchildren.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brooks Stevens」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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