Eileen Gray (1878 – 1976) was an architect, furniture designer and an important figure within the Modernist movement. However as a female designer working in the 1920s and 30s, her work wasn't always ...

For LGBT+ History Month 2024, we're spotlighting Eileen Gray, architect and furniture designer, through items found in the RIBA Collections. Born in Ireland in 1878, Eileen Gray was an architect and ...

Largely unrecognised in her own lifetime, today she is considered a pioneer of the Modernist movement, known for her remarkably bold furniture designs and architecture. We hold a number of designs, ...

Eileen Gray commented quite pragmatically on her work in typical understatement: "An armrest was omitted in order to leave the body more freedom in movement and to allow it to bend forward or to turn ...