{"product_id":"gitman-vintage-alexander-girard-small-squares","title":"Alexander Girard Small Squares","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eOur ongoing collaboration with the estate of Alexander Girard continues with Small Squares (1953), a print developed during his second year as Head of Fabric and Textile Design at Herman Miller.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCreated at a pivotal moment in his tenure, the design reflects Girard’s early efforts to define a new visual language for textiles within modernist interiors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWithin the print, an irregular arrangement of colored squares is set against a muted ground, balancing spontaneity with underlying order.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThis tension situates Small Squares within a broader mid-century context, where artists and designers explored abstraction through both reduction and repetition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eGeometric forms and a restrained color palette reference Bauhaus and early modernist painting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWithout any noticeable symmetry in the print, Small Squares appears particularly hand-made.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAs with much of Girard's work, these design characteristics support the idea that design\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eInfluences of Bauhaus and early modernist painting are both evident in its use of geometric forms and restrained palette, while the loose grid structure suggests a departure from strict symmetry toward a more dynamic, human-centered composition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAs with much of Girard’s work, the design reinforces his view of textiles as active architectural elements rather than passive decoration.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTo continue Girard’s emphasis on quality craftsmanship, we had Small Squares meticulously reengineered by our Italian partner mill on a summer-weight 100% cotton poplin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEach color was matched to its original Pantone, and extra care was taken to ensure pigments hold fast and resist bleeding, preserving the clarity and balance of the original composition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDesign\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eConstruction\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBarrel Cuffs\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e- 18 stitches per inch\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTacked, V-stitch chest pocket\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFlat felled seams\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e- 4.5\" adjustable sleeve gauntlet\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eExtra thick chalk buttons\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSplit Yoke\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eUnlined collar and cuffs\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRear collar button\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLined placket\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLocker Loop\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePre-washed, pre-shrunk\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRear center box pleat\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMade with love in the USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFormal or casual, tucked or untucked, our easy-wearing shirts are an obvious choice for all occasions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Gitman Vintage","offers":[{"title":"S","offer_id":53009660936471,"sku":"6K950WS19_99","price":452.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M","offer_id":53142133932311,"sku":"6K950WS19_99","price":452.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"L","offer_id":53142133965079,"sku":"6K950WS19_99","price":452.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"XL","offer_id":53142133997847,"sku":"6K950WS19_99","price":452.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"XXL","offer_id":53142134030615,"sku":"6K950WS19_99","price":452.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/5994\/1143\/files\/6K950WS19_99_1.jpg?v=1777646710","url":"https:\/\/therightgarment.com\/products\/gitman-vintage-alexander-girard-small-squares","provider":"The Right Garment","version":"1.0","type":"link"}