Nan Swid

Designed by Richard Meier for Swid Powell. Swid Powell was the highly acclaimed New York City based tableware company founded by Nan Swid and Addie Powell.

Founded by former Knoll executives Nan Swid and Addie Powell, Swid Powell became one of the most important design collaborations of the postmodern era, commissioning iconic architect...

Swid Powell was the highly acclaimed New York City based tableware company founded by Nan Swid and Addie Powell.

Together with its original box and paperwork insert. Swid Powell was the highly acclaimed New York City based tableware company founded by Nan Swid and Addie Powell.

Swid Powell was the highly acclaimed New York City based tableware company founded by Nan Swid and Addie Powell.

Together with a partial original box. Swid Powell was the highly acclaimed New York City based tableware company founded by Nan Swid and Addie Powell.

Swid Powell was the highly acclaimed New York City based tableware company founded by Nan Swid and Addie Powell.

Swid Powell was the highly acclaimed New York City based tableware company founded by Nan Swid and Addie Powell.

Swid Powell was the highly acclaimed New York City based tableware company founded by Nan Swid and Addie Powell.

Apparently Meier designed the Signature Black plate over lunch with Nan Swid. He scrawled out two lines on a piece of paper and handed it to Swid.

Swid Powell was founded in New York in 1982 by Nan Swid and Addie Powell to bring the work of leading architects and artists to the tabletop, commissioning designs over the following...

Examples from this series are held in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Yale University Art Gallery. Historical Context Swid Powell, founded in 1982 by Nan Swid and Addie Po...