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Mary Wright (designer) (Mary Small Einstein) was born on 13 December, 1904 in New York City, US, is an American designer and author (1904–1952). Discover Mary Wright (designer)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 47 years old?

Popular As Mary Small Einstein
Occupation Designer · author
Age 47 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 13 December 1904
Birthday 13 December
Birthplace New York City, US
Date of death 15 September, 1952
Died Place New York City, US
Nationality United States

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Her husband is Russel Wright (m. 1927)

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1904

Mary Small Einstein Wright (December 13, 1904 – September 15, 1952) was an American designer, sculptor, author and businesswoman who worked to "shape modern American lifestyle".

Wright and her husband Russel Wright co-founded the design business, Wright Accessories Inc., where she served as vice-president, factory supervisor and oversaw publicity, marketing, and promotion.

She was a founder of America Designs Inc., an organization that supported the works of American industrial designers.

Wright co-authored the best-selling book Guide to Easier Living that proposed lifestyle choices were analogous to "engineering problems with scientific solutions".

Wright was born in Manhattan to a well-to-do family who owned textile mills.

Her father was Milton I.D. Einstein who served as chairman of the board of Patchogue Plymouth Mills, a lace mill on Long Island.

Her mother was Alma Stix Einstein.

She was a relative of Albert Einstein.

Wright studied sculpture with the avant-garde artist Alexander Archipenko.

She attended the Ethical Culture School in Manhattan and later attended Cornell University.

1929

In 1929, Wright and her husband co-founded the design business Wright Accessories Inc. where she served as vice-president, factory supervisor and oversaw publicity and promotion.

1935

The Wrights opened a studio in a former stable on East 35th Street in New York City.

The company produced informal serving accessories made of spun aluminum, wood and other materials.

The Spun Aluminum line was produced in the 35th Street studio that Mary organized, converting it into small-scale metal factory.

She created an extensive sales program with hand-rendered advertisements for which she wrote the copy.

The firm also produced small cast-metal animals.

According to the Smithsonian book, Russel Wright: Creating American Lifestyle, Mary encouraged Russel to establish himself in the industrial design field.

In 1935, Mary Wright coined the term "blond" to describe the light-colored maple wood that was used in Wright furniture and accessories.

1936

In 1936, Mary and Russel Wright partnered with Irving Richards; the three founded Raymor Company, of which Mary was a part-owner.

She and Richards wrote a "set of textbook principles" for marketing and advertising.

The American Modern line was the Wrights' most successful product line of dishware designed for everyday use.

1939

American Modern was first produced in 1939 and by 1959 200 million pieces had been sold.

The Wrights' "intuitive, humanist design and marketing savvy built a lifestyle empire that modernized the American home, popularizing ideas of open-plan layouts and outdoor living."

Wright collaborated with her husband to design modern tableware.

Mary Wright ran the business and was responsible for marketing their products including furniture and dinnerware.

She also created "stage sets" in department stores to display their homeware designs as essential components of a distinctly American informal lifestyle.

Mary Wright was a founder of America Designs Inc. and also served as secretary.

The organization supported the works of American industrial designers.

1940

In 1940, with the guidance of Eleanor Roosevelt, Mary and Russel Wright launched an ambitious marketing program, American Way, at Macy's department store in New York.

The American Way agenda promoted the work of designers and artisans with the goal to mass-produce and nationally market original design work by Americans.

1946

In 1946, Mary Wright created her own ensemble of dinnerware inspired by Asian design named Country Gardens for the Bauer Pottery Company in Atlanta and Los Angeles.

Country Gardens was made in earthenware, glazed in mottled green, pink, brown, beige and white and exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art.

She developed her own glazes with the assistance of Doris Coutant.

Bauer used machine-made glazes and had difficulty reproducing the glazes to the specifications of Wright and Coutant.

1950

Mary Wright co-authored the best-selling book Guide to Easier Living (1950) with Russel Wright.

The book, sometimes called their manifesto, describes ways to increase leisure time and reduce housework through efficient design and time management.

The main thesis of the book was that "formality is not necessary for beauty."

In the chapter, The Housewife-Engineer, the authors encouraged their readers to analyze and perform time-and-motion studies involved in ordinary household tasks such as making beds, peeling potatoes and housecleaning.

They wrote that the home is a "small industry, and every housewife its production engineer."

Guide to Easier Living proposed that lifestyle choices were analogous to "engineering problems with scientific solutions".