Rare LA FONDA del SOL Paper Plate - Sun plate by Alexander Girard - 1962

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Rare LA FONDA del SOL Paper Plate - Sun plate by Alexander Girard - 1962 :
$49.00

THIS IS THE VERY LAST PLATE I HAVE!!! In 1960 designer Alexander Girard designed every aspect of the \'La Fonda del Sol\' restaurant located in the Time-Life building in Manhattan, New York. He used a Latin American and contemporary theme/style, including menus, matchbooks, tableware and the ceramic tiles on the floors and walls. Girard created over eighty different sun motifs found throughout the restaurant.The design of this restaurant excited the public and firmly secured Girard\'s place as a great designer of the time.GIRARD DESIGNED A WHOLE COLLECTION OF PAPER DINNERWARE FOR THE RESTAURANT AND THIS LISTING IS FOR ONE SNAP-UP PAPER DESSERT PLATE FROM THIS COLLECTION (6\" in diameter) FROM 1962. This plate has never been assembled (\"snapped up\") and was taken directly from an unopened package of plates by me. It has never been used and never been out of its plastic sleeve.It is in very good vintage condition. It has a slight outward \"dent\" at the bottom of the pink section (see second pic). Would be a nice addition to any modern collection.THIS ICONIC GIRARD SUN MOTIF WOULD BE STUNNING IN A FRAME!A Short Bio
Alexander Girard (1907-1993) was born in the right century to make his mark on mid-century design. As an architect and accomplished textile designer, he worked for such clients as Herman Miller, Braniff Airlines and La Fonda del Sol in New York City. He collaborated with George Nelson, Eero Saarinan and Charles and Ray Eames who became his life-long friends. But it was his work with the Latin restaurant La Fonda del Sol which put him in the spotlight in the early 1960s. He designed and managed every aspect of this restaurant; from the menu, to the logo, to the plates, ceramic tiles, wallpaper and ashtrays. He turned to Charles and Ray Eames to design furniture for the restaurant, asking them to create a chair with a backrest lower than the tabletop, giving the space uninterrupted sightlines.