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born near Enniscorthy, Ireland

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Eileen Gray's Tube light. A vertical lamp

a house is not a machine to live in. it is the shell of man, his extension, his release, his spiritual emanation. —eileen gray

Eileen Gray’s Aixia chair in a concrete basement

Eileen Gray’s Aixia chair. © Aram. Aram.co.uk

 

early life

Eileen Gray was born in Ireland to Scottish parents. Her mother was a direct descendant of the King of Scotland James V. Gray’s father was a landscape painter, which sparked in her a lifelong interest in the arts. Eileen spent her childhood partly in Ireland and partly in her family home in Kensington, London.