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Henry Dreyfuss Designs the Postwar Ocean Liner

2015; University of Chicago Press; Volume: 49; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1086/686143

1545-6927

Christian T. Roden,

Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces

Henry Dreyfuss designed six ocean liners for John Slater at American Export Lines (AEL) from 1944 to 1951 using innovative techniques to facilitate collaboration with maritime engineers at Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding Division and shipyard personnel. A leading industrial designer of the twentieth century, he applied anthropometry (later termed ergonomics), as well as experience designing trains and airplanes, to achieve workable solutions to problems of ocean liner construction, organization, maintenance, and livability. The resultant convertible midcentury interiors accommodated a variety of day- and nighttime uses by passengers across the economic spectrum, making AEL competitive in the postwar transatlantic transportation market.