Eliot Noyes

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Eliot Noyes was the first curator of Design at MoMA, first to build a Modern home in New Canaan (which then brought Marcel Breuer, Frank Lloyd Wright, Edward Durrell Stone and Philip Johnson), and a founding member of the Aspen Design Festival.  He is the father of the now over used term "design thinking" bringing design into the C-suites of IBM and Mobil Oil to name a few.  He provides a case for the legacy planning of architects and designers who have more IP than artwork. 

We are working with the family to establish an Friends of Eliot Noyes Group to purchase, restore and steward the original family home.  Lead by a newly formed group of leading advisors we will be establishing forums to continue the legacy of CEO + Design conversations and a residency for young designers.    

Highlights

  • Developed a strategy for Noyes legacy and home

  • Negotiated placement of Noyes archive to Harvard, enhanced by a program crossing the Masters of Architecture program with the Masters of Business program to align to legacy

  • Secured a preservation easement for the home with the CT Trust for Historic Preservation

  • Built an advisory committee consisting of select New Canaan modern home owners, design and thought leaders nationally and family

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