Adrian Pearsall
American architect
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Adrian Pearsall (born 1925, Trumansburg, New York) was an American architect and mid-century furniture designer.[1]
Adrian Pearsall | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 18, 1925 |
| Died | September 6, 2011 (aged 85) |
| Occupations | Architect, furniture designer |
| Years active | 1950-2011 |
| Spouse | Dorie Pearsall |
Adrian Mount Pearsall was born in Trumansburg New York. As a young man he went to the University of Illinois and studied Architectural Engineering, graduating in 1950.[2] That same year, he married his wife Dorie Kanarr Pearsall.[3]
Adrian Pearsall founded Craft Associates in Kingston, Pennsylvania in 1952 to manufacture his own designs.[4] He initially began crafting furniture with wrought iron, but by the late 1950s his designs incorporating walnut became hugely popular.[5]
In 1962, Pearsall designed and built a home for his family in Forty Fort, Pennsylvania featuring an indoor swimming pool, atriums, and full-size ice cream bar.[5][6]
In 2023, Pearsall was posthumously inducted into the Luzerne County Arts & Entertainment Hall of Fame. He was among the Hall of Fame's inaugural class of inductees.[7]
