Henry Dreyfuss Biography

Henry Dreyfuss (/ˈdraɪfəs/; March 2, 1904 – October 5, 1972) was an American industrial designer. Dreyfuss and his firm received worldwide recognition for numerous designs for a wide spectrum of consumer and commercial products, including their long-time association with the Western Electric company and the Bell System for designing telephones from the 1930s through the 1960s. His design philosophy was based on applied common sense and scientific principles, and resulted in significant contributions to human factor analysis and consumer research.