Edwina von Gal is an American landscape designer[1] based in East Hampton, New York. Her firm, Edwina von Gal + Co founded in 1984, is based in East Hampton, NY and focuses on natural, sustainable designs. She has worked with numerous architects, designers and art world luminaries, among them Maya Lin, Annabelle Selldorf, Richard Gluckman, Richard Meier, Larry Gagosian, Cindy Sherman, David Maupin, Stefano Tonchi, Calvin Klein, and Richard Serra.[2] She designed the park for Panama's Biomuseo, with Frank Gehry. Her approach emphasizes sustainability, natural landscapes, and the use of native species.[3]
In 2008 she founded the Azuero Earth Project in Panama to promote chemical-free reforestation with native trees on the Azuero Peninsula.[citation needed][4]
In 2013 she founded the Perfect Earth Project to promote chemical-free, non-agricultural land management in the US, and is its current president. [5]
Her husband Jay Chiat, died in 2002. She has a daughter, Ariel Sheldon, and a grandson, Dylan.
Affiliations:
- Founding member and past president of Metro Hort Group
- Member of the Board "What is Missing?", Maya Lin's environmental media artwork
- Member, Advisory Council, Philip Johnson Glass House
Awards edit
- Quill and Trowel Award for Garden Writing, 1998
- Institute of Classical Architecture and Art's Arthur Ross Award, 2012
- Decoration and Design Building Stars of Design Award, Landscape Design, 2013
- Guild Hall Lifetime Achievement In the Visual Arts, 2017
- NY School of Interior Design Green Design Award, 2018
- Isamu Noguchi Award, 2018
- Quogue Wildlife Refuge Conservator Award, 2020
Bibliography edit
- Fresh Cuts Workman Publishing, 1997 ISBN 1885183496
- Fresh Cuts: Unexpected Arrangements with Branches, Buds, and Blooms. Artisan Books. 2004. ISBN 978-1-57965-266-1.
- The Perfect Yard Handbook, 2016
Articles
- Vogue "A Glorious Riot" Dec 2014
- Architectural Digest"Going Greener" May 2016
- The New York Times Magazine "Zen Rock Garden" Sept 4, 2005 in Design
- Cultured "A Landscape Designer Paints Minimalist Pictures in Plants" Fall, 2015
References edit
- ^ Haskell, Rob (July 31, 2014). "Old Meets New At a Classic Home in the Hamptons". Agricultural Digest. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ Vanamee, Norman (April 20, 2016). "Meet Edwina von Gal of the Perfect Earth Project". Architectural Digest. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ Johnson, Nathanael (April 12, 2016). "This landscape architect is the bra burner of lawn design". Grist. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^ "Edwina von Gal". Symposium+Reception October 14-15, 2021, The Cultural Landscape Foundation (tclf.org).
- ^ Taylor, Lindsey (April 3, 2014). "Landscape Architects Edwina von Gal, Mikyoung Kim and Kate Orff Share Their Favorite Things". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
External links edit
- The Azuero Project official website
- The Perfect Earth Project official website
- "Winter Lecture Series: Edwina von Gal, Marsh House". YouTube. New York Botanical Garden. April 6, 2018.
- "Holistic Weed Management for Lawns with Edwina von Gal". YouTube. Farmer's Footprint. August 26, 2020.
- "Special Guest Lecture - Edwina von Gal". YouTube. AspetuckLandTrust. March 1, 2021.
- "What We Can do Part 2 - Biological Diversity is as Important as Social Diversity with Edwina von Gal". YouTube. The Cultural Landscape Foundation. December 14, 2021.
- "What is Missing? Maya Lin + Edwina von Gal". YouTube. New York Botanical Garden. June 22, 2022.
- "Two Thirds for the Birds with Edwina von Gal". YouTube. The Church, Sag Harbor. September 2, 2022.
- "Sustainable Gardening with A-List Landscape Designer Edwina von Gal". YouTube. Kate Broug. February 8, 2023.
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