“Their textiles are like Charles and Ray Eames’ designs and Bonnie Cashin’s fashions—optimistic, gorgeous, influenced by a sense of freedom that can only be found in California.”

“I was amazed at how fluidly they moved from the language of geometric and minimal abstraction—a modernist aesthetic—to a vernacular vocabulary that bordered on folk art.”

“Jerry and Evelyn were in the right place at the right time, producing work that was extremely well designed and ideal for these clean-lined modern interiors. Theirs is the kind of modernism that has not become dated. It’s still fresh.”

“There is a warmth and authenticity to Ackerman ceramics, tapestries, mosaics and wood carvings, perhaps because they designed for people like themselves, who were on a budget yet wanted to live with beautiful, well-made things.”

“The multi-talented design duo of Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman…lived the designer-craftsman ethos to its fullest extent.”