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CLASSIC HERMAN MILLER.
Author: Piña, Leslie
Country: Pennsylvania
Language: English
Year Published: 1998
No. of pages: 214
Illustrations: 101 Color Illustrations. 65 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 9”x 1 1/2”
Weight: 3.00
ISBN: 764304712
Biblio/Bio: Bibl. Index.
Code: 4029
Price: $49.95
Herman Miller, the company that led the office furnishings revolution, is a name synonymous with the best modern residential and contract furniture. Classics by super- designers Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Isamu Noguchi, Poul Kjærholm, Verner Panton and others can still be purchased from the Herman Miller for the Home collection (current price guide included). Their designers, plus others, are described here in detail and shown in photographs, with original drawings by Nelson and the famous Frykholm picnic posters.
COLLAPSIBLE. The Genius of Space-Saving Design
Author: Mollerup, Per
Country: Denmark
Language: English
Year Published: 2001
No. of pages: 232
Illustrations: 334 Color Illustrations. 145 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound with Transparent Jacket
Size: 9”x 8 1/2”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 811832368
Biblio/Bio: Index. Bibl.
Code: 5429
Price: $49.50
This amusing and attractive design catalogue of all things foldable, expandable, telescoping, erectable, inflatable, stackable, and ultimately collapsible presents the world of compacted forms in more than 500 drawings and photographs, most in color. Internationally renowned Danish designer Mollerup looks at everything from cameras that close up to keyboards that curl. Murphy beds, building toys, folding scooters, paper cups, portable showers, pocketknives, camp shelters, and matryoshka dolls are illustrated and explained, as well as such unlikely inventions as a 1918 bulletproof vest that telescopes into a heavy belt, and a disposable cardboard chair.
COLLECTABLE KNIVES OF FINLAND.
Author: Ristinen, Lester C.
Country: Minnesota
Language: English/Finnish
Year Published: No Year
No. of pages: 176
Illustrations: 150 Color Illustrations. 40 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 11” x 8 1/2”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 962683914
Biblio/Bio: Bio. Index. Bibl.
Code: 6597
Price: $39.50
This book is the author's second book on Finnish knives; it covers historical and regional variations in the puukko knives, specialty and prototypes, new knife factories, military, custom makers and collector information.
COLLECTING MODERN. A Guide to Midcentury Studio Furniture and Ceramics
Author: Rago, David, John Sollo
Country: Utah
Language: English
Year Published: 2001
No. of pages: 160
Illustrations: 110 Color Illustrations. 14 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Leatherbound with Jacket
Size: 10”x9”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 1586850512
Biblio/Bio: Index. Bios. Bibl.
Code: 5984
Price: $39.50
This book focuses on non-factory producers of furniture and ceramics. Beginning with a brief historical review of modern design, which started in Europe and challenged American craftsmen to make a design statement of their own, David Rago profiles some of the stars of midcentury pottery: Edwin and Mary Scheier, Gertrud and Otto Natzler, Peter Voulkos, Rose Cabat, and Maija Grotell. Summary biographies and evaluations identify the forms or elements that make their works valuable collectibles. While the designs of a variety of independent furniture markers are showcased, John Sollo features Paul Evans, Phil Powell, George Nakashima, Wharton Esherick, and Vladimir Kagan, whose pieces are highly prized in the collector’s market.
COLLECTOR’S COMPASS: ‘50S DECOR.
Author: Kuppig, Christopher J., ed
Country: Washington
Language: English
Year Published: 2000
No. of pages: 128
Illustrations: 28 Color Illustrations. 31 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 9” x 6”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 1564773469
Biblio/Bio: Bibl. Bios. Index.
Code: 5197
Price: $19.50
An excellent resource guide on 50’s decor. Learn how to value, purchase, and care for popular collectibles. Pictured among many include the Arne Jacobsen Egg chair amd his Oxford desk chair for Fritz Hansen; Hans Wegner Cabinet, Dining table and chairs for Fritz Hansen and his Valet chair for Johannes Hansen, ca.1953; Poul Kjærholm PK-20 lounge chairs, and many George Nelson, Bertoia, Eames furniture and accessories etc.