Art Consulting Scandinavia:Applied Arts/Design/Crafts

MODERN MASTERS OF THE 20TH - CENTURY INTERIOR.

Author: Glancey, Jonathan
Country: New York
Language: English
Year Published: 1999
No. of pages: 176
Illustrations: 156 Color Illustrations. 11 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Clothbound with Jacket
Size: 12”x 9”
Weight: 3.00
ISBN: 9780847288119
Biblio/Bio: Index.
Code: 5850

Price: $29.50

The author explores every facet of the modern - from architecture to furniture to home design. In a Who’s Who of modern design style, he then lists all of its greatest practitioners chronologically. From the Art Nouveau style of Gaudi to the classicism of Michale Graces, all of the sub-styles that fall under the umbrella of “modern” are finally demystified. This book ventures beyond the interiors of lavish homes to showcase club and restuarant decor, furniture, product design, and textiles. It also features the apartments and homes of the designers and architects themselves, offering a rare glimpse into the lives of these celebrated creators. Succinct introductions to each individual designer or architect’s mission set the work in the context of related fields, such as fashion or graphic design, for a view of the real-world impact of the modern. Includes among many Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Alvar Aalto, Rudolp Schindler, Richard Neutra, Antoni Gaudi, Elliel Saarinen Frank Lloyd Wright, Bruce Goff, Arne Jacobsen, John Lautner, Verner Panton, Staffan Berglund, Jack Lenor Larsen.

MOGENSEN, BØRGE HUNTING TABLE BM 1160.

Author: Hansen, Carl
Country: Denmark
Language: English
Year Published: No year
No. of pages: 8
Illustrations: 4 Color Illustrations. 1 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 8 1/2”x 6 1/2”
Weight: 0.00
ISBN: no isbn
Biblio/Bio: Bio.
Code: 7142

Price: $14.50

Borge Mogensen’s (1914-1972) unique ability to unite popular and high culture in a strong expression is clearly evident in the Hunting Table. Drawing on classical aesthetics, he also demonstrated a talent for combining optimal function with clean, accessible form.

MOGENSEN, BØRGE. Danske Designere (Danish Designers)

Author: Olsen, Lars Hedebo
Country: Denmark
Language: Danish
Year Published: 2006
No. of pages: 79
Illustrations: 60 Color Illustrations. 84 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 9”sq
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 8711231629
Biblio/Bio: Bibl. Index.
Code: 5959

Price: $75.00

Mogensen (1914-1972) started his career as a cabinetmaker in 1934. In 1936 he went on to study at the Copenhagen School of Arts and Crafts under Professor Kaare Klint before entering the Royal Academy of Fine Arts from where he graduated as an architect in 1942. Functional is the word which best describes Mogensen’s design. The majority of his furniture was designed with industrial production in mind and is characterized by strong and simple lines. His true genius is to be found in his almost scientific analysis of the functionality of a piece of furniture. A smaller but essential part of his work was the cabinetmade pieces, one of them being “The Huinting Chair” from 1950 made by Erhard Rasmussen. A simple low easy chair with an oak frame from where the strong natural leather seat and back is stretched. Other important pieces include “The Spokeback Sofa” designed in 1945, which with its lightness and simple, open construction differed from most sofas at the time, and “The Spanish Chair” from 1959, a low, robust easy chair.

MUNCH, TCHAI.

Author: Charlotte Sahl-Madsen, Sandra Blach, eds
Country: Denmark
Language: English/Danish
Year Published: 1995
No. of pages: 46
Illustrations: 73 Color Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 8 1/2”sq
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 8789975049
Biblio/Bio: Bio.
Code: 1824

Price: $55.00

Munch’s distinctive blown glass is characterized by striations, and most often by deep blues and blacks. This is beautiful, intricate work, sure to please all lovers of contemporary blown glass.

MÜLLER, RENATE: TOYS + DESIGN.

Author: Snyderman, Evan, Zesty Meyers eds
Country: New York
Language: English
Year Published: 2010
No. of pages: 77
Illustrations: 35 Color Illustrations. 28 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Clothbound
Size: 8 1/2” x 11 1/2”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 9780970460837
Biblio/Bio: Bio.
Code: 6607

Price: $65.00

Made of beige open-weave jute with colored leather accents, Renate Müller's toy animals and shapes are some of the sweetest, most endearing and simply artistic toys that have ever been made. They were conceived in the early 1960s, as part of an endeavor launched by Helene Haeusler at the Sonneberg Technical College for Toy Design in Germany, and were designed to fulfill the need for large, brightly colored stuffed animals to enhance orthopedic exercises and balance coordination for mentally and physically handicapped children. Müller's toys debuted at the Leipzig Fair in 1967, were tested by psychiatric hospitals and clinics throughout Germany and proved a huge hit. In fact, her alligators and rhinos were so lovable, her fabric bowling pins so beautifully made, her hippos and elephants so comforting, that they quickly became coveted by design buffs worldwide, and they have remained so to this day. In 1990, Müller took over the rights to her designs and continues to hand-produce very limited quantities of these classic designs as well as new designs. Renate Müller: Toys + Design is the first monograph on Müller's work available in the United States. Coinciding with a wave of renewed interest in therapeutic toy design, and with Müller's first solo exhibition, at R 20th Century, this volume inspires and delights in equal measure.