TAIDE TULEVAISUUTA LUOMASSA 1920-1930 (Art Creating the Future 1920-1930).

Author: Peltonen, Jarno, Marianna Bubtshikova, Natalia Vyshar, Nadezhda Minjailo, et al
Country: Finland
Code: 5128
Language: Finnish
Year Published: 1991
No. of pages: 39
Illustrations: 7 Color Illustrations. 15 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 11 1/2”x 7”
Weight: 1.00

Price: 14.50

A catalog of Finnish ceramic and textile art from the period of 1920-1930, a time during which art reflected culture and politics.

TALES AND TRADITIONS. Storytelling in Twentieth-Century American Art

Author: Lloyd E. Herman and Matthew Kangas
Country: Maryland
Code: 3456
Language: English
Year Published: 1993
No. of pages: 94
Illustrations: 39 Color Illustrations. 15 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 11”x 8 1/2”
Weight: 1.00

Price: 19.50

This catalogue documents for the first time the rich narrative and figurative traditions of contemporary craft artists in the United States, from the turn of the century to the present. Beginning with earlier pieces that often documented historical, commemorative, or mythological events, Tales and Traditions then moves to today’s work, which is often rich with personal imagery and socio-political commentary, included are Carl Milles, Eliel and Loja Saarinen and Helena Hernmarck among many.

TING ÄGER RUM (Things Around Us).

Author: Jan Brunius
Country: Sweden
Code: 0167
Language: Swedish/ English
Year Published: 1988
No. of pages: 88
Illustrations: 50 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 11”x 8”
Weight: 1.00

Price: 19.50

A presentation of the modern objects that illustrate the importance and richness of Swedish arts and crafts and Swedish design. Artists included are Göran Wärff,Lisa Bauer, Olle Alberius,Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd, Klas-Göran Tinbäck, Bertil Vallien, Åsa Brandt, Torbjörn Ahlström and many more. Exh. cat.: Liljevalchs Konsthall, Sweden. List of designers

UTOPI (Utopia) Og Virkelighed I det 20. Århundredes Kunsthandværk og Design (Utopia and Reality in 20th Century Applied Arts and Design).

Author: Most, Henrik, Rikke Rosenberg , Bodil Busk Laursen.
Country: Denmark
Code: 7024
Language: Danish
Year Published: 2015
No. of pages: 72
Illustrations: 65 Color Illustrations. 73 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 12”x 7”
Weight: 1.00

Price: 49.50

Chapters/Essays: Utopias on 20th Century Design and Applied Arts by Henrik Most; Avantgarde and Deconstruktion by Rikke Rosenberg; In Diaglogue with History by Anne-Louise Sommer; Poul Henniingsen stands out by Martin Zerlan; Arne Jacobsen - Form in Motion by Carsten Thau and Kjeld Vinduym; Verner Panton between Dreams, Utopias and Psychedelic Pop by Berit Anne Larsen; The Challenge of the Designer’s Ethics and the Concrete Rooms of Imagination by Mads Nygaard Folkmann.

VENINI & THE MURANO RENAISSANCE. Italian Art Glass of the 1940’s and 50’s

Author: Helton, Eric. Introduction by Mark Isaacson.
Country: New York
Code: 7190
Language: English
Year Published: 1984
No. of pages: 44
Illustrations: 28 Color Illustrations. 0 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 11”x 8 1/2”
Weight: 1.00

Price: 39.50

This catalogue focuses on the remarkable glass produced at the Venini factory and the other glassworks on the Venetian island of Murano during the 1940s and 1950s. Published to document the exhibition at the Fifty/50 Gallery, it focuses on the great designer/artists—such as Paolo Venini, Archimede Seguso, Ercole Barovier, Flavio Poli and Fulvio Bianconi—who, working directly with master glassblowers, produced objects celebrated for their wit, color and exuberance. Twenty-eight color plates illustrate 63 pieces, each of which is accompanied by a catalogue entry providing the date, designer, manufacturer, dimensions and markings of the work. Preface by Anderson, Alexandra editor-in-chief oF ART and ANTIQUES. Foreword by William Warmus, Associate Curator of Twentieth-Century Glass at the Corning Museum. Historical Information by Eric Helton provide additional valuable information on the MURANESE GLASSWORKS including VENINI, BAROVIER & TOSO, SEGUSO VETRI D’ARTE, SALVIATI & COMPANY, CENEDESE, BARBINI GLASSWORK, AURELIANO TOSO, VETRARIA ARCHMEDE SEGUSO, FRATELLI TOSO and AVEM: ARTE VETRARIA MURANESE.