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SCANDINAVIAN GLASS. Creative Energies
Author: Geary, William L.
Country: Pensylvania
Code: 5252
Language: English
Year Published: 2003
No. of pages: 190
Illustrations: 340 Color Illustrations.
Size: 11 1/2”X9”
Weight: 3.00
Price: 59.95
This eye-appealing book represents a sweeping survey of much sought after designs from Finnish and Swedish glass-making communities throughout the twentieth century. Glass forms from Orrefors, Iittala, Johansfors, Kosts, Nuutajarvi, and others are covered. Over 330 vibrant color photographs bring the beauty of these highly collectible artware bowls, sculptures, stemwares, vases, and more to life. The text includes histories of the glass factories and celebrated artisans who worked there (from Aino Aalto to Sven Palmqvist), and current market values in the captions. This beautiful reference will be treasured by all who enjoy glassware design.
SIDEN SIDST / DANSK GLAS 2004.
Author: Brendstrup, Dagmar & Sandra Blach
Country: Denmark
Code: 5339
Language: Danish
Year Published: 2004
No. of pages: 184
Illustrations: 155 Color Illustrations. 0 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 8 1/2”sq
Weight: 2.00
Price: 59.50
165 Danish glass artists all of them working with art glass contributed to this exhibition from emerging glass artists to mid-career to the very well-known. Here we find bowls, glasses and sculptures. There are works of blown glass, glass casted as melted glass and glass casted with other materials including some stained glass. The book contains an individual bio of all the contributing artists, and includes photographs of the exhibited works of art.
SOUTHERN EXPOSURE.
Author: Brendstrup, Dagmar & Sandra Blach, eds
Country: Denmark
Code: 5522
Language: English/ Danish
Year Published: 2004
No. of pages: 63
Illustrations: 30 Color Illustrations. 3 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 8 1/2”sq
Weight: 1.00
Price: 49.50
A beautifully designed catalogue with gorgeous color images of many of the works in the show “Southern Exposure” - a group exhibition with 25 artists from New Zealand. Includes an informative essay by Grace Cochrane, Director at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, Australia, who was one of the selectors for the show. The artists in this exhibition were selected from over 70 submissions and reflect the broad scope of glassmaking in New Zealand at this moment. Many of those represented have been working for over twenty years and can be considered amongst the well-experienced pioneers.
SVENSKT GLAS (Swedish Glass).
Author: Jan Brunius, Åke Huldt, et. al
Country: Sweden
Code: 0231
Language: Swedish
Year Published: 1991
No. of pages: 434
Illustrations: 567 Color Illustrations. 61 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 11 1/2”x 9 1/2”
Weight: 5.00
Price: 75.00
Truly a very beautiful, substantial book on Swedish glass from the 17th century to present day. Essays: Glass in Sweden until 1900 by Åke Nisbeth; Jugend Art Glass by Dag Widman;The Time when Sweden Became World Famous for its Glass 1917-1940 by Helena Dahlbäck Lutteman; The Great Exhibitions 1945-1960 by Åke Huldt and Elsebeth Welander-Berggren; Uproar, Revolt and Renewal During the 60’s and 70’s by Jan Brunius; Glass in Public Environments by Mailis Stensman; Glass as Part of Architecture by Björn Linn and Armand Björkman; The Milieu Around the Glassworks by Olof Nordström; The Making of Glass by Bo Simmingskiöld; To Collect Glass by Elsebeth Welander-Berggren, and more.
SWEDISH GLASS 1900-1960/ SVENSKT GLAS 1900-1960.
Author: Widman, Dag
Country: Sweden
Code: 2326
Language: Swedish/ English
Year Published: 1996
No. of pages: 63
Illustrations: 17 Color Illustrations. 3 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 7”x 5”
Weight: 0.00
Price: 19.50
The first six decades of the 20th century are a brilliant epoch in Swedish glass making, culminating with Orrefors and Kosta glassworks. In recent times many young artists worked at the Swedish glassworks, creating a shimmering flood of novel, captivating work. This book is about 20 of the artists and their creations, including Simon Gate, Edward Hald, Gerda Strömberg, Vicke Lindstrand, Hugo Gehlin, Sven Palmqvist, Edwin Öhrström, Erik Höglund, and many others.