DAVID WISEMAN
An intimate look at this highly acclaimed and popular L.A.-based contemporary designer and artist, who marries old-world techniques with a modern...
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DECORATIVE ART 1960S
Published annually from 1906 until 1980, Decorative Art, The Studio Yearbook was dedicated to the latest currents in architecture, interiors, furniture, lighting, glassware, textiles, metalware, and ceramics. Since the publications went out of print, the now hard-to-find yearbooks have become highly prized by collectors and dealers.
DECORATIVE ART 1970S
Published annually from 1906 until 1980, Decorative Art, The Studio Yearbook was dedicated to the latest currents in architecture, interiors, furniture, lighting, glassware, textiles, metalware, and ceramics. Since the publications went out of print, the now hard-to-find yearbooks have become highly prized by collectors and dealers.
DECORATIVE ART 1950S
Published annually from 1906 until 1980, Decorative Art, The Studio Yearbook was dedicated to the latest currents in architecture, interiors, furniture, lighting, glassware, textiles, metalware, and ceramics. Since the publications went out of print, the now hard-to-find yearbooks have become highly prized by collectors and dealers.
BREAKING OUT OF TRADITION: JAPANESE LACQUER 1890-1950
Breaking out of Tradition traces the pioneering developments in lacquer art at the beginning of the twentieth century in Japan. The lacquer artists of that time adopted a critical and creative approach to centuries-old traditions, experimenting with innovative techniques and new materials--and thereby also provided new stimuli for Western art.
ITALIAN OLIVE OIL TINS 1860-1960: GUATELLI COLLECTION
Written by Lauria, Daniela
Gorgeous and rare tin designs for olive oil, from a preeminent collection
LIFE IN THE STUDIO: INSPIRATION AND LESSONS ON CREATIVITY
Written by Palmer, Frances
"Roll-up-your-sleeves advice on throwing pottery, growing dahlias, cooking her tried-and-true recipes, and everything in between." --Martha Stewart Living "Suited to any type of creative, offering up lessons on inspiration and creativity that are sure to bring out your inner talent."
FEAU & CIE: THE ART OF WOOD PANELING: BOISERIES FROM THE 17TH CENTURY TO TODAY
A lavish exploration of unmatched savoir faire, this volume showcases the rooms and creations of the world's most prestigious decorative woodwork firm. The French woodwork purveyor Féau & Cie has supplied architects, designers, and museums with period paneling since 1875.
LISTRI. CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Written by Paolucci, Antonio
The Wunderkammer, or "cabinet of curiosities," saw collectors gathering objects from many strands of artistic, scientific, and intellectual endeavor, in an ambitious attempt to encompass all of humankind's knowledge in a single room.
ART AND DECORATION: BEING EXTRACTS FROM REVIEWS AND MISCELLANIES
Written by Wilde, Oscar
The essence of Oscar Wilde's aesthetic credo: a gorgeous, pocket-sized, clothbound facsimile of a key 1920 collection
OTTO PRUTSCHER: UNIVERSAL DESIGNER OF VIENNESE MODERNISM
Written by Rainald, Franz
-Monograph on the famous modernist designer Otto Prutscher -Prutscher was member of the Secession, Wiener Werkstätte and the Werkbund -Accompanies an exhibition at the Museum of Applied Arts Vienna Otto Prutscher (1880-1949) was an architect and a designer in all applied arts media, as well as an exhibition designer, teacher and member of all the important arts and crafts movements, from the Seces
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