DECORATIVE ART 1959 - 1960, Volume 49
The Studio Yearbook of Furnishing and Decoration
Henry Fuller [editor] and Terence Davis [introduction]
Henry Fuller [editor] and Terence Davis [introduction]: DECORATIVE ART 1959 - 1960, Vol. 49 [The Studio Yearbook of Furnishing and Decoration]. London: Studio Books, 1959. First edition. Quarto. A very good hard cover book in a shelfworn dust jacket with rough fore edges including chips missing from the tops of the spine and the front cover and a tear on the front cover's bottom fore edge. Overall, a good copy from a series actively pursued by multiple constituencies. Page 47 has a small rup on the bottom fore edge. Otherwise, interior unmarked and very clean. Out-of-print. 8.75 x 11.5 hard cover book with 172 pages and 400 illustrations, 14 pages in color of Houses and Apartments, Interiors and Furniture, Tableware and Silver, Textiles, Glassware, Ceramics and Metals and Light Fittings. Printed in England, the craftsmanship and reproductions in this book are stunning. The book including the photographs are printed on quality glossy paper.
Every object presented in this edition is identified by its designers and manufacturer/distributor. Materials are also noted. The presence of this information makes this an invaluable reference for collectors of modern decorative arts.
Artists, architects, designers, and manufacturers include Richard Neutra, Viljo Rewell, Florence Knoll, Vladimir Kagan, Charles Eames, Herman Miller, Finn Juhl, Jean Royere, Gio Ponti, Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen, George Nelson, Forma, Ward Bennett, AB Nordiska Kompaniet, Conran and Company Ltd., L. R. Ercolani, Jens Risom Design, Wilhelm Renz, Tapio Wirkkala, A. B. Reid, Grete and Tom Moller, Stig Lindberg, Hertha Bengtson, Georg Jensen, Sigurd Persson, Josef Hoffman, Tibor Reich, Morton Sundour Fabrics, James Templeton and Co., Victor Berndt, Sven Palmquist, Orrefors Glasbruk, Timo Sarpaneva, Bengt Orup, Ingeborg Lundin, Stig Lindberg, Gertrud and Otto Natzler, AB Gustavsberg Fabriker, Poul Henningsen, Le Klint, Stilnovo and Raymor among many others.
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