ARCON FURNITURE
OFFICE SYSTEMS
Group Artec
[Group Artec]: ARCON FURNITURE: OFFICE SYSTEMS. Los Angeles: Group Artec, 1972. Original edition. A very good or better folder containing an assortment of very good or better promotional materials. Items unmarked and clean. Out-of-print. 8.5 x 11.25 folder containing an assortment of promotional materials for Thompson System R/S [introduced in 1972] and "The Band" Series. A. Quincy Jones called Max and Rita Lawrence design 'resonators.' He said, they brought "together the designer and manufacturer, a role difficult to undertake, and understood by few, because it involves a commitment to the purpose of producing good design. Their belief in the integrity of the artist and the importance of using modern materials and methods to the best advantage has lead to the production of objects recognized the world over for their quality of design."
Folder Contents
- One-sided letter-sized flyer for requesting additional Group Artec literature
- 10-page letter-sized booklet on Thompson System R/S: 22 illustrations, 3 in color
- Two-sided letter-sized full-color flyer for "The Band" Series [has some smudging]
- Two-sided letter-sized b/w flyer for "The Band" Series [installation: Newport Center, Newport, CA]
- Two-sided three-panel letter-sized b/w brochure: Thompson System R/S Ordering Information and Net Price Schedule 1972 [for each piece of the system]
- Two-sided three-panel letter-sized two-color brochure: Thompson System R/S Planning Sheet [Scale = .25" = 1']
- 8.5 x 5.5 card for requesting a consultation for Thompson System R/S
Excerpted from the on-line description of the Max and Rita Lawrence Architectural Pottery Records. Dept. of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA: In 1950 Rita Milaw Lawrence and Max Lawrence "began the firm Architectural Pottery to produce and market the pottery container designs of students of LaGardo Tackett, professor at California School of Art; began issuing catalogs in September 1950 featuring products for the new modern postwar styles of architecture, using new design materials, such as fiberglass . . . . subdivisions subsequently added included Architectural Fiberglass (1961), Pro-Artisan (1966), Arcon (1971), Architectural Ceramic Surfaces (1972), and Graphic structures (probably, 1972); in 1971, the company name was changed to Group Artec.
Unmarked but from the library of A. Quincy Jones and Elaine K. Sewell Jones. Mrs. Jones worked as a publicist for Herman Miller and handled public relations for T&O, the short-lived Textiles & Objects Shop in New York City. The Shop was a Herman Miller store that showcased Alexander Girard fabrics, as well as objects Girard found on his international travels. Mr. Jones was an architect renowned for his work in the Case Study program, as well as his lengthy association with Joseph Eichler.
Spreads from this volume can be viewed here.
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