ARCHITECTURAL CERAMIC SURFACES
TERRESTRA COLLECTION
Group Artec
[Group Artec]: ARCHITECTURAL CERAMIC SURFACES: TERRESTRA COLLECTION. Los Angeles: Group Artec, 1972. Original edition. A very good or better folder containing an assortment of near fine promotional materials. Items unmarked and very clean. Out-of-print. 8.5 x 11.25 folder containing an assortment of promotional materials for Architectural Ceramic Surfaces: Terrestra Collection. In 1972, Group Artec established Architectural Ceramic Surfaces, a new division to produce floor and wall tile in earthy glazes and textures designed by David Cressey. Cressey had earned an M.A. at UCLA and later taught at that school as well as at Utah State University and Mount St. Mary's College. After serving in the South Pacific during World War II, he established a studio in Venice, CA. He worked with Group Artec and Earthgender.
Folder Contents
- One-sided letter-sized flyer for requesting additional Group Artec literature
- [9] two-sided full-color letter-sized flyers for each ceramic series: Marl Series [smooth and textured], Alluvion Series, Textures, Aurora Series, Gemstone Series, Crater Series, Veldt Series and Tundra Series
- Single-fold letter-sized b/w brochure on Architectural Ceramic Surfaces: Ordering Information -- includes sections on Shapes and Sizes, Ceramic Tile Variation and Specifications
- 8.5 x 5.5 card for requesting a consultation for Terrestra Collection
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."
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.
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