Search Results: Decorative Art & Design (20th Century) from Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire: Stoke-on-Trent City Museum and Art Gallery, 1985. Book. Good. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Softcover. Condition: Good, with general light shelfwear to covers. Previous owners name neatly written on reverse of front cover. 8 colour and many b/w illustrations. This catalogue was produced to accompany the exhibition of work by Alan Caiger-Smith and the Aldermaston Pottery held at Stoke-on-Trent City Museum from 20 May to 7 September 2017 which then toured the UK until May 1987. It includes a biography of Caiger-Smith and an essay on the Aldermaston Pottery by Kathy Niblett..

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Art, 2000. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Silver hardcover with ttile in black on spine and front cover. Condition: Very good, with light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with light shelfwear and light scuffing. 296pp. 385 illustrations, including 290 in colour. This book was published to accompany the exhibition held at the Carnegie Museum of art in Pittsburgh, from October 28, 2000 to February 11, 2001. The exhibition demonstrated how aluminum's essential qualities of brilliance, strength, lightness of weight, ductility, corrosion resistance and ease of recycling have inspired some of the world's greatest artists, designers, and engineers. The exhibition featured work by such visionaries as Rene Lalique, Eileen Gray, Buckminster Fuller, Gio Ponti and Donald Judd..

Thames and Hudson Ltd., 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Blue hardcover with title in silver on spine. Condition: Fine. Dustjacket condition: Fine. 224pp. 250 illustrations, 149 in colour. A beautiful book, charting the importance of carpet design to interior decoration in the Art Deco and Modernist period. The book includes designs by Sonia Delaunay, Jean Lurcat and Eileen Gray, as well as Picasso, Klee and Miro, many of them depicted in the rooms for which they were made..

Geneva, Switzerland: Rotovision SA, 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Black hardcover with title in white on spine. Condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear to covers. Previous owners name (June Fraser, then Head of Industrial Design at the Design Council) at top of title page. Dustjacket condition: Good, with general light shelfwear and a one inch vertical tear to top of rear cover of jacket. 339pp. plus 1pp. advertisements. Many colour illustrations. Compiled by The Design Council and the Association of Fashion, Advertising and Editorial Photographers, this book brings together a selection of the best achievements in the spheres of design and photography in the late 1980s. Sections include domestic/contract furniture, photography, fashion and fashion accessories, textiles and tableware, from designers such as Timney Fowler, Designers Guild and Georgina von Etzdorf. and companies such as Russell Hobbs and Electrolux..

Mie-Gun Mie, Japan: Paramita Museum, 2003. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover with tracing paper dustjacket. Condition: Very good, with light shelfwear. Binding sound. Loosely enclosed is a note to the previous owner (Anita Besson of the Besson Gallery) from Takahiro Kondo and signed by him. Dustjacket condition: Good, with light shelfwear and scuffing. 53pp. plus chronology. Many colour illustrations. This catalogue was produced to accompany the exhibition of work bythe ceramicist Takahiro Kondo (b.1958) held at the Paramita Museum in Japan from 15th March to 30th June, 2003..

London: Academy Editions, 1985. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover. Condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 160pp. Many b/w illustrations and line drawings. The aim of this book is to show the broad development of chair design between 1850 and 1950, a century of unprecedented technological change during which the transition from traditional methods of hand-craftsmanship to modern techniques of mass production changed the appearance of the chair almost beyond recognition..

Sandown: Dowden & Goodredge, 2005. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover. Condition: Very good with very light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 256pp. Many colour illustrations. This book tells the story of the first pots found on the Isle of Wight from Neolithic times, with an overview of pottery there until the 20th century. The book includes a series of 27 potters profiles that reflect the times and places in which they lived, including Edward Bagley of the Isle of Wight Handcraft Pottery, Sybil and Ray Parsons, Harold Charlesworth and Joe Lester..

Paris: Editions Herscher, 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. NB: Text is in French throughout. Maroon hardcover with title in white on spine and front cover. Condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with a hint of sunning to spine and general light shelfwear. 255pp. Many colour illustrations. A celebration of the work of Christian Berard (1902-1948), one of the foremost artistic talents of Paris in the 1930s and 1940s. The book illustrates and analyses Berard's paintings as well as his set and costume designs for the ballet, the theatre, and films. A reasonably heavy book (just over 2kg), will require extra postage charges if to be sent outside UK..

London/New York: Country Life Ltd./Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Pale ochre colour buckram with title in gilt on front cover and in gilt within red label on spine. Condition: Very good, binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Good, with some light general soiling and browning. Not price-clipped. 136pp.7 colour plates and 60 b/w illustrations. This book presents the history of Clarence House in central London up to the date of publication and also reveals the personal design taste of the future Queen Elizabeth II as well as reflecting contemporary design trends. .

Loughborough and London: The Education Department, Co-Operative Union Ltd. and the Council of Industrial Design, 1960. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Softcover. Undated, but circa 1960. Stapled booklet. Oblong format. Condition: Good, with general light shelfwear to covers, light sunning to cover edges. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 34pp. Many colour illustrations. This scarce book was produced by The Co-Operative Union and the Council of Industrial Design and includes sections on schemes for various rooms, including living rooms, kitchens and childrens bedrooms, as well as lighting and colour..

London: Phaidon Press Ltd., 1994. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Black hardcover with title blindstamped on spine. Condition: Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear to covers. No inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Good, with general light shelfwear and some very light soiling. 240pp. Many colour and b/w illustrations. This book provides a full definitiion and examination of the "Contemporary" style in architecture, interiors and furnishings which emerged in the USA and Western Europe after World War II at a time of economic regeneration and social renewal. A heavy book, will require extra shipping charges if to be sent outside UK.

London/Philadelphia: A & C Black Publishers/University of Pennsylvania Press, 2003. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Second edition. Blue hardcover with title in silver on spine. Condition: Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear to covers. Signed by author on title page. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with light shelfwear. 256pp. Many colour illustrations. In this book, published in 2003, the author looks at the development of porcelain in the last few years of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st. He gives particular consideration to the technical achievements, the working practices and aesthetic concerns of ceramicists who work with this most popular medium and its close relative, bone china. Ceramicists whose work is mentioned in the book include Margaret Realica, Hans Munck Anderson, Curtis Benzle and Gotlind Weigel amongst many others. .

London: B.T.Batsford Ltd., 1962. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1962 reprint of the 1961 first English language edition. Maroon hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Some light browning to title page, and browning to the blank reverse of the last page. No inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Good, with general light shelfwear. Price=clipped. 95pp.Three colour and many b/w illustrations. One of a series of craft books published by Otto Maier Verlag Ravensburg, this is a wonderfully inspirational book for anyone that loves paper design..

New York: Abrams, 2007. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover with title in yellow on spine. Condition: Very good, light foxing to front endpapers, binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear. 384pp. Many colour illustrations. This book discusses the distinctive and colourful work of the American glass artist Dan Dailey (b.1947)..

Sheffield, Derbyshire: Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust, 1998. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Condition: Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear to covers. Previous owners address label neatly fixed to top right of half-title. 114pp. Many b/w and colour illustrations. Loosely inserted is a list of exhibits. This book was produced to accompany the exhibition of work by the British metalworker and product designer, David Mellor (1930-2009) held at the Design Museum London from 29 September to 24 November1998 which then toured to the Dean Clough Galleries, Halifax and the Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield. The book tells the story of a man of extraordinary vision, whose life encapsulated much of the British design history of the last half of the 20th century..

London: British Museum Press, 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Blue cloth with title in silver on spine. Condition: Fine, binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with just a hint of sunning to spine. 312pp. 25 colour photographs and 155 pages of b/w illustrations. .

Munich, Germany: F.Bruckman AG Book. Fair. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. NB: Text is in German throughout. Cream paper-covered boards with gilt and red decoration. Colour frontispiece. Undated, but c.1930. Condition: Covers are in fair condition, being quite rubbed and scuffed, with some light soiling. Slight grubbiness and some foxing to endpapers. One inch vertical split to lower left corner of paper-covered board of the front cover where it meets the spine. Binding cracked internally in one place, otherwise sound. Some foxing to endpapers. 194 photographic reproductions and illustrations, including 21 in colour. In this book, the author describes the decoration, design, construction and service of the German-built S.S.Bremen, an ocean-liner constructed for the Norddeutscher Lloyd line (NDL), and launched on August 16, 1928. The volume includes a complete list of contractors to the rear, including Walter Knoll, Stuttgart and Vereinigte Werkstatten fur Kunst im Handwerk AG, Munich.… Read More

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1968. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Blue hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear to covers. Light crease to half-title. Binding sound. Signed, dated January 1970 and inscribed to the previous owner by Gordon Russell on the half-title. Neatly attached to the inside of the rear endpaper is a signed letter written from Gordon Russell to the previous owner. Dustjacket condition: Good, with general shelfwear, more so to head and tail of spine, and a couple of small chips and tears. Not price-clipped. .

London: Cambridge at the University Press, 1936. Book. Good. Cloth. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Brown cloth with title in black on front cover and spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Some browning to endpapers. Some very occasional foxing to text. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 112pp. 4 b/w plates and several b/w figures within text. This book formed part of The Craftsman Series, which aimed to give secondary school age children an insight into 'the development of constructive activities in the sphere of material things'. The text is comprised of extracts from the complete version of The Din of a Smithy (1932) by J. A. R. Stevenson; these extracts are arranged into short chapters to form a coherent narrative. The narrative gives an account of how the author established his own smithy and became involved in the creation of decorative ironwork. Chapters also provide information on the various tools and processes involved in smithing. Size: 12mo - over… Read More

London: The Design Council, 1988. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Condition: Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. This book profiles the work of the British industrial designer Douglas Scott (1913-1990) and assesses his work in the overall context of British product design. Household names such as Prestige kitchen equipment, Potterton boilers, the Rayburn cooker, and the red Routemaster "London" bus are among his achievements..