DESIGN REFERENCE BOOKS

Furniture & Interiors of the 1940s. Author: Anne Bony. A useful guide to the interior and furniture design of the 1940s Text in English. 223 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 25cm x 31cm. £40.
Furniture & Interiors of the 1960s. Author: Anne Bony. A useful guide to the interior and furniture design of the 1960s. Bony is best know for her 'Les Années' series on 20th century design. This new book has a narrower focus and the advantage of an English text. 223 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 25cm x 31cm. £40.
Furniture & Interiors of the 1970s. Author: Anne Bony. A useful guide to interior and furniture design of the 1970s. An excellent international review of interior design in the 1970s with valuable information and images of furniture, lighting and period interiors. Text in English. 223 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 25cm x 31cm. £40.
Twentieth-Century Furniture. Author: Philippe Garner. A concise history of 20th century furniture design covering art nouveau, arts & crafts, art deco, modernism, contemporary style, pop and high tech. Published in 1980, this book was one of the first in its field. 100 colour illustrations and 300 in black & white. 224 pages. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 23cm x 30cm. £45.
Living Spaces: 150 design ideas from around the world. Edited by Franco Magnani. Originally published in Italy in 1977 this copy is of the first English edition produced the following year. An international review of domestic interiors showing many examples of classic modern furniture in situ. 150 colour photographs. 120 pages. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 22cm x 29cm. £35.
New Interiors 1. Text by Daniel Giralt-Miracle. Published in 1969, this book is full of period modern interiors. A useful source of inspiration for interior designers and dealers in 1960s and 70s furniture and design. 'Modern apartments, living-rooms, bedrooms, children's rooms up-to-date kitchens dealt with in a full and detailed manner with extensive texts and commentaries. Lavishly illustrated with 330 colour photographs and 240 in black and white'. 246 pages. Hard bound with dust wrapper (worn wrapper with some damage). Dimensions: 24.5cm x 33cm. £40.
Repertory 1950-1980 - Pictures and ideas regarding the history of Italian furniture. Author: Giuliana Gramigna with articles by Gillo Dorfles, Giuseppe Chigiotti and Pier Carlo Santini. Rare English language edtion of Gramigna's classic 1985 book. A selection of the finest Italian design in an easily accessible chronological format with manufacturer and designer indexes. Text in English. Hard bound. 585 pages profusely illustrated in black and white. Dimensions: 27cm x 30cm. Weight: 3KG. P.O.A.
Le Fabbriche del Design. Author: Giuliana Gramigna. The latest work by the author of Repertorio 1950-1980. Examples from the output of 127 of the top Italian design companies in the years 1950 to 2000. Company histories are accompanied by photographs of objects. Information can be accessed easily in one of four ways: an alphabetical index, a chronological index, an index of designers and an index of products. Text in Italian. Hard bound with dust wrapper and slipcase. 264 pages. 865 black & white illustrations. Dimensions: 24cm x 34cm. £55.
Decorative Arts in Modern Interiors, The Studio year book. The following volumes are available:1943-48, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1961-62, 1965-66, 1967-68. Please ask for the condition and price of each volume.
International Design Yearbook. A diverse selection of current product design chosen annually by a different guest editor. Illustrated in colour with text in English. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Volumes available: No 4 (1988), No 6 (1991), No 8 (1993), No 13 (1998) and No 14 (1999). Dimensions of each volume: 24 cm x 29cm. £25 each volume.
Modern Furnishings for the Home 2. Authors: William J. Hennessey & Eliza Dornin Hennessey. Published in 1956 this is the second and final volume following on from Hennessey's classic 1952 publication of the same name. An international review of home furnishings with over 580 examples of contemporary design. Important original source material from the 1950s. 'Each of the 582 new photographs carries a caption that not only gives the designer and manufacturer of the item pictured but also gives its catalog designation, basic dimensions, and available materials and finishes. Because the appendix lists all the manufacturers represented in the book and gives their addresses, the reader will find it very easy to order and to get further information about these furnishings, whether they be chairs, tables, storage units, sofas, beds, desks, lighting fixtures, fabrics or carpets.' Hard bound with plain cloth covers (lacks original dust jacket). 368 pages illustrated in black & white. Dimensions: 22cm x 26.5cm. P.O.A. (illustration to the right is of the title page).
New Furniture 4 - Neue Möbel - Meubles Nouveaux. Edited by Gerd Hatje. Published in 1958. Book 4 from the rare and highly influential 11-volume series, the basis of Sembach's later compilation 'Contemporary Furniture'. Text is in English, French and German. 162 pages with 347 illustrations. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Generally in good condition with minor age-related discoloration to edges of pages and chipped wrapper with some tears (this is protected by a removable slip cover). Dimensions: 23cm x 30cm. P.O.A.
New Furniture 9 - Neue Möbel. Edited by Gerd Hatje & Elke Kasper. Published in 1969. Book 9 from the rare and highly influential 11-volume series, the basis of Sembach's later compilation 'Contemporary Furniture'. Profusely illustrated with 100s of black & white images of modern furniture. Text is in English and German. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Ex-library with labels to endpapers, one or two stamps and reference number on the spine. 162 pages. Dimensions: 22cm x 30cm. P.O.A.
New Furniture 11 - Neue Möbel. Edited by Gerd Hatje & Elke Kasper. Published in 1973. The final book in the rare and highly influential 11-volume series. Profusely illustrated with 100s of black & white images of modern furniture. Text is in English and German. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Ex-library with labels to endpapers, one or two stamps and old tape marks to the cloth cover and endpapers. 160 pages. Dimensions: 22cm x 30cm. P.O.A.
Esempi Volume 2, Tables. Examples of international table design in the 1950s with text in Italian, English and French. Edited by Roberto Aloi. An essential reference for anyone with an interest in mid-century furniture design. 255 black & white photographs. Soft bound with dust cover. Dimensions: 22cm x 27cm. £45.
Esempi Volume 2 Second Series, Tables. Examples of international table design in the 1950s with text in Italian, English and French. Edited by Roberto Aloi. An essential reference for anyone with an interest in mid-century furniture design. 254 black & white photographs. Soft bound with dust cover. Dimensions: 22cm x 27cm. £45.
Il Mobile Imbottito Moderno. Author: Mario Dal Fabbro. Examples of modern furniture design from Europe and the USA. Published in 1972. Dozens of black & white photographs and line drawings showing design and construction details. Text in Italian. 215 pages, soft bound. Dimensions: 22cm x 27cm. £35.
Il Design Italiano Degli Anni'50 - Italian Design in the fifties. A comprehensive study of all aspects of Italian design in the 50s covering architecture, furniture, lighting, graphics, product and industrial design. This book is laid out in an accessible way, indexed by designer and manufacturer. Edited by Andrea Branzi and Michele De Lucchi with articles by Roberto Leydi, Allessandro Mendini and Cristina Morozzi. 310 pages, Profusely illustrated in black and white. Main text in Italian with an English translation and dual language captions. Hard bound with dust cover. Dimensions: 25cm x 31cm. P.O.A.
Design 1935-1965: What Modern Was. Edited by Martin Eidelberg. Reprint of the 1991 book published to accompany an exhibition held at Le Musée des arts décoratifs de Montréal. Hard bound with dust cover. 424 pages with 500 illustrations, colour and black & white. Dimensions: 23cm x 31cm. £40.
Chairs - Catalogue of the Delft Faculty of Architecture Collection. Text by Otakar Mácel, Sander Woertman, Charlotte van Wijk. Photography by Hans Schouten. A study collection assembled over the course of more than one hundred years. This book covers the entire collection of over 240 chairs. Each item is accompanied by images and a description, with more detailed text on key designs. Furniture from the last 400 years is shown alongside more recent everyday household chairs and pieces of furniture that are rarely seen. Among the well-known designers are Eames, Jacobsen Panton, Rietveld, Prouvé, Marcel Breuer and Droog Design. A useful reference. Soft bound with dust cover (folds out to form a 43cm x 66cm poster). 240 pages with 460 illustrations. Dimensions: 17cm x 24cm. £28.
Ingo Maurer: Making Light. An informative and well illustrated reference on the work of Ingo Maurer from the mid 60s through to the early 90s. Includes a detailed chronology of exhibitions and designs by Maurer. Editor: Helmut Bauer. Illustrated in black & white and colour. Soft bound, 256 pages. Dimensions: 21cm x 27cm. P.O.A.
L'Utopie Du Tout Plastique - 1960 ~ 1973. Catalogue published to accompany the 1994 travelling exhibition of the same name. A detailed survey of plastic products. 158 pages, 194 illustrations in colour and black & white. Text in French. Soft bound. Dimensions: 23.5cm x 29cm. £40.
Furniture from Machines. Author: Gordon Logie with an introduction by John Gloag. Published in 1947, this is an important work covering cutting edge mass production techniques as applied to the furniture trade in the early part of last century. Topics covered include construction, machines, plywood, metal, plastics and upholstery. A fascinating and useful book. Hard bound with plain covers, lacking dust wrapper, ex-library (stamp inside front cover, numbered spine). 150 pages illustrated in black & white. Dimensions: 19cm x 25cm. £50.
Domestic Aesthetic Household Art 1920-1970. Compiled by Jean Bernard Hebey with photographs by Christophe Fillioux. A selection of 370 objects illustrated in large format. Beautiful images of everyday functional items. Includes a useful bibliography with black & white thumbnail images of each object with background information: name of the object, country of origin, date, manufacturer, designer, dimensions and materials. Hard bound with dust wrapper. 360 pages with 370 colours and 370 black & white thumbnail images (duplicates of the larger images). Dimensions: 25cm x 29cm. £18.
300 Years of Industrial Design - Function, Form, Technique 1700-2000. Authors: Adrian Heath, Ditte Heath & Aage Lund Jensen. A varied and eclectic compilation of everyday things well documented and illustrated. Includes a foldout time-line. Detailed black & white drawings and photographs of each object. Soft Bound. 272 pages. Dimensions: 21cm x 30cm. £27.
Design in America selected work by members of the Industrial Designers Society of America. Introduction and text by Ralph Caplan. Published in 1969 by the IDSA, this single volume follows on from the three volume set produced in the 1950s by the Society of Industrial Designers. As with 'Designers in Britain', these books never quite managed to live up to the expectations of those who compiled them. Nevertheless it is an important reference work with useful material on all aspects of the industrial design trade. Profusely illustrated in black & white. 185 pages. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 22cm x 28cm. £40.
Mobeldesign Mobili tedeschi dal '900 ad oggi. Exhibition catalogue published in 1985 by The Design Centre, Stuttgart. A survey of German furniture design 1946-1985. Although the text is in Italian and German this book is a particularly useful tool for collectors and design historians. Illustrated in black & white with notes giving designer, manufacturer and model name. 203 pages. Soft bound with cover graphics by Rolf Muller. Dimensions: 21cm x 30cm. £35.
Swiss Furniture and Interiors in the 20th Century. Edited by Arthur Ruegg. Domestic furniture, interiors and product design are covered. Particularly useful is the catalogue of objects, which gives precise and detailed information on approximately 300 objects. Text in English. Hard bound with dust wrapper. 456 pages with 224 colour and 891 black & white illustrations. Dimensions: 22cm x 29cm. £35.
Braun + Design Collection 40 years of Braun Design - 1955 to 1995. Compiled by Jo Klatt & Gunter Staeffler. An essential tool for collectors and dealers in vintage Braun consumer products, with lists of designers, production dates and model numbers. Text in German. Hard bound with dust wrapper. 280 pages with approximately 660 black & white images. Dimensions: 22cm x 30cm. P.O.A.
Less but better Weniger aber besser. Author: Dieter Rams. Dieter Rams trained as an architect but he is best known for his product design. He was, from 1961 chief designer at Braun, retiring from the company in 1997. He also designed the 606 shelving system produced by DePadova and Vitsoe. Text in English and German. 150 pages illustrated in black & white with some colour. Soft bound. Dimensions: 21cm x 30cm. £30.
Möbel-Systeme von Dieter Rams. Author: Jo Klatt. Dieter Rams is regarded as one of the most influential industrial designers in the 20th century. This book looks at his Furniture systems. Text in German and English. Hard bound. 95 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Dimensions: 24cm x 30cm. £30.
Industrial Design - Die Neue Sammlung - Ein neuer Museumstyp des 20. Jahrhunderts. Catalogue for the Industrial Design collection at the Museum of the 20th Century, Munich. A useful reference covering all aspects of decorative and industrial design in the twentieth century. Author: Hans Wichmann. 131 colour and 1046 black & white illustrations, 524 pages, Hard bound (lacking dust cover). Text in German. Dimensions: 23cm x 30cm. £30.
Sound Design classic audio & hi-fi design. Author: David Attwood. An international review of the very best in modern audio equipment. A carefully selected range of products, many of which have become iconic, the best of their type, some for their technical design, others for their period look. Hard bound with dust wrapper. 160 pages 250 illustrations, 200 of which are in colour. Dimensions: 22cm x 29cm. £12.
Quad The Closest Approach. Written and edited by Ken Kessler with contributions from Alastair Robertson-Aikman, John Borwick, Geoffrey Horn, Ivor Humphreys, Tim de Paravicini, Gordon Hill, Dr Frank Hirsch et al. This is the authorised history of Quad. From its origins before World War II to the present day. An excellent reference work with useful appendices including a list of all the company's products with production dates and numbers sold. Hard bound with dust wrapper. 215 pages with colour and black & white images. Dimensions: 31cm x 31cm. £48.
A History of British Design 1830-1970. Author: Fiona MacCarthy. Published in 1982, this is a revised and updated edition of the author's earlier book All Things Bright and Beautiful. '…how the British, against all odds, became design-conscious'. Soft bound. 136 pages with 44 black and white illustrations. Dimensions: 13cm x 19cm. In good condition with some pencil underlining and inscription to end paper. £8.
A Tonic To The Nation. Edited by Mary Banham and Bevis Hillier. Published in 1976 to accompany an exhibition held at the V&A 25 years after the Festival of Britain. This book is considered to be one of the best accounts of the festival. Soft bound. 200 pages illustrated in black and white with some colour. £35.
Design In The Festival. 'Illustrating a selection of well-designed British goods in production in the Festival year 1951, with an introduction by Gordon Russell and articles by eleven other contributors'. Published by The Council Of Industrial Design, this book is an excellent period reference on British product and industrial design in the immediate post-war period. Soft bound, 131 pages illustrated in black and white. Small splits to spine and creases to the cover. A good working copy. Dimensions: 20cm x 27cm. £35.
Homespun to Highspeed A century of British design 1880 to 1980. Exhibition catalogue for a show held at Sheffield City Art Gallery. Foreword by Frank Constantine with text and exhibit selection by Fiona MacCarthy. Soft bound. 25 pages illustrated in black and white. Dimensions: 21.5cm x 20.5cm. £12.
The Modern Chair. Catalogue for 'The Modern Chair' exhibition held at the ICA, London in 1988. A survey of twentieth century British chair design. Text by Deyan Sudjic with a design chronology by Angela Partington. Soft bound, 64 pages, 68 illustrations in black and white. Dimensions: 21cm x 29.5cm. £8.
Isokon. Author: Alastair Grieve. Recently published to accompany the exhibition 'Past Forward the History of the Isokon Furniture Company'. Isokon played a significant part in popularising the International Style in architecture and design in Britain in the 1930s. A useful reference. Soft bound. 48 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Dimensions: 20 x 20cm. £12.
British Furniture Today. Author: Ernö Goldfinger. A survey of modern British design published in 1951. An eclectic mix of classic and less well-known furniture and lighting. Includes lists of designers and manufacturers with contact details. Stamps to end papers. Hard bound, lacking dust jacket. 98 black and white illustrations. Dimensions: 13cm x 19cm. £50.
Handmade Woodwork of the Twentieth Century. Author: A.E. Bradshaw. Second edition, printed in 1965. 'This [book] is a record of some of the beautiful and honest work of British designers and designer-craftsmen…The pieces are grouped in roughly chronological order under their designers and …include Lethaby, Morris, Voysey, A. Romney Green, Gimson, Waals, Ernest & Sidney Barnsley, Sir Ambrose Heal, Sir Gordon Russell, Sir George Trevelyan, W.G. Simmonds, Stanley Davies and Edward Barnsley.' Ex library with stamps and labels. Hard bound with worn dust wrapper. 123 pages illustrated in black and white. Dimensions: 19cm x 25.5cm. £35.
Contemporary Design in Woodwork 1. Author: S. H. Glenister. This book contains an interesting cross-section of, mostly British, furniture and objects in wood. 96 pages with approximately 160 illustrations in black and white. Hardbound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 19cm x 25cm. P.O.A.
Modern Design in Wood. Author: Richard Stewart. Published in 1979 by John Murray, the company responsible for the series 'Contemporary Design in Woodwork'. An interesting selection of craftsmen made and mass-produced furniture and objects in wood. 88 pages illustrated in black and white. Hardbound with dust wrappers. Dimensions: 19cm x 25cm. P.O.A.
Contemporary Design in Metalwork. Authors: Brian Larkman with S.H. Glenister. First published in 1963. 'This is a collection of some 200 photographs, briefly annotated, of metalwork in the modern idiom'. Work by manufacturers and designers from Europe, Scandinavia and the USA. As with all of the books in this series there is an emphasis on British design. 119 pages illustrated in black and white. Hardbound with dust wrapper. Ex library with a few stamps and evidence of labels to endpapers. Dimensions: 19cm x 25cm. P.O.A.
Metalwork Designs of Today. Author: Brian Larkman. Published in 1969 by John Murray. This book has a similar layout to Larkman's earlier work Contemporary Design in Metalwork. This volume features an international selection of modern design in metal with a bias towards British designers. It contains references and illustrations of designs including those of Robin Day, William Plunket, Misha Black, Robert Welch, Gerald Benney, Robert Heritage, John & Sylvia Reid and Peter Nelson. 88 pages illustrated in black and white. Hardbound with dust wrappers. Dimensions: 19cm x 25cm. P.O.A.
Modern Design in Metal. Author: Richard Stewart. Published in 1979 by John Murray. An eclectic mix of craftsmen made and mass-produced furniture, lighting and objects in metal. Includes examples of furniture by Merrow Associates and Howard-Miller Ltd. 88 pages illustrated in black and white. Hardbound with dust wrappers. Ex library with a label to spine, stamps on a few pages and evidence of labels to endpapers. Dimensions: 19cm x 25cm. P.O.A.
David Mellor master metalworker. Design by Clare Mellor with an Introduction by Christopher Frayling. Soft bound. 114 pages illustrated in black & white and colour. Dimensions: 21cm x 21cm. £12.
Gerald Benney Goldsmith The story of fifty years at the bench. Author: Graham Hughes. Gerald Benney is considered to be one of the outstanding goldsmiths of the 20th century and a leading figure in post-war British art and design. Benney has designed for private clients and also for the mass market; in particular he designed cutlery and tableware for Viners, clocks for Westclox and a desk lamp for Glacier Metals. This is an important, and now out of print, reference book on a key figure in modern British industrial, product and jewellery design. Includes a list of exhibitions, commissions and bibliography. 230 + colour and four-tone illustrations. 224 pages. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 26cm x 28.5cm. £18.
Thirties British art and design before the war. Catalogue from an exhibition organised by the Arts Council of Great Britain in collaboration with the Victoria & Albert Museum. The exhibition was held at the Hayward Gallery, London from 25th October 1979 to 13 January 1980. Considered by many to be one of the most important exhibitions on pre-war British art and design. This book is a detailed survey of the 1930s and provides a useful pictorial reference. The main body of text consists of essays on: Prints & book illustrations, Furniture, Carpets & furnishing textiles, Industrial ceramics & glass, Studio pottery, Silverwork & jewellery, Architectural, Decorative & stained glass, Transport & travel and Photo-journalism. Detailed biographies of artists, designers, architects and photographers provide essential background information. In addition there is a useful bibliography giving full details of research material used in the book. 320 pages. Soft bound. Dimensions: 21cm x 27cm. Illustrated in black and white with some colour. Text in English. £50.
Design in Everyday Things. Author: Anthony Bertram. Published in 1937 by the BBC, this booklet was intended to be read in conjunction with a series of radio broadcasts '& concerned with design as it affects people of incomes below £8 a week - that is, the vast majority of our countrymen'. Listeners were encouraged to form groups to discuss all aspects of everyday design. An interesting insight into what was considered to be 'good design' at the time. 42 pages illustrated in black & white. Soft bound (cover designed by Raymond McGrath). Dimensions: 14cm x 21cm. £25.
The Modern Potter A review of current Ceramic Ware in Gt Britain. Author: Ronald G. Cooper. Published in 1947 '…slipware, majolica and high-fired stoneware for domestic use and for ornament. The potter's background is outlined and methods described…' Text in English and French. Hard bound, with dust jacket. 48 black and white illustrations. Dimensions: 12cm x 19cm. £15.
20th Century Ceramic Designers in Britain. Author: Andrew Casey A comprehensive reference work focusing on the output of the craftsmen and women active in the field of ceramics during the 20th century. Designers referred to include Daisy Makeig-Jones, Millicent Taplin, Susie Cooper, Charlotte Rhead, Clarice Cliff, Eric Ravilious for Wedgwood, Keith Murray, Truda Carter, Eris Slater, Victor Skellern, A.B. Read, Jessie Tait, Kathie Winkle, John Clappison, Eve Midwinter, Robert Jefferson and Susan Williams-Ellis The detailed bibliography and index are particularly useful. Hard bound with dust wrapper. 391 pages. 354 colour and 106 black & white illustrations. Dimensions: 21cm x 28cm. £18.
Pioneer Studio Pottery - The Milner-White Collection. Author: Sarah Riddick. Eric Milner-White's collection of studio pottery was assembled between 1925 and 1963.The collection includes the work of 30 potters including Shoji Hamada, Bernard Leach, William Staite Murray, Norah Braden, Katherine Pleydell-Bouverie and Michael Cardew. 136 pages 203 illustrations in colour and black & white. Soft bound. Dimensions: 21cm x 26cm. £15.
Pottery in Britain today. Author: Michael Casson. Published in 1967. A useful contemporary review of the work of some of the most highly regarded potters in Britain in the 1960s. 1 colour and 243 black & white illustrations. Hard bound with dust jacket. There is a single tear to four pages, these are probably production faults. Dimensions: 23cm x 29cm. P.O.A.
Lucie Rie. Author: Tony Birks. This biography was written with the full cooperation of the potter whose friendship with the author spanned more than a quarter of a century. 224 pages. 65 colour and 230 black & white illustrations. Soft Bound. Dimensions: 22cm x 28cm. £15.
Hans Coper. Author: Tony Birks. Hans Coper's fascinating and tragic life is sensitively told by Tony Birks in a biography illustrated with photographs of his work. An invaluable reference for collectors of twentieth century studio pottery. 208 pages. 260 photographs in colour and black & white. Soft bound. Dimensions: 22cm x 28cm. £15.
Ernest Race. Author: Hazel Conway. A useful source of information on one of the most innovative British furniture designers working in the post-war period. Second printing. 80 pages with 124 black & white illustrations. Dimensions: 20cm x 21cm. ISBN-13: 978-0955356209 ISBN-10: 0955356202 £15.
Robin & Lucienne Day - Pioneers of Modern Design. Author: Lesley Jackson. A well researched but uncritical account of the careers of two of Britain's most important designers during the latter half of the twentieth century. A useful reference in helping to identify Robin's furniture & Lucienne's fabric designs. Profusely illustrated in black & white and colour. Hard bound with dust cover. 192 pages. Dimensions: 24cm x 29cm. £35.
The G-Plan Revolution. Compiled by Basil Hyman and Steven Braggs with an introduction by Jake Kaner. Dozens of period adverts from some of the biggest names in British furniture during the fifties, sixties and seventies. G-Plan became a household name as did other companies featured including McIntosh, Meredew, Beautility, Ercol, Guy Rogers, Lebus, Schreiber, Stag and Staples / Ladderax. The adverts shown and the facsimiles of two G-Plan catalogues are an interesting source of information for collectors and dealers. A useful reference focusing on the high street end of design - an area often overlooked in other books. Hard bound. 240 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Dimensions: 24cm x 33cm. £30.
Making Their Mark Art, Craft and Design at the Central School 1896 - 1966. Edited by Sylvia Backemeyer A series of essays tracing the history of the Central School of Art from its first principal, W.R. Lethaby onwards, illustrating how the school began and developed educational theories that had far reaching effects on the development of art, craft and design in Britain. Soft bound 160 pages. 125 illustrations, 75 of which are in colour. Dimensions: 22cm x 28cm. £12.
Twentieth Century Textiles. Authors: Francesca Galloway and Sue Kerry. A useful reference. Hard bound. 196 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Dimensions: 25cm x 31cm. £35.
David Whitehead Ltd – Artist Designed Textiles 1952-1969. Author: Alan Peat with a forward by Sir Terence Conran. Exhibition catalogue published in 1993. During the years following the Second World War the company moved away from its more conservative fabric designs and, with the appointment of John Murray as Director of Furnishing Fabrics, David Whitehead Ltd did for British textiles what Hille had done for furniture design in the same period. Well-known designers and artists who worked with the company included Marian Mahler, William Scott, Henry Moore and John Piper. Includes artist / designer biographies and a useful illustrated design chronology. Soft bound, 30 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Dimensions: 26cm x 21cm. £15.
Utility Furniture and Fashion 1941 - 1951. Compiled and written by Richard Sword. 1995 reprint of an exhibition catalogue originally published in 1974. A useful reference documenting the history of centralised control of the production of a wide range of consumables including furniture. Everything, including materials, design and price were controlled. The Utility system and the CC41 logo came to be recognised as a sign of quality. It had a profound effect on the look of post-war British interiors. Soft bound. 49 pages with black & white illustrations. Dimensions: 21cm x 20cm. P.O.A.
Good Citizen's Furniture - The Arts and Crafts Collections at Cheltenham. Authors: Annette Carruthers & Mary Greenstead. A well illustrated reference work on British art and design in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. 166 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Soft bound. Dimensions: 21cm x 26cm. £16.
Simplicity or Splendour - Arts and Crafts Living: Objects from the Cheltenham Collections. Editors: Annette Carruthers & Mary Greenstead. Companion volume to 'Good Citizen's Furniture' focusing on the decorative arts collection - ceramics, glass, jewellery, costume, leather, plasterwork and textiles. 184 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Soft bound. Dimensions: 21cm x 26cm. £16.
Tenreiro. Edited by Soraia Cals. Introduction by Sergio Rodrigues. Monograph on the Brazilian furniture designer. An important reference book with an informative text in English. Hard bound with dust wrapper and slipcase. 223 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Dimensions: 24cm x 28cm. P.O.A.
Hugo França. Author: Evelise Grunow. Monograph on Hugo França creator of sculptural furniture using abandoned materials. Text in Portuguese and English. Hard bound. 118 pages illustrated in colour. Dimensions: 14.5cm x 20.5cm. P.O.A. (A limited number of copies signed by Hugo França).
Sergio Rodrigues. Author: Adélia Borges. Expanded second edition of this monograph on Rodrigues published to mark his eightieth birthday. Text in Portuguese and English. Hard bound. 131 pages illustrated in colour. Dimensions: 14.5cm x 20.5cm. P.O.A. (A limited number of copies signed by Sergio Rodrigues).
Sergio Rodrigues. Edited by Soraia Cals. Monograph on the acclaimed Brazilian designer and architect. A lavishly illustrated book with an informative text in English and a useful pictorial furniture index. Hard bound with dust wrapper. 295 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Dimensions: 24cm x 27cm. P.O.A.
Design Brasileiro quem fez, quem faz Brazilian Design who did, who does. Author: Ethel Leon. A varied selection of industrial and product design including furniture and lighting. There are brief essays on the work of Joaquim Ternreiro, Jorge Zalszupin and Sergio Rodrigues as well as more recent designers. Text in Portuguese and English. Soft bound. 193 pages illustrated in colour. Dimensions: 16cm x 23cm. £35.
Jean Prouvé Highlights 1917-1944. Author: Peter Sulzer. Furniture, architectural fittings and objects. Text in English. Soft bound. 171 pages with 28 colour and 360 black & white illustrations. Dimensions: 24cm x 30cm. £30.
CHARLOTTE PERRIAND Un Art D'habiter 1903 1959. Author Jacques Barsac with a forward by Yvonne Brunhammer. Monograph on one of the twentieth century's most accomplished designers. During her career Perriand worked with Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret. She is credited with designing most of Corbusier's furniture including the Petit and Grand Confort chairs and the LC4 Chaise Longue. She was a founding member of UAM and worked with Jean Prouvé. This book is an important reference with many illustrations of her interiors and furniture designs. Text in French. 512 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 24cm x 31cm. £70.
Jean Royère. Author: Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier. Monograph on the French Interior designer. Text in French. 318 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 24cm x 31.5cm. £68.
Serge Mouille a French classic. Author Pierre Émile Pralus. Monograph on the lighting designer Serge Mouille. The best reference work available on Mouille. Illustrated in colour and black & white. Text in English and French. Hard bound with dust wrapper. 271 pages. Dimensions: 24cm x 31cm. £68.
J.J. Wabbes catalogue de l'exposition. Introduction by Michelle Feiner Weinstein. Catalogue from the 2001 exhibition of the work of Belgian interior designer Jules Wabbes (1919-1974). A useful reference with dozens of colour photographs of Wabbes's furniture designs. Text in English and French. Soft bound, 64 pages. Dimensions: 23.5cm x 23.5cm. £23.
Jules Wabbes, 1919-1974: Binnenhuisarchitect. Author: Marie Ferran-Wabbes. An overview of the Belgian designer's interiors and furniture design. Text in Dutch. Hard bound with dust wrapper. 165 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Dimensions: 22cm x 29cm. P.O.A.
Christophe Gevers Designer. Text by Pierre Loze, Thierry Aughust, Michelle Feiner-Weinstein & Phillippe G. Niels. Belgian designer Gevers created public and private interiors as well as designing fittings, accessories, furniture and lighting. Text in French. Soft bound with 151 pages. 274 colour and black & white illustrations. Includes a DVD of an interview with the designer in his studio. Dimensions: 30cm x 22.5cm. £30
Pierre Paulin Designer. Text by Anne Bony, Barry Bergdoll, Andrea Branzi, Nadine Descendre, Catherine Geel, Claire Leymonerie &Constance Rubini. This monograph analyses Paulin's career in design from many different angles. It is not a catalogue raisonné but it does cover all of his major works and some which are published here for the first time. More than seventy drawings and plans from Paulin's own archive are included. This is a valuable reference tool. Text in English. Hard bound with dust cover. 288 pages with more than 500 illustrations in colour and black & white. Dimensions: 24cm x 31cm. £45.
Pierre Paulin. Author: Élisabeth Védrenne. A concise reference book, well illustrated and with English text. Includes a 2-page design chronology and detailed notes for each picture. 80 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Hardbound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 16.5cm x 22.5cm high. £13.
Pierre Paulin. Authors: Elisabeth Vedrenne & Anne-Marie Fèvre. A monograph on Pierre Paulin. Text in English. Soft Bound, 123 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Dimensions: 16cm x 21cm. £14.
Roger Tallon. Authors: Gilles de Bure & Chloé Braunstein. A monograph on Roger Tallon whose work has included furniture, product, graphic and industrial design. Text in English. Soft bound, 125 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Dimensions: 16cm x 21cm. £14.50
Design Process Olivetti 1908-1983. Published to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding Olivetti. Text by Giovanni Giudici, Francesca Mazzoleni, Cristina Pennavaja and PierParide Vidari with an introduction by Carlo De Benedetti. Layout by King, Miranda & Pieraccini. A complete history of the company covering all aspects it's diverse output including industrial design, graphics, exhibitions and architecture. With biographies of the many designers who have worked with Olivetti and a chronological history of the company. 388 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Text in English. Soft bound. Dimensions: 27cm x 22cm. £45.
Brionvega. Authors: Decio Giulio & Riccardo Carugati. An overview of Brionvega production, tracing the history of this design-led manufacturer of consumer electronics. 167 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Text in English. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 25cm x 28cm. £56.
Il Design di Brionvega. TV and radios designed by Zanuso, Sapper, Bellini and the Castiglionis. 40 pages illustrated in colour. Text in Italian. Soft bound. Dimensions: 21cm x 30cm. £25.
Gae Aulenti. Author: Margherita Petranzan. A detailed study of the work of one of the world's most accomplished female architects. Aulenti has also worked in the fields of industrial and exhibition design creating showrooms for Olivetti and Knoll and sets for La Scala. She has designed for Artemide, Martinelli Luce, Kartell, Knoll, Fontana Arte, Poltronova and Zanotta. A useful reference. Text in English. 240 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 22cm x 29cm. £20.
Cini Boeri architect and designer. A monograph on one of Italy's most accomplished post-war designers. Boeri's clients have included Arflex, Artemide, Fiam, Knoll, Rosenthal, Stilnovo and Venini. With a complete list of architectural and industrial design projects 1963-2004. Text in Italian. 167 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Dimensions: 17cm x 24cm. £26.
Livio e Piero Castiglioni Il Progetto Della Luce - Livio and Piero Castiglioni The Design of Light. Author: Dario Scodeller. The first comprehensive monograph on the work of the Castiglionis. The story of the research carried out by Livio Castiglioni, founder of the famous Castiglioni studio in the 1930s with his brother Pier Giacomo and Caccia Dominioni. In 1970 Livio's son, Piero, began to experiment with the design of light, undertaking research that was to establish him as an interntaional authority in the field. Text in Italian but well illustrated with decipherable captions. Soft bound, 330 pages with 400 illustrations 200 of which are in colour. Dimensions: 21cm x 27cm. £32.
Achille Castiglioni complete works Text by Sergio Polano. A monograph on the diverse work of Achille Castiglioni, architect, interior and industrial designer. He collaborated with other designers on projects, most notably his brother, Pier and worked for many well-known manufacturers. This book is an excellent pictorial reference on Castiglioni's work. 191 colour & 712 black and white illustrations. Hard bound with dust wrapper. 476 pages. Dimensions: 26cm x 29cm. Weight: 3kg. £45.
Achille Castiglioni. Essays by Paolo Ferrari and Francois Burkhardt with an introduction by Vittorio Gregotti. Published in 1985, this is a well-illustrated reference which includes a chronology of the varied design projects Castiglioni has worked on. Text in French. Soft bound, 238 pages illustrated in black & white with some colour. Dimensions: 24cm x 22cm. £45.
"Alla Castiglioni" Achille Castiglioni exhibition catalogue, Salone Internazionale del Mobile 1996. Text in Italian. 108 pages illustrated in black & white. Dimensions: 15cm x 21cm. £25.
Italian Glass Murano Milan 1930 - 1970. Authors: Helmut Ricke & Eva Schmitt. A history of Italian glass design in the 20th Century. Detailed information on the history of manufacturers with useful appendices on the artist designers, major exhibitions, signatures and an illustrated glossary of glass making terms. Hard bound with dust wrapper. 351 pages. Illustrated in colour with some black & white. Dimensions: 25cm x 30cm. £30.
Venetian Glass. The Nancy Olnick and Giorgio Spanu Collection. Research and historical documentation by Marino Barovier. 443 Illustrations with 349 in colour. Hard bound with dust cover, 250 pages. Dimensions: 26cm x 26cm. £45.
Venini / Murano 1921. Edited by Graziella Buccellati. An edition of 5000 published in 1989 to commemorate Venini's first 70 years. Includes a design chronology and biographies of many of the designers who have worked with Venini. Text in Italian and English. 222 pages richly illustrated with dozens of full-page colour pictures and plates. Hard bound with presentation case. Dimensions: 31 cm x 31cm. P.O.A.
Venini - Catalogue Raisonné 1921-1986. Essays by Anna Venini Diaz de Santillana, Helmut Ricke, Valerio Terraroli, Rosa Barovier Mentasti, Victoria Milne and Maria Novella Benzoni. An overview of Venini production. Includes a design chronology. 329 pages profusely illustrated in colour and black & white. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 25cm x 29cm. £90.
Venini Glass. Author: Franco Deboni. Updated catalogue raisonné with a section on lighting (lamps and chandeliers), a dictionary of artists and the Red, Green and Blue catalogues. The three catalogues contain all the Venini items as distributed in shops; the most important pieces are grouped together on a scale of 1:10, in chronological order, accompanied by notes on the technique and materials used (blown, pulegosi, pietra dura, in corpo, flowers and fruit, lattimi, a mezza filigrana, a bollicine, sommersi, pesanti, diamante, corrosi, frames, a treccia, clocks, a rilievi, handles and ash trays). These catalogues were never offered for sale and original examples are rare, making their inclusion in this two-volume set indispensable for the historical and technical information they contain. Text in English. 528 pages. 620 colour and 229 black & white illustrations. 2 volumes, hard bound with dust wrappers and slipcase. Dimensions: 24cm x 34cm. Shipping weight: 5kg. £90.
Original Patents of Italian Design 1946 ~ 1965. Text in English and Italian. Illustrated in black and white. Soft bound, 160 pages. Dimensions: 22cm x 28cm. £24.
Luci e Trasparenze: Fontana Arte. Text by Falconi. Catalogue published to accompany an exhibition of important works by Fontana Arte. Includes the designs of, amongst others, Pietro Chiesa and Max Ingrand. Full page colour illustrations of original objects supplemented by a 14-page register of designs with text in English and Italian. 95 pages. Soft bound. Dimensions: 24cm x 28cm. P.O.A
Gino Sarfatti. Edited by Frédéric Leibovitz. Sarfatti, founder of the Italian lighting company Arteluce, created many iconic lamp designs during the 40's, 50's and 60's. Sarfatti was involved in all aspects of the business from designing and producing the lamps through to their installation. He associated with many well-known designers and architects including Albini, Belgiojoso, Viganò, Latis, Parisi, Frattini and Zanuso. During the 1950s Arteluce won the Compasso d'Oro two years in succession. With the success of his lighting designs the firm grew to the point at which Sarfatti felt he was losing control. He sold the business to Flos in the 1970s. This exhibition catalogue illustrates many of his most famous lighting designs. It Includes the last interview Sarfatti gave to Jean-François Grunfeld in 1984 and a biography. Text in English, French and Italian. 175 pages illustrated in colour. Hard bound. Dimensions: 21cm x 28cm. £40.
Italian Lighting Design 1945-2000. Author: Alberto Bassi. Published in 2004 this is a comprehensive and well-researched work on post-war Italian lighting. Text in English. Soft bound. 247 pages with 243 colour and 100 black & white illustrations. Dimensions: 17cm x 24cm. £19.50.
Light Lamps 1968 ~ 1973: new Italian design. Authors: Fulvio and Napoleone Ferrari. The authors have selected 178 important lamp designs from the late 1960s and early 1970s. 120 designers and 56 manufacturers are mentioned. Excellent photography and detailed entries for every lamp with historical background, dimensions and production notes. Text in English. 136 pages with 180 colour illustrations. Hard bound with dustwrapper. Dimensions: 22cm x 31cm. £75.
Custom-built The Concept of Unique in Italian Design. Text by Silvana Annicchiarico, Arturo Dell'Acqua Bellavitis, Giuseppe Raboni and Marco Zanuso. A study of the origins of modern Italian design in the 1930s and 40s. Lighting, interiors and furniture. Text in English. 112 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Dimensions: 15cm x 16cm. £15.
Premio Compasso d'Oro ADI 1970. 'The Compasso d'Oro award is organised by the Associazione per il Disegno Industriale. It is intended as a recognition of high quality industrial design in products, utilities and activities'. A well illustrated contemporary document that includes many products which are now considered to be design classics. Text in Italian and English. Hard bound with dust wrapper and slipcase. 176 pages illustrated in black & white plus 29 pages of illustrated advertisements. Dimensions: 25cm x 27cm. £45.
XV Premio Compasso d'Oro Comune di Milano ADI (1989). The Compasso d'Oro award is organised by the Associazione per il Disegno Industriale. Award winning Italian design from the period 1987-1988. Text in Italian and English. Soft bound. 157 pages illustrated in black & white. Dimensions: 21cm x 24cm. £30.
XVII Premio Compasso d'Oro ADI (1995). In 1995 Compasso d'Oro organised by the Associazione per il Disegno Industriale was 40 years old. This edition includes award winning Italian design plus special career awards to designers and companies which have made a significant contribution to modern Italian design. Text in Italian and English. Soft bound. 187 pages illustrated in colour. Dimensions: 21cm x 24cm. £30.
18th Premio Compasso d'Oro ADI (1998). Compasso d'Oro organised by the Associazione per il Disegno Industriale. Award winning Italian design. Text in Italian and English. Soft bound. 167 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Dimensions: 21cm x 24cm. £30.
L'Ufficio della memoria. Office furniture design. An international review of office related design. Text in Italian. Soft bound. 64 pages. Full page black & white illustrations with brief descriptive captions of each item. Decipherable even without a knowledge of the Italian language. Dimensions: 23cm x 33cm. £18.
Roberto Sambonet. Author: Arturo Carlo Quintavalle. A review of Sambonet's work as an artist and designer. Text in Italian & English. Soft bound. 205 pages illustrated in black & white with some colour. Dimensions: 24cm x 30cm. £30.
Marco Zanuso. Author: Francois Burkhardt. This monograph provides an up to date review of Zanuso's work, with photographs, sketches and plans of many of his most important designs. Text in Italian & English. Soft bound. 208 pages, 80 illustrations in black & white, 16 in colour. Dimensions: 24cm x 30cm. £30.
Bruno Munari. Exhibition catalogue, Salone Internazionale del Mobile 1999. 120 pages, illustrated in black & white. Dimensions: 15cm x 21cm. £25.
Ettore Sottsass. Exhibition catalogue, Salone Internazionale del Mobile 1999. 92 pages, illustrated in black & white. Dimensions: 15cm x 21cm. £25.
Joe Colombo: lighting design - interior design. Author: Marco Romanelli. Commercial interiors, domestic interiors and product design. A concise, well - illustrated book. Includes a complete register of Colombo's prodigious output. 96 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Hard bound printed boards. Dimensions: 22cm x 25cm. £25.
Joe Colombo. Exhibition catalogue, Salone Internazionale del Mobile 1996. 183 pages illustrated in black & white. An informative and up to date reference work on Colombo listing pieces in and out of production. Dimensions: 15cm x 21cm. £30.
Gio Ponti. Exhibition catalogue, Salone Internazionale del Mobile 1997. 132 pages illustrated in black & white. Dimensions: 15cm x 21cm. £25.
The Furniture of Carlo Mollino. Authors: Fulvio Ferrari and Napoleone Ferrari. Monograph on the furniture and interior design of Carlo Mollino. Mollino is considered to be one of the most original Italian designers of the twentieth century. The authors are also the curators of Museo Casa Mollino, and experts in Mollino's work. Extensively illustrated with over 400 sketches, drawings and archival photographs, some unpublished until now. 240 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 25cm x 29cm. £45.
Carlo Mollino Furniture Catalogue. Written by Rossella Colombari with a preface by Gillo Dorfles. Mollino's work was wide-ranging and encompassed many aspects of art and design. This book focuses on his furniture design. Much of Mollino's work was site specific and not mass produced. A comprehensive guide to Mollino's furniture. Text in English and Italian. 112 pages. Illustrated in colour and black & white. Soft bound. Dimensions: 24cm x 30cm. £26.
Carlo Mollino L'etrange univers de l'architecte. Complied by François Burkhardt, Claude Evenon and Fulvio Irace. Originally published in 1985 and, subsequently, in 1989 to accompany an exhibition held in Paris. Mollino's interests were diverse and covered all aspects of design including aeronautics, art, photography, set design, town planning, education, cars, clothing, furniture, interiors and architecture. Text in French. 174 pages. Illustrated in colour and black & white. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 22cm x 31cm. £45.
Vico Magistretti - Designer. Text and catalogue by Vanni Pasca. Art Direction by Italo Lupi. The first complete assessment of Magistretti's work, published in 1991. 126 pages, 222 illustrations, 50 in colour. Dimensions: 23cm x 29cm. £25.
made in Cassina. Edited by Giampiero Bosoni. Cassina, the company, is 80 years old. This book documents the history of Cassina from the 1930s to the present-day. Cassina owns exclusive production rights for many of the twentieth century's best-known furniture designs including those of Mackintosh, Rietveld, Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright. Other notable designers associated with the company include Gio Ponti, Vico Magistretti, Gaetano Pesce, Archizoom, Afra and Tobia Scarpa, Andrea Branzi, and Philippe Starck. A useful reference. 360 pages with 379 colour and 205 black & white illustrations. Text in English. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 25cm x 29cm. £35.
Un'industria per il design - An Industry for Design. Edited by Mario Mastropietro and Rolando Gorla. A monograph on B&B Italia, the company founded in 1966 by Piero Ambrogio Busnelli and Cesare Cassina, known as C&B Italia until Cassina's departure in 1973. 671 pages with 1600 colour and black & white illustrations. Text in English and Italian. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 22cm x 25cm. £45.
Poltrona Frau. Author: Decio Giulio Riccardo Carugati. A complete history of Poltrona Frau from 1913 to the present. 182 pages illustrated in colour. Text in English. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 26cm x 29cm. £32.
Kartell 150 items 150 artworks. Concept Franca Sozzani, art design by Luca Stoppini. Images by well-known photographers of Kartell products in some very strange places. Also of interest is the design index with details of Kartell's production since the 1950s. Includes design and production dates, materials and designer details. 278 pages. 180 colour illustrations. Hard bound printed boards. Dimensions: 21cm x 30cm. £30.
Studio 65. Compiled by Ennio Chiggio with text by F. De Bartolomeis and N. Ardalan. The architecture and design of the highly influential Studio 65. Illustrated in black & white and colour. Soft bound, 173 pages. Text in Italian and English. Dimensions: 22cm x 24cm. £45.
Gaetano Pesce -Architecture Design and Art. Author: France Vanlaethem with a forward by Michael Sorkin. A detailed survey of Pesce's work with two critical essays, a biography and chronology.126 pages, soft bound with over 200 illustrations in colour and black and white. Dimensions: 23cm x 29.5cm. £25.
Modernism and Tradition Danish Furniture 1920 - 1970. Author: Michael Krzyzanowski with contributions from Kirsten Dovey and Trevor Dannatt. A richly illustrated and well-written catalogue documenting the output of some of Denmark's finest designers and cabinetmakers, placing their work in an historical context. 51 pages illustrated in colour with some black & white images. Soft bound. Dimensions: 21cm x 27cm. £30.
Denmark in Britain. Promotional review of Danish architecture and design. English text. 110 pages, illustrated in full colour. Soft bound. Published in 1989. Dimensions: 23.5cm x 32cm. £10.
Tusenkonstnären Stig Lindberg. Author: Gisela Eronn. Lindberg was best known for his ceramics. He also worked with plastics, textiles, enamels, glassware and graphics. This book covers all aspects of his work. Although the text is in Swedish it is well illustrated and provides a visual record of Lindberg's designs. 189 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Hard bound. Dimensions: 17cm x 24.5cm. £25.
Orrefors A Century of Swedish Glassmaking. Edited by Kerstin Wickman with contributions from many leading design historians. A complete history of Orrefors 1898-1998. Includes a chapter devoted to signatures, techniques and designers, a useful aid to identifying and dating Orrefors glass. Text in English. Hard bound with dust wrapper. 255 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Dimensions: 24cm x 33cm. £75.
Iittala 125 Years of Finnish Glass. Text by Marianne Aav et al. 'A survey of the most beautiful and interesting designs in glass - art glass objects as well as utility glass - by this leading Finnish glassworks, focusing chiefly on the 1950s and 1960s; including a complete catalogue with all glass designs by many famous designers.' Tapio Wirkkala, Kaj Franck, Timo Sarpaneva and Alvar Aalto are just a few of the designers Iittala has employed over the years. Text in English. Hard bound. 270 pages with 429 colour and 307 black & white images. Dimensions: 24cm x 28cm. £55.
Bang & Olufsen Vision and Legend. Authors: Jens Bang and Jørgen Palshøj. Published to accompany an exhibition held in Copenhagen to mark 75 years of B&O. An interesting account of the company and it's products. 120 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Text in English and Danish. Hardbound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 25cm x 23cm. £25.
125 Years of Danish Furniture Design - Fritz Hansen 1872-1997. Author: Poul Hviburg-Hansen. Catalogue from an exhibition celebrating 125 years of furniture production by Fritz Hansen. Well illustrated reference which includes an index of works. Text in Danish, English & German. Soft bound. 56 pages illustrated in black & white. Dimensions: 21cm x 30cm. £20.
Mesterværker - 100 års dansk møbelsnedkeri (Masterpieces - 100 years of Danish cabinetmaking). Editors: B.B. Laursen, S. Matz & C.H. Olesen. Published to accompany the exhibition 'Danish Art of Cabinetmaking' held to mark the 20th anniversary of the Cabinetmakers' Autumn Exhibitions - successor to the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild Furniture Exhibitions that ran for 40 years until the late sixties. An excellent reference work. Includes a catalogue of designs listing cabinetmaker, date, designer, dimensions and materials for each item. Body of text is in Danish but there is a 9-page summary in English and captions to the illustrations are legible. Illustrated in colour and black & white. Hard bound 167 pages. Dimensions: 17cm x 27cm. £28.
Contemporary Danish Furniture Design - a short illustrated review. Author: Frederick Sieck. A useful reference covering the work of some 120 Danish Furniture designers. Text in English. 520 black & white illustrations. hard bound with dust cover. 232 pages. Dimensions: 17cm x 25cm. £30.
DEN STORE DANSKE MØBELGUIDE - The Danish Furniture Guide. A comprehensive illustrated guide to modern Danish furniture and design. An indispensible reference for anyone with an interest in this field. Although the text is in Danish all the basic information is easily understood. The eight-page visual index is particularly useful as are the 14 pages of manufacturers' marks and labels. Soft bound. 400 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Dimensions: 20cm x 25.5cm. £36.
Light Years Ahead - the story of the PH lamp. Edited by Tina Jørstian and Poul Erik Munk Nielsen. A detailed history of the PH lamp designed by Poul Henningsen. Text in English. Hard bound. 304 pages with hundreds of colour and black & white illustrations. Dimensions: 24cm x 28cm. P.O.A.
Bruno Mathsson Architect and Designer. Text by Dag Widman, Karin Winter and Nina Stritzler-Levine. Monograph on one of Sweden's best known designers. Text in English. 227 pages. 80 black & white and 120 colour illustrations. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 24.5cm x 31cm. £40.
Poul Kjaerholm. A collection of essays on the life and work of Kjaerholm with contributions from Nils Fagerholt, Ole Palsby et al. Includes a complete chronology of Kjaerholm's work 1948-1980. Text in English. Hard bound with dust wrapper. 189 pages profusely illustrated in black & white with some colour. Dimensions: 24cm x 30cm. £38.
Poul Kjaerholm Furniture Architect. Author: Michael Sheridan with an introduction by Poul Erik Tøjner. A comprehensive exhibition catalogue. Informative text, well illustrated. Text in English. Hard bound with dust wrapper. 224 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Dimensions: 30cm x 24cm. £42.
The Furniture of Poul Kjærholm: Catalogue Raisonné. Text by Michael Sheridan with a foreword by Hanne Kjærholm. This book includes 70 entries that document, analyze and describe all of Kjærholm's realized designs. There is also a timeline of production dates, manufacturer information, notes on materials and maintenance and production stamps. The book was compiled with the assistance of the Kjærholm family. It was designed by Takaaki Matsumoto, one of the most respected designers of art books in the world. Printed entirely in black-and-white duotone, the many archival photographs by Keld Helmer-Petersen are reproduced in the finest quality. Hard bound with dust cover. 224 pages with 246 illustrations in black & white. Dimensions: 23cm x 23cm. £60.
Finn Juhl - furniture architecture applied art. Author: Esbjorn Hiort. A biography. Text in English. Hard bound with dust wrapper. 144 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Dimensions: 25cm x 31cm. P.O.A.
Børge Mogensen Danish Designer. Author: Lars Hedebo Olsen. Børge Mogensen designed furniture for many companies including The Danish Co-operative Wholesale Society (FDB). This monograph is a useful reference with lots of images. Text in Danish. Hard bound. 84 pages illustrated in black & white and colour. Dimensions: 22cm x 23cm. £35.
Hans J. Wegner's 100 Chairs. Author: Noritsugu Oda. A useful aid to the identification of Wegner's classic chair designs with less well-known examples, some which never got beyond the prototype stage. The book also contains a comparative time-line showing all of Wegner's chairs alongside other designers' work. The main body of the text is in Japanese with brief notes alongside each design giving the name, date and manufacturer in English. Soft bound with dust wrapper. 200 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Dimensions: 16cm x 22cm. £27.
Hans J. Wegner. Author: Jens Bernsen. First published in 1994 and based in part on conversations between Bernsen and Wegner. Working drawings, sketches and illustrations make this book an important resource for collectors, design students and dealers. 120 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Text in English and Danish. Hardbound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 25cm x 23cm. £25.
Arne Jacobsen Architect & Designer. Authors: Poul Erik Tøjner and Kjeld Vindum. A useful reference. 140 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Text in English and Danish. Hardbound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 25cm x 23cm. £25.
Arne Jacobsen. Authors: Carsten Thau & Kjeld Vindum. A detailed study of Jacobsen's life and all aspects of his work. Hard bound with dust wrapper. 559 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Dimensions: 24cm x 30cm. £50.
Arne Jacobsen. A monograph on Jacobsen's work including architecture, furniture & objects. Illustrated in black & white with approximately 500 photographs, drawings and plans. 222 pages. Text in Spanish and English. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 24cm x 29cm.£46.
Room 606 The SAS House and the work of Arne Jacobsen. Author: Michael Sheridan. A study of the architecture and furniture designed by Arne Jacobsen using the SAS Hotel in Copenhagen as a starting point. Hard bound. 272 pages with 320 illustrations of which 120 are in colour. £39.95.
Motion and Beauty - The Book of Nanna Ditzel. Author: Henrik Sten Møller. A biography. Text in English. Hard bound. 244 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Dimensions: 24cm x 30cm. £50.
Verner Panton space: time: matter. Author: Jens Bernsen. 128 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Text in English. Hardbound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 25cm x 23cm. £30
Verner Panton - The Collected Works. Edited by Alexander von Vegesack. Published in conjunction with The Vitra Design Museum exhibition on Panton. 379 pages with hundreds of colour and black & white illustrations. Soft bound with dust cover. Dimensions: 23cm x 30cm. £28.
That's It - The Design of Eero Aarnio. 2001 exhibition catalogue. Text by Eero Aarnio and Katja Tschimmel. Portuguese and English. Soft bound. 32 pages, illustrated in colour. Dimensions: 22cm x 22cm. £12.
Alvar Aalto. Exhibition catalogue, Salone Internazionale del Mobile 1998. 123 pages, illustrated in black & white. Lighting, furniture and architecture. Dimensions: 15cm x 21cm. £25.
Alvar Aalto Designer. Editor: Pirkko Tuukkanen. Text in English. 240 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 23cm x 29cm. £32.
Tapio Wirkkala - eye, hand and thought. Contributions from Marianne Aav, Jennifer Opie et al. A comprehensive overview of Wirkkala's work. Includes a detailed design chronology. Text in English. Hard bound with dust wrapper. 407 pages, illustrated in colour and black & white. Dimensions: 23cm x 28cm. £80.
Finnish Modern Design - Utopian Ideals and Everyday Realities, 1930 - 97. Edited by Marianne Aav and Nina Stritzler-Levine with an introduction by Susan Weber Soros. Published to accompany an exhibition of the same name, this work focuses on the artistic and cultural evolution of all aspects of Finnish design as distinct from Scandinavian design generally. Text in English. Soft bound. 411 pages, 100 black & white and 200 colour illustrations. Dimensions: 23cm x 29cm. £22.
Ilmari Tapiovaara. Edited by Pilar Cós with text by Dr Pekka Korvenmaa. An important reference, illustrated in black & white with hundreds of photographs, drawings, plans and contemporary adverts. 278 pages. Text in Spanish and English. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 24cm x 29cm. £46.
Yrjö Kukkapuro - Designer. Edited by Marianne Aav, Isa Kukkapuro-Enbom and Eeva Viljanen. Kukkapuro is one of Finland's best known furniture designers. A useful book featuring all of his classic designs. 198 pages illustrated in colour. Hard bound. Dimensions: 20cm x 20cm. £40.
George Nakashima And The Modernist Moment. Exhibition catalogue with essays by Steven Beyer and Matilda McQuaid. This concise, well-illustrated book considers Nakashima's work in the wider context of International design, extending far beyond his Japanese - American background. Examples of the work of Finn Juhl, Carlo Mollino, Alexandre Noll, Charlotte Perriand, Gio Ponti and Jean Prouvé are also illustrated. 80 pages illustrated in colour. Soft bound. Dimensions: 15cm x 24cm. £16.
Nature Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima Author: Mira Nakashima. Furniture designer George Nakashima (1905-1990) made pieces prized for their craftsmanship and organic use of the natural lines and grain of wood. This book of Nakashima's life and work is written by his daughter. She chronicles the furniture designs for which her father was best known as well as his work as an architect. 275 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 30cm x 27.5cm. £52.
Cadsana catalog 1 1986. The newly formed company Cadwallader and Sangiorgio Associates produced this catalogue to present their first collection of furniture. Designers include Cini Boeri, Marcel Breuer, Don Chadwick, Ross Littell, Vico Magistretti, George Nelson, Richard Schultz and Franco Soro. Text in English. 113 pages illustrated in colour. Hard bound with dust cover. Dimensions: 28cm x 29cm. £50.
Knoll Design. Authors: Eric Larrabee & Massimo Vignelli. A comprehensive history of Knoll and the designers who have worked with the company. 319 pages, illustrated, black & white and colour. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 30cm x 30cm. P.O.A.
Knoll au Musée. Catalogue de l'Exposition au Pavilion de Marsan. Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris 1972. Exhibition catalogue, text in French. Soft bound. 72 pages with dozens of colour and black & white illustrations of Knoll furniture, graphics and interiors. Note: there are watermarks and signs of use on the cover and spine. Dimensions: 29cm x 29cm. P.O.A.
The World of Bertoia. Compiled by Val Bertoia and Nancy Schiffer. A visual reference on the work of Harry Bertoia - artist, sculptor and furniture designer and his son, Val. Supplemented by anecdotes and period quotes from Bertoia's contemporaries. The text touches on Bertoia's furniture and design work with the Eames's and later for Knoll, but fails to address some of the more contentious issues surrounding this aspect of his life. This is a nice book with lots and lots of pictures (500 in colour and 200 in black & white apparently). Breaking with a Schiffer tradition, there is no price guide and a close-up of what appears to be a Bertoia sculpture has supplanted marbled end papers. 270 pages. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 23cm x 31cm. £65.
Knoll Furniture 1938-1960. Authors: Steven & Linda Rouland. This is the second printing of Knoll Furniture 1938-1960. It has a new cover and an updated 'price guide'. Other than these two changes this book is identical to the first printing. The publisher calls this a second edition which it clearly is not. The cover is less offensive than the one used previously but the book still retains Schiffer's signature marbled end papers. This is, nevertheless, a useful reference as virtually all of the illustrations are from contemporary brochures and adverts. It's a shame it does not have a proper index. Hard bound with dust wrappers. 160 pages illustrated in black & white with some colour. Dimensions: 22cm x 29cm. £30.
Knoll Home & Office Furniture. Compiled by Nancy Schiffer. A useful aid in identifying furniture designed or distributed by Knoll in the USA. Not because this is a good book, which it definitely is not, but because it is made up from illustrations and text taken directly from Knoll's extensive archive. Usual Schiffer production standards and content. 312 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 31cm x 23cm. £59.
Display. Edited by George Nelson. Book three in the 'Interiors Library' series first published in 1953. An international review of exhibition design, shop and showroom display.190 pages illustrated in black & white. Hard bound, lacking dust jacket. Dimensions: 23cm x 31cm. £70.
George Nelson: The Design of Modern Design. Author: Stanley Abercrombie with a foreword by Ettore Sottsass Jr. All aspects of Nelson's work are covered by this book. It also includes appendixes compiled by Judith Nasatir with biographical and work chronologies. 170 illustrations, 58 of which are in colour. Hard bound with dust wrapper (sun fading to spine of wrapper and clipped corner). 353 pages. Dimensions: 21cm x 26cm. £48.
The Design of Herman Miller. Author: Ralph Caplan. A history of Herman Miller first published in 1976, this book provides an interesting balance to more recent works on Herman Miller. Soft bound. 119 pages illustrated in black & white and colour. Dimensions: 21cm x 21cm. P.O.A.
The Herman Miller Collection - The 1955/1956 Catalog. A re-print of the original Herman Miller trade catalogue with the addition of a new preface by Leslie Piña and an indefinite 'current' price guide. 168 pages illustrated in black & white. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 29cm x 22cm. £30.
Classic Herman Miller. An important reference for anyone with an interest in the work of Eames, Nelson and many of the other designers who have contributed to the phenomenal success of Herman Miller, the quintessential design-led company. Complete with a somewhat erroneous price guide. Author: Leslie Piña. 216 pages 260+ illustrations in black & white and colour. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 29cm x 22cm. £39.
Herman Miller - Interior Views. Profusely illustrated with publicity photographs culled from HM's extensive archive. Also contains facsimiles of the 1950 and 1952 catalogues and the all too pervasive price guide. Nevertheless, a useful quick reference for collectors and dealers. Author: Leslie Piña. 224 pages 200+ illustrations in black & white and colour. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions:29cm x 22cm. £36.
Contemporary Classics. Authors: Charles D. Gandy FASID & Susan Zimmermann-Stidham. An introduction to the best furniture designs by eight of the most renowned 20th century designers: Eames, Saarinen, Mies, Aalto, Corbusier, Breuer, Thonet and Wegner. A genuinely informative text presented in a concise and accessible way. Includes a glossary of terms and timeline. 172 black & white illustrations. Soft bound, 192 pages. Dimensions: 19cm x 23cm. £15.
Modern Chairs. Authors: Peter & Charlotte Fiell. The authors' first book for Taschen, now out of print. The basic format was inspired by the Whitechapel Gallery's exhibition catalogue 'Modern Chairs 1918-1970'. Text in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. Soft bound. 160 pages, illustrated in colour. Dimensions: 23cm x 30cm. £20.
Furniture by Architects - 500 International Masterpieces of Twentieth-Century Design and Where to Buy Them. Author: Marc Emery. First edition published in 1983. An early example of the trend in coffee table books aimed at the product specifier and interior designer. This book presents the work of 70 eminent designers and includes furniture, lighting, architectural hardware, fabrics and jewellery etc. When the book was published the author claimed that everything featured was still in production. Most of it still is. A useful guide. 276 pages with approximately 500 black & white and colour illustrations. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 26cm x 30cm. £50.
Modern Furniture Designs 1950-1980s. A re-print of the rare and important design reference book 'Contemporary Furniture' by Klaus-Jürgen Sembach. An excellent re-issue achieved by using the original printer's plates, with only the cover differing from the original book and the addition of a 'price guide'. A useful book for anyone with an interest in post-war design. 320 pages with 500 black & white illustrations. Hardbound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 24cm x 31cm. £45.
Sourcebook of Modern Furniture, third edition. Edited by Jerryl Habegger & Joseph H. Osman. A guide to the most influential furniture and lighting designs of the twentieth century. Over 2000 illustrated entries with details of the design including date, name of designer, model name, manufacturer, materials and dimensions. An essential reference for architects, designers, specifiers and collectors. 788 pages with 745 colour and 1175 black & white illustrations. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 22.5cm x 29cm. £55.
Masterpieces of the 20th Century 200 Chairs by 200 Designers. Text and illustrations by Noritsugu Oda. Published to coincide with an exhibition of 200 chairs carefully selected by the renowned collector, author and illustrator, Noritsugu Oda. Mr Oda has a collection of more than 1000 chairs. Of the 200 chairs illustrated in this book 154 came from his personal collection. The others were sourced from private and public collections. Noritsugu Oda has written several books on furniture and design. These include Danish Chairs and Hans J. Wegner's 100 Chairs. As with all of Oda's books this one is well illustrated and contains carefully researched notes on each piece featured. In addition to each chair having a full page listing and illustration there is a 15 page pictorial design chronology and detailed index of designers. Text in English and Japanese. 238 printed pages. Artwork by Noritsugu Oda. Soft bound. Dimensions: 18.5 x 25.5cm. £25.
The Design Encyclopedia. Compiled by Mel Byars. Published in 1994 and covering the period from about1870 through to the early 1990s. There are nearly 4000 entries on all aspects of modern design making this an invaluable reference. The listings are detailed but concise, with very useful bibliographies enabling further research. Although this is not a visual reference it does contain four sections with 100 + black and white illustrations of important metalware, textiles, glass, ceramics, plastics, furniture and industrial design. My own copy is well thumbed and one of the books I turn to first when searching for information. 612 pages. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 19cm x 27cm. £18.
The Conran Directory Of Design. Edited by Stephen Bayley. Published in 1985, this is a good general reference on all aspects of modern design. 255 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Hardbound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 23cm x 28cm. £30.
Coffee Floats Tea Sinks - Through History and Technology to a Complete Understanding. Author: Ian Bersten. A well researched history of tea and coffee making. Approximately 800 illustrations, more than 600 of which are in colour. Hard bound with dust wrapper, 284 pages. Dimensions: 24cm x 31cm. £35.
Eero Saarinen. Author: Jayne Merkel. This book claims to be the most thorough monograph published to date on Eero Saarinen and the first major publication on the architect in 40 years. Organized chronologically in fourteen chapters, it traces Saarinen's life and career from his childhood in Finland through the collaboration with his father to his iconic airport projects of the 1960s. It also covers his association with Charles Eames and furniture design for Knoll. Hard bound with dust wrapper. 256 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Dimensions: 26cm x 29cm. £45.
Eero Saarinen Shaping the Future. Edited by Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen and Donald Albrecht with contributions by Mark Coir, Sandy Isenstadt, Reinhold Martin, Will Miller, and Vincent Scully. The first book on Saarinen to incorporate significant research and material from the archives of his office. It includes the most complete portfolio of Saarinen's projects to date-a chronological survey of more than 100 built and unbuilt works, previously unpublished photographs, plans, and working drawings. There are also details of his MoMA competition collaboration with Charles Eames and later work for Knoll International. 382 pages. 313 black & white and 160 colour illustrations. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 24cm x 30cm. £40.
The Eames Lounge Chair An Icon of Modern Design. Essays by Martin Eidelberg, Thomas Hine, Pat Kirkham, David Hanks & C. Ford Peatross. This book covers well trodden ground but it does contain new information and illustrations relating to Eames's furniture design. 192 pages illustrated in colour and black & white. Hard bound with dust wrapper. Dimensions: 26cm x 25cm. £29.
Eames Design - The Work of the Office of Charles and Ray Eames. Authors: John & Marilyn Neuhart with Ray Eames. Without doubt the most detailed book on the output of the Eames Office, covering every aspect of the Eames's work. Hard bound with dust wrapper. 456 pages with some 3504 illustrations of which 2107 are in colour. Also includes a detailed chronology of their work 1941-1978. Dimensions: 23cm x 30cm. £60.
Charles Eames: Furniture from the Design Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Author: Arthur Drexler. First published in 1973, this small book is an excellent and easily digestible work on Eames furniture with informative and concise text. 56 pages illustrated in black & white with some colour. Soft bound. Dimensions: 19cm x 25.5cm. £30.
Charles And Ray Eames Designers of the Twentieth Century. Author: Pat Kirkham. An erudite study of the diverse output of the Eames Office with a re-evaluation of the role played by Ray Eames. 205 illustrations of which 16 are in colour. Soft bound, 520 pages. Dimensions: 19cm x 25cm. £30.
Eames/Vitra. 120 pages, 196 illustrations, 142 in colour plus a pull-out material matrix. A promotional vehicle for Vitra, this book contains an informative chapter on the diverse work of the Eames Office with subsequent chapters focusing on the furniture still produced by the company in Europe. Text in English, German and French. Hard bound. Dimensions 23 x 24 cm. £15.
The Work Of Charles And Ray Eames A Legacy Of Invention. Text by Donald Albrecht et al. Originally published in 1997 to accompany the Library of Congress Eames exhibition. Soft bound. 205 pages. 243 illustrations of which 165 are in colour. Dimensions: 23cm x 30cm. £13.
An original early 1980s product brochure for Eames designed furniture distributed by Vitra in Europe. This vintage sales literature was produced before Vitra ceased production of fibreglass chairs and dropped rosewood (palisander) on the lounge chair and ottoman. Two-page folder measuring 21.5mm wide (8 ¾") x 30cm high (11 7/8"). Text in English, German and French alongside images of Eames designs: Tandem Seating, Fiberglass chairs, Time-life Lobby chair, Aluminium Group chairs, Soft Pad Group chair and sofa, Eames stools, rosewood 670 - 671 lounge chair and ottoman, LCM and an Aluminum Group table. The folder contains seven informative double-sided data sheets: Fiberglass chairs. (2 pages), Soft Pad Group range, Aluminium Group chairs. Eames wire chairs. Eames Segmented base and Contract tables and the Eames lounge chair. £20.
DESIGNS THAT TRANSCEND TIME AND FASHION. A poster produced by Vitra illustrating in silhouette form a wide range of Eames furniture designs. Printed in black on white 100g/m² paper. Size A1, 59.5cm x 84cm. Originally produced to promote the Vitra Classics Eames Collection. This is an authentic vintage poster and not a copy. P.O.A.	view full screen

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