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Robin Hopper - Ceramic Explorations 1957-1987

By: Bovey, Patricia E.

Price: £10.00

Publisher: North York, Ontario, Canada, Koffler Gallery: 1987

Seller ID: 006687

ISBN: 088885109X

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Softcover. Condition: very good, with very light shelfwear to covers and light sunning to spine.Tiny blue circular dot to lower left of front cover (the catalogue previously belonged to a ceramics gallery). Binding sound, no inscriptions. 48pp. Many colour illustrations. This catalogue was produced to accompany the exhibition of work by the British born ceramicist (1939-2017) Robin Hopper held by The Koffler Gallery, Ontario and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, British Columbia in 1987.
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Harry Clarke

By: Bowe, Nicola Gordon

Price: £20.00

Publisher: Dublin, The Douglas Hyde Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin: 1979

Seller ID: 006597

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Good

Softcover. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 129pp.3 colour and several b/w illustrations. This book is a combined monograph and catalogue, published to coincide with the exhibition "Harry Clarke" held from 12 November to 8 December 1979 at the Douglas Hyde Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin.
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Industrial Design 25th Annual Design Review

By: Carpenter, Edward K.

Price: £20.00

Publisher: New York, Whitney Library of Design (Watson-Guptill Publications): 1979

Seller ID: 002572

ISBN: 082307157X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Ivory colour hardcover with titles in maroon on front cover and spine. Condition: Good, binding sound, text clean, no inscriptions. Light foxing to textblock edges. Dustjacket condition: Fair, generally shelfworn and soiled. 190pp. profusely illustrated in b/w. This book celebrates innovation and excellence in American design (consumer products, contrat and residential design, equipment and instrumentation, environmental design) and includes an introductory essay on Charles Eames, who died in 1978.
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Edward Barnsley and his Workshop: Arts and Crafts in the Twentieth Century

By: Carruthers, Annette

Price: £70.00

Publisher: Wendlebury, Oxfordshire, White Cockade: 1992

Seller ID: 006317

ISBN: 1873487002

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Olive green hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Very good, with just a hint os shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Very faint mark from a bookmark (bookmark no longer present) between the centre of pages 118-119.Very light foxing to top edge of textblock. 208pp. 107 b/w illustrations. The life and work of Edward Barnsley (1900-1987) has carried through to the present day the Arts and Crafts tradition in which he grew up. His father Sidney Barnsley, was one of the major figures of the movement, and was directly influenced by William Morris. This study continues th...
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Simplicity or Splendour - Arts and Crafts Living: Objects from the Cheltenham Collections

By: Carruthers, Annette and Greensted, Mary (eds.)

Price: £16.00

Publisher: Cheltenham/London, Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museums/Lund Humphries: 1999

Seller ID: 006818

ISBN: 0853317798

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Softcover. Condition: Very good, with light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 184pp. Many b/w and several colour illustrations. This book was the second to be published on the stunning collection of Arts and Crafts objects that are held at the Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum. The first book (Good Citizens Furniture) focused on furniture, while this book examines the rest of the collection, including ceramis, jewellery, textiles, glass and plasterwork. Featured designers include Charles Ashbee and the Guild of Handicraft, Phyllis Barron, Michael Cardew and Gordon Russell.
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Poltrona Frau

By: Carugati, Decio Giulio Riccardo

Price: £40.00

Publisher: Milan, Electa: 2000

Seller ID: 005475

ISBN: 8843572806

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Black cloth with title in white on spine. Condition: Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear to covers. No inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Good, with light shelfwear. 182pp. Many colour illustrations. This volume illustrates some of the most significant furniture designs produced by the Italian furniture company Poltrona Frau from its inception in 1912 to the date of publication.
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The Long Life of Design in Italy: B & B Italia - 50 Years and Beyond

By: Casciani, Stefano

Price: £30.00

Publisher: Milan, Skira: 2016

Seller ID: 006182

ISBN: 8857231801

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Orange hardcover with title in white on spine. Condition: Very good, with just a faint hint of shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 357pp. Many colour illustrations. This book charts the history of the Italian design company B & B Italia established in 1966 by Piero Ambroglio Busnelli (1926-2014). From the outset it was a company that invested much time in research and experimentation with new technologies and collaborations with many leading international architects and designers including Afra and Tobia Scarpa, Antonio Citterio, Mario Bellini and Zaha Hadid.
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A Century of Ceramics: A Selection of 20th Century Potters and Potteries in the Isle of Wight

By: Dowden, Lisa and Andrew, and Goodredge, Robin

Price: £25.00

Publisher: Sandown, Dowden & Goodredge: 2005

Seller ID: 006198

ISBN: 095487451x

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

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.
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"The Studio" Year Book of Decorative Art 1912

By: Editor, The Studio

Price: £35.00

Publisher: London, Paris, New York, "The Studio" Ltd.: 1912

Seller ID: 006495

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

NB: Ex-Library, but not just any library. From the Bournville School of Art Library, Birmingham. Typed label on title page reads"This book was donated to the Library of Bournville School of Art, by Mrs Dorothy Griffin. It belonged to her father Harry G.Sears a copper-plate engraver and one of the original residents of Bournville Estate". Dark brown hardcover library binding. Red speckled edges to textblock.Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers and library reference code sellotaped to base of spine. Binding cracked internally in one place, otherwise sound. Front endpaper has t...
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Giancarlo Scapin - Il canto della terra

By: Formaggio, Dino (intro.)

Price: £20.00

Publisher: Schio, Italy, ArtiGenialiti Europea: 2006

Seller ID: 006292

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

NB: Text is in Italian throughout. 89pp. plus chronology. Many colour illustrations. This brochure illustrates the work of the Italian ceramicist Giancarlo Scapin (1943-2013). Loosely inserted is a folding card published to accompany the exhibition of his work at the Terre d'Arte Gallery, Turin, which in 2009 was presented to the general public as part of the Ceramics Exhibition in Castellamonte.
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The Modern Chair: 1850 to Today

By: Frey, Gilbert

Price: £16.00

Publisher: Niederteufen, Switzerland, Arthur Niggli Ltd.: 1970

Seller ID: 002345

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Black hardcover with titles in white on spine and front cover. Condition: Fair, text is sunned around very edges. Previous owners name on fep. Binding sound. Dustjacket condition: Quite heavily sunned, with general shelfwear. 187pp. Illustrated with b/w line drawings throughout. Good reading/reference copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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At the Sign of the Fourposter: A History of Heals

By: Goodden, Susanna

Price: £28.00

Publisher: London, Heal & Son Ltd./Lund Humphries: 1984

Seller ID: 006246

ISBN: 0853314888

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Softcover. Condition: Very good, with light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound. 138pp. Many b/w and a few colour illustrations. This book tells the story of Heals, from its establishment in 1810 by two brothers, John Harris and Ambrose Heal, to in 1810 when it sold beds and bedding to a later Ambrose Heal who pioneered innovative furniture design and the purchase of Heals in 1984 by Sir Terence Conran, the founder of Habitat.
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Bauhaus - Fifty Years

By: Grote, Ludwig (intro.)

Price: £30.00

Publisher: London, The Royal Academy: 1968

Seller ID: 006795

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Good

English text. Softcover with dustjacket. Condition: Good, binding sound, inscribed by previous owner on title page, with a neat address label of another owner to the lower right of title page. Dustjacket condition: Good, with general light shelfwear and scuffing, more so around spine. Small chip missing to top right corner of rear of jacket.363pp. Many b/w illustrations. In September 1968, the Royal Academy, London hosted a remarkable "50 years of Bauhaus" exhibition. This extraordinary and unique design and art school flourished between 1919 and 1933, but its influence is still felt today - t...
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Friedl Kjellberg

By: Hipeli, Mirja-Kaisa

Price: £16.00

Publisher: Porvoo, Finland, Arabia Museum: 1989

Seller ID: 006672

ISBN: 9529008759

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Good

Text is in Finnish, Swedish and German with an English summary.Card-covered stapled catalogue. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. 32pp. 29 illustrations, nine in colour, the remainder in b/w. This catalogue was produced to accompany the exhibition of work held by the Arabia Museum in 1989. It documents Kjellberg's long career at the Arabia studio. Born in Austria, Kjellberg began working at Arabia in 1924, when she was only nineteen, and for the next 46 years created unique studio ceramics, often in porcelain. Kjellberg also designed for serial production and is perhaps most fam...
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Utility Furniture

By: HMSO

Price: £22.00

Publisher: London, HMSO: 1947

Seller ID: 006765

Condition: Fair

Paper covered stapled catalogue. Condition: Fair, covers are general worn with some creasing and rear cover is generally lightly soiled. There are occasional pencil notations throughout, e.g. crosses or prices against certain items. 48pp. Many b/w illustrations. Loosely enclosed is a price list for the furniture.
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Decorative Art - 1936 (Thirty-First Annual issue of The Studio Yearbook)

By: Holme, C.G. (ed.)

Price: £45.00

Publisher: London and New York, The Studio Ltd.: 1936

Seller ID: 006638

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Purple cloth with title in gilt on front cover and spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear and some light soiling to rear cover. Foxing to endpapers. A few small splashmarks to base of textblock. Binding sound, no inscriptions. 140pp.plus adverts. Six colour plates, many b/w illustrations. Published during a very dynamic period in 20th century decorative art and architecture, this book includes designs by Berthold Lubetkin, Serge Chermayeff, Alvar Aalto and the Edinburgh Weaers, amongst many others.
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British Craftsmanship

By: Honey, W.B. (intro.)

Price: £11.00

Publisher: London, Collins: 1948

Seller ID: 001609

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fair

Blue cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Condition: Fair to good, binding sound, spine lightly bumped, light browning to endpapers and very light browning to text. Two previous owners names (crossed out) on fep. Dust Jacket condition: Fair, with general light rubbing and shelfwear and a couple of small tears. Price-clipped. 322pp. 48 colour plates, 152 b/w illustrations. Introduction by W.B.Honey, and including essays on furniture makers by John Gloag, Cecilia Sempill on pottery and porcelain, Kenneth Ullyett on British clocks and clockmakers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Blue Mist - the Works of Takahiro Kondo

By: Kamada, Eriko (ed.)

Price: £22.00

Publisher: Mie-Gun Mie, Japan, Paramita Museum: 2003

Seller ID: 006255

ISBN: 4763002295

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

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.
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Charles and Ray Eames - Designers of the Twentieth Century

By: Kirkham, Pat

Price: £28.00

Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts/London, England, The MIT Press: 1998

Seller ID: 006824

ISBN: 0262611392

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Softcover. Condition: Very good with light shelfwear to covers, binding sound, no inscriptions. 486pp. Many b/w and colour illustrations. Charles and Ray Eames, perhaps the most famous design partnership of 20th century America, did pioneering work in furniture, film, architecture, and exhibition design. In this book the author interprets their work in depth, probing the lives behind the designs and the nature of the collaboration.
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Geschmiedetes Gerat

By: Kuhn, Fritz

Price: £25.00

Publisher: Tubingen, Germany, Verlag Ernst Wasmuth: 1954

Seller ID: 006657

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

NB: Text is in German throughout. Pale grey cloth with title in dark grey on spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers and light foxing to cloth on spine and cover edges. Some foxing to endpapers. Previous owners name neatly written at top of front endpaper. Dustjacket condition: Good, with general shelfwear and some small chips and repaired tears. 151pp. Many b/w illustrations.
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