Eva Zeisel On Design

Author : Pat Kirkham
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1452129592
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eva Zeisel written by Pat Kirkham and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eva Zeisel was one of the twentieth century's most influential ceramicists and designers of modern housewares. Her distinctive take on modern industrial design was inspired by organic form and brought beauty and playfulness to housewares, earning her designs a beloved place in midcentury homes. This richly illustrated volume—the first-ever complete biographical account of Zeisel's life and work—presents an extensive survey of every line she ever created, all captured in gorgeous new photography, plus 28 short essays from scholars, collectors, curators, and designers. The definitive book on the grande dame of twentieth-century ceramics, this is an essential resource for anyone who appreciates modern design.

Author : Eva Zeisel
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
ISBN 13 : 9781590206898
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eva Zeisel On Design written by Eva Zeisel and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2011-11-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a career spanning more than 75 years, Eva Zeisel stands at the forefront of 20th century designers. Her works, mostly in ceramics and glass, are a reflection of an independent vision. In this book, the designer communicates the ideas that have guided and inspired her work throughout her career.

Author : Lucie Young
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 9780811834339
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eva Zeisel written by Lucie Young and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2003-04 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Continuing to put great classic and contemporary design within everyones grasp, Chronicle Books proudly delivers the next four installments of the popular Compact Design Portfolio. Written by top design critics, these books cover modern masters whose work ranges from the cozily domestic to the aggressively avant-garde: Eva Zeisel, whose elegantly democratic housewares span a 70-year career; Ingo Maurer, who raises lamp and lighting design to a high art form; Gaetano Pesce, whose rejection of traditional good taste brought about revolutionary furniture design; and George Nelson, the impresario behind the Marshmallow sofa and other Herman Miller classics. Follow-ing the introductory essay, a visual gallery exhibits selections of the designers best work in photographs and sketches. Presented in an irresistible small format, this series encapsulates the life, work, and influence of the great designers of our time.

Author : Pat Moore
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 9781452108520
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eva Zeisel written by Pat Moore and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eva Zeisel was one of the twentieth century's most influential ceramicists and designers of modern housewares. Her distinctive take on modern industrial design was inspired by organic form and brought beauty and playfulness to housewares, earning her designs a beloved place in midcentury homes. This richly illustrated volume—the first-ever complete biographical account of Zeisel's life and work—presents an extensive survey of every line she ever created, all captured in gorgeous new photography, plus 28 short essays from scholars, collectors, curators, and designers. The definitive book on the grande dame of twentieth-century ceramics, this is an essential resource for anyone who appreciates modern design.

Author : Eva Zeisel
Publisher : Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eva Zeisel on Design written by Eva Zeisel and published by Bloomsbury Academic. This book was released on 2004-06-03 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a career spanning more than 75 years, Eva Zeisel stands at the forefront of 20th century designers. Her works, mostly in ceramics and glass, are a reflection of an independent vision. In this book, the designer communicates the ideas that have guided and inspired her work throughout her career.

Author : John Zeisel
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 : 9780521319713
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inquiry by Design written by John Zeisel and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1984-05-25 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrating his points with many references to actual projects, John Zeisel explains, in non-technical language, the integration of social science research and design. The book provides a provocative text for students in all the fields related to environm

Author : Eva Zeisel
Publisher : Brent C. Brolin
ISBN 13 : 9781733646727
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eva Zeisel written by Eva Zeisel and published by Brent C. Brolin. This book was released on 2019-01-26 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eva Zeisel's recounting of 16 months in a Soviet prison, 1936-37, at the beginning of the Stalinist purges. It includes original NKVD documents related to Zeisel's case, such as questionnaires and interrogation transcriptions. Also contains photos, poems written while she was in prison, 40 year old audio recordings of Eva recalling her time in prison, and video clips of her return visit, in 2000, to the Lomonosov factory in St. Petersburg where she had worked 63 years before.

Author : Charlotte Fiell
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781786275318
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women in Design written by Charlotte Fiell and published by Laurence King Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Offering an alternative, female–focused history, Women in Design is an essential new tome dedicated to the innovators who have shaped the design world" – ELLE Decoration Featuring more than 100 profiles of pioneering women designers, some who have achieved global recognition such as Ray Eames, Charlotte Perriand and Zaha Hadid, it also introduces the fascinating and often untold stories of lesser–known designers, who have similarly shaped and enriched the story of design. An excerpt from the book: "This book is, first and foremost, a celebration of some truly remarkable women whose careers in design have been exceptional. They can rightly be called exceptional because, despite the odds stacked against them, the women featured here created significant bodies of work within what was – and to a certain extent still is – the male–dominated field of design. By highlighting their extraordinary achievements, our intention is to contextualize the role of women in design over the last one hundred years or so in order to trace how the status of female designers has evolved, while at the same time assessing where it stands today. In the past, all too often the work of female designers was overlooked in the literature on design, while also being woefully under–represented in exhibitions and museum collections. This book seeks to redress these outstanding omissions. The primary reasons for this paucity of representation are that – as in other male–dominated professions – women were often either largely excluded from certain areas of endeavour or had no option but to take on subordinate roles. Women designers and their work have, also, all too often been assessed through the lens of the patriarchy, meaning they have either been entirely defined by their gender or their contributions have been subsumed under that of their 'more famous' husbands, brothers, fathers or lovers. This book attempts to tell a very different story, one that appraises their activities within the wider landscape of the feminist movement – both past and present. It is only now that women designers working in developed free–market economies are beginning to enjoy anything like equality with their male counterparts when it comes to professional access and recognition, let alone parity of remuneration. As for women living elsewhere in the world, having any kind of professional career, let alone one in design, is still often largely an impossible dream."

Author : Leslie Williamson
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 0847834182
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handcrafted Modern written by Leslie Williamson and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2010-10-12 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intimate and revealing collection of photographs of astonishingly beautiful, iconic, and undiscovered mid-century interiors. Among significant mid-century interiors, none are more celebrated yet underpublished as the homes created by architects and interior designers for themselves. This collection of newly commissioned photographs presents the most compelling homes by influential mid-century designers, such as Russel Wright, George Nakashima, Harry Bertoia, Charles and Ray Eames, and Eva Zeisel, among others. Intimate as well as revelatory, Williamson’s photographs show these creative homes as they were lived in by their designers: Walter Gropius’s historic Bauhaus home in Massachusetts; Albert Frey’s floating modernist aerie on a Palm Springs rock outcropping; Wharton Esherick’s completely handmade Pennsylvania house, from the organic handcarved staircase to the iconic furniture. Personal and breathtaking by turn—these homes are exemplary studies of domestic modernism at its warmest and most creative.

Author : Monica Obniski
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300234228
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Serious Play written by Monica Obniski and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively exploration of eclecticism, playfulness, and whimsy in American postwar design, including architecture, graphic design, and product design This spirited volume shows how postwar designers embraced whimsy and eclecticism in their work, exploring playfulness as an essential construct of modernity. Following World War II, Americans began accumulating more and more goods, spurring a transformation in the field of interior decoration. Storage walls became ubiquitous, often serving as a home's centerpiece. Designers such as Alexander Girard encouraged homeowners to populate their new shelving units with folk art, as well as unconventional and modern objects, to produce innovative and unexpected juxtapositions within modern architectural settings. Playfulness can be seen in the colorful, child-sized furniture by Charles and Ray Eames, who also produced toys. And in the postwar corporate world, the concept of play is manifested in the influential advertising work of Paul Rand. Set against the backdrop of a society that was experiencing rapid change and high anxiety, Serious Play takes a revelatory look at how many of the country's leading designers connected with their audience through wit and imagination.