Title & Author:

Silver to steel : the modern designs of Peter Muller-Munk / [compiled and written by] Rachel Delphia and Jewel Stern ; with Catherine Walworth.

Publication:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : Carnegie Museum of Art ; Munich ; London ; New York : DelMonico Books/Prestel, 2015.
©2015

Description:

208 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
"Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, November 21, 2015-March 14, 2016."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-188) and index.
Berlin : family / Jewel Stern -- New York : silver to industrial design / Jewel Stern -- Professor Muller-Munk, industrial designer / Rachel Delphia -- The Waring Blendor / Jewel Stern -- The postwar "do-it-yourself" movement / Catherine Walworth -- PMMA : product design / Rachel Delphia -- The 1950s "kitchen revolution" / Catherine Walworth -- The color explosion / Catherine Walworth -- New frontiers / Rachel Delphia and Catherine Walworth -- The unisphere / Rachel Delphia -- Epilogue / Rachel Delphia and Catherine Walworth.

Summary:

"This comprehensive book examines the work of celebrated modernist industrial designer Peter Muller-Munk, an international leader in his field during the mid-twentieth century. This groundbreaking book situates Peter Muller-Munk (1904-1967), a German émigré to the U.S., among the most influential designers of his generation. It presents the untold story of a man who rose from anonymity as a young silversmith at Tiffany & Co. to become a crucial postwar designer, promoting the practice of industrial design across the globe through one of the top design consultancies in America: Peter Muller-Munk Associates (PMMA). This generously illustrated book begins with Muller-Munk's remarkable Art Deco silver and provides new context for his best-known designs: the streamlined Normandie pitcher and Waring waterfall blender. But the revelation comes in his previously undocumented work: memorable products like cameras, radios, cocktail shakers, power tools, and refrigerators; and total environments for gas stations, international expositions, and mass-transit vehicles. Muller-Munk's prestigious clients included Bell & Howell, Westinghouse, U.S. Steel, Texaco, and Schick. This compelling overview of Muller-Munk's life and impressive legacy is punctuated by colorful case studies of his firm's contributions to wide-ranging aspects of mid-century life"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9783791354637 (hardback)
3791354639 (hardback)

Subject:

Muller-Munk, Peter Exhibitions.
Muller-Munk, Peter.
Industrial design Exhibitions.
Industrial designers United States Biography.
Industrial designers Germany Biography.
Silverwork Exhibitions.
Design Expositions.
Designers États-Unis Biographies.
Designers Allemagne Biographies.
DESIGN Product.
Industrial design.
Industrial designers.
Silverwork.
Germany.
United States.

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogues.
Biographies.
Exhibition catalogs.
exhibition catalogs.
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Delphia, Rachel.
Stern, Jewel.
Walworth, Catherine.
Muller-Munk, Peter.

Modern designs of Peter Muller-Munk

Holdings:

Location: Library main 291371
Call No.: BIB 234985
Status: Available