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The narrative of Aalto’s design philosophy is a tale where buildings and design exist in perfect harmony with both nature and the people who inhabit them. This intent, which has assumed an entire new dimension of relevance in the decades since the years in which the Studio was active, is the founding principle and key point of interest around which the exhibition(...)
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The narrative of Aalto’s design philosophy is a tale where buildings and design exist in perfect harmony with both nature and the people who inhabit them. This intent, which has assumed an entire new dimension of relevance in the decades since the years in which the Studio was active, is the founding principle and key point of interest around which the exhibition(...)
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Aalto- Aino Alvar Eissa. The human dimension of design
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The narrative of Aalto’s design philosophy is a tale where buildings and design exist in perfect harmony with both nature and the people who inhabit them. This intent, which has assumed an entire new dimension of relevance in the decades since the years in which the Studio was active, is the founding principle and key point of interest around which the exhibition catalogue ''Aalto – Aino Alvar Elissa. The Human Dimension of Design'' revolves. In the Aalto vision, architecture, art, and design are inseparable components of a unified whole, at the centre of which lies the human being. Their buildings have become icons, influencing architects worldwide, while their design objects, aided by the Studio’s attention to low-cost mass production, have found places in many homes and are still in production today.
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The narrative of Aalto’s design philosophy is a tale where buildings and design exist in perfect harmony with both nature and the people who inhabit them. This intent, which has assumed an entire new dimension of relevance in the decades since the years in which the Studio was active, is the founding principle and key point of interest around which the exhibition catalogue ''Aalto – Aino Alvar Elissa. The Human Dimension of Design'' revolves. In the Aalto vision, architecture, art, and design are inseparable components of a unified whole, at the centre of which lies the human being. Their buildings have become icons, influencing architects worldwide, while their design objects, aided by the Studio’s attention to low-cost mass production, have found places in many homes and are still in production today.
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Artiste décorateur, architecte d'intérieur, créateur de modèles de série, Pierre Cruège (1913-2003) fait partie de la génération de designers français formée à l'Ecole des Beaux Arts - dont il sort major à Bordeaux - dans les années 30. Initialement formé par René Buthaud (peintre et céramiste), il intègre en 1935 l'atelier de René Prou, à Paris, où il entame une carrière(...)
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Artiste décorateur, architecte d'intérieur, créateur de modèles de série, Pierre Cruège (1913-2003) fait partie de la génération de designers français formée à l'Ecole des Beaux Arts - dont il sort major à Bordeaux - dans les années 30. Initialement formé par René Buthaud (peintre et céramiste), il intègre en 1935 l'atelier de René Prou, à Paris, où il entame une carrière(...)
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Artiste décorateur, architecte d'intérieur, créateur de modèles de série, Pierre Cruège (1913-2003) fait partie de la génération de designers français formée à l'Ecole des Beaux Arts - dont il sort major à Bordeaux - dans les années 30. Initialement formé par René Buthaud (peintre et céramiste), il intègre en 1935 l'atelier de René Prou, à Paris, où il entame une carrière parisienne en collaborant à ses côtés aux stands de l'Exposition universelle de 1937. Imprégné par cette culture décorative, Pierre Cruège adopte les valeurs du Style 1940 consistant à réconcilier la stricte rigueur du Mouvement moderne avec l'individualisme plus léger du décorateur qui "orchestre le tout en ce sens qu'il harmonise l'ensemble, en tenant compte tout à la fois des lignes, des volumes et des couleurs" . Quand il quitte l'atelier Prou en 1938 pour s'installer à son compte, il signe ses premiers décors dans ce goût. Après guerre, parallèlement à l'élitisme de son métier de décorateur, il s'intéresse à des approches plus démocratiques, s'impliquant dans la production industrielle et la reconstruction.
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Artiste décorateur, architecte d'intérieur, créateur de modèles de série, Pierre Cruège (1913-2003) fait partie de la génération de designers français formée à l'Ecole des Beaux Arts - dont il sort major à Bordeaux - dans les années 30. Initialement formé par René Buthaud (peintre et céramiste), il intègre en 1935 l'atelier de René Prou, à Paris, où il entame une carrière parisienne en collaborant à ses côtés aux stands de l'Exposition universelle de 1937. Imprégné par cette culture décorative, Pierre Cruège adopte les valeurs du Style 1940 consistant à réconcilier la stricte rigueur du Mouvement moderne avec l'individualisme plus léger du décorateur qui "orchestre le tout en ce sens qu'il harmonise l'ensemble, en tenant compte tout à la fois des lignes, des volumes et des couleurs" . Quand il quitte l'atelier Prou en 1938 pour s'installer à son compte, il signe ses premiers décors dans ce goût. Après guerre, parallèlement à l'élitisme de son métier de décorateur, il s'intéresse à des approches plus démocratiques, s'impliquant dans la production industrielle et la reconstruction.
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Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) est à la Finlande ce que Picasso est à l'Espagne ou James Joyce à l'Irlande. Architecte, il a dessiné et construit des bâtiments, des luminaires, de la vaisselle et des meubles, autant de créations qui désormais symbolisent le pays des 180 000 lacs. Plus que tout, il a fait de la courbe sa signature, puisant son inspiration dans la nature, jouant(...)
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Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) est à la Finlande ce que Picasso est à l'Espagne ou James Joyce à l'Irlande. Architecte, il a dessiné et construit des bâtiments, des luminaires, de la vaisselle et des meubles, autant de créations qui désormais symbolisent le pays des 180 000 lacs. Plus que tout, il a fait de la courbe sa signature, puisant son inspiration dans la nature, jouant(...)
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La bibliothèque de l'Amateur : Alvar Aalto
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Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) est à la Finlande ce que Picasso est à l'Espagne ou James Joyce à l'Irlande. Architecte, il a dessiné et construit des bâtiments, des luminaires, de la vaisselle et des meubles, autant de créations qui désormais symbolisent le pays des 180 000 lacs. Plus que tout, il a fait de la courbe sa signature, puisant son inspiration dans la nature, jouant de la lumière rasante du soleil de minuit, magnifiant la neige et les forêts de bouleaux. Né à une époque où l'éclectisme régnait en maître, il a au fil des années parcouru les styles, du romantisme national au modernisme pur et dur, avant d'assouplir son oeuvre en s'ouvrant à l'humanisme. Alvar Aalto, ou l'architecture réenchantée.
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Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) est à la Finlande ce que Picasso est à l'Espagne ou James Joyce à l'Irlande. Architecte, il a dessiné et construit des bâtiments, des luminaires, de la vaisselle et des meubles, autant de créations qui désormais symbolisent le pays des 180 000 lacs. Plus que tout, il a fait de la courbe sa signature, puisant son inspiration dans la nature, jouant de la lumière rasante du soleil de minuit, magnifiant la neige et les forêts de bouleaux. Né à une époque où l'éclectisme régnait en maître, il a au fil des années parcouru les styles, du romantisme national au modernisme pur et dur, avant d'assouplir son oeuvre en s'ouvrant à l'humanisme. Alvar Aalto, ou l'architecture réenchantée.
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Sculpteur, designer. scénographe, architecte, paysagiste ... Isamu Noguchi (1904 - 1988) a été un artiste complet liant intimement son art à sa vie. Entre États-Unis et Japon -- ses deux patries -- entre abstraction et figuration, entre tradition et modernité il a inlassablement créé sans jamais se soucier des frontières. Artiste phare de la scène internationale de(...)
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Sculpteur, designer. scénographe, architecte, paysagiste ... Isamu Noguchi (1904 - 1988) a été un artiste complet liant intimement son art à sa vie. Entre États-Unis et Japon -- ses deux patries -- entre abstraction et figuration, entre tradition et modernité il a inlassablement créé sans jamais se soucier des frontières. Artiste phare de la scène internationale de(...)
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Sculpteur, designer. scénographe, architecte, paysagiste ... Isamu Noguchi (1904 - 1988) a été un artiste complet liant intimement son art à sa vie. Entre États-Unis et Japon -- ses deux patries -- entre abstraction et figuration, entre tradition et modernité il a inlassablement créé sans jamais se soucier des frontières. Artiste phare de la scène internationale de l'après-guerre, il est aussi connu pour ses lampes Akari, une lumineuse réinvention de la lanterne japonaise. Et si ses oeuvres sculptées appartiennent aujourd'hui aux collections des plus grands musées. elles occupent aussi l'espace public des villes où elles se font terrain de jeux de méditation ou de contemplation - de vie en tout cas pour le plus grand nombre.
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Sculpteur, designer. scénographe, architecte, paysagiste ... Isamu Noguchi (1904 - 1988) a été un artiste complet liant intimement son art à sa vie. Entre États-Unis et Japon -- ses deux patries -- entre abstraction et figuration, entre tradition et modernité il a inlassablement créé sans jamais se soucier des frontières. Artiste phare de la scène internationale de l'après-guerre, il est aussi connu pour ses lampes Akari, une lumineuse réinvention de la lanterne japonaise. Et si ses oeuvres sculptées appartiennent aujourd'hui aux collections des plus grands musées. elles occupent aussi l'espace public des villes où elles se font terrain de jeux de méditation ou de contemplation - de vie en tout cas pour le plus grand nombre.
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One of the principal founders of the Arts and Crafts movement, William Morris was responsible for hundreds of patterns for wallpapers, fabrics, tapestries, and carpets that are iconic of the late nineteenth century and continue to resonate today. It is now widely acknowledged that his artistic production was stimulated by his deep familiarity with embroideries, woven(...)
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One of the principal founders of the Arts and Crafts movement, William Morris was responsible for hundreds of patterns for wallpapers, fabrics, tapestries, and carpets that are iconic of the late nineteenth century and continue to resonate today. It is now widely acknowledged that his artistic production was stimulated by his deep familiarity with embroideries, woven(...)
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Tulips and peacocks: William Morris and art from the Islamic world
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One of the principal founders of the Arts and Crafts movement, William Morris was responsible for hundreds of patterns for wallpapers, fabrics, tapestries, and carpets that are iconic of the late nineteenth century and continue to resonate today. It is now widely acknowledged that his artistic production was stimulated by his deep familiarity with embroideries, woven velvets, silks, carpets, and metalwork from Iran, Syria, and Turkey, which he collected throughout his lifetime. Ranging from popular nineteenth-century tourist merchandise to rare artefacts of historical significance, Morris’s collection is a testament to the interconnectedness of global artistic traditions and the enduring importance of recognising the contributions of various cultures to the evolution of his design and craftsmanship.
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One of the principal founders of the Arts and Crafts movement, William Morris was responsible for hundreds of patterns for wallpapers, fabrics, tapestries, and carpets that are iconic of the late nineteenth century and continue to resonate today. It is now widely acknowledged that his artistic production was stimulated by his deep familiarity with embroideries, woven velvets, silks, carpets, and metalwork from Iran, Syria, and Turkey, which he collected throughout his lifetime. Ranging from popular nineteenth-century tourist merchandise to rare artefacts of historical significance, Morris’s collection is a testament to the interconnectedness of global artistic traditions and the enduring importance of recognising the contributions of various cultures to the evolution of his design and craftsmanship.
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Cuban-born, Mexico-based designer Clara Porset is renowned for her mid-century modern furniture and interior design and for her collaborations with architects such as Luis Barragán and Mario Pani. She was also an accomplished critic and writer. ''Living Design'' collects Porset’s essays, reviews, and lectures to highlight her role as an influential thinker, educator, and(...)
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Cuban-born, Mexico-based designer Clara Porset is renowned for her mid-century modern furniture and interior design and for her collaborations with architects such as Luis Barragán and Mario Pani. She was also an accomplished critic and writer. ''Living Design'' collects Porset’s essays, reviews, and lectures to highlight her role as an influential thinker, educator, and(...)
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Living design: The writings of Clara Porset
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Cuban-born, Mexico-based designer Clara Porset is renowned for her mid-century modern furniture and interior design and for her collaborations with architects such as Luis Barragán and Mario Pani. She was also an accomplished critic and writer. ''Living Design'' collects Porset’s essays, reviews, and lectures to highlight her role as an influential thinker, educator, and practitioner. This volume insightfully contextualizes the politics that shaped Porset’s design principles, charts the influence of the Bauhaus and Black Mountain College on her work, and reveals the period’s fusion of local adaptations and modernist principles that made Mexico a major center of modernist design. At a time when many practitioners believed that design could only be modernized by replacing hand craftsmanship with mechanization, Porset valued both approaches for their distinctive qualities and urged others to do the same. Through her writings, she encouraged efforts to catalyze local design communities during a period of rapid technological and social change. With essays by historian Randal Sheppard and design curator and scholar Ana Elena Mallet, an introduction by volume editors Zoë Ryan and Valentina Sarmiento Cruz, and explanatory notes on the people and publishing forums in Porset’s circle, ''Living Design'' makes available works never before published in English, and with only limited circulation in the Spanish language, in order to recover an important and neglected voice in global modernism.
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Cuban-born, Mexico-based designer Clara Porset is renowned for her mid-century modern furniture and interior design and for her collaborations with architects such as Luis Barragán and Mario Pani. She was also an accomplished critic and writer. ''Living Design'' collects Porset’s essays, reviews, and lectures to highlight her role as an influential thinker, educator, and practitioner. This volume insightfully contextualizes the politics that shaped Porset’s design principles, charts the influence of the Bauhaus and Black Mountain College on her work, and reveals the period’s fusion of local adaptations and modernist principles that made Mexico a major center of modernist design. At a time when many practitioners believed that design could only be modernized by replacing hand craftsmanship with mechanization, Porset valued both approaches for their distinctive qualities and urged others to do the same. Through her writings, she encouraged efforts to catalyze local design communities during a period of rapid technological and social change. With essays by historian Randal Sheppard and design curator and scholar Ana Elena Mallet, an introduction by volume editors Zoë Ryan and Valentina Sarmiento Cruz, and explanatory notes on the people and publishing forums in Porset’s circle, ''Living Design'' makes available works never before published in English, and with only limited circulation in the Spanish language, in order to recover an important and neglected voice in global modernism.
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Donald Judd furniture
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"The art of a chair is not its resemblance to art, but is partly its reasonableness, usefulness, and scale as a chair." This publication introduces readers to the furniture designs of renowned artist Donald Judd. Initiated by the renovation of his home and studio at 101 Spring Street in New York, and the difficulty Judd later had in furnishing his home in Marfa, Texas,(...)
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"The art of a chair is not its resemblance to art, but is partly its reasonableness, usefulness, and scale as a chair." This publication introduces readers to the furniture designs of renowned artist Donald Judd. Initiated by the renovation of his home and studio at 101 Spring Street in New York, and the difficulty Judd later had in furnishing his home in Marfa, Texas,(...)
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"The art of a chair is not its resemblance to art, but is partly its reasonableness, usefulness, and scale as a chair." This publication introduces readers to the furniture designs of renowned artist Donald Judd. Initiated by the renovation of his home and studio at 101 Spring Street in New York, and the difficulty Judd later had in furnishing his home in Marfa, Texas, these furn-iture designs exemplify the directness of form and presence for which his artworks are celebrated, as well as offering a distinct and unadorned functionality. In this book they are presented through detailed drawings and breakdowns of materials, alongside colour photography exploring their effect in situ. As well as surveying a central aspect of Judd's work, "Donald Judd Furniture" forms an eloquent mediation on functionality, form, and the possibilities of design in a world of mass-production.
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"The art of a chair is not its resemblance to art, but is partly its reasonableness, usefulness, and scale as a chair." This publication introduces readers to the furniture designs of renowned artist Donald Judd. Initiated by the renovation of his home and studio at 101 Spring Street in New York, and the difficulty Judd later had in furnishing his home in Marfa, Texas, these furn-iture designs exemplify the directness of form and presence for which his artworks are celebrated, as well as offering a distinct and unadorned functionality. In this book they are presented through detailed drawings and breakdowns of materials, alongside colour photography exploring their effect in situ. As well as surveying a central aspect of Judd's work, "Donald Judd Furniture" forms an eloquent mediation on functionality, form, and the possibilities of design in a world of mass-production.
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Donad Judd spaces
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This volume presents a visual survey of Donald Judd's permanently installed living and working spaces in New York and Texas. Edited by Rainer Judd and Flavin Judd, it includes newly commissioned and archival photographs presented alongside five essays and drawings for architecture and design by the artist. From 101 Spring Street, a nineteenth-century cast-iron building in(...)
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This volume presents a visual survey of Donald Judd's permanently installed living and working spaces in New York and Texas. Edited by Rainer Judd and Flavin Judd, it includes newly commissioned and archival photographs presented alongside five essays and drawings for architecture and design by the artist. From 101 Spring Street, a nineteenth-century cast-iron building in(...)
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This volume presents a visual survey of Donald Judd's permanently installed living and working spaces in New York and Texas. Edited by Rainer Judd and Flavin Judd, it includes newly commissioned and archival photographs presented alongside five essays and drawings for architecture and design by the artist. From 101 Spring Street, a nineteenth-century cast-iron building in Manhattan, to Ayala de Chinati, an extensive ranch in the mountains of western Texas, this book details the interiors, exteriors, and land surrounding the buildings that comprise Judd’s extant living and working spaces stewarded by Judd Foundation. Each space was thoroughly considered by Judd with resolute attention to function and design. From furniture to utilitarian structures that Judd designed himself, these spaces underscore his deep interest in the preservation of buildings and his deliberate interventions within existing architecture.
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This volume presents a visual survey of Donald Judd's permanently installed living and working spaces in New York and Texas. Edited by Rainer Judd and Flavin Judd, it includes newly commissioned and archival photographs presented alongside five essays and drawings for architecture and design by the artist. From 101 Spring Street, a nineteenth-century cast-iron building in Manhattan, to Ayala de Chinati, an extensive ranch in the mountains of western Texas, this book details the interiors, exteriors, and land surrounding the buildings that comprise Judd’s extant living and working spaces stewarded by Judd Foundation. Each space was thoroughly considered by Judd with resolute attention to function and design. From furniture to utilitarian structures that Judd designed himself, these spaces underscore his deep interest in the preservation of buildings and his deliberate interventions within existing architecture.
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Gunta Stölzl (1897–1983) and the prominent Swiss artist Johannes Itten (1888–1967) were Bauhaus teachers who met in the experimental field during their time at the Bauhaus in Weimar. This volume takes a look at the artistic pairing and assembles in picturesque detail their impressive contributions to Swiss textile art. Few people are aware that Itten made an in-depth(...)
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Gunta Stölzl (1897–1983) and the prominent Swiss artist Johannes Itten (1888–1967) were Bauhaus teachers who met in the experimental field during their time at the Bauhaus in Weimar. This volume takes a look at the artistic pairing and assembles in picturesque detail their impressive contributions to Swiss textile art. Few people are aware that Itten made an in-depth(...)
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Gunta Stölzl & Johannes Itten:Textile universes
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Gunta Stölzl (1897–1983) and the prominent Swiss artist Johannes Itten (1888–1967) were Bauhaus teachers who met in the experimental field during their time at the Bauhaus in Weimar. This volume takes a look at the artistic pairing and assembles in picturesque detail their impressive contributions to Swiss textile art. Few people are aware that Itten made an in-depth study of textile design. Accordingly, this book invites readers to rediscover him as a textile designer in conjunction with Stölzl, who has a place in art history as a "classic of textile art." Both artists left Nazi Germany in the 1930s and explored innovations in ornamental and textile forms. Their work revived textile art in Switzerland with new ways of inventing forms and ornamentation and helped establish a network of modern Swiss textile art.
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Gunta Stölzl (1897–1983) and the prominent Swiss artist Johannes Itten (1888–1967) were Bauhaus teachers who met in the experimental field during their time at the Bauhaus in Weimar. This volume takes a look at the artistic pairing and assembles in picturesque detail their impressive contributions to Swiss textile art. Few people are aware that Itten made an in-depth study of textile design. Accordingly, this book invites readers to rediscover him as a textile designer in conjunction with Stölzl, who has a place in art history as a "classic of textile art." Both artists left Nazi Germany in the 1930s and explored innovations in ornamental and textile forms. Their work revived textile art in Switzerland with new ways of inventing forms and ornamentation and helped establish a network of modern Swiss textile art.
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In 1931, the English designer Gerald Summers (1899–1967) and his partner, Marjorie Butcher (1909–96), opened their London shop Makers of Simple Furniture. A small company, they produced made-to-order furniture in limited quantities. Until the firm’s closing in 1940, Makers of Simple Furniture produced hundreds of ingenious furniture designs in plywood. Conceived, in(...)
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In 1931, the English designer Gerald Summers (1899–1967) and his partner, Marjorie Butcher (1909–96), opened their London shop Makers of Simple Furniture. A small company, they produced made-to-order furniture in limited quantities. Until the firm’s closing in 1940, Makers of Simple Furniture produced hundreds of ingenious furniture designs in plywood. Conceived, in(...)
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Gerald Summers & Marjorie Butcher: Makers of simple furniture, 1931-1940
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In 1931, the English designer Gerald Summers (1899–1967) and his partner, Marjorie Butcher (1909–96), opened their London shop Makers of Simple Furniture. A small company, they produced made-to-order furniture in limited quantities. Until the firm’s closing in 1940, Makers of Simple Furniture produced hundreds of ingenious furniture designs in plywood. Conceived, in Summers’ words, as “furniture for the concrete age,” this singular body of work shaped the notion of the modern interior in Britain. "Makers of simple furniture" tells for the first time the compelling story of the firm and its dedicated proprietors. Drawing on Butcher’s vivid recollections and a wealth of unpublished material—including never-before-seen images, personal correspondence, workshop documents and illustrated specification sheets—the book reveals the magnitude of their achievements and restores a neglected chapter in the history of modern design.
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In 1931, the English designer Gerald Summers (1899–1967) and his partner, Marjorie Butcher (1909–96), opened their London shop Makers of Simple Furniture. A small company, they produced made-to-order furniture in limited quantities. Until the firm’s closing in 1940, Makers of Simple Furniture produced hundreds of ingenious furniture designs in plywood. Conceived, in Summers’ words, as “furniture for the concrete age,” this singular body of work shaped the notion of the modern interior in Britain. "Makers of simple furniture" tells for the first time the compelling story of the firm and its dedicated proprietors. Drawing on Butcher’s vivid recollections and a wealth of unpublished material—including never-before-seen images, personal correspondence, workshop documents and illustrated specification sheets—the book reveals the magnitude of their achievements and restores a neglected chapter in the history of modern design.
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