Arti decorative e design

The Art of Steuben, Volume IV

1987 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, Steuben Glass, 1987. Softcover. Gray paper & illus. wraps, 80 pp. many color illus. A commercial catalog of glass pieces available for purchase in 1987. Nice samples of the company's work. G (Ex-library, with spine label, bookplate, imprint of previous owner, some ma...

Steuben Glass, Christmas 1973

1973 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, Steuben Glass, 1973. Softcover. Red paper & illus. wraps, 80 pp. many color illus. A commercial catalog of glass pieces available for purchase in time for Christmas 1973. Nice samples of the company's work. G (Ex-library, with spine label, bookplate, imprint of previ...

Steuben Glass, Christmas 1972

1972 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

New York, Steuben Glass, 1972. Softcover. Red paper & illus. wraps, 80 pp. many color illus. A commercial catalog of glass pieces available for purchase in time for Christmas 1972. Nice samples of the company's work. G (Ex-library, with spine label, bookplate, imprint of previ...

Das Thonet Buch

Von Vegesack, Alexander · 1987 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$95.00 (€86.19 | £71.91 | ¥15,170)

Munich, Bangert Verlag, 1987. Hardcover. Black cloth, white & decorated dust jacket, 192 pp. many BW & color illus. Text is in German. A consideration of the life and work of furniture maker Michael Thonet (1796-1871) and his family. Profusely illustrated with examples of the ...

Louisiana's Art Nouveau: The Crafts of the Newcomb Style

Ormond, Suzanne and Mary E. Irvine · 1976 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Gretna, Louisiana, Pelican Publishing Company, 1976. Hardcover. Cream boards, white dj with color illustration. BW illus. 32 pp. of color plates. "The Newcomb crafts -- pottery, needlework, metal and leather crafts, jewelry, bookbinding, block-printing, and calligraphy -- evol...

Mondo Materialis: Materials and Ideas for the Future

Beylerian, George M. and Jeffrey J. Osborne · 1990 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, Harry N. Abrams, 1990. Hardcover. Sky-blue stamped cloth, black & illus. dust jacket, 155 pp. 192 color illus. Issued in conjunction with a traveling exhibition. "More than 120 leading architectural, interior, and industrial design firms worldwide were asked to share...

Cabinets of Curiosities

Wood Turning Center and The Furniture Society · 2003 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Philadelphia, Wood Turning Center and The Furniture Society, 2003. Hardcover. Bright blue & illus. laminated boards, 126 pp. BW & color illus. + CD. Issued in conjunction with a series of 2003-2006 exhibitions featuring examples of curiosity cabinets. With essays: Final Though...

Landmarks of Twentieth-Century Design: An Illustrated Handbook

Hiesinger, Kathryn B. and George H. Marcus · 1993 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, Abbeville, 1993. Softcover. Blue & cream & illus. wraps, French flaps, 431 pp. with profuse illustrations. "While other books have discussed individual designers, styles, and media, only this indispensible volume synthesizes these issues in an all-encompassing discus...

Windsor-Chair Making in America: From Craft Shop to Consumer

Evans, Nancy Goyne · 2006 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$225.00 (€204.14 | £170.31 | ¥35,930)

Hanover, NH, University Press of New England, 2006. Hardcover. Sea-green cloth, gilt letters on spine, white & illus. wraps in mylar cover, 475 pp. profusely illus.in both BW & color. "An authoritative and absorbing historical picture of the vernacular chair shop and industry....

Garry Knox Bennett: Call Me Chairmaker

Bellevue Arts Museum · 2006 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.20 | ¥10,380)

Bellevue, Wash, Bellevue Arts Museum, 2006. Hardcover. Black & illus. paper boards, 96 pp. color illus. Issued in conjunction with a 2006 exhibition featuring select works created by American furniture maker Garry Knox Bennett (b. 1934). With essays by Matthew Kangas, Glenn Ad...

Omega and After: Bloomsbury and the Decorative Arts

Anscombe, Isabelle · 1993 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, Thames and Hudson, 1993. reprint. Softcover. Color pictorial wraps; 176 pp.; 20 color plates; 104 bw figures. Foreword by John Lehmann; Photos by Howard Grey; Discusses the Omega Workshops, started in London in 1913 by Roger Fry and which produced decorative arts wor...

The Edwin & Mary Triestman Collection of Important Glass

NY: Sotheby's, June 14, 2006 · 2006 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, Sotheby's, 2006. Softcover. Black & white & illus. wraps, 112 pp. many color illus. "An impressive selection of American, English and French works is featured in the present group. However, it is the creative spirit of Louis Comfort Tiffany that struck the strongest ...

397 Chairs

Danto, Arthur C. · 1988 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,387)

New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1988. Hardcover. Gray stampbed cloth, with silver letters & motif on spine & front cover, gray & decorated dust jacket, 96 pp. 350 BW illus. & 47 color plates. "Based on an exhibition created by the Architectural League of New York." An exhibiti...

Vienna 1900-1930: Art in the Home

1996 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, Historical Design, 1996. Softcover. Tan & illus. wraps, 80 pp. many BW & color illus. Issued in conjunction with a 1996-1997 exhibition featuring "a comprehensive and exciting display of fine and decorative arts from Vienna's golden period of artistic growth." (intro...

The Festive Tradition: Table Decoration and Desserts in America, 1650-1900

Belden, Louise Conway · 1983 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

New York, W. W. Norton and Company, 1983. Hardcover. Magenta cloth, maroon ill. DJ in mylar cover. x, x, 340 pp.many BW illus. some color. "A Winterthur Book." "A lively account of the people, the means, and the artifacts surrounding this once elegant social ritual. It is rich...

American Wicker: Woven Furniture from 1850 to 1930

Adamson, Jeremy · 1993 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, Rizzoli, 1993. Softcover. White & illus. wraps,175 pp. Many bw and color illus. "Plain or fancy, natural or painted, American wicker represents a significant and distinctive achievement in the international arena of the decorative arts. The fascinating history of Ame...

Focus on Materials

Kelsey, John (editor) · 2006 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Asheville, NC, The Furniture Society, 2006. Softcover. Dark blue & illus. wraps, 128 pp. 175 color illus. From the series "Furniture Studio." Features "A photo survey of makers who are especially fluent in metal, concrete, and stone as well as wood ; A visit to an extraordinar...

Furniture Makers Exploring Digital Technologies

Kelsey, John (editor) · 2005 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Asheville, NC, The Furniture Society, 2005. Softcover. Dark blue & orange & illus. wraps, 128 pp. 273 color illus. From the series "Furniture Studio." "Essays and photos in this book show and discuss imaginative, beautifully made pieces of extraordinary contemporary furniture....

Tradition in Contemporary Furniture

Mastelli, Rick and John Kelsey (editors) · 2001 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Free Union, Va, The Furniture Society, 2001. Softcover. Color illus. wraps, French flaps, 144 pp. 200+ color photos. From the "Furniture Studio" series. "Explores the evolution of traditional furniture in contemporary work. The term 'studio furniture' refers to work made one p...

Airgead Eireannach a Bhronn an Dr. Kurt Ticher Ar Ard-Mhusaem Na Heireann = the Dr. Kurt Ticher Donation of Irish Silver to the National Museum of Ireland

Teahan, John · 0 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

National Museum of Ireland. Softcover. Gray wraps, 95 pp. 56 BW plates. Text is in Irish and English. Documents 56 pieces donated by Dr. Kurt Ticher to the National Museum of Ireland. Includes specifics for each piece in both languages. G- (Ex-library copy, with labels, some w...