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WIRKKALA, TAPIO.
Author: Pekka Suhonen. Foreword by Tapio Periäinen. Edited by Juhani Pallasmaa
Country: Finland
Language: English
Year Published: 1981
No. of pages: 210
Illustrations: 64 Color Illustrations. 143 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 10”x 9”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 9519931457
Biblio/Bio: Bio.
Code: 0169
Price: $95.00
Finland lost one of their greatest treasures, when TW died in 1985. This versatile designer has made great impact on the world of design. His accomplishments include major interior design projects, design of glass, ceramics, wood and metal objects of the highest quality for major Finnish manufacturers. TW has received many international prizes and has exhibited worldwide.
WOLFF, ANN.
Author:
Country: California
Language: English
Year Published: 1987
No. of pages: 48
Illustrations: 30 Color Illustrations. 16 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 9 1/2”x 11”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN:
Biblio/Bio: Bio. Cat. of exh.
Code: 6283
Price: $25.00
In 1981 a process began that proved to be a new direction in Ann Wolff’s aesthetic development. In 1981 Ann Wolff began to draw, freely and autonomously, with no immediate relation to her glasswork. The engraved outlines of female and male nudes, which since 1971 had been a component of her glass compositions, were freed from this material. They began to be drawn with pencil on paper. Step by step, a chain of discoveries, experiments, new beginnings developed, defining each other, affecting one another, circles radiating into even wider circles from a centrifugal force.
WOVEN COVERLETS OF NORWAY, THE.
Author: Larson, Katherine
Country: Washington
Language: English
Year Published: 2001
No. of pages: 191
Illustrations: 87 Color Illustrations. 90 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 11 1/2”x 9”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 295981318
Biblio/Bio: Index. Bibl.
Code: 4726
Price: $45.00
A showcase of one of Norway’s most beautiful and enduring folk arts. Along with a wealth of illustrations, Larson explains the coverlet’s importance as the pinnacle of the Norwegian weaver’s art, describes traditional methods of weaving wool and flax, and discusses the different types of coverlets and their origins.
WOVEN MAGIC/ VÄVD MAGI. A Book About Kilims/ En Bok Om Kelim
Author: Albertsson, Ingemar and Peter Willborg
Country: Sweden
Language: English/ Swedish
Year Published: 1992
No. of pages: 164
Illustrations: 75 Color Illustrations. 27 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 10”x 9 1/2”
Weight: 3.00
ISBN: 9187992043
Biblio/Bio: Cat. of exh.
Code: 3765
Price: $115.00
Including 122 flatweaves from five different continents, this exhibition focuses on the kilim, a type of Oriental flatweave rug. Early in the 1900s, they were used mostly as drapes and covers, and they often adorned the walls of mens’ smoking rooms and studies. These rugs went out of fashion, however, until they became popular again in the late 1980s because of their inclusion in certain decorator magazines. Today, kilims as art can be subdivided into naturalistic, constructivistic, or abstract forms. This book depicts each of these rugs in large, color illustrations, and it also includes descriptions of the symbols, patterns, and techniques used in each rug as well as commentaries on their functions in the societies from which they originated.
ZILVER UIT FINLAND / SILVER FROM FINLAND / ARGENTERIE DE FINLANDE / SILBER AUS FINNLAND. Wirkkala, Gardberg, Sarpaneva, Piekäinen
Author: De Ren, Leo
Country: Germany
Language: English/ French/ German/Flemish
Year Published: 1995
No. of pages: 48
Illustrations: 8 Color Illustrations. 20 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 10 1/2”x 8 1/2”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: No ISBN
Biblio/Bio: Bibl. Bios.
Code: 5395
Price: $29.50
The Scandinavians are known as trendsetters in the design world. It was through the fortunate coexistence of art and industry that the aesthetic and functional design of decorative objects and appliances grew into an important export product. Design became the hallmark of the Scandinavian countries. This is certainly true of Finland, the home of the modern silverware featured in this exhibition. In 1976 the Sterckshof Museum turned the spotlight on Finnish crafts and design and the exhibition provided a good overview of design from the sixties and seventies but it did not touch on precious metals. That is why this time the Silver Centre decided to concentrate on Finnish silver designed by four leading artist-designers in the second half of this century.