Facsimile edition of a sales catalogue for Artek originally printed in 1935. This booklet includes a variety of chairs, tables, desks, bookcases, tables cabinets, bedroom and children’s furniture, dressers designed by Alvar Aalto. An important publication for collectors of modernism.

Language: English/ Finnish No Text
Pages: 22
Illustrations: 103 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 12”x 9 1/2”
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: Furniture Design/Wood Carving Monographs
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Weight: 0.25
ISBN: 9525371115
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Code: 5498
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: New

Price: $16.50

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This booklet is published by Finmar Company in England. The company worked in close cooperation with the architect Alvar Aalto and with Oy Artek Ab, which was founded in Helsinki in 1935. The Finnish architect has succeeded in perfecting a method of woodworking especially well adapted to the making of chairs. The chairs are extremely comfortable; they are light and take up very little room. In appearance they are elegant, their flowing lines lending them a personal, modern character. As the chairs are only waxed and polished, the excellent craftmanship can be examined without difficulty. These described chairs, together with other articles of furniture, have been christened Aalto products. This booklet presents pictures of stackable chairs and stools, more comfortable chairs, tables, bookcases, children’s furniture, a desk and Aalto’s famous tea-trolley.

Language: English
Pages: 54
Illustrations: 33 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 4”x 8”
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: Furniture Design/Wood Carving Monographs
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Weight: 0.25
ISBN: 9525371107
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Code: 5497
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: New

Price: $14.50

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There has been a collossal rise in the interest for antiques in the last few years. But there are many questions that can arise and it is not always simple to see the difference between fake from true antique pieces. Is this piece of furniture as old as it looks, is it a later copy, is it made in Stockholm? What if you have some furniture that has been passed down to you that is signed and worth more than you thought? This engaging guide will help answer these questions for you with concise details. Included are drawings and pictures of chairs, dressers, tables, mirrors, signatures and stamps.

Language: Swedish
Pages: 129
Illustrations: 138 Color Illustrations. 57 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 10”x 8”
Binding: Hardbound
Subcategory: Furniture Design/Wood Carving Survey
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Weight: 1.25
ISBN: 9153423232
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Code: 5761
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: New

Price: $59.50

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This large, gorgeous and comprehensive book addresses an important period in Scandinavian design history when Danish furniture rose to a level that rivalled contemporaneous work in major European capitals and the Americas. In the estimation of many historians, this remarkable body of 19th c. work may be considered the foundation for modern Danish furniture in the 20th c., based on its reliance upon superlative standards of fabrication, superb quality of design and revelation of national aspirations. The book is printed with many color illustrations of previously unpublished furniture as well as reproductions of Danish Golden Age paintings which reveal these pieces in original interiors. The beautiful layout by the graphic designer Gertrud Jensen has been awarded the prize of the year from the Society of Danish Book Design. The author is the head of The National Art and Design Library in Copenhagen and the assistant director at The Danish Museum of Decorative Art and a member of the board of ICOM-ICDAD.

Language: English
Pages: 504
Illustrations: 216 Color Illustrations. 283 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 12 1/2”x 9 1/2”
Binding: Clothbound with Jacket
Subcategory: Furniture Design/Wood Carving Survey
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Weight: 7.25
ISBN: 8772458984
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Code: 5539
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: New

Price: $295.00

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In 1963, D.J. De Pree, founder of Herman Miller Inc., committed the company to modern furniture. The rest is history: their continuing collaboration with some of the giants of modern design has made Miller synonymous with quality design. Presenting 14 carefully chosen case studies, Berry explores the unique symbiosis of business and design that both informed the company’s ethos and ensured its success. A definitive history of design and the company’s work since its founding, Herman Miller features legendary deigns of Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Isamu Noguchi, Gilbert Rohde, Bill Stumpf, Dom Chadwick, Verner Panton and many more. It is a must-read for collectors, designers, professionals, students, and anyone with an interest in design.

Language: English
Pages: 242
Illustrations: 134 Color Illustrations. 105 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 12”x 9”
Binding: Hardbound with Jacket
Subcategory: Furniture Design/Wood Carving Survey
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Weight: 3.75
ISBN: 847826546
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Code: 5686
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: New

Price: $60.00

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The first chairs in Sweden were imported or were manufactured after foreign designs. After this, new models developed that we consider today to be typical Swedish designs. This engaging book gives you a detailed history of the devolopment of the Swedish chairs, from the 1600s through the Golden Age.

Language: Swedish
Pages: 216
Illustrations: 299 Color Illustrations. 2 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 11”x 8 1/2”
Binding: Hardbound
Subcategory: Furniture Design/Wood Carving Survey
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Weight: 2.25
ISBN: 9153424093
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Code: 5765
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: New

Price: $99.50

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Presented here is a detailed guide to 20th century Danish modern furniture designs. Furniture from well-known designers that exists in thousands of homes but also less known jewels are discovered here because of their great prices and quality. 250 Danish designs photographed in color - such as chairs, lamps, arm chairs, sofas and much more - with listed information such as price, materials used, year of design. Tips are given on what you should be aware of when you are shopping at classical modernist furniture stores and auction houses. Designers include Hans Wegner, Kay Bojesen, Nanna and Jørgen Ditzel, Piet Hein, Poul Henningsen, Jørgen Høvelskov, Arne Jacobsen, Grete Jalk, Finn Juhl, Poul Kjærholm, Kaare Klint, Mogens Koch, Børge Mogensen, Verner Panton, Jens Quistgaard, and many others. Includes contact information to modern classical furniture stores, auctions, websites. Producers marks included.

Language: Danish
Pages: 400
Illustrations: 546 Color Illustrations. 92 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 10’x 8”
Binding: Hardbound with Jacket
Subcategory: Furniture Design/Wood Carving Survey
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Weight: 3.25
ISBN: 11313714
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Code: 5564
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: New

Price: $95.00

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Tapiovaara (1914-1999) was a pioneer in the new design trade. Having a more problematic attitude than his predecessors, and vitally and culturally rooted to his country, he laid the foundations for the development of incipient industrial design through his objects and writings, thus bridging the radicalism of early European rationalism and the realism of post-war objective needs. His work contains crucial elements that arise out of a meticulous, laborious, precise investigation into the quest for perfection, the worship of beauty and the poetics of form. This momographic study included an extensive file of designs, drawings and interior design works by this creator of international scope, placing his work in the contemporary context of Finnish design and industry. This impressive books contains his architecture and design of many different chairs, stackable stools, dining chairs and lounge like chairs in addition to tables and wall units, lighting and interior design. Drawings and elevations included.

Language: English/ Spanish
Pages: 278
Illustrations: 485 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 11 1/2”x 9 1/2”
Binding: Hardbound w/ Jacket
Subcategory: Furniture Design/Wood Carving Monographs
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Weight: 4.50
ISBN: 8489609152
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Code: 5500
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: New

Price: $140.00

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A monograph on the Danish internationally reknowned furniture designer. He trained as a cabinet-maker before attending the Copenhagen School of Arts and Crafts, where he later lectured from 1946-1953. From 1938-1942, he worked as a furniture designer in Arne Jacobsen and Erik Moller’s architectural practice. Wegner’s chairs are among the modern classics of our time, beautiful, ergonomically sound and very diverse in design. From the Danish Designer book series put out in association with the Louisiana Museum.

Language: Danish
Pages: 84
Illustrations: 72 Color Illustrations. 59 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 9” x 8 1/2”
Binding: Hardbound
Subcategory: Furniture Design/Wood Carving Monographs
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Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 8711230681
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Code: 5988
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: New

Price: $75.00

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