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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Here is a book of country antiques from Sweden, all of them traditional and painted rustic furniture including chairs, chests, beds, clocks, wardrobes, cradles and rocking chairs. They are beautifully painted in their muted colors and some date as far back as the 1700s.

Language: Swedish
Pages: 136
Illustrations: 149 Color Illustrations. 31 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 10 1/2”x 8”
Binding: Hardbound
Subcategory: Folk Art
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Weight: 1.50
ISBN: 9153423895
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Miscellaneous: Bibl. Index.


Code: 5744
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: New

Price: $65.00

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A unique selection of the best innovative textile art from the 20th century. This catalogue will introduce the hand-woven textiles of the period in all their manifold variety. It will also demonstrate the great tradition and developments that have taken place over a 100 year period and on many fronts have made this the century of weaving in Denmark. Artists include among many Gerda Henning, Vibeke Klint, Kirsten and John Becker, Hanne Vedel, Kim Naver, Annette Juel, Jette Gemzøe, Nanna Hertoft, Jette Nevers, Naja Salto.

Language: English
Pages: 284
Illustrations: 242 Color Illustrations. 42 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 9 1/2”x 7”
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: Textiles - Costume / Crocheting / Embroidery / Fashion Design / Fiber/lace / Weaving Survey
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Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 8790786947
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Code: 5720
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: New

Price: $99.50

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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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The fifth volume .in a series devoted to the use of design materials, this vividly illustrated book explores the wonder that light can perform on interior spaces. The book shows how designers and architects use light to vitalize objects, surfaces, and environments throughout the home. As architect Ricardo Legorreta states, “Light and architecture go together,” and Dr. Carol Soucek King brilliantly reveals the importance of lighting design as an essential and often unifying element. In these resplendent pages, we see how natural and artificial light, in the past used to perform a sole function, now has a multitude of new roles. Dr. King visits over twenty-five home settings of international lighting designers that represent a complete palette of styles and applications, each reflecting the complex requirements of lighting myriad spaces.

Language: English
Pages: 176
Illustrations: 214 Color Illustrations. 14 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 11 1/2”x 9”
Binding: Hardbound
Subcategory: Interior Design
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Weight: 2.50
ISBN: 866365826
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Code: 5639
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: New

Price: $19.50

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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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This is the historical outline that begins in 1790 of one of the finest and most exclusive porcelain dinnerwares in the world. Every bit as fascinating is the sublime craftmanship, which has always characterised the service: the finest openwork, the meticulous reproduction of plant anatomy, the detailed gilding and the painstakingly modelled flowers on the handles. This is truly craftmanship of the highest order and has been much admired far beyond Denmark’s borders. Flora Danica will therefore never be just a piece of beautifully decorated porcelain, but a tale of kingdoms and empires, political alliances and changing fashions, and much more. This book will give you an insight into the stories and the fascinating production process that is characteristic of a piece of Flora Danica from Royal Copenhagen.

Language: English
Pages: 95
Illustrations: 66 Color Illustrations.
Size: 11”x 8 1/2”
Binding: Clothbound with Jacket
Subcategory: Ceramics/Porcelain Survey
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Weight: 1.75
ISBN: 8717037972
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Code: 5631
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: New

Price: $75.00

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An important part of the book is devoted to an exhaustive survey of Kaj Franck’s production over some fifty years. It narrates the story of one of the most diverse and dynamic personalities on the post-war Finnish design scene. This book is essential for the library of the modernist collector. Illustr. include glass, ceramic, textiles, flatware etc.

Language: English/ Finnish/ Swedish
Pages: 311
Illustrations: 34 Color Illustrations. 346 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 9”x 8 1/2”
Binding: Hardbound
Subcategory: Monographs
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Weight: 2.50
ISBN: 9510178810
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Code: 0138
Condition: Not in perfect condition.
Status: New

Price: $135.00

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Around1850 glass in Sweden was not ordinary , it was expensive to own. In the following 50 years, there was development in how glass was manufactured so that it could be produced as a long series. Therefore today there is an abundance of glass from the late 1800s and the prices are still resaonably low. This book is a great guide for collectors and for beginners. The book gives insight into the techniques, models and decorations in the Swedish glass industry for more than 100 years ago.

Language: Swedish
Pages: 128
Illustrations: 98 Color Illustrations. 1 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 10”x 7”
Binding: Hardbound
Subcategory: Glass Survey
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Weight: 1.25
ISBN: 9153425960
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Code: 5763
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: New

Price: $52.50

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