Why is Finnish architecture so good? What is its secret? This book is a contemporary mapping of new architecture, the “ ˜hip’ “ ˜hop’ and “ ˜house’ of young Finnish architects and painters. “ ˜Hip’ might be cool, “ ˜hop’ might be a transition, and “ ˜house’ might be the destination of architecture which must envelope us in the future. 40/40 illuminates the differences within shared, blended concerns, whilst at the same time still hinting at something peculiarly talented about the young architects of this part of the world and their uncanny habit of releasing new energies.

Language: English
Pages: 239
Illustrations: 258 Color Illustrations. 45 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 8“ x 6“
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: Survey
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Weight: 1.25
ISBN: 9516826466
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Location of Exhibition:
Miscellaneous: Bios. Cat. of exh.


Code: 5287
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Backlist

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In the limited edition series A day in the life of... photographers are portraying a day in their lives, fiction as non-fiction. The sixth publication in this monthly series is completed by Stockholm based photographer Mikael Olsson. The airy, dreamy b/w images in this publication were shot on the island of Capri. Their subject is the Villa Lysis, a mansion that was built for the French poet and writer Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen. After fleeing France in 1903 after being accused of "indeecency" with young boys, Count d'Adelswärd-Fersen lived in the building with his lover Nino Cesarini until his drug-related suicide in 1923.

Language: English
Pages: 30
Illustrations: 0 Color Illustrations. 24 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 7“ x 5“
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: Monographs
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Weight: 0.25
ISBN: 9.78919E+12
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Code: 6582
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: New

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In the limited edition series A day in the life of... photographers are portraying a day in their lives, fiction as non-fiction. The third publication in this monthly series is completed by Paris based Ola Rindal. The photographs were taken during one of his travel days in the course through Russia on the Trans-Siberian Railroad.

Language: English
Pages: 30
Illustrations: 0 Color Illustrations. 15 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 7“ x 5“
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: Monographs
Edition:
Weight: 0.25
ISBN: 9.78919E+12
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Code: 6586
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: New

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Kellinghusen is fajance made between 1765-1860 in the Schleswig-Holstein part of Northern Germany and Southern Jutland in Denmark. The so-called Kellinghusen patterns are here reproduced for use for painting on china or anywhere one would like. The designs mainly consist of very pretty borders and flowers in lovely subtle colors.

Language: Danish
Pages: 46
Illustrations: 35 Color Illustrations.
Size: 9“ x 6“
Binding: Hardbound
Subcategory: How To Books
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Weight: 0.50
ISBN: 8775452510
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Code: 2220
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Backlist

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The old runic letters were much used in the Viking Age. Runes have been found from the Black Sea in the South to Russia in the east, all over Europe and Scandinavia, and in Greenland. Runes on memorial stones, weapons, tools, calfskin, wax plates, wooden boards and pins. They were used to send messages, mark possesions, make calendars, write law-books and love letters. This concise and readable book tells the story of the viking runes, and each letter is explained with the help of a runic verse dating from the Viking Age. A quick guide to a fascinating world, for the general reader.

Language: English
Pages: 59
Illustrations: 32 Color Illustrations. 8 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 7“ x 4 1/2“
Binding: Hardbound
Subcategory: None
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Weight: 0.50
ISBN: 9979856386
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Location of Exhibition:
Miscellaneous: Bibl.


Code: 5790
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: New

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A thorough account of the furniture design and interiors of Alvar Aalto, beautifully illustrated in black & white.

Language: Finnish/ Swedish/ English
Pages: 93
Illustrations: 91 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 9 1/2“ x 8 1/2“
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: Monographs
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Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 9519164111
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Location of Exhibition: Exh. Cat.: Alvar Aalto Museum, Finland
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Code: 0091
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Web Site Only

Price: $75.00

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This architect (1894-1949), is the great unknown factor behind her internationally renowned husband Alvar Aalto. As a designer, she is primarily known for her work in glass. Her life’s work ranged from architecture to photography and the applied arts and design. Presented in this grand and beautiful book is a gifted and independent designer who was much more than her husband’s muse. Included is a list of works as an architect and an interior and furniture designer.

Language: English/Finnish
Pages: 236
Illustrations: 76 Color Illustrations. 182 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 11 1/2“ x 9 1/2“
Binding: Clothbound
Subcategory: Monographs
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Weight: 4.00
ISBN: 9525371190
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Miscellaneous: Bibl.


Code: 5414
Condition: In Pristine Condition
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This gorgeous book on one of the great masters of modern architecture and design covers everything but his buildings. It includes his lighting, all his furniture and the glass. The innovations in form and line in his furniture designs sowed the seed from which many of his architectural ideas sprang forth. Alvar Aalto’s(1898-1976) contribution to modernism has truly inspired and been a catalyst for the world. Includes a list of his main building projects.

Language: English
Pages: 240
Illustrations: 304 Color Illustrations. 20 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 11 1/2“ x 9 1/2“
Binding: Clothbound with Jacket
Subcategory: Monographs
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Weight: 2.50
ISBN: 9525371042
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Miscellaneous: Bio. Index.


Code: 4998
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Backlist

Price: $130.00

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Alvar and Aino Aalto’s development independently and together, includes essays on Karhula-Iittala Glass Competition 1932, the Paris World’s Fair 1937, etc.

Language: Finnish/ English
Pages: 114
Illustrations: 62 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 7 1/2“ x 8“
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: Monographs
Edition:
Weight: 1.25
ISBN: 9.78953E+12
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Location of Exhibition: Exh. Cat.: Iittala Glass Museum
Miscellaneous: Bibl. Bios.


Code: 0110
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Backlist

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At the Alvar Aalto Symposium in 2000, architecture was likened to an elephant. Elephants live a long time and never forget - unlike a butterfly which lives only today and knows nothing of yesterday. What else is left as a testimony of past empires and cultures, if not their architecture? Today, those same old walls seem good enough again as the settings for new uses of all sorts: a 19th century railway station becomes a museum of art, or dockside warehouse is turned into a luxury hotel. And more people are more interested than ever in “ œgenuine“ materials and traditional building methods. In the context of this charged atmosphere discussions are made at the 9th Alvar Aalto Symposium, 2003 American artist James Turrell speaks about “ ˜old ditch and new water’. In Jyväskylä a study is made on the old riverbed’s geology, as it were, and samples are taken of the new water flowing through it. In Alvar Aalto’s works, tradition and evolution live in symbiosis but they often reveal a desire to surprise and amaze - the slightest touch can change everything. This book includes all the lectures, complete with the final discussion on the two cds. Plans and elevations included.

Language: English
Pages: 183
Illustrations: 91 Color Illustrations. 28 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 8 1/2“ x 7“
Binding: Hardbound with CD
Subcategory: Survey
Edition:
Weight: 1.50
ISBN: 9525371182
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Location of Exhibition:
Miscellaneous: Bios.


Code: 5503
Condition: In Pristine Condition. One with tear in spine.
Status: Backlist

Price: $95.00

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