Architectural Pottery
Ceramics for a Modern Landscape
$72.00
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
27 August 2024
Summary
Architectural Pottery’s strikingly minimalist designs heralded new domestic housewares that could uniquely accent the modern home-inside and out. Formally expressive yet accessible, their refreshingly unembellished, elegant pots and planters were enthusiastically received by the public upon Architectural Pottery’s launch in 1950, soon ubiquitous in spaces representing the epitome of modern living.
Highly coveted and prized in design circles, they were seen in houses by Richard Neutra,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781580936316 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1580936318 |
| Author: | Daniel Chavkin, Jeffrey Head, Jo Lauria |
| Publisher: | Monacelli Press |
| Imprint: | Monacelli Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 27 August 2024 |
| Weight: | 1.63kg |
| Dimensions: | 280mm x 228mm |
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Critics Review
‘Handsomely balances reproductions of magazine ads and catalog pages with historic shots of Architectural Pottery personnel showrooms and workshops, as well as contemporary photographs of the objects in gardens and interiors.’ – Los Angeles Times
‘Architectural Pottery’s groundbreaking ceramics helped define mid-century modern style… A new book and related exhibition take a loving look back at the history of the California company—and its now highly collectible oeuvre.’ – 1stdibs Introspective
About The Author
Daniel Chavkin
Daniel Chavkin is a photographer, collector, and researcher of all things modernist, and the author of Unseen Midcentury Desert Modern.
Jeffrey Head is a writer specializing in architecture and design and is author of several books.
Jo Lauria is a Los Angeles-based curator, writer, and educator, as well as coauthor of Master of the Midcentury: The Architecture of William F. Cody, also published by Monacelli.
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