Author: MARTIN, EARL (EARL JAMES) (1974-)
Title: Knoll Textiles / Earl Martin, editor ; Paul Makovsky ... [et al.]
Description: New Haven; London: Published for Bard Graduate Center by Yale University Press 2011. 1st edition. Fine copy in the original colour printed boards. Particularly and uncommonly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. Physical description; 432 p.: ill. (some col.). ports.; decorated endpapers; 27 cm. Notes; Issued in connection with an exhibition held May 18. 2011-July 31. 2011. Bard Graduate Center. New York. Includes bibliographical references (p. 430-432). Contents; Foreword / Susan Weber -- Introduction / Earl Martin -- Editor's notes -- Chronology / Ann Marguerite Tartsinis -- The design. promotion. and production of modern textiles in the USA. 1940-60 / Susan Ward -- Knoll before Knoll textiles. 1940-46 / Paul Makovsky -- Making Knoll texiles: Integrated fabrics for modern interiors. 1945-65 / Susan Ward -- The heart and soul of the company: The Knoll planning unit. 1944-65 / Bobbye Tigerman -- Knoll without the Knolls: Change and transformation. 1963-78 / Angela Völker -- Traditions and reinvention. 1978-2010 / Angela Völker -- Designer biographies / Earl Martin and Ann Marguerite Tartsinis -- Checklist of the Exhibition -- Bibliography -- Photographic credits. Summary; In 1940. Hans Knoll founded a company in New York that soon earned a reputation for its progressive line of furniture. Florence Schust joined the firm and helped establish its interior design division. the Knoll Planning Unit. In 1947. the year after their marriage. Hans and Florence Knoll added a third division. Knoll Textiles. which brought textile production in line with a modern sensibility that used color and texture as primary design elements. In the early years. the company hired leading proponents of modern design as well as young. untried designers to create textile patterns. The division thrived in the late 1940s through 1960s and. in the following decade. adopted a more international outlook as design direction shifted to Europe. In the late 1970s and 1980s. Knoll tapped fashion designers and architects to bolster its brand. The pioneering use of new materials and a commitment to innovative design have remained Knoll's hallmarks to the present day. With essays by experts. biographies of about eighty designers. and images of textiles. drawings. furniture. and ephemera. Knoll Textiles. 1945-2010 is the first comprehensive study devoted to a leading contributor to modern textile design. Highlighting the individuals and ideas that helped shape Knoll Textiles over the years. this book brings the Knoll brand and the role of textiles in the history of design to the forefront of public attention. Subjects; KnollTextiles (Firm) - Exhibitions. Textile design - United States - History - 20th century - Exhibitions. Textile design - United States - History - 21st century - Exhibitions. AMERICAN TEXTILE DESIGN - 1945-2010 - 20TH CENTURY. AMERICAN TEXTILE DESIGN - 1945-2010 - 21ST CENTURY. Product design; Furniture & cabinetmaking; Fashion design. New York. DESIGN / Furniture. DESIGN / Interior Decorating. DESIGN / Textile & Costume. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades. Weight in Kg appr.:

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