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Speaking of furniture : conversations with 14 American masters / Bebe Pritam Johnson, Warren Eames Johnson ; essays by Edward S. Cooke, Jr., Roger Holmes

Author
Johnson, Bebe Pritam
Additional Titles
Conversations with fourteen American masters
Published
New York : The Artist Book Foundation, [2013]
Copyright Date
©2013
Edition
First edition.
Physical Description
336 pages : illustrations, chiefly color ; 28 cm
Additional Creators
Johnson, Warren Eames, Cooke, Edward S., and Holmes, Roger

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Contents
Preface / Bebe Pritam Johnson and Warren Eames Johnson -- Foreword : Defining the field / Edward S. Cooke, Jr. -- Introduction : A few thoughts on what they say / Roger Holmes -- Conversations with 14 American masters : James Krenov, Wendell Castle, Jere Osgood, Judy Kensley McKie, David Ebner, Richard Scott Newman, Hank Gilpin, Alphonse Mattia, John Dunnigan, Wendy Maruyama, James Schriber, Timothy S. Philbrick, Michael Hurwitz, Thomas Hucker -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix : Stepping stones -- Definition of terms -- Index.
Summary
"An engaging history and examination of the studio furniture movement, Speaking of Furniture: Conversations with 14 American Masters is an informative, firsthand presentation of the creative processes of 14 diverse and highly accomplished artisan furniture makers: James Krenov, Wendell Castle, Jere Osgood, Judy Kensley McKie, David Ebner, Richard Scott Newman, Hank Gilpin, Alphonse Mattia, John Dunnigan, Wendy Maruyama, James Schriber, Timothy S. Philbrick, Michael Hurwitz and Thomas Hucker. Through these insightful and wide-ranging interviews, each describes his or her evolution as a furniture maker and reveals a uniquely personal approach to a craft characterized by its delicate and vital balance of concept and functionality. In his foreword, Edward S. Cooke, Jr., provides a succinct analysis of the American Studio Furniture movement and how the individuality of its practitioners contrasts with the constraints and task-specific demands of the traditional furniture trade. Author and furniture maker Roger Holmes offers an insider's perspective on the art and craft of producing exquisite contemporary furniture in his conversational Introduction and maintains that 'art or craft, this is very personal work' while emphasizing 'the fundamental connection between hand, mind, and the making of things.' The extraordinary range of exquisite and eclectic works presented in Speaking of Furniture is a feast for the eyes and a testimony to the makers' professionalism and mastery of their craft."--Page 2 of cover.
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ISBN
9780988855717 (hardcover)
0988855712 (hardcover)
Bibliography Note
Includes index.
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