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William
Morris Decor and Design Elizabeth Wilhide Rich natural colors and simple wooden furnishings: these are fundamentals of modern decor and originated as the radical principles of the Arts and Crafts Movement pioneered in England over a century ago by William Morris. This book provides the inspiration and specific information you need to re-create the Morris style in your own home, be it a small, modern apartment, a cozy country cottage, or a sprawling suburban house. Morris style is surprisingly easy to adapt to virtually any interior, and this book is full of wonderful photographs that will provide a wealth of ideas. One of my favorite books of all time $52 ppd ORDER |
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Glasgow
School or Art - Charles Rennie Mackintosh James Macaulay Glasgow School or Art is one of the great works of arts and crafts architecture of the turn of the century. Charles Rennie Mackintosh's response to a difficult site and demanding brief is creative synthesis of opposites: austere and delicate, dark and bright, derivative yet innovative. Whilst the exterior impression is one of imposing grandeur, the building's somber facade and towering outer wall owe much to the Scottish baronial tradition and the interior reveals itself to be a lively and complex set of spaces. Although quoting art nouveau in some of the detailing, the overall effect looks forward rather than back; indeed Nikolaus Pevsner was to single out the interior as an early example of the sort of t spatial effects which were later to be central to the modern movement. $34 ppd ORDER |
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Mackintosh
Style -Design and decor Elizabeth Wilhide The remarkable achievements and enduring legacy of famed Scottish architect and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh come vividly to life in this beautifully illustrated and thoroughly researched volume showcasing all of his finest works, including the celebrated Glasgow School of Art. A talented turn-of-the-century visionary, Mackintosh and his work offered a timeless appeal; his elegant style, sleek Arts and Crafts lines, and exquisite attention to detail enhanced everything he created, from public buildings to his signature ladder-backed chairs, still extremely popular today. $34 ppd ORDER |
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Red
House Edward Hollsmby Red house, designed for William Morris by his architect friend Philip Webb in 1859, is a seminal Arts & Crafts building. In 1904 the German scholar Hermann Muthesius described Webb's building as, 'the first private house of the new artistic culture, the first house to be conceived as a whole inside and out, the very example in the history of the modern house'. It subsequently entered most of the written histories of 'modern' architecture. Today the appeal of the Red House seems stronger than ever. Required for all Morris lovers $34 ppd ORDER |
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Christopher
Dresser Widar Halen Christopher Dresser(1834-1904) was a pioneer of modern design and arguably Europe's first industrial designer. He enthusiastically promoted machines and mass-production, and his prolific output embraced a wide range styles and techniques in ceramics, glass, metalwork, furniture, carpets, textiles, wallpapers and interior decoration. He worked for the leading manufactures of the day, and was an influential writer and theorist, stressing the importance of function, simplicity, mechanical skill and the use of readily available materials. His work is now eagerly collected. With their bold shapes, angular geometry geometry and rich colors, Dresser's Designs have exercised a powerful influence on modern taste. $29 ppd ORDER |
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Victorian
and Edwardian Decor -From Gothic Revival to Art Nouveau This exhaustive survey of a rich and rewarding chapter in the history of the decorative arts contains an astonishing range of photographs and drawings: more than six hundred illustrations, many of them in color , offer a uniquely comprehensive look at nineteenth-century furniture from the Gothic Revival to Art Nouveau. Every major designer is represented, and the choice of pictures includes a wealth of little-known furniture from private collections, much of which has never before been illustrated. Special emphasis is given to rare contemporary photographs of Victorian and Edwardian interiors, showing how the furniture formed part of complete decorative ensembles. $65 ppd ORDER |
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Pugin's
Gothic Ornament -The Sourcebook of Decorative Motifs by Augustus Charles Pugin An Architect and archaeologist born in France, Augustus Charles Pugin (1762-1832) fled to England during the Revolution and worked there for 17 years in the London office of the noted architect John Nash. Pugin's interest in the Gothic style-coming early during the Gothic Revival-resulted in this influential and exquisitely drawn book or architectural ornaments, each item copied with rare precision and flare from the original decoration. $12 ppd ORDER |
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Edward
Burne-Jones Victorian Artist Dreamer Stephen Wildman and John Christian This book is a catalogue for the first exhibition in the United States devoted to this painter. A prodigiously productive artist, Burne-Jones, in addition to being a successful and innovative painter, was also an important force in the Arts & Crafts Movement, working closely with his lifelong friend William Morris in the production of such decorative arts as ceramic tiles, stained glass, large-scale tapestries, and illustrated books to be printed in Morris's renewed Kelmscott Press. $77ppd ORDER |
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The Gardens of William Morris Newly added! Jill Duchess of Hamilton, Hart and Simmons A lively and eminently readable mix of biography, anecdote and horticultural information, this book is the first to examine the principles of garden design that emerge in Morris's lectures, poetry and prose. Illustrated with archival material and specially commissioned photographs, it explores the gardens he designed at each of his houses: Red House, Kelmscott Manor and Kelmscott House. Also included is the garden Morris created at his factory at Merton Abbey, where plants were grown for enjoyment as well as to provide dyes for his textiles. Highly recommended $37.50 ppd ORDER |