"Objects For Use - Handmade By Design" 2001 SMITH, Paul J. [essays by] Nest A Magazine of Interiors

"Objects For Use - Handmade By Design" 2001 SMITH, Paul J. [essays by] Nest A Magazine of InteriorsSMITH, Paul J. [essays by] [336] pp. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 2001 12" x 10" In our age of technology and mass production, the exquisitely handcrafted, one of a kind object continues to delight the imagination and inspire reverence. Objects for Use is the first panoramic survey of contemporary craft in over a decade, and the only one now in print. The more than 300 objects by 200 artists run the full gamut of function. They include glass, ceramics,

It all started in the 1970s in an office building on Park Avenue

Kenzo Okada (1902-1982) was a Japanese-born American painter and the first Japanese-American artist to work in the Abstract Expressionist style and receive international acclaim

Wrapper design by Roland Pym

and currently owned by the Museum of Modern Art in New York City

and supper rooms that were frequented by the highflyers of New York's gastronomic society in the 30's

more than 200 ornamental flourishes and more than 75 calligraphic pictures

an essay by Hal Foster

Frame Sz: 17"H x 19"W

two volume publication is the most ambitious presentation of Prince's work to date

About the novel:

Frame Sz: 15"H x 24"W

great kings and queens