California Design: The Legacy of West Coast Craft and Style

Jo Lauria; Suzanne Baizerman; Toni Greenbaum

ISBN 10: 0811843742 / ISBN 13: 9780811843744

Published by Chronicle Books, 2005

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Synopsis:

From the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s, design from the Golden State was exhibited, debated and even defined through a series of popular exhibitions at the Pasadena Art Museum. The furniture, jewelry, recreational objects, ceramics, fabric arts and other designs that emerged from California during those crucial decades would come to identify its outdoorsy, eccentric, sometimes entirely funky persona. They would also push the boundaries of new and traditional materials, the craft tradition and the distinction between art and design in ways that made the international design community pay attention and homage. California Design is a detailed retrospective of these exhibitions, replete with hundreds of innovative photographs that originally graced the show catalogues and show this work in its original glory. Signature work from Charles & Ray Eames, Jun Kaneko, Sam Maloof, Claire Falkenstein, Doug Deeds, Tropi-Cal, Don Chadwick (co-creator of the Aeron chair), Architectural Pottery and many other designers and studios showcase 20 years of style that was as diverse as it was pioneering.

About the Author: Suzanne Baizerman is Curator of Crafts and Decorative Arts at the Oakland Museum of California. She lives in the Bay Area. Jo Lauria is an independent curator of decorative arts and the author of several books. She lives in Los Angeles.

Bibliographic Details

Title: California Design: The Legacy of West Coast ...
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket