Black, Mary (trans); et al (text & trans):
100 Interiors Around the World_ So wohnt die Welt_ Un tour do monde des interieurs_ A-M_ M-Z (2 vol.) - signed or inscribed book
2012, ISBN: a267ba56ef671e29b5b67c1c720cf5ad
Paperback, Hardcover
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1989. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. Good. The format is approximately 11.25 inches by 16 inches. 79, [1] pages. 290 illustrati… More...
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1989. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. Good. The format is approximately 11.25 inches by 16 inches. 79, [1] pages. 290 illustrations including 175 plates in full color. Cover has some wear, soiling and corner creasing of cover and a few pages. Includes chapters full of color photography of fair products and merchandising. Chapters include Remembering the World of Tomorrow, Selling the Fair, A Designer's Fair, World of Tomorrow, A Fair of Nations, The Entertainment Zone, and Merchandise of Tomorrow. Contains a two page color map of the grounds. The 1939-40 New York World's Fair was a world's fair held at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, New York, United States. It was the second-most expensive American world's fair of all time, exceeded only by St. Louis's Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904. Many countries around the world participated in it, and over 44 million people attended its exhibits in two seasons. It was the first exposition to be based on the future, with an opening slogan of "Dawn of a New Day", and it allowed all visitors to take a look at "the world of tomorrow". When World War II began four months into the 1939 World's Fair, many exhibits were affected, especially those on display in the pavilions of countries under Axis occupation. After the close of the fair in 1940, many exhibits were demolished or removed, though some buildings were retained for the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair, held at the same site. He is the co-founder and co-chair (with Lita Talarico) of the MFA Designer as Author program at the School of Visual Arts (SVA), New York, where he lectures on the history of graphic design. Prior to this, he lectured for 14 years on the history of illustration in the MFA Illustration as Visual Essay program at the School of Visual arts. He also was director for ten years of SVA's Modernism & Eclecticism: A History of American Graphic Design symposiums. With Seymour Chwast he has directed Push Pin Editions. The author, co-author, and/or editor of over 100 books on design and popular culture, Heller has worked with a score of publishers, including Chronicle Books, Allworth Press, Harry N. Abrams, Phaidon Press, Taschen Press, Abbeville Press, Thames & Hudson, Rockport, Northlight, and more. He is currently completing "Iron Fists: Branding the Totalitarian State" for Phaidon Press, an anaylsis of how the major dictatorships used graphics to propagate their ideologies. Seymour Chwast (born August 18, 1931) is an American graphic designer, illustrator, and type designer. Chwast was introduced to graphic design by Leon Friend. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Cooper Union in 1951. With Milton Glaser, Edward Sorel, and Reynold Ruffins, he founded Push Pin Studios in 1954. The bi-monthly publication The Push Pin Graphic was a product of their collaboration. Chwast is famous for his commercial artwork, which includes posters, food packaging, magazine covers, and publicity art. Often referred to as "the left-handed designer," Chwast's unique graphic design melded social commentary and a distinctive style of illustration. Today, he continues to work and is principal at Pushpin Group, Inc. in New York City. In 1985, he received the AIGA Medal. The Trylon and Perisphere were two monumental modernistic structures designed by architects Wallace Harrison and J. Andre Fouilhoux that were together known as the Theme Center of the 1939 New York World's Fair. The Perisphere was a tremendous sphere, 180 feet in diameter, connected to the 610-foot spire-shaped Trylon by what was at the time the world's longest escalator. The Perisphere housed a diorama by Henry Dreyfuss called Democracity which, in keeping with the fair's theme "The World of Tomorrow", depicted a utopian city-of-the-future. The interior display was viewed from above on a moving sidewalk, while a multi-image slide presentation was projected on the dome of the sphere. After exiting the Perisphere, visitors descended to ground level on the third element of the Theme Center, the Helicline, a 950-foot-long spiral ramp that partially encircled the Perisphere. The name "Perisphere" was coined using the Greek prefix peri-, meaning "all around", "about", or "enclosing". The name "Trylon" was coined from the phrase "triangular pylon". The Theme Center was designed by architects Wallace Harrison and J. Andre Fouilhoux, with the interior exhibit by Henry Dreyfuss. The structures were built in Flushing Meadows Park in Queens, New York and were intended as temporary with steel framing and plaster board facades. Both buildings were subsequently razed and scrapped after the closing of the fair, their materials to be used in World War II armaments. The Trylon and Perisphere became the central symbol of the 1939 World's Fair, its image reproduced by the millions on a wide range of promotional materials and serving as the fairground's focal point. The United States issued a postage stamp in 1939 depicting the Trylon and Perisphere. The Unisphere, the symbol of the 1964-65 New York World's Fair, is now located where the Perisphere once stood., Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1989, 2.5, NP: NP, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. g+ to vg. Large quarto. 116, [6]pp. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over black cloth, with gold lettering on spine and front cover. Pictorial endpapers. Verso of front free endpaper inscribed and signed by Paul Robinson: "For AZ! You rule! Thank you so much for everything. You made my life much much easier. You are awesome!" Paul Robinson's "In Camera" presents multiple exposures, combining images of architecture, textures, and portraits on a single frame of film; culminating in a panoramic combination of lyrical and mysterious beauty. Robinson's friend and longtime collector of his work, Academy Award-winner Sydney Pollack, says "It's been exciting to watch [Paul's] photographic journey, through the black and white stark images of his earlier work, into the more and more abstract and dreamlike color cityscapes and triptychs that came later, and then on further, still evolving, to watch him find his own distinct photographic eye." Pollack also wrote the forward to this book, which is Robinson's first book. Minor shelf wear. Slight age-toning along paper margin. Dust-jacket and interior in overall good+ to very good, binding in very good condition. About the author: Hailed by The New York Press as the Helmut Newton of the photography world's new "Brat Pack," world renowned photographer Paul Robinson continues to take art photography to new heights. Without formal training, Robinson began as a self-taught fashion photographer in Paris. After carving out a name for himself within the art community, Paul then parlayed his work shooting stills of Oprah for various commercials into doing unit photography on various feature films. Through his work in the film industry, Robinson became recognized as one of the most talented celebrity portrait photographers and was featured in some of the market's top magazines including Details, Detour, Elle, Interview, Flaunt, George, Live, Out, House & Garden, and Architectural Digest. Working for some the biggest stars in Hollywood, Robinson has built an illustrious client roster that includes Renee Zellweger, Jennifer Tilly, David Arquette, Ella Fitzgerald, B.B. King, Melissa Ethridge, Noah Wyle, The Beastie Boys, and Dermot Mulroney, among others. Many of his celebrity clients are also fans, collecting various works from his exhibits. Paul Robinson's work has often been described as aggressive, sexual and unapologetic for any moral transgressions that might be inferred. His first exhibit, "Voyeur," became one of the hottest events in L.A. and New York as the guest lists became a virtual "who's who" of the creative community. Combining a varied collection of black and white photos, the exhibit featured celebrity portraits of the young hot actors of today shot in a 1940s style, a jazz series of intimate moments with legendary musicians, and original, definitive images. Robinson followed this up with "Manfleur," another huge success in which he used human subjects as props, intertwined with exotic flowers. E! Entertainment produced several segments, chronicling the eighteen months of shooting he did for the exhibit. Finding inspiration in his travels around the world, Paul Robinson exhibits regularly in London, Hong Kong, and Los Angeles. Robinson's show "LOVEEVERLAST," a black, white and colored interpretation of love, once again received national attention. Sponsored by Absolut Vodka, those in attendance included Renee Zellweger, Melissa Ethridge, Lawrence Bender, Bruce Cohen, and many other collectors of contemporary photography. Robinson's next collection of photos, "Reflections," became his most successful yet, capturing the moods of cities around the world including Paris, Rome, Florence, and Bangkok, to name a few. His latest series, "Transparent" represents the latest evolution in Robinson's work in layering multiple images and is a seamless hybrid of photography and painting. Exploring various themes, each piece is printed on transparency, blending different cities and people from disparate locales such as Paris, Hong Kong, and L.A. Every beautiful and dreamlike piece he creates also happens to be 100% painstakingly handmade. Never ceasing to make art that is ground-breaking and thought-provoking, Paul Robinson continues to stand as a beacon of innovation and creativity for art enthusiasts across the nation., NP, 2007, 3, Koln: Taschen, 2012. Cloth/dust jacket and Mylar wrapped Quarto. Hardcover. Very good. papered boards, dust jacket, 718 pp across 2 vol., text in English, French and German, lacks slipcase Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders., Taschen, 2012, 3<
