Superstudio, Life Without Objects

First edition, stated, of this scholarly monograph/exhibition catalog on the architecture and design work of modernist French master Jean Prouve, evincing his unparalleled mastery of industrial technique and sculptural form. Comprised of a series of short essays addressing and contextualizing various aspects of Prouve’s architecture...

Monograph on renowned and prolific mid-century Finnish designer Saara Hopea-Untracht, written by her husband, the American metalsmith, educator, and writer...

Catalog of a sale held at Sotheby’s, New York, on December 15, 2006, showcasing the Arthur and Evelyn Krosnick collection of George Nakashima furniture and lighting, or actually the second collection, as the first—112 pieces-- was completely destroyed by fire in 1989. George Nakashima essentially stopped what he was doing and focused on rebuilding the collection replacing the lost items with what he deemed better examples, owing to his own technical and artistic maturation, though many were completed under the guidance of his daughter, Mira, after George passed away in 1990. Highlights include an important “Arlyn” table, lot 313, that fetched $822,000 (a record for the artist) on a pre-sale estimate of $300,000-$500,000; a superb “Minguren II” table that brought $180,000; a magnificent “Arlyn II” coffee table that sold for $204,000; and a set of eight Conoid chairs that sold for $96,000. The catalog of the Krosnick sale remains a touchstone for collectors interested in the work of George Nakashima. 103 pages with 85 lots, mostly with full color illustrations, printed wrappers. Price results...

Manufacturer’s ring binder catalog showcasing the 1992 product line for Brueton Furniture, a New York City-based company that produces upscale furniture and accessories for the residential, contract, and hospitality markets. Founded in 1926, Brueton was an early convert to the use of highly crafted stainless steel, still an area of specialty. Along with designs by Stanley Jay Friedman and J. Wade Beam—familiar names in the vintage modern design market—the 1992 catalog includes work by Sergio Orozco, Mark Mascheroni, Mark Goldberg, John Duffy, Mitchell Pickard, Charles Gibilterra, Bert England, Victor Dziekiewicz, Glenn Polinsky, Joseph Gerstman, Bruenu, Richard Thompson, Robert Sonneman, Ed Born, and Ira Grayroff. Stylistically skewed to post-modern, the catalog also features clean-lined international style pieces plus reissues of several classic modern designs by Hans and Wassily Luckhardt...

Collection of printed materials pertaining to CityKids, featuring design and artwork by founding member Keith Haring, mostly concerning the 1990 CityKids program along with a memorial tribute to Haring, who passed away in January of that year. Included is: "CItyKids Speak on Growing Up & Other Herioc Deeds: Lessons for the 1990s", a 50-page, 4to commemorative journal in stapled wrappers published in conjunction with a CityKids Speak gala and tribute to Keith Haring held in May, 1990; a trifold 4 to prospectus and invitation for this event; and a red manila folder, also 4 to, with a CityKids sticker on the front cover, and stapled CityKids literature inside. As a bonus, there is a 1986 Keith Haring sticker...

Important and lavishly produced survey of postwar California domestic architecture, written by Frank Lloyd Wright-trained California architect Herbert Weisskamp and published by Abrams in 1964. First edition, oblong 4to (10.25” x 7.25”) hardcover with pictorial dust jacket, 4 full color photos, 314 black-and-white photos (3/4 of them by Julius Schulman), plus 113 b/w plans, drawings, and elevations. Showcases the work of the following architects and landscape designers: Raphael Soriano, Pierre Koenig, Craig Ellwood, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mark Mills, Aaron Green...

A full-length James Dean smoulders on this exceedingly rare two-panel poster for the first Japanese release of the classic 1955 teenage drama 'Rebel Without A Cause' in April 1956. S...

Objects: USA 2020 hails a new generation of artist-craftspeople by revisiting a groundbreaking event that redefined and elevated American Craft. In 1969, an exhibition opened at t...

Piece made in silver (with the interior gilded) that shows a circular base elevated in two levels by smooth moldings and a grooved foot that leads into the container area, which is d...

The Pop Object: The Still Life Tradition in Pop Art by John Wilmerding. Published by Acquavella / Rizzoli, New York, 2013. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. For an Exhibition at Acq...

Nice decorative object by Roger Capron, around 1950. From the série “biquette”, very Picasso like.  

Ernest Hemingway. Men Without Women. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1955. Uniform edition. Signed and inscribed by Hemingway on the free end page....