On Design - Softcover

Eva Zeisel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0715642111 ISBN 13: 9780715642115

Publisher: Gerald Duckworth & Company, 2012

Synopsis

Through a trail blazing career that spans more than seventy-five years and continues to this day, with recent creations that include a Martini glass featured in Bombay Sapphire ads and vases for Klein-Reid, Eva Zeisel stands at the forefront of modern designers. Her works are a reflection of a profoundly independent vision and are featured in the permanent collections fo museums throughout the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art. In this richly illustrated, full-colour book, the designer for the first time communicates the ideas that have guided and inspired her. Each aspect of the design process is analyzed - variety, spontaneity, line, contour, shading, and texture, among others - to show how the best works are formed through a dialogue between creator and object, the result of which is an environment that is pleasurable, comfortable, and elegant. The language in which this dialogue is conducted, "the language of things," is one in which Zeisel's fluency is unparalleled. Her thoughts, read alongside the photos of her stunning creations and those that have inspired her, make this book indispensable to every enthusiast of art, design, and ceramics.

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About the Author

Born in Budapest in 1906, Eva Ziesel emigrated to the United States in 1938. She has designed for companies including Schramberger, Lomonsov, Castleton, Red Wing, Hallcraft, Nambe, and KleinRed. Among her many accolades and honours, she has received th Pratt Legends Award, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, The Russel Wright Award, and a Senior Award from the National Endowment for the Arts, and was the subject of a touring exhibition sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and the Musee des Arts Decoratifs de Montreal. The 2002 documentary Throwing Curves is based on her life and work. Eva Ziesel has taught courses in industrial design at Pratt Institute, the Rhode Island School of Design, and the Royal College of Art in London. She lives in New York City.

Edition details

• Publisher: Gerald Duckworth & Company
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0715642111
• ISBN 13: 9780715642115
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224