A major profile of one of the greatest textile designers of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, this compelling written beautifully illustrated book juxtaposes over forty of Larsen's most innovative textile designs with treasures of world and contemporary arts from his own collections that have helped to inspire them.
Alexander Girard (1907-1993) amassed the largest cross-cultural folk art collection in the world. To date over a million visitors have flocked to the folk art museum in Santa Fe to savour and take delight in the bright and beautiful objects that inspired the renowned architect and designer. Girard was captivated by the 'handcrafted' cultures of ...
Stanley Marcus was known the world over as an innovative marketer and retailer with a refined sense of taste and style whose leadership transformed his family's Dallas clothing store, Neiman Marcus, into a globally recognized arbiter of fashion. However, his refined sensibility was also expressed in a very private passion for photography, shared ...
World-renowned textile designer and weaver Jack Lenor Larsen reflects on his extraordinary life and career in this beautifully illustrated memoir. A graduate of the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Larsen founded his own textile design company in 1953. Today, the Larsen name is synonymous with exquisite woven fabrics, epitomizing the point at which ...
The first book devoted to traditional African crafts which covers all of Africa and treats an extraordinary variety of articles: household objects, weapons, jewelry, textiles, musical instruments devotional items. A must for all the readers interested in Africa and its rich cultural heritage but also an inspirational source for designers and ...
Textile designer and weaver Jack Lenor Larsen reflects on his life and career in this illustrated memoir. From the post-war design scene to anecdotes about his collaborators I.M. Pei, Louis Kahn and Edward Larrabee Barnes, this is an account also covers Larsen's accomplishments as a gardener and garden designer, patron of younger artists and an ...
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