Heath Ceramics: The Complexity of Simplicity (Pottery Books, Books About Ceramics) - Couverture rigide

Klausner, Amos

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ISBN 10 : 0811855600 ISBN 13 : 9780811855600

Editeur : Chronicle Books, 2006

Synopsis

Heath Ceramics creates tableware and tiles that are as timeless as they are handsome. Found in home kitchens and high-end restaurants, these signature pieces are still made in small runs at Heath's Sausalito and San Francisco factories according to the artisanal tradition conceived by potter Edith Heath in the mid-1940s. A luxe and beautiful volume, now back in print, Heath Ceramics recounts the remarkable legacy of the company, its wares, and the woman who started it all. Striking photography, text from visionaries like restaurateur Alice Waters and Design Within Reach founder Rob Forbes, and a newly updated introduction from Heath owners Catherine Bailey and Robin Petravic complete the celebration of this enduring pottery.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Amos Klausner has been director of the San Francisco chapter of the AIGA and is currently an independent curator and writer.

Catherine Bailey and Robin Petravic are the owners of Heath Ceramics, whose traditions they bring to a new generation of households and architects.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Durable, honest, and handsome, the tableware and tiles that "Heath Ceramics" creates are design icons. Heath is made according to the artisanal tradition that Edith Heath conceived in the mid 1940s, when she founded the company in Sausalito, Calif; it is one of the few remaining mid-century American potteries. Now the remarkable history, legacy, and culture of these ceramics and architectural tiles, as well as the woman who created them, are told for the first time. The late Edith Heath's life and work, as well as the techniques that went into creating Heath's signature shapes and glazes, are detailed in word and hundreds of archival and newly commissioned images. Heath's work has been an inspiration to numerous design luminaries in diverse fields, who contribute their insights to the book, including Design within Reach (dwr.com) founder Rob Forbes, restaurateur Alice Waters, design maven Agnes Bourne, and many more. "Heath: The Complexity of Simplicity" is the celebration of this classic pottery that is still part of today's fine design scene.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Chronicle Books
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0811855600
• ISBN 13: 9780811855600
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Andreas Meier; 22029659400; info@rheinberg-buch.de; ; De Gasperi str. 8; Bergisch gladbach; 51427; Allemagne