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Decorative Art 1938 "The Studio" Year Book
Excerpt
First pages of the volume, freely accessible.
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$\text{Decorative Art 1938}$
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A painter's house on the slopes of the Austrian Alps. Designed by Professor Alexander Popp, Vienna
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Decorative Art THE STUDIO YEAR BOOK 1938 THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL ISSUE, EDITED BY C. G. HOLME PUBLISHERS: THE STUDIO LIMITED, 44 LEICESTER SQUARE, LONDON, W.C.2. • THE STUDIO PUBLICATIONS INC., 381 FOURTH AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY
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Acknowledgments The Editor would like to thank all the designers and manufacturers who have assisted in the preparation of this issue of “Decorative Art” by lending photographs for reproduction. His thanks are equally due to those whose work is actually reproduced in this volume, and to those who submitted excellent material which for reasons of space could not be included. --- STUDIO Reg. U.S. Pat. Off Printed and engraved in Great Britain by Herbert Reiach Ltd., 43 Belvedere Road, London, S.E.1
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Contents WHAT IS NEW? The Editor’s Introduction 10 Criticism of modern architecture and decoration; the clash of tendencies, as seen at the Paris Exhibition; architecture between two extremes; the need for individual expression; the growth of industrial design. RUNNING COMMENTARY to each section from the woman’s point of view, by Esther Meynell THE EXTERIOR --- HALLS & STAIRCASES --- THE LIVING ROOM --- THE DINING ROOM --- THE BEDROOM --- THE BATHROOM --- THE KITCHEN --- POTTERY & GLASS --- METALWARE --- LIGHTING --- FURNITURE --- TEXTILES ---
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Index to the Illustrations COLOUR PLATES - Games Room-Cocktail Bar in the Earl of Jersey’s London House: Derek Patmore 47 - Study for Lord Louis Mountbatten: Betty Joel Ltd. 61 - Dining-room with Finnish furniture: Finmar Ltd. 69 - Small Living-Dining-room in a London apartment: A. V. Pilichowski 75 - Bedroom: Miss P. E. Humphries for William Whiteley & Son 83 - Combination Dining-Living-room in a new York apartment: Mary Davis Gillies 89 - Bathroom designed by Oliver Hill for Shanks & Co. 95 - Dining-room: Ian Henderson & Co. 125 ARCHITECTS & DESIGNERS (* indicates a reference to a colour plate) Aalto, Alvar; Finland --- *69, 74, 137 --- Dailey, Gardner A.; San Francisco --- Adams, John; Poole, Dorset --- 110, 112 --- Danko, K.; Prague --- Adeney, Bernard; London --- Daub, George; New York --- 60, 86 --- Adnet, Jacques; Paris --- 46, 51, 68 --- Dawn, Michael; Bedford and London --- 82, 132, 134 --- Aldred, Louise; London --- Deskey, Donald; New York --- Andersen, Just; Copenhagen --- Dorn, Marion; London --- *47, 142, 143 --- Ashley; London --- Dreyfuss, Henry; New York --- Aufseeser, Hans; London --- Duffell, Marjorie V.; London --- Bang, Jacob E.; Copenhagen --- 113, 114, 119 --- Dufy, Raoul; Paris --- Barnes & Reinecke; Chicago, Ill. --- Dunn, G. E.; London --- Bauer, O.; Paris --- 16, 44, 56, 72, 79, 87, 91, 94, 97, 130, 137 --- Dunn, H. G. & Sons, Ltd.; London --- 63, 91 --- Belk, Walter P.; Sheffield, England --- Eppenstein, James F.; New York --- 39, 42 --- Bellefroid, Edmond; Maastricht, Holland --- Favre, Gisèle; Crosne, France --- Beutum, Janos; Budapest --- 19, 56 --- Feldman, J.; Paris --- Boesen, Viggo; Copenhagen --- Fellerer, Prof. Max; Vienna --- Boguslawski, J.; Prague --- Ferry, Walter H.; London --- Boltenstern, Erich v.; Vienna --- 50, 101 --- Flower, G. W.; London --- Bontjes van Beek, Jan; Berlin --- Foote, Eric; London --- Borgeaud, Albert; Paris --- 129, 136 --- Forrer, M.; London --- Borton, E. V.; London --- Fragner, Jaroslav; Prague --- Bowman Bros., Ltd.; London --- Frank, Prof. Josef; Stockholm --- Boyton, Charles; London --- Furlong, O. H.; London --- Bressan, Giana; Milan --- Gallet, Hélène; Paris --- Breuer, Marcel; London --- 78, 127 --- Gate, Simon; Stockholm --- Breuhaus, Prof. F. A.; Berlin --- Geyer-Radek, Ruth H.; Berlin --- Bromberg, Paul; Amsterdam --- 50, 136 --- Gibberd, Frederick; London --- Broomhall, Vincent; New York --- Gillies, Mary Davis; New York --- *89 --- Bull, Ralph; London --- Gnam, Hugo, Jr.; New York --- Butler, John H.; London --- Goldfinger, Ernö; London --- 44, 77, 128 --- Casson, Hugh; London --- Goodman, Michael; California --- Champion, Maurice; Paris --- 68, 82 --- Gothein, Werner; Karlsruhe, Germany --- Chareau, Pierre; Paris --- Gottlob, Prof. Kay; Copenhagen --- Chase Brass & Copper Co.; Waterbury, Conn. --- Groag, J.; Vienna --- 53, 132 --- Chirico, Giorgio de; Paris --- *125 --- Gropius, Prof. Walter; (London) Harvard University --- 30, 31, 44, 65, 85 --- Christman, Mies; Amsterdam --- Gross, Fritz; Vienna --- 29, 101 --- Coleborn, Freda M.; London --- Grossschönauer Werkstatten; Grossschönau Germany --- Connell, Ward & Lucas; London --- 21, 49, 87, 97 --- Guiguichon, Suzanne; Paris --- 46, 92 --- Cooper, Dan; New York --- Guy, Vivian; London --- Cooper, Susie; Burslem, Staffs. ---
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Hald, Edward ; Stockholm 122 Hare, Austin J. ; New York 60 Harker, Nancy M. ; London 59 Harris, Harwell Hamilton ; Los Angeles, Cal. 46, 103 Hart, Chester ; Coral Gables, Florida 37 Hausbrand, F. ; Blaricum, Holland 16, 131 Hays, Simpson & Hunsicker, Cleveland, Ohio 34, 35, 66, 77, 92 Henderson, Ian, & Co. ; London 78, *125 Hill, Oliver ; London *95 Hill, Tom ; London 113 H.M.V. Household Appliances ; London 98, 105 Hodgkiss, Frank ; London 43 Holden, Charles ; London 71 Hollmann, Oswald ; London 123 Honzik, Karel ; Prague 55 Howard Robertson, Doris ; London 121 Humphries, Miss P. E. ; London *83 Hunter, Alec ; London 140 Hunter, Eileen ; London 138 Ibbotson, Marjorie ; London 118 Iles, Bird, Ltd. ; London 49, 91 Ingram, L. ; London 144 Isokon Furniture Co. ; London 91 Jallot, Léon and Maurice ; Paris 82 Joel, Betty, Ltd. ; London 59, *61, 78, 130, 133 Kähler, Grete ; Amsterdam 60 Kalmar, J. T. ; Vienna 123 Katzer, Martha ; Karlsruhe, Germany 110 Kinsbourg, Renée ; Paris 50 Kitchen Planning Centre ; London 98 Klaudy, Kurt ; Vienna 52 Köhler, Hans ; Berlin 25, 53, 100 Köhler, Margareta ; Stockholm 127, 134 Korody & Ribary ; Budapest 18 Kósa, Zoltan ; Budapest 18 Krimmel, Edmund ; New York 38 Labeyrie, Mlle. ; Paris 136 Lalique, René ; Paris 114 Lassen, Flemming ; Copenhagen 128 Leck, B. v. d. ; Amsterdam 50, 71, 73 Lehmann, Monica ; London 134 Lescaze, William ; New York 26, 43, 60, 86, 130 Lindstrand ; Stockholm 122 Machon, Dr. Ladislav ; Prague 85 Magni, C., B. Opoczynski and A. Pasquali, Milan 55, 65, 68, 82, 85 Mander, Hans ; Zwiesel, Germany 114, 115 Manley, Marion I. ; Coral Gables, Fla. 37 Márkus, Lili ; Budapest 112 Marshall, C. Beresford ; London 94 Martin, Henri ; Paris 129 Mayorcas, Elie ; London 15 Meisterräume ; Berlin 53 Mendelsohn, Erich ; London 40 Michaelides, P. ; Athens 52 Miller, Duncan, Ltd. ; London 65, 85 Müller, Karl ; Giebichenstein, Germany 116 Murray, Keith ; London 106, 115 Musman, E. B. ; London 33 Neutra, R. J. ; Los Angeles, Cal. 26, 27, 43, 51, 81 Niedermoser, Prof. Otto ; Vienna 67, 72, 80 Noke, C. J. ; Burslem, Staffs. *69 Norge Dept. of Design, Borg Warner Corp., Detroit, Mich. 104 Nuyten, Harry ; Amsterdam 60, 136 Obsieger, Prof. ; Vienna 112 Olsen, Thorkild ; Copenhagen 111, 113 Opoczynski, B. ; Milan 55, 65, 82 Orde, Joan ; London 133 Park, Helen ; New York 57, 86, 134 Parzinger, Tommi ; New York 129 Pasquali, A. ; Milan 55, 65, 68, 82 Patmore, Derek ; London *47, 59 Pearce, Leighton ; London 74 Pelt, Bas v. ; The Hague 56, 73 Penaat, Willem ; Amsterdam 50, 71, 73 Pfisterer, P. ; Los Angeles, Cal. 26, 27, 51, 81 Pilichowski, A. V. ; London 51, *75, 129 Pitchford, T. ; Stourbridge, England 115 Pleydell-Bouverie, D. ; London 97 Popp, Prof. Alexander ; Vienna ii, 24 Powell, Barnaby ; London 113 Reens-Arta ; London 51, 68 Reichl, Fritz ; Vienna 45, 102 Renaudot, Lucie ; Paris 51 Resch, Lois ; Schwertberg, Austria 139 Retera, W. ; The Hague 56 Revesz, Emmerich ; Vienna 79 Ribary ; Budapest 18 Richardson, Gladys Stewart ; Athens 139 Richter, Hans ; Vienna 17 Rohde, Gilbert ; New York 57, 58, 60, 73, 86, 88 Rosenauer, Michael ; London 32 Rowley Gallery, Ltd. ; London 66 Royère, Jean ; Paris 60, 86, 87, 94, 131, 132 Ruf, Sep ; Munich 29 Ruillier & Gauthier ; Paris 136 Russell, Gordon, Ltd. ; Broadway, Worcs. 44, 71, 72, 78, 91, 137 Sammer, Fritz, and Hans Richter ; Vienna 17 Sampe-Hultberg, Astrid ; Stockholm 141 Satnik, George ; Cologne 87 Scharoun, Prof. Hans ; Berlin 23, 31, 42, 64, 81, 87 Schindler, R. M. ; Los Angeles, Cal. 36, 51 Schoen, Eugene ; New York 109 Schopohl, Prof. ; Berlin 25 Schweitzer, Jurgen ; Berlin 23, 52 Sexsmith, Harold O. ; Hollywood, Cal. 33 Sigvard of Denmark, H.R.H. Prince 118 Slobodkin, Simon ; New York 109 Smith, Alexander ; New York *89 Societa Ceramica Richard-Genori ; Milan 107 Spenceley, H. G. C. ; London 41 Stabler, Harold ; London 118 Staynes, P. A. ; London 138 Stephenson, Magnus ; Copenhagen 129 Stewart, Ross ; New York 57, 71, 88 Stoetzel, Ralph E. ; Chicago, Ill. 39 Stubbins, Hugh A. ; Boston, Mass. 67 Stützer, Karl Artur ; Berlin 52 Summers, Gerald ; London 124 Symonds, R. W. ; London 85, 99 Szabó, Eva ; Budapest 71 Taylor, A. Clifford ; London 118 Teague, Walter Dorwin ; New York 104
