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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 1989
- ISBN
- 9780870119101
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Kodansha America, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0870119109
ISBN-13
9780870119101
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1078974
Product Key Features
Book Title
Sam Maloof, Woodworker
Number of Pages
228 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Woodwork, Individual Artists / General
Publication Year
1989
Features
New Edition
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art, Crafts & Hobbies
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
13 Oz
Item Length
8.7 in
Item Width
11.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
88-023104
Reviews
... handles prose with the same clear, natural manner with which he applies a chisel to a walnut board." -- The New York Times "It is hard to imagine a book more representative of Maloof's work than this exquisitely crafted volume." -- Los Angeles Times "An inviting, visual, intellectual and emotional experience." -- American Craft "Sam Maloof, one of the best of them." -- Time, "... handles prose with the same clear, natural manner with which he applies a chisel to a walnut board." -The New York Times"It is hard to imagine a book more representative of Maloof's work than this exquisitely crafted volume." -Los Angeles Times"An inviting, visual, intellectual and emotional experience." -American Craft"Sam Maloof, one of the best of them." -Time, "... handles prose with the same clear, natural manner with which he applies a chisel to a walnut board." -The New York Times "It is hard to imagine a book more representative of Maloof's work than this exquisitely crafted volume." -Los Angeles Times "An inviting, visual, intellectual and emotional experience." -American Craft "Sam Maloof, one of the best of them." -Time
Dewey Edition
19
Dewey Decimal
749.213
Edition Description
New Edition
Synopsis
"This master furniture maker handles prose in the same clear, natural manner in which he applies a chisel to a walnut board." -The New York Times, What if Picasso had been a chair maker and Stravinsky a designer of tables? What would have been the impact of such intense creative talent on twentieth-century furniture? Today there is a man with this quality of profound artistic vision and talent who has devoted his life to making furniture. His name is Sam Maloof, and this book is his life and work told in his own words. Sam Maloof started making furniture immediately after World War II, when there was very little demand for hand-made objects. His perseverance through 'years of difficulty is a testament to the depth of his love for wood and for working with it. Since childhood, Sam has also been in love with technique and has constantly developed his precise sense of form and design. These three loves-of wood, of making things, and of designbrought him to the world of furniture and eventually to an honored place among America's leading artistcraftsmen. As with true great art, everything Sam Maloof makes seems simple. His furniture has a clear rhythm and flow, a bright vitality that eludes analysis. All his furniture is functional: chairs are comfortable; tables, while sculptural, are still tables to be used; desks are custom-designed to meet the needs of each user. Though Maloof furniture designs are all intensely his own, they remain unassuming and natural. His work has the calm, sure quality that comes from technical mastery combined with a creative joy in finding ways to let wood speak. A first encounter with a piece of Maloof furniture is like meeting a friend from the past-the warmth of relationship is immediate and delightful. This warmth never pales. The qualities of his work are mirrored in the artist. Sam is open, direct, and gracious. He projects a feeling of affable dignity and goodwill, and he works with the ease and clarity seen in his furniture. Work for him is not drudgery. It is a renewal, an affirmation. He and his wife, Alfreda, live in a meandering house that nestles in a lemon orchard at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains, near San Bernardino, California. Sam has been building and expanding the house for thirty years. It unfolds as a series of surprises, from Sam's workshop at one end to the new guestroom at the other. Every room contains the ceramics, woodwork, textiles, baskets, Pictures, and other beautiful things that nourish the Maloofs and give them pleasure. Sam Maloof's technical mastery of woodworking is coupled with mature, strongly personal artistic expression. He has set a standard for his craft in North America and the world. Future generations of craftsmen will see him as one of the major artistic lights of this century., This text presents essays and photographs by American furniture-maker Sam Maloof. What if Picasso had been a chair maker and Stravinsky a designer of tables? What would have been the impact of such intense creative talent on twentieth-century furniture? Today there is a man with this quality of profound artistic vision and talent who has devoted his life to making furniture. His name is Sam Maloof, and this book is his life and work told in his own words. Sam Maloof started making furniture immediately after World War II, when there was very little demand
LC Classification Number
NK2439.M28A4 1988
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- 27 May, 2017
Wonderful book with a good history about this talented man.
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- 07 Dec, 2024
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