Architectural pottery : ceramics for a modern landscape /

Documents the history of the groundbreaking company Architectural Pottery, tracing its critical influence on midcentury design and its enduring appeal today.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Chavkin, Dan (Author), Head, Jeffrey (Author), Lauria, Jo (Author, Curator)
Corporate Author:	Architectural Pottery (Firm) (Designer)
Other Authors:	Gerstein, Beth Ann (writer of foreword.)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, New York : Monacelli, [2024]
Subjects:	Architectural Pottery (Firm) > History > Exhibitions. Lawrence, Rita. Lawrence, Max, > 1911-2010. Pottery, American > California > History > 20th century > Exhibitions. Interior decoration > California > History > 20th century > Exhibitions. Plant containers > California > History > 20th century > Exhibitions. Furniture, Midcentury modern > California > Exhibitions. Ceramics. Interior decoration. Interior decorators > United States > Biography. Céramique industrielle. Décoration intérieure. Récipients de culture > Californie > Histoire > 20e siècle > Expositions. Décorateurs d'intérieurs > États-Unis > Biographies. ceramic (material) exhibition catalogs. Exhibition catalogs. Catalogues d'exposition.

Table of Contents:

Foreword / Beth Ann Gerstein
Introduction: American design zeitgeist circa 1950.
Before Architectural Pottery : setting the foundation
The Architectural Pottery name and logo
Rita and Max Lawrence : the growth of Architectural Pottery
Rita Lawrence : modern pioneer
The Lawrences and Gregory Ain.
The designers. LaGardo Tackett
John Follis
Rex Goode
Jack Morris
Malcolm Leland
Paul McCobb
Raul Coronel
Marilyn Kay Austin
Gordon Newell
Leon Galleto
Aurilla Doerner.
From studio to factory production : the impact of David Cressey
Evolution of a brand : Architectural Pottery sales and marketing
Competitors, knockoffs, and reproductions
Arts & Architecture magazine : a real-time design primer
Van Keppel-Green : early promoters of Architectural Pottery
Radical redesign : new directions by Jayme Odgers
The transformative visions of Jayme Odgers / Marian Lawrence
The end of an era
A personal perspective / Damon Lawrence.
Epilogue / Dan Chavkin.