Author: Jennifer Golub
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781648960192
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Russel and Mary Wright: Dragon Rock at Manitoga, explores the home and woodland paths imagined by Russel and Mary Wright in Hudson Valley New York; a modernist haven that allows for ambiguity, and the natural world where the spirit could flourish. In the era of TV dinners and suburban conformity, Russel and Mary Wright were individualists. The Wrights rejected rigid modernism that did not allow for ambiguity, let alone the natural world. Here we find multiple binary factors: New York City and the sublime Hudson Valley landscape, commercial mass production and handmade nuance, Japanese aesthetics and American ideals, queer attraction, and family yearnings. Wright: Dragon Rock at Manitoga traces a journey, beyond an exploration of space, but a way of life, the story of the creation of a haven where the spirit could flourish. Our understanding of the Wrights's architectural, design, and environmental achievements, synthesizes four archives, including the estate of the Wright family, The Center for Photography at Woodstock, The Russel Wright Design Center at Manitoga, and the Russel Wright Papers at Syracuse University. With a clarion voice, we examine this partnership, revealing new understandings and cultural relevance.
Russel and Mary Wright
Author: Jennifer Golub
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781648960192
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Russel and Mary Wright: Dragon Rock at Manitoga, explores the home and woodland paths imagined by Russel and Mary Wright in Hudson Valley New York; a modernist haven that allows for ambiguity, and the natural world where the spirit could flourish. In the era of TV dinners and suburban conformity, Russel and Mary Wright were individualists. The Wrights rejected rigid modernism that did not allow for ambiguity, let alone the natural world. Here we find multiple binary factors: New York City and the sublime Hudson Valley landscape, commercial mass production and handmade nuance, Japanese aesthetics and American ideals, queer attraction, and family yearnings. Wright: Dragon Rock at Manitoga traces a journey, beyond an exploration of space, but a way of life, the story of the creation of a haven where the spirit could flourish. Our understanding of the Wrights's architectural, design, and environmental achievements, synthesizes four archives, including the estate of the Wright family, The Center for Photography at Woodstock, The Russel Wright Design Center at Manitoga, and the Russel Wright Papers at Syracuse University. With a clarion voice, we examine this partnership, revealing new understandings and cultural relevance.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781648960192
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Russel and Mary Wright: Dragon Rock at Manitoga, explores the home and woodland paths imagined by Russel and Mary Wright in Hudson Valley New York; a modernist haven that allows for ambiguity, and the natural world where the spirit could flourish. In the era of TV dinners and suburban conformity, Russel and Mary Wright were individualists. The Wrights rejected rigid modernism that did not allow for ambiguity, let alone the natural world. Here we find multiple binary factors: New York City and the sublime Hudson Valley landscape, commercial mass production and handmade nuance, Japanese aesthetics and American ideals, queer attraction, and family yearnings. Wright: Dragon Rock at Manitoga traces a journey, beyond an exploration of space, but a way of life, the story of the creation of a haven where the spirit could flourish. Our understanding of the Wrights's architectural, design, and environmental achievements, synthesizes four archives, including the estate of the Wright family, The Center for Photography at Woodstock, The Russel Wright Design Center at Manitoga, and the Russel Wright Papers at Syracuse University. With a clarion voice, we examine this partnership, revealing new understandings and cultural relevance.
Guide To Easier Living
Author: Russel Wright
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
ISBN: 9781586852108
Category : Chores
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Time is a valued commodity in our modern world, and everyone struggles to make the most of each minute. Russel and Mary Wright recognized decades ago that finding time to organize their lives and homes would become a priority for modern men and women. In their groundbreaking book, Guide to Easier Living, the Wrights offered simple ways to achieve a comfortable, well-designed, and organized living environment in any home for any family. Originally published in 1950, Gibbs Smith is proud to rerelease Guide to Easier Living, and to reintroduce the Wrights' time-tested and proven methods for maintaining an inviting and efficient home. From ways to make household chores as fast and painless as possible, to how to organize a room for maximum living space, the Wrights pioneered a new informal way of living for a newly suburban American public. The Wrights' ideas revolutionized American living and the way everyday people dealt with the unending job of keeping a home in order. These methods and ideas are just as relevant-if not more so-today as they were a half-century ago. Russel and Mary Wright were prominent and successful designers who pioneered the fusion of modern design and informal living. Most importantly, they were known for their tabletop designs. The Wrights' most famous tabletop design, American Modern, was the best-selling dinnerware in American history and has just been rereleased by Oneida Ltd.
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
ISBN: 9781586852108
Category : Chores
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Time is a valued commodity in our modern world, and everyone struggles to make the most of each minute. Russel and Mary Wright recognized decades ago that finding time to organize their lives and homes would become a priority for modern men and women. In their groundbreaking book, Guide to Easier Living, the Wrights offered simple ways to achieve a comfortable, well-designed, and organized living environment in any home for any family. Originally published in 1950, Gibbs Smith is proud to rerelease Guide to Easier Living, and to reintroduce the Wrights' time-tested and proven methods for maintaining an inviting and efficient home. From ways to make household chores as fast and painless as possible, to how to organize a room for maximum living space, the Wrights pioneered a new informal way of living for a newly suburban American public. The Wrights' ideas revolutionized American living and the way everyday people dealt with the unending job of keeping a home in order. These methods and ideas are just as relevant-if not more so-today as they were a half-century ago. Russel and Mary Wright were prominent and successful designers who pioneered the fusion of modern design and informal living. Most importantly, they were known for their tabletop designs. The Wrights' most famous tabletop design, American Modern, was the best-selling dinnerware in American history and has just been rereleased by Oneida Ltd.
Melmac Dinnerware
Author: Gregory R. Zimmer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780895380852
Category : Plastic tableware
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780895380852
Category : Plastic tableware
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Russel Wright, American Designer
Author: William John Hennessey
Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
This survey of his work establishes Wright as the designer who was most responsible for the shift in taste that made domestic products with a "modern look" popular in the late 1930s.
Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
This survey of his work establishes Wright as the designer who was most responsible for the shift in taste that made domestic products with a "modern look" popular in the late 1930s.
Russel Wright and His Dinnerware
Author: Ann Kerr
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ceramic tableware
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ceramic tableware
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Dish
Author: Shax Riegler
Publisher: Artisan Books
ISBN: 1579654126
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
As every great hostess knows, the right dinner plates bring design, color, and drama to the table and elevate an ordinary meal into something special. "Dish" is a visual celebration of these everyday pieces of art that have been the objects of desire of kings, queens, brides, chefs, and hostesses for centuries.
Publisher: Artisan Books
ISBN: 1579654126
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
As every great hostess knows, the right dinner plates bring design, color, and drama to the table and elevate an ordinary meal into something special. "Dish" is a visual celebration of these everyday pieces of art that have been the objects of desire of kings, queens, brides, chefs, and hostesses for centuries.
Russel Wright Dinnerware
Author: Ann Kerr
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780891452928
Category : Tableware
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780891452928
Category : Tableware
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
Russel Wright's Menu Cookbook
Author: Ann Wright
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
ISBN: 9781586852818
Category : Cookbooks
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Containing 15 menus with 65 recipes, this cookbook by a pioneer on modern design offers tips on getting organized, ways to use modern "convenience" foods, how to set a stylish table, and how to make entertaining a pleasure rather than an ordeal. 40 color photos. Line illustrations throughout.
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
ISBN: 9781586852818
Category : Cookbooks
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Containing 15 menus with 65 recipes, this cookbook by a pioneer on modern design offers tips on getting organized, ways to use modern "convenience" foods, how to set a stylish table, and how to make entertaining a pleasure rather than an ordeal. 40 color photos. Line illustrations throughout.
The Collector's Illustrated Price Guide to Russel Wright Dinnerware
Author: Benjamin Klein
Publisher: Exposition Pressof Florida
ISBN: 9780682497459
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Publisher: Exposition Pressof Florida
ISBN: 9780682497459
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Design 1935-1965
Author: Paul Johnson
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
ISBN: 9780810932364
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Liliane, who is, and David M. Stewart, who is president of the Château Dufresne until 1984, founded the collection of mostly post-war 20th century decorative arts, which is housed in the Château Dufresne as part of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs de Montréal.
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
ISBN: 9780810932364
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Liliane, who is, and David M. Stewart, who is president of the Château Dufresne until 1984, founded the collection of mostly post-war 20th century decorative arts, which is housed in the Château Dufresne as part of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs de Montréal.