| Title | : | Gord Peteran: Furniture Meets its Maker |
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (601 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0944110843 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2006-10-25 |
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Gord Peteran, an artist living in Toronto, has been designing site-specific works of public art and furniture for the past 25 years. His innovative work has been shown in many exhibitions in the U.S. and Canada. Peteran describes woodworking and metalworking as his "paints and brushes. They possess the appropriate physical resistance and wield the kind of sensual, visual impact that allow my investigations to become real." Gord Peteran: Furniture Meets its Maker catalogs the first large exhibit of his work, traveling from Milwaukee to four other museums in the U.S. and Canada.Best of Show, In-HOWse Design Competition, How Magazine
Editorial : “During the design period, the book was reconceptualized in consultation with Gord Peteran. It is no longer a simple perfect bound softcover, but a uniquely bound hardcover book. 4 different high-quality papers are used in the book, for text, photos, and duotone pages separating sections. Finally, there are 15 fold-out sections up to 5 pages wide to illustrate the text and document the works of art in the exhibition. The value of the book increased far more than the price, as it is now not only a documentation of Peteran's work, but an artifact in its own right.”--Martin Sovik, Milwaukee Art Museum
A great coffee table book. Iconic is a book for people who love Apple, design and history of technology.. Beautiful photos and perfect for anyone who uses/loves Apple products or follows the Company. It highlights a lot of products that I've owned over the years and had since forgotten, as well as products I remember fondly e.g. Gord's work is rich in symbolism and skilfully crafted, from a wide variety of materials and with many underlying concepts beyond the inherent functionality of furniture.
This beautiful catalogue of his work, created for his travelling exhibition through the Milwaukee Art Museum, encompasses rough sketches, meticulous renderings, excellent photographs, personal musings, and Potent Quotes - also his fabulous and very funny "Top 10 Shop Rules". Just as Gord Peteran is no ordinary furniture maker, this is no ordinary 'flip through once, tuck it away on the shelf' book. And you will read the commentary over and over.. There are also a wide variety of ess
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