THERE IS AN EXTRAORDINARY COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS AT WORK TODAY IN NORTH AMERICA. WITH UNPRECEDENTED SKILL,USING MATERIALS AS COMMON AS CLAY AND AS PRECIOUS AS CRYSTAL, THEY DELIGHT US WITH BEAUTY AND INVENTION.
THERE IS AN EXTRAORDINARY COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS AT WORK TODAY IN NORTH AMERICA. WITH UNPRECEDENTED SKILL,USING MATERIALS AS COMMON AS CLAY AND AS PRECIOUS AS CRYSTAL, THEY DELIGHT US WITH BEAUTY AND INVENTION.
FOR TEN YEARS, GUILD SOURCEBOOKS HAVE INTRODUCED THESE ARTISTS TO DESIGNERS. ARCHITECTS, ART CONSULTANTS AND HOMEOWNERS. WITH 327 VIVID COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS, THIS SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY VOLUME SHOWCASES 145 ARTISTS CREATING:
WORK FOR THE WALL
WORKS IN FIBER,CERAMICS,GLASS AND OTHER MEDIA TO WARM UP YOUR WALLS.
FURNITURE
TRADITIONAL, WHIMSICAL. FUTURISTIC AND CONTEMPORARY PIECES IN A WONDERFUL VARIETY OF MATERIALS.
ACCESSORIES
DECORATIVE AND FUNCTIONAL WORKS,INCLUDING FLOOR COVERINGS, LIGHTING,AND SMALL SCULPTURES.
THE GUILD REGISTER
INCLUDES CONTACT AND PRODUCT INFORMATION FOR HUNDREDS OF ADDITIONAL ARTISTS WORKING IN FIBER AND CERAMIC ART FOR THE WALL.
THE GUILD at Ten
Commission Profiles
Reflections on the Commissioning Process
The Studio Furniture Movement
Acknowledgements
RESOURCES
Ten Great Ways to Use the Designer’s Edition
Gallery! Listings
Organizations and Publications
Index of Artists By State
Index of Artists and Companies