Mark Hill – Sklo: Czech Glass Design from the 1950s-70s

Description

Heading : Mark Hill – Sklo: Czech Glass Design from the 1950s-70s
Date : First published 2008
Size : 170×240 portrait
Pages : 224
ISBN : 978-0-9929689-2-2

The 1950s-70s saw a renaissance in Czech glass design that re-established the country’s global reputation in this area. From behind the Iron Curtain. skilled designers pushed the boundaries of 20th century glass design and produced unique art glass masterpieces that went on to inspire visually stunning. high quality production ranges. Exported and sold across the world as art glass for the home. these modern and vibrantly coloured designs became enormously successful. Despite this. the designers responsible were rarely named. Today. the designs they produced typically lie forgotten or misattributed.

This publication brings together and identifies many of these works. and includes hot-worked. pressed. cut. engraved. gilded and enamelled designs. An illustrated introduction also gives an overview of the fascinating story behind the creation of these avant garde works. and designer biographies explain more about the people behind them. With over 500 specially commissioned. full colour images including labels and signatures. this book will be invaluable to glass collectors and 20th century design enthusiasts.

This book is a greatly revised and expanded version of Hi Sklo Lo Sklo. my ground-breaking first book on the subject. which was published in 2008 and has now sold out.