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Walter Gropius, Mies Van Der Rohe And Marcel Breuer: Designing For America, Shiri Chapman-Daniel

MA Projects

Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe and Marcel Breuer: Designing for America examines interior and furniture projects by the three European modern designer after emigrating to the U.S. in 1938. Many of these projects are not very well known, or are commonly discussed solely in terms of architecture, yet the interiors in fact reveal interesting and significant developments in Gropius, Mies and Breuer's work. The exhibition highlights the evolution of their designs, as well as the extent to which they were affected by American tendencies and innovations and their lasting impact.

Of The Crickets, Kathryn Lien

Theses and Dissertations

Of the Crickets imagines the overlapping worlds of ethical ecological solutions to climate changed sustenance and the potential for collective excellence in female exclusive environments. Using garments, furniture, site-specific installation and directed performance, the project harnesses social and material sensitivity to mine solutions for idealized living.

A Familiar House, William Lenard

Theses and Dissertations

The landscapes of my home in Connecticut are important to me. When I was young, I went to the woods for seclusion and comfort. While I wandered through the woods, I discovered a passion for storytelling. Now that I no longer live in New England, I miss the familiar landscapes of home. As a way to portray my sentiment, I write poetic narratives and create objects to illustrate natural landscapes.

I combine my interests of classic Americana art and literature with brutalist architecture and modern furniture to create immersive installations. I work with concrete and hardwood to materially bridge the …

A Comparative Analysis Of Furniture Dowel Joint Strength Among Various Dowel Styles, Taylor C. Fatheree

Undergraduate Honors Theses

This study examines the effectiveness of various dowels used in furniture joints. Using multiple linear regression, it examines the interaction between dowel penetration depth and surface treatment. Two commercially available surface treatments, fluted cut and spiral cut, were tested against a smooth home-made dowel. Through the bending tests, it was found that depth of penetration had a positive effect on the joint strength. Additionally, home-made dowels were significantly better than both fluted and spiral in softwood tests, and the home-made and the spiral were significantly better than the fluted in the hardwood tests.

Ua1c11/46 Walter Nalbach Photo Collection, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Photographs of Walter Nalbach, Kentucky Industrial Education Association and his retirement dinner. Includes images of furniture made by Nalbach.

Mary Heilmann: To Be Someone, By Elizabeth Armstrong, Johanna Burton, And Dave Hickey. Prestel: New York 2007; Mary Heilmann: Save The Last Dance For Me, By Terry R. Myers. Afterall: London, 2007 (Book Reviews), Vittorio Colaizzi

Art Faculty Publications

Colaizzi reviews two books discussing the work of Abstract painter Mary Heilmann. "Mary Heilmann : To Be Someone," by Elizabeth Armstrong, Johanna Burton, and Dave Hickey (Prestel 2007); and "Mary Heilmann : Save the Last Dance for Me," by Terry R. Myers (Afterall 2007).

A Study Of The Design And Production Of Modern Danish Furniture Including Personal Observations, Richard F. Dickinson

Graduate Student Research Papers

It is the purpose of this study (1) to present a brief background of the history of modern Danish furniture design, and (2) to relate some of the recent and varied applications observed in the use of woods in modern Danish furniture which may be introduced in a design or planning unit.

Take Care Of That Wood-Work, H M. Gloster

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

IN these oft-quoted lines, Joyce Kilmer expressed a thought which many of us may have cherished.

Most of us are tree-lovers and few people can witness the felling of a forest giant without a pang of regret. It is consoling to reflect however that "tree-butchery"—the wasteful exploitation of forest resources—is largely a thing of the past.

A Study Of The Characteristics Of Intelligence Apparent In Free-Design, Harry C. Friley

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Gothic Forms Applied To Furniture, Metalwork And Decoration For Domestic Purposes, Bruce James Talbert, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Furniture

2 p. ℓ., 6, [2] p. 30 plates 44 cm. Title within ornamental border. English edition published in 1867. A continuation with title: "Examples of ancient and modern furniture, metal work, tapestries, decorations, etc.," was published in 1876. Stamp embossed cover, gold stamp ornaments and title, title in Gothic lettering. From the Gorham Design Library. Gift of Lenox Inc.

Ornatvs Ecclsiasticvs : Hoc Est Compendivm Praecipvarvm Rervm, Qvibvs Qvaevis Rite Decenterqve Compositae Ecclesiae Exornari, Ac Redimiri Debent: Omnibus Ecclesiarum Praelatis & Rectoribus, Pr Totam Ratisbonensem Dioecesin Cum Primus Necessarium, Latinè & Germanic̀, Adiectis Etiam Quarundam Supellectilium Figuris / Conscriptum A Iacobo Myllero ..., Jacob Müller, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Furniture

2 volumes in 1 ([16] pages, 143 pages ; [8] pages, 168 pages : woodcut decorations and illustrations. Second volume has separate paging and signatures, and separate title page with title: Kirchen Geschmuck, das ist, Kurtzer Begriff der fürnembsten Dingen, damit ein jede recht vnd wol zugerichte Kirchen geziert vnd auffgebutzt seyn solle : allen Prelaten vnd Pfarrherren durch das gantze Bistumb Regenspurg sehr notwendig / in Lateinischer vnd Teutscher Sprache, sambt beygesetzten etlichen schönen Figuren, beschrieben durch Herrn Jacob Müllern ... Illustrations (in German text only): 42 prints : woodcut ; image 41 x 30 cm (1), 19 x …