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The Bauhaus : a Japanese perspective and a profile of Hans and Florence Schust Knoll / Akio Izutsu ; translated by Brian Harrison.

LIBRA NK2399.B38 I9 1992
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Izutsu, Akio.
Contributor:
Knoll International, Inc.
Language:
English
Japanese
Subjects (All):
Knoll, Hans.
Knoll, Florence, 1917-2019.
Knoll, Florence.
Bauhaus--Influence.
Bauhaus.
Furniture--History--20th century.
Furniture.
Design--Japan.
Design.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).
Japan.
Genre:
History
Penn Provenance:
Atkin, Tony (donor)
Physical Description:
201 pages : illustrations (some color), some folded ; 29 cm
Place of Publication:
[Tokyo?] : Kajima Institute, ©1992.
Contents:
Chapter 1. The Bauhaus: a Japanese perspective : The Bauhaus, its foundation and the role of Walter Gropius ; The first Japanese visitors to the Weimar Bauhaus, Sadanosuke Nakata and Ishimoto Kikuji ; Japanese visitors and students at the Dessau Bauhaus, Takehiko, Mizutani, Iwao Yamawaki and Michyko Yamawaki
Chapter 2. Bauhaus and Japan : The Japan Bauhaus, the Ginza new architectural arts academy, Tokyo ; The production of tubular steel furniture in Japan ; The new German architectural arts exhibition ; The "Gropius and the Bauhaus" exhibition
Chapter 3. A profile of Hans and Florence Schust Knoll : The Bauhaus and Hans Knoll ; The Cranbrook and Florence Schust Knoll ; Mies Breuer and Saarinen ; The Knoll planning unit ; New designs and product development ; Showrooms modelled after the Bauhaus approach ; Knoll and cultural activities
Appendices : Kij planning unit ; Installation.
Notes:
English and Japanese.
Includes bibliographical references (page 197).
ISBN:
4306042987
9784306042988
OCLC:
26342667

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