Bilder aus Karlsbad, Wiener Werkstaette, c.1910 Wiener Werkstaette brass bound book “Bilder Aus Karlsbad”, art nouveau brass embossed front and back panels decorated with stylized flowers and scrolling branches by Josef Hoffmann, containing twenty lithographic prints from Wiener Werkstatte postcard designs, depicting views of Karlsbad after various artists including Karl Schwetz, Leopold Dreksler and others, the inside front cover edge inscribed “Wiener Werkstatte” (an example of this booklet is held by the University of Applied Arts in Vienna) circa 1910
Italian Design “Pop-Art” Oversized “Anywhere” Lamp c. 1960’s-1970’s
ITALIAN DESIGN / POP ART
“Oversized “anywhere” lamp circa 1960’s-1970’s.
Real blown glass bulb with a yellow metal “protector” paying homage to the classic “anywhere” work light. It is interesting to note that at a later date Ingo Maurer who designed the famous “flying bulb lights” used this light as an inspiration and did a paired down simple version utilizing plastic rather than glass for the actual glass bulb part.