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OverviewMargo Grant Walsh is a prominent interior architect with an impeccable eye for collecting silver. The recipient of prestigious awards in her industry, she has devoted her career to designing interiors for major corporations, while amassing a remarkable collection of more than 800 exquisitely designed and beautifully crafted pieces of silver, from jewelry to tea services. This book is the first to document her unparalleled collection. Comprising works from seventeen countries, the collection features examples by internationally acclaimed artists and workshops, such as C. R. Ashbee, Christopher Dresser, Georg Jensen, the Kalo Shop, Omar Ramsden, William Spratling, and Tiffany & Company. Architect-designed silver is a recurring theme of the collection, which includes a tea service by the Japanese architectural team of Kazuo Sejima and Ryue Nishiwaza. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Timothy A. O'Brien , Margo Grant Walsh , Peter C. Marzio , Cindi StraussPublisher: Yale University Press Imprint: Yale University Press Dimensions: Width: 23.50cm , Height: 0.20cm , Length: 29.20cm Weight: 0.862kg ISBN: 9780300138924ISBN 10: 030013892 Pages: 152 Publication Date: 17 July 2008 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print ![]() Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTIMOTHY A. O'BRIEN is a writer at the San Francisco Airport Museums. MARGO GRANT WALSH, former Vice Chairman of Gensler, resides in New York City and Portland, Oregon. PETER C. MARZIO is director of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |