Aloys F. Gangkofner: Glas Und Licht/Glass and Light Tapa dura - 2009

-Prestel (2009)-. First edition, 2008. 305x245mm 256 pages. Illustrated. Boards. Fine in dustjacket. The name of Aloys Gangkofner is well-known to collectors of post-war glass. Born in the Bavarian Forest region, where much of Germany's finest glassworks are produced, Gangkofner taught artistic glass design at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts for over four decades. His experimental one-of-a-kind pieces, executed by glass-blowers at the Lamberts Glassworks in Waldsassen, made him famous worldwide. His deft handling of form earned him acclaim and numerous awards. This monograph traces Gangkofner'scollaboration not only with Lamberts Glassworks but also with the Hesse Glassworks in Stierstadt and the work he did with lighting manufacturers Peill + Putzler and ERCO-where Gangkofner was the first designer. This volume features many of the commissions Gangkofner executed for public spaces, of which only a few have survived. It also examines Gangkofner's influential teaching career. Gangkofner's industrial… Leer más

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Munich: Prestel, 2008. Hardcover. New in shrinkwrap.. White and color-illustrated boards with aqua and gray lettering. 256 pp. Color and BW illustrations. Parallel text in German and English.

Prestel Pub, 2009-02-01. Hardcover. New. 1.0236 in x 11.8110 in x 9.8425 in. This is a hardcover book with dust jacket.