Price: 155.000000 GBP A striking young Chinese man, probably in his early 20s, looks off towards the viewer’s far right. His gaze appears resolute, and almos has a solid sense of pride like the faces in many Chinese Communist posters of the time. The shading on his face is detailed and his short haircut is […]
Price: 35.000000 GBP Sklo: Czech Glass Design from the 1950s-70s 224 pages, softback 240mm x 170mm, portrait Published February 2017 – Available now Price: £35 + P&P ISBN: 978-0-9929689-2-2 The 1950s-70s saw a renaissance in Czech glass design that re-established the country’s global reputation in this area. From behind the Iron Curtain, skilled designers pushed […]
Price: 85.000000 GBP This hand-carved hardwood sculpture of a head is a cut above the usual tourist pieces produced in Africa from the early 20th century onwards. Rather than being a repeated, near identical form in an ebonised wood, this example shows more creativity and stylisation in terms of form and detail, particularly on the […]
Price: 35.000000 GBP Alla Moda: Italian Ceramics of the 1950s-70s by Mark Hill 224pp, softback 170mm x 240mm, portrait Published: This second, revised edition published 20th December 2023 RRP: £35 + P&P ISBN: 978-0-9929689-3-9 Stylish and colourful, Italian ceramics of the 1950s-70s reflect the vibrant fashions, latest developments in ceramic design, and modern art of […]
Price: 15.000000 GBP Frank Thrower & Dartington Glass by Eve Thrower & Mark Hill 112 pages, softback 243mm x 140mm portrait Published 2nd June 2007 – AVAILABLE NOW!Price: £15 ISBN-13: 978-0-9552865-2-0 Frank Thrower was one of the most prolific and internationally successful glass designers of the 20th century. A self-taught and self-made man, he rapidly […]
Price: 25.000000 GBP Fat Lava: West German Ceramics of the 1960s & 70s Revised & Expanded Fourth Edition 176 pages, softback 210mm x 165mm portrait Published: September 2016 – Reprinted March 2022 – AVAILABLE NOW!Price: £25 + P&P ISBN: 978-0-9929689-1-5 After firmly establishing themselves at the forefront of international ceramics design during the 1950s, modern […]
Price: 15.000000 GBP The Canny CollectorA Collection of Quotes, Hints, Tips & Tricks To Inspire And Help You Become A Better Collector. By Mark Hill 112 pages, with 25 specially commissioned pen and ink illustrations Hardback, with dust jacket 192mm x 117mm portrait Printed on high quality eco-friendly Munken paper Published: 15th October 2013 – […]
Price: 45.000000 GBP Beránek & Skrdlovice: Legends of Czech Glass By Robert Bevan Jones & Jindrich Parík General Editor: Mark Hill ‘Coffee table’ style hardback Limited to only 1,000 numbered copies 284mm x 225mm portrait – 128 pages Price: £45 plus postage & packing All copies sent via ‘signed for’ delivery ISBN: 978-0-9552865-9-9 For over […]
Price: 0.000000 GBP A new, revised and expanded version of this book, with more information and titled Sklo: Czech Glass Design From the 1950s-70s was published in February 2017. Click here for more information and to buy a copy. Hi Sklo Lo Sklo has now completely sold out and is out of print – no […]
Price: 20.000000 GBP Caithness Glass: Loch, Heather & Peat 128pp, softback 170mm x 240mm, portrait Published April 2011 — Available NOW! Price £20 + P&P ISBN: 978-0-9552865-5-1 Since it was founded in 1961, Caithness Glass has become renowned across the world. For fifty years, it has fulfilled the founders’ original aims of providing employment in […]
Price: 625.000000 GBP Jirí Suhajek is one of the Czech Republic’s most important and progressive living glass designers. Gaining experience at the very heart of the genesis of the studio glass movement in Britain under Sam Herman (1936-2020), he is also one of the very few Czech glass artists who crosses both design and making. […]
Price: 0.000000 GBP We’re sorry, but this book has completely sold out, and is now out of print. We have put plans to revise, enlarge and reprint the book on indefinite hold. Secondhand copies occasionally come up for sale on eBay or Abebooks and fetch around £120. This is four times the original cover price […]