Bizarre Accessories At Furnishings Market
Bizarre and imaginative accessories were shown at a recent home furnishings market in Chicago, writes a Toronto correspondent. Child-like ceramic sculptures with a bole in the head were used as planters or bowls in foyers, dens, children’s rooms, or family rooms. The sculptures, which have comic faces painted on them, are called "golUwogs." The design won an award in the annual competition sponsored by the American Institute of Decorators. A “plantscape’’ designed by George Nelson is equally
bizarre. It consists of trays and tripods, planters, and poles of oiled walnut and aulminium. The components can be assembled in various ways to hold a wide assortment of plants in different sized containers. All are bathed ip the glow of reflector lamps. Meridian clocks by the same designer have faces of Italian-made ceramic in varying shades of contemporary pottery. A recurring motif of four pruned formal trees, representing the four seasons, is featured on a modem Danish collection of wooden plaques, clocks, sconces, mirrors, and planters for wall hanging. Among the traditional decorative accessories at the market, mirrors were the most attractive. Many were copies of museum pieces, Chippendale reproductions, and baroque-rococo styles hand-made by Italian craftsmen.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29500, 29 April 1961, Page 2
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