William Katavolos - "Organics" - 1962
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Organics by William Katavolos, first edition (1962), 16 pages, 25 × 25 cm, in good condition, original language and multi-language presentation in English, French and Dutch with text and drawings showing the creation of a chemistry-based city, cover by Pieter Brattinga featuring a cut-out rosette and a thick acetate protection with a yellow cellophane insert.
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Texts and drawings showing the creation of a new city based on chemistry.
These new ideas were presented at MoMA in New York in 1960.
Cover with a die-cut rosette, with a thick acetate protective layer and an inserted sheet of yellow cellophane.
Layout and cover by Pieter Brattinga.
Limited edition of 1,000 copies.
In good condition, but the glue used at the time has browned (See photos).
No shipping to the United States due to the new legislation.
William Katavolos' avant-garde career, a philosopher, designer and industrial aesthete born in 1924, spans 60 years, beginning in the late 1940s when he produced a line of furniture including the 'T' chair, now in the MoMA and Vitra Museum collections.
He continues in industrial design by designing furniture collections for Laverne International.
'Kwadraat-Bladen' was the original idea of graphic designer Pieter Brattinga (1931–2004).
He set out to prove that his family’s printing house, De Jong & Co, was the best in the Netherlands by publishing a magazine that would surprise its readers with its radical content, unusual format, and cutting-edge production techniques.
None of these publications were for sale; they were distributed to friends and associates by De Jong as self-promotions.
34 'Kwadraat-Bladen' were published between 1955 and 1974.
Texts and drawings showing the creation of a new city based on chemistry.
These new ideas were presented at MoMA in New York in 1960.
Cover with a die-cut rosette, with a thick acetate protective layer and an inserted sheet of yellow cellophane.
Layout and cover by Pieter Brattinga.
Limited edition of 1,000 copies.
In good condition, but the glue used at the time has browned (See photos).
No shipping to the United States due to the new legislation.
William Katavolos' avant-garde career, a philosopher, designer and industrial aesthete born in 1924, spans 60 years, beginning in the late 1940s when he produced a line of furniture including the 'T' chair, now in the MoMA and Vitra Museum collections.
He continues in industrial design by designing furniture collections for Laverne International.
'Kwadraat-Bladen' was the original idea of graphic designer Pieter Brattinga (1931–2004).
He set out to prove that his family’s printing house, De Jong & Co, was the best in the Netherlands by publishing a magazine that would surprise its readers with its radical content, unusual format, and cutting-edge production techniques.
None of these publications were for sale; they were distributed to friends and associates by De Jong as self-promotions.
34 'Kwadraat-Bladen' were published between 1955 and 1974.
Details
Number of Books
1
Subject
Architecture
Book Title
"Organics"
Author/ Illustrator
William Katavolos
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1962
Height
25 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
25 cm
Language
Dutch, English, French
Original language
Yes
Number of pages
16
