In 2016, the Stedelijk Museum ’s-Hertogenbosch, recently renamed Design Museum Den Bosch, received 280 ceramic objects from the personal collection of Dutch interior designer Benno Premsela (1920–97). This book documents these objects and gives readers a deeper understanding of the designer himself—a champion of “good living” and gay-rights activist who had the makings of a compulsive hoarder. Though his collection is vast, Premsela had strict views about his modernist, minimal designs and the objects he collected, which vary greatly in style from his own designs. The publication not only documents the ceramics given to the museum, but also illustrates the functional quality of Premsela’s collection in context. Photographs and discussion of his residence and the display of objects within accompany documentation of the many exhibitions to which he contributed.
FORMAT: Pbk, 6.75 x 9.5 in. / 100 pgs / 200 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $30.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $45 ISBN: 9789462084483 PUBLISHER: Nai010 Publishers AVAILABLE: 3/19/2019 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Out of stock indefinitely AVAILABILITY: Not available TERRITORY: NA LA ME
Published by Nai010 Publishers. Text by Fredric Baas.
In 2016, the Stedelijk Museum ’s-Hertogenbosch, recently renamed Design Museum Den Bosch, received 280 ceramic objects from the personal collection of Dutch interior designer Benno Premsela (1920–97). This book documents these objects and gives readers a deeper understanding of the designer himself—a champion of “good living” and gay-rights activist who had the makings of a compulsive hoarder. Though his collection is vast, Premsela had strict views about his modernist, minimal designs and the objects he collected, which vary greatly in style from his own designs. The publication not only documents the ceramics given to the museum, but also illustrates the functional quality of Premsela’s collection in context. Photographs and discussion of his residence and the display of objects within accompany documentation of the many exhibitions to which he contributed.
