Book Design - 36 Views of Sam Maloof

A multifaceted portrait of furniture maker Sam Maloof The first craftsman to receive a MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant, a man whom his friend and fellow furniture maker Jimmy Carter called “the best woodworker that ever lived,” Sam Maloof was one of the great masters of midcentury modernism. His pieces’ sensuous, inviting design and immaculate workmanship elide any distance in critical perception between craft and art, and his furniture is found in private domains throughout the world and in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Smithsonian. Warm and gregarious, Maloof was loved by those who knew him. His Southern California compound became the hub of a rich network of artists and artisans; and today, six years after his death, thousands of visitors pass through his home and workshop to catch a glimpse of a life so rich in beauty. Each section opens with a spread featuring one of the many different woods used in Maloof's pieces. The bright orange reflects the colors of the Maloof Woodworking brand, and the mid-century type treatment reflects the era of his heyday.

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