EVERYDAY ART QUARTERLY No. 24, Winter 1952
A GUIDE TO WELL DESIGNED PRODUCTS
Meg Torbert [Editor]
Meg Torbert [Editor]: EVERYDAY ART QUARTERLY: A GUIDE TO WELL DESIGNED PRODUCTS. Minneapolis; Walker Art Center; Issue No. 24, Winter 1952. Original edition. Stapled photographically printed stiff wrappers. 24 pp. 50 black and white images. Wrappers lightly worn and yellowed. Tiny dampstain to spine heel. A very good or better copy.
8.5 x 11 softcover magazine with 23 pages and 50 black and white images and included a short essay by George Nelson on designing his Bubble Lamps. Everyday Art Quarterly offers a magnificent snapshot of the blossoming modern movement after World War II. A very desirable, truly amazing vintage publication in terms of form and content, with high quality printing and clean, functional design and typography and excellent photographic reproduction.
- Product Review--includes work by Nardin and Radoczy, Modernmasters, Jens Risom, Edward Wormley, Robin Day, A. H. Vodder, Fred Press, Greta Von Nessen, Carl E. Erickson, Edward Stone, Ken Uyemura, Corning Glass, Westport Design Group, Fris Pottery, H. E. Lauffer Co., Wilhelm Wagenfeld, Russel Wright, and Freda Diamond.
- George Nelson, New Lighting Fixtures.
- Baldwin-Machado, A Remodeling Project.
- Art and Seeing, A New Educational Film.
- Book Reviews.
Everyday Art Quarterly was published by the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis starting in 1946. The editorial focus aimed to bring modern design to the masses through thoughtful examination of household objects and their designers. Everyday Art Quarterly was a vocal proponent of the Good Design movement (as represented by MoMA and Chicago's Merchandise Mart) and spotlighted the best in industrial and handcrafted design. When the magazine became Design Quarterly in 1954, the editors assumed a more international flair in their selection of material to spotlight.