Eva Zeisel on Design
The Magic Language of Things
By Eva Zeisel
(Overlook Press, Hardcover, 9781585674077, 221pp.)
Publication Date: June 2004
Categories: Ceramics, Individual Artist
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In this lavishly illustrated, full-color book, the designer for the first time communicates the ideas that have guided and inspired her. Each aspect of the design process is analyzedavariety, spontaneity, line, contour, shading, and texture, among othersato show how the best works are the result of a dialogue between creator and object, the result of which is an environment that is pleasurable, comfortable, and elegant. The language in which this dialogue is conducted, athe language of things,a is one in which Zeiselas fluency is unparalleled, and her thoughts, read alongside the photos of her stunning creations and those that have inspired her, make this book indispensable to every enthusiast of art, ceramics, and design.











