I Knew Jim Knew
| AUTHOR | Walrod, Jim; Spade, Andy |
| PUBLISHER | powerHouse Books (05/27/2014) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
He's been called the furniture pimp by Mike D of the Beastie Boys. He consultedon the period 1970s furniture and interiors for the movie The Ice Storm. For those inthe know he is an absolute design guru. There are few people with a firmerunderstanding of the last 75 years of furniture, interior, graphic, and industrial design, architecture, and where they all meet in popular culture. Until now, unless you werefortunate enough to personally know Jim Walrod, you likely didn't know all theamazing facts about those subjects swimming around in his head. Ask his friendsafter even the most casual conversation with him and they'll shake their head inamazement and say, I knew Jim knew Jim has three passions: self-discovery at his own pace; keen attuning to the offbeat; and compulsive peripatetic activity wherever he is in the world. Through decades of thisspecial combination he has picked up a diverse and quirky array of historical facts thathave simply been forgotten by many, if they ever knew them to begin with Jim has anuncanny knack for pulling out of thin air during mid-conversation one arcane referenceafter another, such as who the model was for a famous Rolling Stones album cover, astrange book written by Charles Mingus, Liberace's early career, and what Frank Lloyd Wright admitted to later in life. Let I Knew Jim Knew be a fascinating tour inside Jim'shead with the only problem being that we couldn't possibly get to it all
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9781576876886
ISBN-10:
1576876888
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
128
Carton Quantity:
72
Product Dimensions:
4.20 x 1.00 x 6.80 inches
Weight:
0.30 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Price on Product
Country of Origin:
CN
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Design | Reference
Design | Popular Culture
Design | Trivia
Dewey Decimal:
747.092
Library of Congress Control Number:
2014930620
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He's been called the furniture pimp by Mike D of the Beastie Boys. He consultedon the period 1970s furniture and interiors for the movie The Ice Storm. For those inthe know he is an absolute design guru. There are few people with a firmerunderstanding of the last 75 years of furniture, interior, graphic, and industrial design, architecture, and where they all meet in popular culture. Until now, unless you werefortunate enough to personally know Jim Walrod, you likely didn't know all theamazing facts about those subjects swimming around in his head. Ask his friendsafter even the most casual conversation with him and they'll shake their head inamazement and say, I knew Jim knew Jim has three passions: self-discovery at his own pace; keen attuning to the offbeat; and compulsive peripatetic activity wherever he is in the world. Through decades of thisspecial combination he has picked up a diverse and quirky array of historical facts thathave simply been forgotten by many, if they ever knew them to begin with Jim has anuncanny knack for pulling out of thin air during mid-conversation one arcane referenceafter another, such as who the model was for a famous Rolling Stones album cover, astrange book written by Charles Mingus, Liberace's early career, and what Frank Lloyd Wright admitted to later in life. Let I Knew Jim Knew be a fascinating tour inside Jim'shead with the only problem being that we couldn't possibly get to it all
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Foreword by:
Spade, Andy
Staff Sergeant Benjamin Haynes served in the United States Air Force for the last eight years, where he prepared for operation: Paper Pilot. Now based in Brooklyn, Haynes is an artist for "editions aero-Dynamiques," Andy Spade has been building model airplanes since he was six years old. Today he oversees his SoHo emporium of the Jack Spade line of industrial products and messenger bags for guys.
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