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Collection Milton Glaser
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Milton Glaser

“This rug collection came about as a result of an accidental encounter between Shakespeare, Africa and Nani Marquina. Glaser believes that ultimately all things are connected and that the role of the artist is to discover the inevitable relationship that exists between everything. Sometimes this is difficult and other times it’s a piece of cake.” The "Shakespeare Vanishes African" piece contains two illustrations (the portrait of Shakespeare and the overlaying pattern) which were both done by hand and then combined in Photoshop.

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African pattern Manufacture Handmade Technique Hand knotted Fibre 100% New Zealand wool Density 132.000 knots/m2 Pile height 8 mm Total height 14 mm Weight 4,5 kg/m2 Manufacture Handmade Technique Hand tufted Fibre 100% New Zealand wool Density 124.000 knots/m2 Pile height 8/12 mm Total height 18 mm Weight 5,1 kg/m2

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Hand tufted Hand knotted Nani Marquina

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photographer -Michael Somoroff Milton Glaser is among the most celebrated graphic designers in the United States. He has had the distinction of oneman-shows at the Museum of Modern Art and the Georges Pompidou Center. In 2009, he was the first graphic designer to receive the National Medal of the Arts award. He was selected for lifetime achievement awards from the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum (2004) and the Fulbright Association (2011). As a Fulbright scholar, Glaser studied with the painter, Giorgio Morandi in Bologna, and is an articulate spokesman for the ethical practice of...

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An Outline of the Company Created en 1987, the history of nanimarquina is based on a clear idea: to design rugs. It’s a simple statement, a transparent declaration of intent that has become a reality by putting into practice values such as observation, innovative endeavour, communication, emotion and knowing how to contemporize traditional craftsmanship. Today, nanimarquina is distributed internationally through the most exclusive design furniture retailers and participates actively in contract projects across the world. The photographs in this catalog were taken in Casa Gomis, better known...

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