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	title of this thread your message ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter Schiffer To: barry mn Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 8:57 AM Subject: your book proposal Dear Mr. Margolis, Thank you for your email. We have been wrong before and will probably be wrong again. However, with that said, we do not see a wide enough buying audience. If you fell you can commit to buying and selling a good number of copies, let?s talk. Sincerely, Peter B. Schiffer Schiffer Publishing Ltd -----my reply---- Peter: George Nelson was one of the absolute giants of design between 1946 and his death, and most of his stuff for Herman Miller is well documented. What is NOT documented, however, is the 100-200 beautiful clocks he designed for Howard Miller, and the other odd pieces designed for Howard Miller (including planters, wall dividers, the ribbon wall ceiling hanging system, wall mounted vanities and desk, as well as spice cabinets. He also designed a line of melmac dinnerware for Prolon. Also fireplace andirons, jax bookends, lamps, not to mention the famous Bubble Lamps. These have not been properly presented in any form, and I think such a book would sell as well as any of your Herman Miller or Knoll books. I can't understand why you're not excited about a book project that would fit in perfectly with your many other post-WWII American designs. The clocks would, of course, be the lead item in selling the book; right now, even the ugliest of his wall clocks are selling on eBay for over $350.00 each. Even ones with non-working movements. Vitra has only reissued a tiny handful of the clocks made for Howard Miller between 1946 and about 1970. Please reconsider. I would not be the writer, but I'm working with a fellow in Tulsa who's compiling a database of beautiful color photographs of as many items as possible. I have a quality reprint 12" 6 page brochure of the other non clock items available by Nelson for Howard Miller. I guarantee that this book will be the talk of the town in the design world, and I think it's most appropriate for Schiffer to be the publisher. Barry Margolis associated web images (optional) associated web link (optional) your email your password create a forums account \| you forgot your password?