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Boltabest Trays
I am sure many of you have seen the George Nelson China Shop trays distributed by boltabest.
I have also seen the "wheels" tray attributed to Bernard Rudofsky
and the"Babylonia" tray attributed to Abel Sorenson
Anybody here know who may have designed these two in the post below?
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02-Jul-08 |
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03-Jul-08 |
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I should mention, that the...
I should mention, that the China Shop pattern usually attributed to Nelson, seems to actually be an Irving Harper design.
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04-Jul-08 |
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No one recognizes either of...
No one recognizes either of these designs? Maybe they were fabric designs prior to their use on the trays? The Harper/Nelson design was for Schiffer Prints. As was Rays Eame's Sea Things print licensed by Waverly Products for these trays
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04-Jul-08 |
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I tried searching once.
I came up with Boltabest and KYS-ite. Many patterns.
I suppose most of the designs were 'in-house' designed.
I found over and over 'designer unknown'.
Ray Eames must have seen one of the trays and thought
how wonderful to use one of her designs, contacted the
manufacturer and made it happen.
Just out of art school a classmate got a job with some tissue/paper towel
manufacturer. 20 years and still awful designs on tissue boxes.
(i have no idea where the classmate is) but everytime i see the awful boxes
i think how cool they could be. (i actually used to paint mine when i got
them home!) Now i just use the simple stainless covers.
(not sure how that relates. just a graphics thought)
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06-Jul-08 |
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posted by dashes
edited on 06-Jul-08 09:58 PM [edit]
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06-Jul-08 |
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06-Jul-08 |
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Indeed! Good score
I got the white Eames one at a thrift store for a few bucks, so I know the feeling.
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06-Jul-08 |
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Thanks for the help with the...
Thanks for the help with the ID. I also got the red and white one on Ebay for about $60.00. Hopefully one day, I'll ID that one. GREAT SCORE on the Sea Things Eames tray!
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06-Jul-08 |
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posted by dashes
edited on 06-Jul-08 11:22 PM [edit]
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06-Jul-08 |
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Red and white tray is also a...
Red and white tray is also a boltabest. It looks to me like another fabric design applied to a tray. I may have to go to the bookstore and get the Schiffer Prints book
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07-Jul-08 |
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07-Jul-08 |
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I don't have the red or...
I don't have the red or swirled trays here at my weekend home. I do have China Shop tray here though. Would you like a pic of that one or of the other two? I can likely post the China Shop one tonight, if you want, or one of the others in the next couple of days. Let me know
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07-Jul-08 |
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08-Jul-08 |
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The wavy pattern reminds me in a way of the skylark pattern...designed by a woman for formica...cant recall the name.great thread...
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08-Jul-08 |
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09-Jul-08 |
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posted by dashes
edited on 09-Jul-08 06:12 AM [edit]
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09-Jul-08 |
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10-Jul-08 |
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30-Jul-08 |
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I have a new Waverly tray mystery
This one has, aside from the Waverly mark on the back, another impressed mark that says something like "Compliments from the Dow Chemical Company"
Any ideas whose artwork this might be?
Edit to add - just noticed that below the bananas is signed "MM Jonnson" (as best I can tell) - still don't know who that is though
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posted by dashes
edited on 30-Jul-08 04:37 AM [edit]
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