Rambusch: the first 100 years, 1898-1998

Abstract

"Chronicles the growth of an independent, workshop-based, family business now being run by a fourth generation. This book offers the definitive history of the company started by Danish-born Frode Christian Valdemar Rambusch (1859-1924) in New York. Beginning with his efforts in decorative painting and murals, the story expands into lighting design and continues with a study of subsequent generations building upon--and further expanding--these fields of work into other media. The narrative also provides focus on more than two dozen artisans responsible for making the objects and interiors often requested by well-known architects. . . Now in the twenty-first century, the firm inspires similar collaborative efforts between architects, designers, and craft studios to work together for the decorative arts to regain their place in the finishing of our nation's buildings."-- Publisher's description.

Contents

History of the Rambusch Decorating Company -- Church Interior Design and Decoration -- Art Metal: Techniques, Trends, and Styles -- Lighting Fixtures: Innovation, Technology, and Design -- Stained Glass: Techniques and Styles -- Hotels, Restaurants, and Shops -- Theaters and Movie Houses -- New York World's Fair, 1939 -- War Effort -- State Capitols and Other Public Spaces -- Restoration -- International Commissions -- Appendixes. Interior Decoration firms, Manhattan: 1880s-1890s and Previous Rambusch Affiliations ; Letter of Incorporation ; Impressions of an Early Employee ; List of Jobs (selected), 1926-1932 ; New York World's Fair, 1939: Partial List of Commissions ; Rambusch Decorating Company: Design Studios and Workshops ; Staff of the Rambusch Decorating Company, 1976.