I Knew Jim Knew
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.42 (797 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1576876888 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Five Stars Walrod killin it.. Five Stars Amazon Customer Jim knows.
He consulted on the period 1970s furniture and interiors for the movie The Ice Storm. Until now, unless you were fortunate enough to personally know Jim Walrod, you likely didn't know all the amazing facts about those subjects swimming around in his head. There are few people with a firmer understanding of the last 75 years of furniture, interior, graphic, and industrial design, architecture, and where they all meet in popular culture. Through decades of this special combination he has picked up a diverse and quirky array of historical facts that have simply been forgotten by many, if they ever knew them to begin with! Jim has an uncanny knack for pulling out of thin air during mid-conversation one arcane reference after another, such as who the model was for a famous Rolling Stones album cover, a strange book written by Charles Mingus, Liberace's early career, and what Frank Lloyd Wright ad
. "Walrod is as legendary a conversationalist and consumer of information as he is a midcentury design authority."-Vogue"A wealth of fascinating and unusual knowledge"-Style"I Knew Jim Knew is a joyful compendium of facts, impressions, and trivia"-Interviewmagazine"Best book in years!!"-Omar Sosa, Founder and Art Director of Apartamento magazineDwellmagazine: What is the best design book to give as a gift?Jamie Gray, founder of NYC design shop Matter: My current favorite is I Knew Jim Knew, by Jim Walrod
The couple married the next year. Together, they launched the handbag design company Kate Spade in 1993. He is considered an expert in the field of 20th and 21st century design and architecture. They created the design company Jack Spade in 1996 to fill the perceived market void for stylish and practical men's accessories, and the company officially launched in 1999. Jim Walrod is a self-trained interior designer. . B