Paul Tuttle Designs

by Marla C. Berns

Innovative and prolific designer Paul Tuttle lived and worked in California in the second half of the 20th century, designing architecture as well as an extensive array of furniture. This square-format (10.5x10.25") volume showcases Tuttle's work in numerous color and black & white photographs, and Berns (UCLA Fowler Museum) and other curators contribute essays describing Tuttle's life, work, and legacy. The book includes a brief biography and bibliography, but no subject index. Published by the University Art Museum, U. of California, Santa Barbara; distributed by the U. of Washington Press. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

188 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 2003

Reviews

[Liz VanDerwerken · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was a very useful resource on Paul Tuttle! I used it for a project in which I was writing about him, and was able to find all of the things I needed, as well as other things about Tuttle which were interesting. They covered his family background and basic biography, as well as design philosophies and characteristics, but I think my favorite thing about this book were the many photographs which chronologically portrayed his work and how it changed and evolved through his career. The chair on the cover is one of his designs for which he is best known!