Saarinen House and Garden: A Total Work of Art

This is hard cover book published with a dust jacket by Harrty N. Abrams, 100 fifth Ave., New York, NY 10011 in associaion with the Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum. Saarinen's philosophy is evident in Saarinen House and its garden, whose design, furnishings, and decoration were a collaborative effort of the entire Saarinen family--Eliel, who designed the house and much of its furniture and other objects, Loja, who designed the textiles and helped design the garden, son Eero, and daughter Pipsan--as well as many master artisans at Cranbrook. More than forty years later, in the course of the restoration, false walls were removed, layers of paint were stripped away to reveal original color schemes, long-lost furnishings were recovered, textiles were rewoven, and ceramic tile was cleaned.