Designing with Collectibles

by Candace Ord Manroe

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067176103X
• Release Date: May 1993
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.3" x 0.8" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

--Thoughts and ideas about collecting--

These are some of the topics that the author explores in this book. Why collect anything? Deciding what to collect, Displaying collections and Designing with collections in mind.There were a lot of neat photographs showing different ways of displaying collections. Here are a few of those. An end table with a display of eight beaded purses.... Old tobacco tins of all shapes and sizes sitting in a beautiful ornate wooden cabinet.... A group of globes in a home library.... Old fashion postal cards in a genuine post card holder.... A huge display of small metal cars arranged in a circular fashion on a wooden table.... A large collection of snow domes in a glass display case.... A shelf of colorful cookie jars.... 23 candlesticks of various designs arranged on a mantle top.....and my favorite, a basket of rag dolls sitting under a window.DESIGNING WITH COLLECTIBLES would be very helpful to someone in the early stages of collecting or someone just looking for new ways to showcase whatever objects that they collect.

Great book, has it all!

I found this book to be fascinating, showing both traditional and more unusual ways to showcase every type of collectable - from vintage toasters to antique dolls. Recommended!