{"product_id":"baranger-motion-displays-9783945852484","title":"Baranger Motion Displays","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis new publication is dedicated to the \u003cem\u003eBaranger Motion Displays\u003c\/em\u003e of the R. F. Collection housed at the Vitra Design Museum. Motion Displays were conceived as eye-catching and novel moving objects, which—primarily in the US—were used in jewellers' shop-window displays to attract customers. The \u003cem\u003eBaranger Motion Displays\u003c\/em\u003e were produced by Baranger Studios in Pasadena, CA, between 1937 and 1957 and were lent to thousands of jewellers' shops over the years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePrimarily during the 1990s, Rolf Fehlbaum, Vitra Chairman Emeritus and founder of the Vitra Design Museum, worked to assemble a carefully selected and comprehensive collection of these objects in Weil am Rhein.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith large-scale illustrations of the different Motion Displays and an atmospheric photo essay featuring black-and-white details of the objects, the book provides an unprecedented and in-depth view into this collection. In an accompanying essay, Bill Shaffer traces the success story of the displays and sheds light on the significance of the red cases in which they were delivered to the jewellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlong with \u003cem\u003eRobots 1:1\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSpace Fantasies 1:1\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBaranger Motion Displays\u003c\/em\u003e is the third publication to focus on the R. F. Collection. Visitors can view the collection of Motion Displays at the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein as part of the \"Wunderkammer\" (cabinet of curiosities), which also presents other parts of Rolf Fehlbaum's wide-ranging collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn order for readers to be able to experience the wonders of these moving objects for themselves, each Motion Display has been given a QR Code in the book, which links to an entertaining video clip of the display in action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430109233388,"sku":"9783945852484","price":130.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783945852484.jpg?v=1774559733","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/baranger-motion-displays-9783945852484","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}