New Librarian Camille Lannan

Hello NYSID community, I just want to introduce myself.

My name is Camille Lannan and I am your new Librarian for Outreach, Cataloging and Instruction.  I have a background in theater, photography and philosophy.  I previously worked in NYU’s Bobst Library and also as a Photographic Archivist/Digital Asset Manager at Tiffany & Co.  I look forward to giving instructional sessions to your classes and encourage you to come by and introduce yourself. Please feel free to e-mail me to set-up an appointment: clannan@nysid.edu

A Gift from H. Parkin Saunders

In the fall of 2011, the New York School of Interior Design library received a large donation of books from the estate of H. Parkin Saunders upon his passing.
The gift contained books on interiors, gardens, design history, and other great topics. The library has been able to add 150 books to the collection due to this generous gift.

An Arkansas native and a New York School of Interior Design alumni, Saunders began his design career apprenticing under one of America’s best-known decorators, Mario Buatta. “In 1985, Parkin founded the firm Saunders & Walsh with his late-partner, Christopher Walsh, and in 1996 formed his New York-based design firm, H. Parkin Saunders, Inc.”

Influenced by his Southern upbringing, Parkin Saunders built his business on relaxed, well-chosen, and sophisticated designs. Saunders’ style was solidly traditional, using English and French antiques of neutral tones to create a dramatic yet peaceful effect. He liked to work in layers, creating designs uniquely suited to each client’s lifestyle. He often studied every detail, including what kind of soap would be placed in the soap trays, and even had the client’s favorite food for presentation on the night they moved in.

Saunders was extremely passionate about art and design, and we honor his achievements and contributions to interior design with a display of a portion of the books he donated to our collection. Come to the library to check them out!

Sources:
http://www.ruebelfuneralhome.com/obituaryindividual.php?id=1054,
http://www.franklinreport.com/ReportCard.aspx?v=2303
http://www.actuallyhome.org/Interior_Design_H-Parkin-Saunders-A229.html

New Samples from Unika Vaev

We recently received some great samples for the Graduate Center and information when Erin Weatherstone, the representative from Unika Vaev, visited!

One line, Life Textiles – Mammoth, is a 100% wool fabric from humanely sheered free-range sheep. It meets all commercial ACT standards. It prices out at $140/yd. The dye process does recycle water, but natural dyes are not used because they currently lack the color fastness needed in a commercial setting. Click here for more information.

Another new line is Light. It is a Polyurethane that is breathable, a water barrier, and anti-microbial. Great news for those who don’t like to stick to upholstery in areas that require a water barrier.

3 new dot and stripe lines are woven locally in New Jersey and we will be receiving samples when they are available.

Another tidbit Erin shared was that ACT, Association for Contract Textiles, has launched a sustainability guide for textiles used in commercial interiors. Read more about ACT Standards at http://www.contracttextiles.org/

Good luck with finals!

-Library Staff

New Books – A Gift from the Class of 2011

Each year the graduating class gives a parting gift to the New York School of Interior Design. This year the Class of 2011 decided the library would benefit from the class gift, and library staff were thrilled.

With the money the graduating class raised, we’ve purchased a collection of almost 50 books, focusing on various building types. The recent graduates know just how important books on these subjects are for thesis research and Contract III among others, and books on healthcare design, museum design, and retail and office design were among those purchased.

These are excellent books, with plans and case studies galore – there are even a couple ebooks. Each book purchased with funds from the class gift has a letterpress printed bookplate inside the front cover, so when you see it, you can thank the Class of 2011.

A full list of the books is below:

A manual for the 21st century art institution by Bruce Altshuler … [et al.]. London: Koenig Books; London: Whitechapel Gallery, 2009. N410 .M26 2009

Access for all: approaches to the built environment by Wolfgang Christ. Basel, Switzerland; Boston: Birkhäuser, 2009. NA9053.H76 A33 2009

Celebrating the Courthouse: A Guide for Architects, their clients, and the public by Steven Flanders. New York: W.W. Norton, 2006. NA4471 .C45 2006

Corporate Architecture: Building a Brand, Fashion, Banking, Telecommunications, Automotive, edited by: Alejandro Bahamón, Ana Cañizares, Antonio Corcuera. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2009. NA2540 .A6613 2009

Acoustics and sound insulation: principles, planning, examples by Eckard Mommertz. Basel, Switzerland: Birkhäuser;   Munich: Edition Detail, 2009. NA2800 .A4613 2009

Lighting design: principles, implementation, case studies byUlrike Brandi Licht et.al. Basel: Birkhäuser, 2006. NK2115.5.L5 B73 2006

Designs for living and learning: transforming early childhood environments by Deb Curtis and Margie Carter. St. Paul, MN: Redleaf Press, c2003. LB1140.23 .C87 2003

Barrier-free design: principles, planning, examples by Oliver Heiss, Christine Degenhart and Johann Ebe. Basel: Birkhäuser; Munich: Edition Detail; London: Distributed by Springer, c2010. NA2545 .H45 2010

Eat out: restaurant design and food experiences, edited by Robert Klanten, Sven Ehmann & Shonquis Moreno. Berlin: Gestalten, 2010. NK2195.R4 E19826 2010

Gusto: a journey through restaurant design. Corte Madera: Gingko Press, 2010. NA7855 .G86 2010

Health and wellness tourism: spas and hot springs by Patricia Erfurt-Cooper and Malcolm Cooper. Bristol, UK; Buffalo, NY: Channel View Publications, c2009. RA794 .E74 2009

Homelessness, housing, and mental illness by Russell K. Schutt with Stephen M. Goldfinger. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2011. HV3006.A4 S383 2011

Exhibitions and displays: museum design concepts, brand presentation, trade show design, ed. Christian Schittich. Basel; Boston: Birkhäuser, c2009. T396 .E88 2009

Housing for people of all ages: flexible, unrestricted, senior-friendly, Christian Schittich, ed. München: Edition DETAIL, Institut für Internationale Architektur-Dokumentation GmbH; Basel; Boston: Birkhäuser, c2007. NA2545.P5 H57 2007

Semi-detached and terraced houses, Christian Schittich, ed. München: Edition Detail; Basel: Birkhäuser, c2006. NA7520 .S4618 2006

In detail:single family houses, Christian Schittich, ed.; with essays contributed by Rüdiger Krisch, Gert Kähler. Munchen: Edition Detail; Basel: Birkhäuser, c2005. NA7530 .I4313 2005

Small structures: compact buildings, temporary structures, room modules, ed. by Christian Schittich. Basel: Birkhäuser, 2010. NA4160 .S74 2010

Industrial buildings: a design manual by Jürgen Adam, Katharina Hausmann, Frank Jüttner. Basel; Boston: Birkhäuser-Publishers for Architecture, 2004. NA6400 .A3213 2004

Also available as an e-book! Innovations in hospital architecture by Stephen Verderber. New York: Routledge, 2010. RA967 .V474 2010

Living for the elderly: a design manual by Eckhard Feddersen, Insa Ludtke. Basel; Boston: Birkhäuser, 2009. 725.56 F43 2009

New museums in Spain by Klaus Englert. Wurttemberg; London: Axel Menges, 2010. NA6696.S7 E54 2010

New approaches to housing for the second half of life, ed. by Andreas Huber. Basel; Boston: Birkhäuser; Zürich: ETH, 2008. NA2545.A3 N4813 2008

New museums and the making of culture by Kylie Message. Oxford, UK; New York: Berg, 2006. AM7 .M467 2006

New Shops 9: Made in Italy. Edizioni L’archivolto; Bilingual edition (2009). On order

Parliaments and Their Architecture : Design Art Technology by James Kimathi. On order

Planning Successful Museum Building Projects by Walter L. Crimm, Martha Morris, and L. Carole Wharton. Lanham: AltaMira Press, c2009. NA6690 .C75 2009

Public Markets by Helen Tangires. New York : W.W. Norton in association with Library of Congress, c2008. 725.210973 T164p Text & CD-ROM

Rolex Learning Center by Francesco Della Casa. Lausanne, Switzerland : EPFL Press, c2010. NA6605.S9 D45 2010

Sacred buildings: a design manual by Rudolf Stegers. Basel; Boston: Birkhäuser, c2008. NA4600 .S6513 2008 

Also available as an e-book! Schools and Kindergartens: a design manual by Mark Dudek. Basel : Birkhäuser, 2007. LB3205 .D834 2007

The acoustics of performance halls: spaces for music from Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl by J. Christopher Jaffe. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., c2010. NA2800 .J34 2010

The Architecture of image: existential space in cinema by Juhani Pallasmaa.  Helsinki : Rakennustieto, 2007. PN1995 .P246 2007

The assisted living residence :a vision for the future, edited by Stephen M. Golant and Joan Hyde. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008. HV1454 .A87 2008

The delirious museum: a journey from the Louvre to Las Vegas by Calum Storrie. London; New York: I. B. Tauris, 2006. AM7 .S76 2006

Total housing: alternatives to urban sprawl edited by Albert Ferre, Tihamer Salij. Barcelona; New York: Actar; Barcelona; New York: Distributed by: ActarBirkhäuser, c2010. NA7860 .T68 2010

Town houses: a housing typology by Gunter Pfeifer and Per Brauneck. Basel; Boston: Birkhäuser, c2009. NA7520 .P44 2009

Where we work: creative office spaces by Ian McCallam. New York: Collins Design, c2010. NA6230 .M33 2010

Improving healthcare with better building design edited by Sara O. Marberry. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press, c2006. RA967 .I53 2006

Inclusive housing: a pattern book: design for diversity and equality by Edward Steinfeld and Jonathan White. New York: W.W. Norton & Co.; Buffalo, N.Y.: In association with the Center for Inclusive Design & Environmental Access, School of Architecture & Planning, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, c2010. NA2542.4 .S74 2010

Health care architecture in the Netherlands by Noor Mens, Cor Wagenaar. Rotterdam: NAI Publishers, 2010. RA967.5.N4 M46 2010

Healing spaces: the science of place and well-being by Esther M. Sternberg. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2009. RA770 .S74 2009

Design for aging review 10. Washington, DC: American Institute of Architects, 2010. NA2545.A3 D47 v.10(2010) On order

Total office design: 50 contemporary workplaces by Kerstin Zumstein & Helen Parton. London: Thames & Hudson, c2011. NA2856 .Z86 2011

This Weekend: Open House New York

This weekend, October 15 & 16, 2011, is the 9th annual Open House New York Weekend, where locations around New York will open their doors for free tours. I’ve been attending OHNY since the very 1st year, and it really is one of the best events going on in New York.

With Open House New York, you can can get into places that would normally cost money (museums, concert halls, hotels) as well as sites not usually open to the public (private clubs, municipal structures, churches, schools). There are even house and office tours – including a few of the city’s architecture & design firms.

Some sites that look good this year include: tours of the Kings County Distillery, the lobby of the Chrysler Building, the Grand Lodge of Masons, The East Harlem School, the Farber Center for Radiation Oncology, Tillett Lighting Design Inc., Caples Jefferson Architects, and Moynihan Station. Of course, there are a ton more.

Check out a new neighborhood, take a guided or self-guided tour, and basically just explore NYC’s architecture and design in all five boroughs. The complete program listing is here. One of your librarians, Maggie Portis, will be volunteering for OHNY at the Nighthawk Cinema on Saturday from 10-12, so if you make that part of your itinerary, say hi! It also looks like NYSID has signed up to be a site this year, so if you haven’t visited the Graduate Center yet, it’s open on Saturday from 10-3.

What the Library Did On Your Summer Vacation

Remember back when you had to report on your summer vacation activities? Well, the library doesn’t take a vacation during the summer; instead we were busily working to get things ready for when students returned. We wanted to give you a brief rundown on what we were up to while you were hopefully relaxing by the pool or getting great internship experience.

One big summer project is that we began to reclass the library collection from the Dewey Decimal classification system to the Library of Congress system. We are about half-way done with this project, and we hope to have it finished by next summer. We’re switching systems for a number of reasons, but mainly because we think browsing the collection by subject will be much easier. Finding a book may give you a little trouble since we’re using 2 systems, but just ask at the information desk if you have any problems.

If you’ve been in the Mario Buatta Materials Atelier this semester, you might have noticed that we also rearranged the materials collection. Now loose materials are towards the front of the room, and we pulled a lot of the outdated literature.

From July to the beginning of school, we’ve spent a huge chunk of time purchasing new books and databases. We’ve acquired over 200 new books, including 3 gift donations.  H. Parkin Saunders generously donated books in honor of Mario Buatta, Sarah Weisberg donated a collection of art history books and exhibition catalogs, and the NYSID Class of 2011 gave the library almost 50 books on building types as their class gift. Another post is coming with more details on these generous gifts.

We’ve also increased the size of our e-book collection, and they’re now searchable in Bobcat, our online catalog. Textbooks for classes including Residential Design I and many MPS classes are now available in e-book form. To learn how to find and look at ebooks, visit our website’s ebooks page.

Finally, we’ve subscribed to two new databases, Art & Architecture Complete and CREDO Reference. Art & Architecture Complete is an article database that includes full-text articles, ebooks and citations. You can search it simultaneously with the Avery Index and Greenfile, two of our existing databases. CREDO Reference is a collection of 100 general reference ebooks on topics from healthcare to Shakespeare to tourism. If you need a regular or foreign language dictionary, a thesaurus or encyclopedia, CREDO is a great resource. CREDO also includes over a million images from the Bridgeman Art Library Archive.

As you can see, the library staff has been hard at work trying to improve your research and library experiences, so please let us know what you think. The Library wants to welcome back all the returning NYSID students and give a warm welcome to new students. Stop by the library for any of your research or information needs!

New Books

Art deco by Judith Miller. London: Dorling Kindersley, 2005. Find it in the library: 709.04012 M648a http://ow.ly/4K1Zw

Flexible: architecture that responds to change by Robert Kronenburg. London: Laurence King, 2007. Find it in the library: 720.49 K93f  http://ow.ly/4JU2Y

Constantinople: Istanbul’s historical heritage by Stéphane Yerasimos. Potsdam: H.F. Ullmann, c2010. Find it in the library: 949.618 Y47c http://ow.ly/4JTWU

Islam: art and architecture, edited by Markus Hattstein and Peter Delius; translation from German: George Ansell … et al. Königswinter: Könemann, 2010. Find it in the library: 709.1767 I82  http://ow.ly/4JYZf

Wallpaper, edited by Joachim Fischer. Koln: H.F. Ullman, c2008. Find it in the library: 747.3 W215 http://ow.ly/4K0AU

The Luxembourg House on Beekman Place: Three portraits in time by Debra Pickrel, Pamela Hanlon, and Marianne Matthews. New York: The Consulate General of Luxembourg in New York, 2010. Find it in the library: 725.17 P597L http://ow.ly/4K0r6

Space age lights: catalog of an exhibition held at the Triennale di Milano, Milan, Italy, May 12-Sept. 5, 2010. Milano: Electa, 2010. Find it in the library: 747.92 S732 http://ow.ly/4K27H

The professional practice of architectural working drawings by Osamu A. Wakita & Richard M. Linde. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c1994. Find it in the library: 720.28 W149p http://ow.ly/4K2e2

Design destinations worldwide by Joachim Fischer. Germany: H. F. Ullman, c2008. Find it in the library: 720.0222 F529d http://ow.ly/4JXWw

FYI: For Your Information – Scanning in the Library

Did you know that you can use the color photocopier in the library for quick and easy scanning directly to a computer on the NYSID network? Well you can, and it’s easy!

All you have to do is visit the Library’s Website: NYSIDLibrary.org and go to the Use Technology page in the HOW TO section. There you will find written instructions and the newest video in our FYI: For Your Information series, which we’ve embedded here as well.

If you have any questions or run into problems, please contact the library.

New Books

Billy Baldwin: the great American decorator by Adam Lewis; foreword by Albert Hadley. New York: Rizzoli, 2010, c2009. Find it: 747.09 B181 L673b http://ow.ly/3U5SV

Native designs from India by Maarten Hesselt van Dinter. [S.l.]: HvD Pub., c2006. Find it: 745.409 D587NA http://ow.ly/3U65P

The magic of Marrakech: Exceptional interiors by Barbara Stoeltie; René Stoeltie. Antwerpen: Mercatorfonds 2009. Find it: 700.961 S872m http://ow.ly/44Na7

Almanac of architecture & design 2011. Washington, D.C.: Greenway Communications; Atlanta: CMD Group; Kingston, MA; Distributed in the U.S. by R.S. Means Co. Find it: 720 A445 2011 Non-circulating http://ow.ly/44RLR

Adobe houses for today: flexible plans for your adobe home by Laura Sanchez, Alex Sanchez. Santa Fe, N.M.: Sunstone Press, 2008. Find it: 690.8 S211a http://ow.ly/44SlG

Survival through design by Richard Neutra. New York: Oxford University Press, 1954. Find it: 720.1 N498s http://ow.ly/44SxO

Drawing in perspective by Oliver Striegel. New York: Sterling Pub. Co., 1994. Find it: 742 S917p http://ow.ly/44TZ0

Gae Aulenti by Margherita Petranzan; translated by Susan Meadows. New York: Rizzoli, 1997. Find it: 720.92 A924 A924 http://ow.ly/44UEn

Color: communication in architectural space, eds. G. Meerwein, B. Rodeck, F. Mahnke; translation: Laura Bruce with Matthew Gaskins and Paul Cohen. Basel; Boston: Birkhauser Verlag, 2007. Find it: 747.94 M495m http://ow.ly/44V18

Eco-textile labelling: a guide for manufacturers, retailers and brands. Pontefract, West Yorkshire: Mowbray Communications Ltd., 2008. Find it: 677.0287 E19 http://ow.ly/44X2y

A Visit from Unika Vaev

Image from unika vaev's website

Erin from Unika Vaev stopped by the library last week to tell us about their most recent lines and bring us samples from one of them. The library is always glad to have vendors come by the library because their participation helps make the materials library useful to students.

She gave us samples of a new product called Charmed, which is a easily cleanable faux leather. You can read more about it here, but we were very impressed when Erin demonstrated cleaning off ballpoint pen and sharpie.

Unika Vaev seems to be concentrating on sustainable sourcing and materials, and one of the products Erin told us about is their new wool Life Textiles line. It seems to take green to a new level, examining the ways the sheep are raised, sheared, and fed and the wool manufacturing process. Here’s more information from their website:

LIFE Textiles by Instyle
Unika Vaev is exclusive distributor of Instyle’s LIFE (Low Impact For the Environment) Textile collection.  Included in this group are products of 100% wool, designed to minimize the environmental impact over the entire life cycle including raw material selection, production, use and disposal.  The program stipulates the use of clean technologies and all products are produced without the use of toxic substances such as heavy metal dyestuffs.  Any additives utilized in the production process, such as detergents and lubricants, are biodegradable.

In addition, Instyle has established the EthEco wool brand, of which all the products are being transitioned to if they are not already EthEco wool.  EthEco is made using wool from a breed of Merino sheep that don’t require mulesing (a surgical procedure required for most breeds of sheep due to a parasite), through Australia’s first-ever ethical wool supply agreement for the furnishings industry.  EthEco wool is grown on holistically managed farms focused on animal welfare, human health and care for the environment.  This attention to all aspects of the supply chain make the LIFE Textiles Collection truly unique in its manufacture.