California design ten, Pasadena Art Museum, The Ward Ritchie Press, 1968. 160 pages. First and only edition. Ex-library with all the usual markings; damages to the cover, fair condition, strictly a reference copy.
California design eleven, Pasadena Art Museum, 1971. 176 pages, Hardcover. First and only edition.
California Design 76, Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, 1976. Exhibition checklist.
Bauer: Classic American Pottery Mitch Tuckman, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 1995. 104 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket. First edition.
Greta Magnusson Grossman: Designer, R 20th Century, New York, 2000. 47 pages, Softcover. First edition.
California Design: The Legacy of West Coast Craft and Style Jo Lauria and Suzanne Baizerman, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 2005. 228 pages, Softcover. First edition.
Greta Magnusson Grossman – A Car and Some Shorts Evan Snyderman and Karin Åberg Wærn, Arkitekturmuseet, Stockholm, 2011. 159 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket. First edition.
Saul Bass: A Life in Film & Design Jennifer Bass, Pat Kirkham, Lawrence King, London, 2011. 424 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
Living in a Modern Way: California Design 1930-1965 Wendy Kaplan, ed, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2011. 360 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket. Essays by Bobbye Tigerman, Glenn Adamson, Christopher Long, Pat Kirkham, Bill Stern, et al.
San Diego’s Craft Revolution: From Post-War Modern to California Design Dave Hampton, Mingei International Museum, San Diego, 2012. 178 pages, Hardcover. First edition.
At the intersection of scholarship and connoisseurship lies Curated: The Design and Library of James Zemaitis—an offering that reflects a career spent exploring, documenting, and shaping the discourse around modern and contemporary design. This carefully assembled selection includes both a compelling group of design works and a rich library of publications that have guided and inspired James Zemaitis throughout his decades in the field.
As Director of Museum Relations at R & Company since 2016, James has played a central role in developing exhibitions and fostering institutional partnerships. His recent curatorial projects, including Born Too Tall: California Women Designers, Postwar to Postmodern, demonstrate a thoughtful and inclusive approach to design history. Prior to his time at R & Company, James held leadership positions at Sotheby’s and Phillips, producing over fifty design sales and helping shape the trajectory of the postwar and contemporary design market.
This collection reflects James’s deep engagement with the material and intellectual history of design. The included library—rich with foundational texts, rare catalogues, and scholarly references—provides a rare window into the ideas and research that have underpinned his work as a curator, advisor, and educator.
This auction brings together design and scholarship in a way that reflects a lifetime of passion and purpose. We are honored to invite collectors, curators, and enthusiasts alike to discover a collection shaped by insight, research, and enduring care.
