Description |
256 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
Summary |
Mid-Century Modern design is hugely popular with collectors and decorators alike and this invalualbe book explores the most desirable furniture, ceramics, glass, metalware, and textiles from the 1940's through to the early 1970's. The careers and influence of such groundbreaking designers as Alvar Aalto, Charles and Ray Eames, Robin and Lucienne Day, Georg Jensen, Arne Jacobsen and many others are explored. A price code is provided for each piece, ensuring that this is the complete guide to one of the most exciting periods in design history. |
Contents |
What went before -- The new look -- Interiors -- Furniture and lighting -- Glass -- Ceramics -- Metalware and textiles -- Designers -- Resources -- Index -- Acknowledgements. |
Subject(S) |
Interior decoration.
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Furniture design.
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Design -- History -- 20th century.
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Art objects -- Collectors and collecting.
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ISBN |
9781784723750 (hardcover) |
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1784723754 (hardcover) |
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