100 Midcentury Chairs - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook 100 Midcentury Chairs write by Lucy Ryder Richardson. This book was released on 2017-02-07. 100 Midcentury Chairs available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Pull up a chair (or 100) for this midcentury design showcase. Here is a stylish guide to the top 100 most interesting, most controversial, or simply most beautiful chairs designed between 1930 and 1970. Get to know the designers of the Modern era, including the Eames, Jacobsen, Nakashima, Noguchi, Wegner, and many more, through their creative and unique chair designs. With notes on materials, manufacturers, and construction, entertaining quotes by designers and fans about each chair, a brief biography of each designer, the stories behind the designs, and even a ‘chair timeline’ showcasing the very best of European, Scandinavian, Japanese, and American design, 100 Midcentury Chairs And Their Stories is a must for Midcentury enthusiasts and design history fans everywhere.
Mid-century Modern
Mid-century Modern - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mid-century Modern write by Cara Greenberg. This book was released on 1995. Mid-century Modern available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Taking full advantage of the ressurgence in popularity of retro-fifties design, this highly praised book lets the reader rediscover the wonders of boomerang-shaped coffee tables, the funky curvaciousness of biomorphic furniture, the industrial sleekness of cool metals, unusual angles, and other design delights. Photos.
Furniture Boom
Furniture Boom - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Furniture Boom write by Lars Dybdahl. This book was released on 2019-02-07. Furniture Boom available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A richly illustrated presentation of Danish Mid-Century furniture classics and the iconic designers who created them Danish design plays an important part in what has come to be known as the Mid- Century Modern style. Timeless furniture pieces, such as the Hans J. Wegner's Y-Chair and Finn Juhl's Chieftain Chair, influenced designers all over the world and are still considered classics. This book is the first to present an overview of the furniture created by Danish designers and architects, in the period between 1945-1975, tracing the movement from beginning to end. Design history expert Lars Dybdahl provides thorough descriptions and analyses of particular furniture pieces, never failing to situate them within a historical and cultural context. The book is richly illustrated, showcasing the aesthetic development from post-war Denmark to the swinging sixties and seventies.
Classic Modern
Classic Modern - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Classic Modern write by Deborah Dietsch. This book was released on 2000. Classic Modern available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. There is no hotter style today than the cooler than cool work of modern designers and architects from the 1940s and 50s. Endlessly inventive and emminently livable, mid-century modernism has an optimism and confidence born of postwar abundance, and a spirited elegance that appeals powerfully fifty years later. In CLASSIC MODERN, design expert Deborah Dietsch introduces readers to the basic tenets of modern design and explains how the simple yet inspired forms typical of this style were so readily disseminated into mainstream American culture. Filled throughout with enticing examples of mid-century pieces from such timeless designers as Charles and Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen, Arne Jacobsen, and George Nelson, this beautiful book recaptures the excitement of the period's brilliant designs.
Living with Mid-century Collectibles
Living with Mid-century Collectibles - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Living with Mid-century Collectibles write by Dominic Lutyens. This book was released on 2014-10-15. Living with Mid-century Collectibles available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In recent years, mid-century modern furniture, glass, ceramics and textiles have become enormously popular, sparking a growing interest in collecting mid-century pieces. Mid-Century Collectibles provides a fascinating insight into this fertile design period and the many collecting opportunities that it offers up. First, the introduction introduces the period while Chapter 1: The Mid-Century Look, identifies the various characteristics of the look. Next, Chapter 2: Mid-Century Collectibles explores the elements of the style: furniture, lighting, textiles, tableware and decorative items. Chapter 3: Living with Mid-Century Collectibles showcases locations around the world where pieces are used in interiors with great success and finally, a Collecting Guide advises both the novice and more experienced collector on what to collect and where to buy it.
