Furniture & Interiors of the 1940s - 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 & Interiors of the 1940s write by Anne Bony. This book was released on 2003. Furniture & Interiors of the 1940s available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The 1940s marked a period of transition in interior design: the quarrel between ancient and modern was outdated, the combination of function and art was essential, and interior designers were more focused on new creations rather than on post-war reconstruction. The style of this period exhibits all the contradictions that arise from a society that was in a general state of shock, unsure of what the future would hold. Exemplary cabinet making marks the period, featuring famous names like T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbing and George Nelson from the United States. In France, Adnet, Arbus, Dominique, Kohlmann, Jallot, and Leleu produced sumptuous ensembles, with beautiful detailing. "Furniture and Interiors of the 1940s" features the work of numerous designers in 300 archival images and recent color photographs that shed new light on this transitional period in design, as it evolved both in Europe and in the United States.
Furniture and Interiors of the 1940's
Furniture and Interiors of the 1940's - 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 and Interiors of the 1940's write by Anne Bony. This book was released on 2003. Furniture and Interiors of the 1940's available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Furniture and Interiors of the 1970s
Furniture and Interiors of the 1970s - 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 and Interiors of the 1970s write by Anne Bony. This book was released on 2005. Furniture and Interiors of the 1970s available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "The 1970s - a revolutionary decade born out of the turbulent late 1960s, during which militant outspokenness and cultural unrest shook up society with lasting effects. Protest against cultural norms and a disillusionment in consumerism went hand in hand with a strong sense of social commitment that propelled radical creative and functional changes in design." "Furniture and Interiors of the 1970s bears witness to the fusion of influences - both societal and individual - that took hold during this explosive decade and catapulted design into its contemporary framework."--BOOK JACKET.
The Politics of Furniture
The Politics of Furniture - 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 The Politics of Furniture write by Fredie Floré. This book was released on 2018-08-22. The Politics of Furniture available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In many different parts of the world modern furniture elements have served as material expressions of power in the post-war era. They were often meant to express an international and in some respects apolitical modern language, but when placed in a sensitive setting or a meaningful architectural context, they were highly capable of negotiating or manipulating ideological messages. The agency of modern furniture was often less overt than that of political slogans or statements, but as the chapters in this book reveal, it had the potential of becoming a persuasive and malleable ally in very diverse politically charged arenas, including embassies, governmental ministries, showrooms, exhibitions, design schools, libraries, museums and even prisons. This collection of chapters examines the consolidating as well as the disrupting force of modern furniture in the global context between 1945 and the mid-1970s. The volume shows that key to understanding this phenomenon is the study of the national as well as transnational systems through which it was launched, promoted and received. While some chapters squarely focus on individual furniture elements as vehicles communicating political and social meaning, others consider the role of furniture within potent sites that demand careful negotiation, whether between governments, cultures, or buyer and seller. In doing so, the book explicitly engages different scholarly fields: design history, history of interior architecture, architectural history, cultural history, diplomatic and political history, postcolonial studies, tourism studies, material culture studies, furniture history, and heritage and preservation studies. Taken together, the narratives and case studies compiled in this volume offer a better understanding of the political agency of post-war modern furniture in its original historical context. At the same time, they will enrich current debates on reuse, relocation or reproduction of some of these elements.
Wanderlust
Wanderlust - 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 Wanderlust write by Michelle Nussbaumer. This book was released on 2016-09-20. Wanderlust available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The first book from designer Michelle Nussbaumer features her dramatically lush interiors and shows readers how spaces can be inspired by travel and filled with treasures from around the world. As a curator who discovers exquisite treasures all over the world for her projects and her Dallas-based design store Ceylon et Cie, Michelle Nussbaumer has a signature style, in multilayered rooms that mix periods with antique textiles, embroideries and weavings, unconventional furniture, and global art. The result is unique interiors that might recall 1940s glamour or nineteenth-century England. Her first book, organized by mood and style, showcases interiors that range from calm to bold, and from rustic to exotic. These include Nussbaumer’s own stunning residences in Switzerland and Texas, as well as her work for clients around the country. Her sumptuous interiors—eclectic in style and influenced by the designer’s travels from Paris and Rome to Africa, Mexico, and China—provide alluring inspiration for design aficionados.
