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Description edit
This highly praised celebration of '50s design recalls the wonders of boomerang-shaped coffee tables, the funky curvaceousness of biomorphic furniture, the industrial sleekness of cool metals, and other design delights. "Will undoubtedly foster a new appreciation of furniture from the '50s."--... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
First Sentence edit
The early 1950s was not the first time modern furniture had been offered to the American public, but it was the first time they lined up around the block to buy it.
Table of Contents edit
Preface
Modern Becomes Modern
Breuer and Beyond
The Looks
The Ten Best Mid-Century Chairs
The Designers
Living a Fifties Fantasy
Source Guide
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- Cara Greenberg (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Tim Street-Porter (Photographer)
- George Corsillo (Designer)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House Value Pub
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1984
ISBN: 0517554119
Page Count: 175
Publisher: Random House Value Pub
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1984
ISBN: 0517554119
Page Count: 175
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: TS885.G68
- Dewey: 749
Subjects edit
- Books › Home & Garden › Crafts & Hobbies › Woodworking › Furniture & Carpentry
- Books › Professional & Technical › Architecture › Interior Design › Style
- Books › Home & Garden › Interior Design › Style
- Books › Arts & Photography › Design & Decorative Arts › Furniture Design
- Books › Home & Garden › How-to & Home Improvements › Furniture
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