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Description

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

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First Sentence

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.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Cara Greenberg (Author)
  2. Tim Street-Porter
 

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