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."--Chicago Sun-Times. 125 4-color photographs and 100 black-and-white photographs.
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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."--Chicago Sun-Times. 125 4-color photographs and 100 black-and-white photographs.
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My sister has just bought a 1950's ranch home with some original features. I was hoping this book would help celebrate the house and give some ideas as to decor. Instead, it is a good overview of the furniture designers who influenced the furniture of the time. It's nice, but not what I was looking for, which was the physical living space/furnishings of the middle class of the 50's.
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Friendly intro to proper 'what modern was' furniture.,
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Excellent overview of 'modern' interiors- lighting, furniture, accessories; often shown in delightful period modern room settings. A great coffee table book, yet a valued reference also. Wonderful composition of color and b&w photos: book "flows" well w/ non-tedious text. Guaranteed appreciation of mid-century modern by the indifferent after thumbing through this book. One of my top three most favorites that I never tire of and return to often, (and I'm a gearhead!). A can't-go-wrong choice for anyone with even a small interest in design or collecting.
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I have owned this book since it was originally published in hardcover in 1984. I have referred to it many, many times. Books with beautiful photographs on the subject of 1950's furniture are scarce, indeed, and I was pleased to see this book reemerge in softcover. I wish more books of this caliber on the subject existed. I highly recommend it.
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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. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
modern furniture, furniture design, modern furnishings, standing lamp Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Herman Miller, New York, Eero Saarinen, Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen, The Museum of Modern Art, Alvar Aalto, Isamu Noguchi, World War, Art Deco, Finn Juhl, Grand Rapids, Hans Wegner, Harry Bertoia, Marco Zanuso, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Tim Street-Porter, Florence Knoll, Knoll International, United States New!
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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. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
modern furniture, furniture design, modern furnishings, standing lamp Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Herman Miller, New York, Eero Saarinen, Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen, The Museum of Modern Art, Alvar Aalto, Isamu Noguchi, World War, Art Deco, Finn Juhl, Grand Rapids, Hans Wegner, Harry Bertoia, Marco Zanuso, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Tim Street-Porter, Florence Knoll, Knoll International, United States New!
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- Good Taste Costs No More by Richard Gump on page 26
- Art Deco by Eva Weber on page 18
- The Saturday Evening Post Magazine Covers from 1945 to 1962: An Untroubled Season : Ordinary Life in Mid-Century America by Ken Kawai in Front Matter
- Art Deco (DK Collector's Guides) by Judith Miller on page 18
- African Style: down to the details by Sharne Algotsson on page 167, and Back Matter
- Ranch House Style by Katherine Samon in Back Matter
- Moment of Grace: The American City in the 1950s by Michael Johns in Back Matter
- Metropolitan Home American Style by Dylan Landis in Back Matter
- Chicago Confidential: A Nathan Heller Novel by Max Allan Collins on page 291
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