A spectacular visual narrative and guide, this paperback edition of this title details the explosion in styles and exciting technical progress that characterize the rapid evolution of design over the past 100 years.
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"A chronological survey of some of the best things we've lived with over the past hundred years ...Eight chapters of brief but informative text and terrific photos."
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Baker is an independent consultant, appraiser and international lecturer of 19th and 20th century decorative arts.
KEITH BAKER has written and illustrated many celebrated picture books, including "Little Green," "Big Fat Hen," and "Who Is the Beast?, "as well as the Mr. and Mrs. Green easy reader series. He lives in Seattle, Washington.
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This review is from: Twentieth Century Furniture (Paperback)
Overall, a pretty good book. Starting a little earlier than most modern books, it begins with some examples of Arts & Crafts, Nouveau and Deco which help give some interesting perspective.
The photos are large, but of varying quality. Some pics surprised me with new angles and views than I am used to. (There is a shot of a Nelson Marshmallow couch in a very large size that I had never heard of.) Some of the shots show some aging and wear and tear which is refreshing to see and sometimes adds some nice character to the pieces.
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This was a very helpful book to determine furniture in different periods of time. It's a good resource.
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The Arts and Crafts Movement, with its adherence to the principle of 'fitness for purpose', was born in the nineteenth century from a complex seedbed that grew to express itself in the latter part of the century and the Edwardian era of the next. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
frieze drawer, linear grain, rectilinear form, tapered legs, tubular metal Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Art Nouveau, Art Deco, New York, William Morris, Herman Miller, Paris Exposition, John Makepeace, Marcel Breuer, Pierre Chareau, Frank Lloyd Wright, Wendell Castle, Shiro Kuramata, Ambrose Heal, Charles Eames, Gustav Stickley, Samuel Bing, Verner Panton, Carlo Mollino, Charlotte Perriand, Donald Deskey, Ernest Gimson, Gilbert Rohde, Gio Ponti, Jean Dunand, Modern Movement New!
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The Arts and Crafts Movement, with its adherence to the principle of 'fitness for purpose', was born in the nineteenth century from a complex seedbed that grew to express itself in the latter part of the century and the Edwardian era of the next. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
frieze drawer, linear grain, rectilinear form, tapered legs, tubular metal Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Art Nouveau, Art Deco, New York, William Morris, Herman Miller, Paris Exposition, John Makepeace, Marcel Breuer, Pierre Chareau, Frank Lloyd Wright, Wendell Castle, Shiro Kuramata, Ambrose Heal, Charles Eames, Gustav Stickley, Samuel Bing, Verner Panton, Carlo Mollino, Charlotte Perriand, Donald Deskey, Ernest Gimson, Gilbert Rohde, Gio Ponti, Jean Dunand, Modern Movement New!
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- Art Nouveau (Abbeville Stylebooks) by Constance M. Greiff on page 27, and Back Matter
- Art Nouveau (World of Art) by Alastair Duncan in Back Matter
- William Morris by Linda Parry in Back Matter
- Paris Style (Icons) by Christiane Reiter in Back Matter
- Los angeles (Enigmas de las ciencias ocultas series) by Joan Wilhelm in Back Matter
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- Tony Hunt's Structures Notebook, Second Edition by Tony Hunt in Back Matter
- History of Interior Design by John Pile in Back Matter
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