Fifties Furniture by Paul McCobb: Directional Designs (Schiffer Book for Collectors and Designers,) (Hardcover)

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Today Paul McCobb's furniture and interior designs of the 1950s rank alongside Russell Wright, Gustav Stickley, and Heywood-Wakefield as marked staples in modern design. Paul McCobb's Directional Designs furniture line exhibits the low-cost, functional, and versatile furniture components, storage units, and interiors that earned McCobb the title of "America's decorator" during the mid-twentieth century. Containing over 100 coordinating room settings, including chairs, sofas, desks, benches, shelves, interiors, and much more, with information on McCobb's achievements and design principles, up-to-date price guide, and index, this book presents one of the backbones of modern design.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 106 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing (April 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764311395
• ISBN-13: 978-0764311390
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #462,258 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat misleading title...., October 29, 2004

By	D. A. Langdon "seattlebeaconhillguy" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is an OK book, but the title is somewhat misleading to the casual reader. This book deals very specificly with the "Directional Designs" line produced by Paul McCobb - not all of Paul McCobb's "Fifties Furniture"

If you are looking for information on the Paul McCobb Planner Group, as I was, you are not going to find it in this book.

Apart from that, it has some great pictures of some very high-end furniture.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very nice reference of Calvin line furnitures., September 3, 2007

By	Masayuki Sugiyama (Phoenix, AZ USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Very nice reference of Calvin line furnitures. Only B&W photos. No planner group line furnitures covered. If you want to know about Calvin pieces this book is for you.

4.0 out of 5 stars Single catalog but great reference, January 24, 2009

By	The Folded Space - See all my reviews

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This book is merely a reprint of a single (yet large) catalog of McCobb's designs for a single manufacturer, however, the line featured is often considered the most sophisticated of his furniture. Another reference that encompasses McCobb's work is needed, but this is the best thing available if you can't find original ephemera.