Mid-century modern complete
This definitive survey of one of the most popular collectible and dynamic periods of international design offers a rich overview of all aspects of the subject. Mid-century furniture, lighting, glass, ceramics, textiles, product design, industrial design, graphics, and posters are covered, as are int...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Thames & Hudson
c2014
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| Summary: | This definitive survey of one of the most popular collectible and dynamic periods of international design offers a rich overview of all aspects of the subject. Mid-century furniture, lighting, glass, ceramics, textiles, product design, industrial design, graphics, and posters are covered, as are interior design and architecture, exemplifying post-war optimism and energy, use of innovative and affordable materials and forms of mass manufacture, and newly developed precepts of "good design." |
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| Item Description: | "With over 1,000 illustrations." Originally published in the United Kingdom in 2014 by Thames and Hudson Ltd, London--Title page verso |
| Physical Description: | 544 pages : colour illustrations ; 32 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 536 - 538) and index |
| ISBN: | 0500517274 9780500517277 |