书名:Mid-Century Modern Design: A Complete Sourcebook
作者:Dominic Bradbury
出版:Thames & Hudson
语种:英语
页数:544页
装帧:平装
ISBN:9780500023471
出版日期:2020年11月10日
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Essential reading for all collectors and design aficionados, this book is the ultimate survey of mid- century modern design and architecture now available in a sleek, compact form.
A definitive survey of mid-century modern design and architecture in an accessible compact edition, this book offers a rich overview of one of the most popular, collectable, and dynamic periods of design. With rich and diverse examples of everything from furniture and lighting to ceramics and textiles to graphics and posters to interior design and architecture, this sleek compendium of mid-century style includes over 1,000 illustrations representing classic designs and little-seen rarities, as well as entries on nearly 100 major creators, such as Dieter Rams, Robin Day, Isamu Noguchi, Lucie Rie, Charles and Ray Eames, Alvar Aalto, and Oscar Niemeyer. An additional illustrated dictionary features hundreds more influential mid-century designers, manufacturers, organizations, schools, and movements.
Organized into three parts―“Media and Masters,” with six sections on applied arts; “Houses and Interiors,” featuring twenty seminal homes and their furnishings; and an “A–Z of Designers and Makers”―and complete with thirteen specially commissioned essays by renowned experts, this illustrated book is a must-have for collectors, design aficionados, and anyone seeking inspiration for their home.
1,000 illustrations 本书对这个最受欢迎、最有收藏价值和最有活力的时期的国际化设计进行了一次最完整可靠的概述,探讨了该主题的方方面面。它涵盖了世纪中叶的家具、照明、玻璃、陶瓷、纺织品、产品设计、工业设计,图形和海报,以及建筑和室内设计,体现了战后的乐观主义和活力,对创新且不贵的材料和大规模生产的形式的运用,以及新形成的关于“好的设计”准则。本世纪中叶的近100位重要的和有影响力的创作者都得到了重点介绍,无论他们来自斯堪的纳维亚半岛,西欧,美国,日本,巴西还是澳大利亚。 附加的一份带插图的术语大全额外介绍了本世纪中叶的数百位重要的设计师和制造商,以及重要的组织,学校和运动。本书还包含多位著名专家专门为本书撰写的13篇文章和1000多张插图(大部分为彩色),是所有设计爱好者,收藏家或想要为自己的家寻找灵感的读者不可错过的一本书。 This definitive survey of one of the most popular, collectable and dynamic periods of international design offers a rich overview of all aspects of the subject. It covers mid-century furniture, lighting, glass, ceramics, textiles, product design, industrial design, graphics and posters, as well as architecture and interior design, exemplifying post-war optimism and energy, use of innovative and affordable materials and forms of mass manufacture, and newly developed precepts of 'good design'. Nearly 100 major and influential creators of the mid-century period are highlighted, whether based in Scandinavia, Western Europe, America, Japan, Brazil or Australia. An additional illustrated dictionary features hundreds more key mid-century designers and manufacturers as well as important organizations, schools and movements. Complete with thirteen specially commissioned essays by renowned experts and over 1,000 mainly colour illustrations, it is a must-have for any design aficionado, collector or reader seeking inspiration for their home.
Paperback:544 pages ISBN-13:978-0500023471 ISBN-10:0500023476 Product Dimensions:20.8 x 4.1 x 26.7 cm Item Weight:505 g Publisher:Thames and Hudson (Nov. 10 2020) Language::English
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