Author: Henrik Sten Møller
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Finn Juhl and His Gentleman's House and Furniture
Author: Henrik Sten Møller
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 18
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 18
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The Chieftain and the Chair
Author: Maggie Taft
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022655046X
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
A history of how Danish design rose to prominence in the postwar United States, becoming shorthand for stylish modern comfort. Today, Danish Modern design is synonymous with clean, midcentury cool. During the 1950s and ‘60s, it flourished as the furniture choice for Americans who hoped to signal they were current and chic. But how did this happen? How did Danish Modern become the design movement of the times? In The Chieftain and the Chair, Maggie Taft tells the tale of our love affair with Danish Modern design. Structured as a biography of two iconic chairs—Finn Juhl’s Chieftain Chair and Hans Wegner’s Round Chair, both designed and first fabricated in 1949—this book follows the chairs from conception and fabrication through marketing, distribution, and use. Drawing on research in public and private archives, Taft considers how political, economic, and cultural forces in interwar Denmark laid the foundations for the postwar furniture industry, and she tracks the deliberate maneuvering on the part of Danish creatives and manufacturers to cater to an American market. Taft also reveals how American tastemakers and industrialists were eager to harness Danish design to serve American interests and how furniture manufacturers around the world were quick to capitalize on the fad by flooding the market with copies. Sleek and minimalist, Danish Modern has experienced a resurgence of popularity in the last few decades and remains a sought-after design. This accessible and engaging history offers a unique look at its enduring rise among tastemakers.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022655046X
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
A history of how Danish design rose to prominence in the postwar United States, becoming shorthand for stylish modern comfort. Today, Danish Modern design is synonymous with clean, midcentury cool. During the 1950s and ‘60s, it flourished as the furniture choice for Americans who hoped to signal they were current and chic. But how did this happen? How did Danish Modern become the design movement of the times? In The Chieftain and the Chair, Maggie Taft tells the tale of our love affair with Danish Modern design. Structured as a biography of two iconic chairs—Finn Juhl’s Chieftain Chair and Hans Wegner’s Round Chair, both designed and first fabricated in 1949—this book follows the chairs from conception and fabrication through marketing, distribution, and use. Drawing on research in public and private archives, Taft considers how political, economic, and cultural forces in interwar Denmark laid the foundations for the postwar furniture industry, and she tracks the deliberate maneuvering on the part of Danish creatives and manufacturers to cater to an American market. Taft also reveals how American tastemakers and industrialists were eager to harness Danish design to serve American interests and how furniture manufacturers around the world were quick to capitalize on the fad by flooding the market with copies. Sleek and minimalist, Danish Modern has experienced a resurgence of popularity in the last few decades and remains a sought-after design. This accessible and engaging history offers a unique look at its enduring rise among tastemakers.
Finn Juhl
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788996268277
Category : Furniture design
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788996268277
Category : Furniture design
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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House & Garden
Author:
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Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 1412
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Publisher:
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Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 1412
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The Modern Interior
Author: Robert Harling
Publisher:
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Category : Interior decoration
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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Publisher:
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Category : Interior decoration
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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Architect's Year Book
Author: Jane Drew
Publisher:
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Living for Young Homemakers
Author:
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Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 904
Book Description
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Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 904
Book Description
The Rockabillies
Author: Jennifer Greenburg
Publisher: Center for American Places
ISBN:
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
In this work, photographer Jennifer Greenburg offers a visual tour of a unique global subculture and her own place within it. The individuals her photographs capture are examples of the rockabilly scene, who have fully embraced the aesthetic values of the 1950s.
Publisher: Center for American Places
ISBN:
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
In this work, photographer Jennifer Greenburg offers a visual tour of a unique global subculture and her own place within it. The individuals her photographs capture are examples of the rockabilly scene, who have fully embraced the aesthetic values of the 1950s.
Upholsterer and Interior Decorator
Author:
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Category : Interior decoration
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Interior decoration
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
Robin and Lucienne Day
Author: Lesley Jackson
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN: 9781568982717
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Hailed as the British counterparts to Charles and Ray Eames, Robin and Lucienne Day electrified the British design scene in the 1950s with their startling furniture and textile designs. Indeed, their influence over the next five decades has been so profound that their early products were recently reintroduced by Conran's Habitat. Lucienne Day pioneered the introduction of modern abstract pattern design in the textile industry. Her fabrics, which oscillate between bold geometric figures and more subtle abstract patterns, were produced by companies as diverse as Heal's and Liberty of London. Robin Day's influential furniture designs pioneered the use of materials such as plywood, steel, and plastic. His stacking polypropylene chair (right) is one of the best-selling chairs in the world. Robin and Lucienne Day, the first-ever full-length monograph on their designs, features never-before-seen archival material along with over 250 color images of the full range of their work, including furniture, ceramics, textiles, wallpaper, interiors, appliances, exhibit designs, and graphics. Spanning a half-century's creative output, no designer will fail to be awed by the genius seen in this book.
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN: 9781568982717
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Hailed as the British counterparts to Charles and Ray Eames, Robin and Lucienne Day electrified the British design scene in the 1950s with their startling furniture and textile designs. Indeed, their influence over the next five decades has been so profound that their early products were recently reintroduced by Conran's Habitat. Lucienne Day pioneered the introduction of modern abstract pattern design in the textile industry. Her fabrics, which oscillate between bold geometric figures and more subtle abstract patterns, were produced by companies as diverse as Heal's and Liberty of London. Robin Day's influential furniture designs pioneered the use of materials such as plywood, steel, and plastic. His stacking polypropylene chair (right) is one of the best-selling chairs in the world. Robin and Lucienne Day, the first-ever full-length monograph on their designs, features never-before-seen archival material along with over 250 color images of the full range of their work, including furniture, ceramics, textiles, wallpaper, interiors, appliances, exhibit designs, and graphics. Spanning a half-century's creative output, no designer will fail to be awed by the genius seen in this book.