Author: Henrik Sten Møller
Publisher:
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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
Book Description
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
Book Description
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
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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
100 Midcentury Chairs
Author: Lucy Ryder Richardson
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
ISBN: 9781423646723
Category : Chair design
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Pull up a chair (or 100) for this midcentury design showcase. Here is a stylish guide to the top 100 most interesting, most controversial, or simply most beautiful chairs designed between 1930 and 1970. Get to know the designers of the Modern era, including the Eames, Jacobsen, Nakashima, Noguchi, Wegner, and many more, through their creative and unique chair designs. With notes on materials, manufacturers, and construction, entertaining quotes by designers and fans about each chair, a brief biography of each designer, the stories behind the designs, and even a ‘chair timeline’ showcasing the very best of European, Scandinavian, Japanese, and American design, 100 Midcentury Chairs And Their Stories is a must for Midcentury enthusiasts and design history fans everywhere.
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
ISBN: 9781423646723
Category : Chair design
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Pull up a chair (or 100) for this midcentury design showcase. Here is a stylish guide to the top 100 most interesting, most controversial, or simply most beautiful chairs designed between 1930 and 1970. Get to know the designers of the Modern era, including the Eames, Jacobsen, Nakashima, Noguchi, Wegner, and many more, through their creative and unique chair designs. With notes on materials, manufacturers, and construction, entertaining quotes by designers and fans about each chair, a brief biography of each designer, the stories behind the designs, and even a ‘chair timeline’ showcasing the very best of European, Scandinavian, Japanese, and American design, 100 Midcentury Chairs And Their Stories is a must for Midcentury enthusiasts and design history fans everywhere.