Fifties FurnitureTake a detailed look at the exciting and highly collectible modern furniture of the 1950s--furniture created by renowned designers, including Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Harry Bertoia, Isamu Noguchi, and Eero Saarinen, and produced by companies such as Herman Miller, Knoll, and Heywood-Wakefield. Included in this new and improved second edition are over 450 color and vintage black and white photographs bearing detailed captions for all the classic designs, plus accessories, 70 designer biographies and company histories, a construction case study, a source list, bibliography, values, and an index. This single volume is an invaluable reference. |
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Alexander Girard aluminum armchair Bauhaus birch brass Cassina chair designed Charles and Ray Charles Eames Christie's New York chromed coffee table courtesy Herman Miller courtesy Treadway Gallery Deco depth x 29 depth x 30 designed by Charles designed by George diameter drawers Eames for Herman Eero Saarinen Eidelberg frame Frank Lloyd Wright freeform furniture design George Nelson George Nelson Associates Gilbert Rohde Hans Knoll Harry Bertoia height Heywood-Wakefield Howard Miller industrial design interior design Isamu Noguchi Knoll Associates Knoll Studio label legs Lightolier lounge chair metal Milan Triennale Modern Art modern design modern furniture molded plywood Museum of Modern Nelson for Herman panel Paul McCobb Photo cour Photo courtesy Christie's Photo courtesy Herman Photo courtesy Skinner Photo courtesy Treadway produced Ray Eames Rohe sofa Sotheby's Steelcase stool Stow & Davis style tubular steel ture upholstered upholstery Warren Platner width x 18 width x 24 wire wood wooden