Modern Furniture Designs, 1950-1980s: An International Review of Modern FurnitureA comprehensive and abundantly illustrated collection of the most outstanding modern furniture around the world. Now with a guide to current values, this is an indispensible book for collectors, architects, designers, and furniture historians. Over 1000 of the most innovative designs are shown, many of which have become classics of the late-twentieth century. Pieces range from simple modern chair to large pieces and installations. It covers the range of modern materials from wood to plastic, steel to Lucite. |
Contents
Classical Models Reproduced | 10 |
Chairs and Armchairs | 24 |
Seating Arrangements Sofas and Beds | 126 |
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1960 Switzerland Alvar Aalto Angelo Mangiarotti armrests Arne Jacobsen back of molded bookshelves canvas slings casters chair with steel Charles Eames chrome-plated steel tube chrome-plated tubular steel Coffee table Demountable Denmark Armchair Denmark Chair Design Desk dining table drawers Egon Eiermann elements fabric covers Finland Florence Knoll frame of chrome-plated frame of molded Franco Albini George Nelson Germany glass top Hans Gugelot Herbert Hirche Italy Italy Easy chair Italy Folding Joe Colombo Jørgen lacquer finish lacquered leather or fabric loose cushions Marco Zanuso metal frame Modular molded laminated wood molded plywood Netherlands Office furniture series pedestals piece of furniture Pierre Paulin plastic laminate plastic top polyfoam cushions Poul Kjaerholm rattan rosewood seat and back seating shell shelves Sideboard sliding doors steel base steel tube frame stery stool storage units straps Sweden table tops teak tubular steel frame uphol upholstered seat veneered Verner Panton walnut white lacquer wooden frame