Research Catalog

Details

Description

1. 544 pages : illustrations; 32 cm

Summary

1. 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 furniture, lighting, glass, ceramics, textiles, product design, industrial design, graphics and posters, as well as architecture and interior design. Nearly 100 major and influential creators of the mid-century period are highlighted, including icons such as Saul Bass, Robin Day, Charles and Ray Eames, Marimekko, Isamu Noguchi, Dieter Rams, Lucie Rie and Paolo Venini, as well as architects Alvar Aalto, Philip Johnson, Richard Neutra and Oscar Niemeyer. 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 acquisition for any design aficionado, collector or reader seeking inspiration for their home.

Subject

1. 1900-1999
2. Industrial design > History > 20th century
3. Architecture, Modern > 20th century
4. Architecture, Modern
5. Industrial design > History > Pictorial works. > 20th century
6. Architecture, Modern > Pictorial works. > 20th century
7. Interior decoration > History > 20th century
8. Interior decoration > History > Pictorial works. > 20th century
9. Art and Design
10. Industrial design
11. Industriedesign
12. Gebrauchsgrafik
13. Innenarchitektur

Genre/Form

1. History.

Contents

1. pt. I. Media and masters. Furniture ; Lighting ; Glass and ceramics ; Textiles ; Product and industrial design ; Graphics and posters -- pt. II. Houses and interiors -- pt. III. A-Z of designers and makers.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references.