Millers Mid Century Modern

Author : Judith Miller
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1784724629
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Miller's Mid-Century Modern written by Judith Miller and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the 'soft modernism' of Scandinavian furniture to the sleek, clean lines of the lighting created by the Castiglioni brothers in Italy, Judith Miller's Mid-Century Modern reveals the glory of one of the most exciting periods of design history: the late 1940s to the 1970s. The book explores the most desirable interiors, furniture, ceramics, glass, metalware and textiles of this hugely popular period. It features all the iconic designs and designers of the era, with price codes to help value and appraise your mid-century collection. The careers and influence of ground-breaking designers, including Alvar Aalto, Charles and Ray Eames, Robin and Lucienne Day, Arne Jacobsen and many others, are described in stand-alone feature pages. Key pieces (including a number of previously unpublished examples) are placed in an historical context with coverage of innovations in design, production methods and materials.

Author : Deborah Dietsch
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0684867443
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Classic Modern written by Deborah Dietsch and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2000 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no hotter style today than the cooler than cool work of modern designers and architects from the 1940s and 50s. Endlessly inventive and emminently livable, mid-century modernism has an optimism and confidence born of postwar abundance, and a spirited elegance that appeals powerfully fifty years later. In CLASSIC MODERN, design expert Deborah Dietsch introduces readers to the basic tenets of modern design and explains how the simple yet inspired forms typical of this style were so readily disseminated into mainstream American culture. Filled throughout with enticing examples of mid-century pieces from such timeless designers as Charles and Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen, Arne Jacobsen, and George Nelson, this beautiful book recaptures the excitement of the period's brilliant designs.

Author : Amy Auscherman
Publisher : Phaidon Press
ISBN 13 : 9781838666910
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Herman Miller written by Amy Auscherman and published by Phaidon Press. This book was released on 2023-03-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed chronicle of the rich history of this innovative furniture company, from its founding in the early twentieth century to today

Author : Judith Miller
Publisher : Mitchell Beazley
ISBN 13 : 9781845336936
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Miller's Mid Century Modern written by Judith Miller and published by Mitchell Beazley. This book was released on 2012-11-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living with mid-century modern design. From the 'soft modernism' of Scandinavian furniture, to the sleek clean lines of the lighting created by the Castiglione brothers in Italy, all the iconic designs and designers of the period are featured in this guide to one of the most exciting periods of design history. The careers and influence of groundbreaking designers, including Charles and Ray Eames, Alvar Aalto, Robin and Lucienne Day, Georg Jensen, Anne Jacobsen and many others, are described in stand-alone feature pages. Key pieces (including a number of previously unpublished examples) are placed in historical context with coverage of innovations in design, production methods and materials. Mid-century Modern design is hugely popular with collectors and decorators alike. This invaluable book explores the most desirable furniture, ceramics, glass, metalware, interiors, and textiles from the late 1930s through to the early 1960s.

Author : Dominic Bradbury
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0500023476
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mid-Century Modern Design written by Dominic Bradbury and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential reading for all collectors and design aficionados, this book is the ultimate survey of mid- century modern design and architecture now available in a sleek, compact form. A definitive survey of mid-century modern design and architecture in an accessible compact edition, this book offers a rich overview of one of the most popular, collectable, and dynamic periods of design. With rich and diverse examples of everything from furniture and lighting to ceramics and textiles to graphics and posters to interior design and architecture, this sleek compendium of mid-century style includes over 1,000 illustrations representing classic designs and little-seen rarities, as well as entries on nearly 100 major creators, such as Dieter Rams, Robin Day, Isamu Noguchi, Lucie Rie, Charles and Ray Eames, Alvar Aalto, and Oscar Niemeyer. An additional illustrated dictionary features hundreds more influential mid-century designers, manufacturers, organizations, schools, and movements. Organized into three parts—“Media and Masters,” with six sections on applied arts; “Houses and Interiors,” featuring twenty seminal homes and their furnishings; and an “A–Z of Designers and Makers”—and complete with thirteen specially commissioned essays by renowned experts, this illustrated book is a must-have for collectors, design aficionados, and anyone seeking inspiration for their home.

Author : Kristina Wilson
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691213496
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mid-Century Modernism and the American Body written by Kristina Wilson and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first investigation of how race and gender shaped the presentation and marketing of Modernist decor in postwar America In the world of interior design, mid-century Modernism has left an indelible mark still seen and felt today in countless open-concept floor plans and spare, geometric furnishings. Yet despite our continued fascination, we rarely consider how this iconic design sensibility was marketed to the diverse audiences of its era. Examining advice manuals, advertisements in Life and Ebony, furniture, art, and more, Mid-Century Modernism and the American Body offers a powerful new look at how codes of race, gender, and identity influenced—and were influenced by—Modern design and shaped its presentation to consumers. Taking us to the booming suburban landscape of postwar America, Kristina Wilson demonstrates that the ideals defined by popular Modernist furnishings were far from neutral or race-blind. Advertisers offered this aesthetic to White audiences as a solution for keeping dirt and outsiders at bay, an approach that reinforced middle-class White privilege. By contrast, media arenas such as Ebony magazine presented African American readers with an image of Modernism as a style of comfort, security, and social confidence. Wilson shows how etiquette and home decorating manuals served to control women by associating them with the domestic sphere, and she considers how furniture by George Nelson and Charles and Ray Eames, as well as smaller-scale decorative accessories, empowered some users, even while constraining others. A striking counter-narrative to conventional histories of design, Mid-Century Modernism and the American Body unveils fresh perspectives on one of the most distinctive movements in American visual culture.

Author : Judith Miller
Publisher : Mitchell Beazley
ISBN 13 : 9781784723651
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Miller's Antiques Encyclopedia written by Judith Miller and published by Mitchell Beazley. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1998, Miller's Antiques Encyclopedia has gone on to sell more than 150,000 copies worldwide and been published into seven languages. This new edition includes a thoroughly updated directory, list of suppliers and up-to-date price codes for each item. Compiled by an international team of over 40 consultants and writers, and offering clear and wide-ranging coverage of antiques and collectables, this book contains valuable information for both the enthusiast and the experienced dealer. An extensive glossary explains the terms used throughout the book and clear cross-referencing leads you into related areas of interest. All the traditional areas of collecting are featured, with extensive sections on furniture, ceramics, silver and glass. More specialist subjects, such as jewellery, scientific instruments, Oriental art and sporting memorabilia are also included. Clearly and logically organised, practical and packed with absorbing and useful information, Miller's Antiques Encyclopedia is an invaluable aid to collecting and the definitive reference book on the subject.

Author : Christopher Kennedy
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
ISBN 13 : 1423646509
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making Midcentury Modern written by Christopher Kennedy and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed interior designer shares one hundred tips for bringing the principles of midcentury modern style to any home in this beautifully photographed volume. With its minimalist elegance and nostalgic warmth, Midcentury modern style continues to capture the American consciousness. We see it everywhere from television shows to fashion runways. Yet, not all of us can live in a pedigreed midcentury home. Now, Springs interior designer Christopher Kennedy demonstrates how the principles of midcentury design can be applied to the most unassuming spaces. Making Midcentury Modern offers one hundred foolproof tips for introducing modernist design into a contemporary home. In line with forward-thinking designers of the midcentury, the simple yet inspiring ideas in this book are presented alongside stunning color photography.

Author : Judith Miller
Publisher : Mitchell Beazley
ISBN 13 : 9781845335168
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Miller's 20th Century Design written by Judith Miller and published by Mitchell Beazley. This book was released on 2009-10-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Judith Miller takes on the 20th century with this new, expansive handbook for both beginning and established collectors. Modern design is beautiful, functional, idiosyncratic, increasing in value, and still relatively affordable. Now, Judith Miller introduces a extensive sourcebook, written specifically for the 20th century collector. From the birth of modern design, through modernism, art deco, mid-century modern, and the post-modern and contemporary years, 20th CENTURY takes a close look all the most important design and collectible categories, including ceramics, glass, furniture, lamps and lighting, clocks, silver and metalwares, sculpture, textiles, jewelry, domestic wares and posters. Including 5,000 photographs and in-depth analysis, collectors will get the inside track on which designs are the true classics and how to make the smartest purchases for the future.

Author : Cara Greenberg
Publisher : Three Rivers Press
ISBN 13 : 9780517884751
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mid-century Modern written by Cara Greenberg and published by Three Rivers Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking full advantage of the ressurgence in popularity of retro-fifties design, this highly praised book lets the reader rediscover the wonders of boomerang-shaped coffee tables, the funky curvaciousness of biomorphic furniture, the industrial sleekness of cool metals, unusual angles, and other design delights. Photos.