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Fifties Furniture

Author : Leslie A. Piña

Publisher : Schiffer Publishing

Page : 248 pages

File Size : 22,50 MB

Release : 1996

Category : Antiques & Collectibles

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Take 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.



Fifties Furniture by Paul McCobb

Author : Paul McCobb

Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited

Page : 106 pages

File Size : 50,94 MB

Release : 2000-01-01

Category : Antiques & Collectibles

ISBN : 9780764311390

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Today Paul McCobb's furniture and interior designs of the 1950s rank alongside Russell Wright, Gustav Stickley, and Heywood-Wakefield as marked staples in modern design. Paul McCobb's Directional Designs furniture line exhibits the low-cost, functional, and versatile furniture components, storage units, and interiors that earned McCobb the title of "America's decorator" during the mid-twentieth century. Containing over 100 coordinating room settings, including chairs, sofas, desks, benches, shelves, interiors, and much more, with information on McCobb's achievements and design principles, up-to-date price guide, and index, this book presents one of the backbones of modern design.



Mid-century Modern

Author : Cara Greenberg

Publisher : Random House Value Publishing

Page : 184 pages

File Size : 12,31 MB

Release : 1984

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

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New York Magazine

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Page : 148 pages

File Size : 28,97 MB

Release : 1984-11-05

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New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.



Dunbar

Author : Leslie Pina

Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited

Page : 212 pages

File Size : 46,59 MB

Release : 1999-09

Category : Antiques & Collectibles

ISBN : 9780764310539

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Dunbar furniture designs combine the luxuries of elegance, warmth, and contemporary style with functionalism, comfort, and stability. This reproduction of the 1956 Dunbar catalog brings together 356 pieces that reflect the fine workmanship of Edward Wormley's contemporary furniture designs. This book is a historical landmark in the best in modern furniture design for mid-twentieth century America. With a price guide to aid the collector and dealer, it is a welcome addition to all modern design libraries.



The G-Plan Revolution

Author : Basil Hyman

Publisher : Booth-Clibborn

Page : 236 pages

File Size : 17,98 MB

Release : 2007-12

Category : Architecture

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This publication will be a historical account of the development of furniture in the fifties and particularly the sixties. However, the emphasis will be on an interesting and entertaining read for the popular market, rather than an academic textbook. The publication will also be a good guide for the collector.The G- Plan Revolution will be a colourful, hardback, packed with period advertisements. It will have instant appeal to anyone who remembers G-Plan in its heyday, or those who have an interest in collecting furniture from the sixties or a general nostalgia for the era. The publication will not only discuss G-Plan, but also many other furniture manufacturers of this period. Designed by Sean Murphy of Value and Service, the book is an artwork in itself with a retro feel.



New York Magazine

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Page : 148 pages

File Size : 44,77 MB

Release : 1984-11-05

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New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.



Heywood-Wakefield Modern Furniture

Author : Steven Rouland

Publisher :

Page : 358 pages

File Size : 14,34 MB

Release : 1995

Category : Furniture

ISBN : 9780891456247

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This stylish collector's guide is the first to acknowledge the highly collectible 'modern' furniture made by the Heywood-Wakefield company. Vintage advertisements, photos, and catalogs are featured in addition to the identification section. Virtually every piece of modern furniture the company produced between 1936 and 1965 is illustrated and identified by model number, description, and years manufactured. 2004 values.



Classic Modern

Author : Deborah Dietsch

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 216 pages

File Size : 31,44 MB

Release : 2000

Category : Architecture

ISBN : 0684867443

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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.



Fabulous Fifties

Author : Sheila Steinberg

Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited

Page : 224 pages

File Size : 31,74 MB

Release : 1999-01

Category : Design

ISBN : 9780764309021

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Step back into the fabulous world of the 1950s! Popular culture was stimulated as products were mass produced and the middle class emerged. After World War II, America prospered and took the lead in popular culture as people rebuilt their lives by looking forward. Designs of whimsy and abstract patterns jump along the pages in bright and exhilarating colors. From furniture and textiles to Hawaiian shirts, poodle skirts, vinyl handbags, gabardine jackets, rayon dresses and more, nearly every aspect of modern living in the 1950s is shown in full color. Over 770 color photographs display this lively period in all its fantastic glory. Never before has such an expansive volume been published from the collector's point of view. Whether a dealer, collector, historian, or just someone interested in the 1950s, you will be delighted as these 224 pages unfold to tell the story of this popular and fun-filled decade.