Sourcebook of Modern Furniture (Third Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (516 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393731707 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 788 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Each entry gives the details of the design: date, model name or number, manufacturer, materials, and dimensions. Over 2,000 important pieces arranged by type of furniture or fixture make this book the go-to guide for students and historians of modern furniture, as well as an essential tool for interior designers. A comprehensive guide to the most influential furniture and lighting designs of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, updated and expanded, with color throughout. Works by hundreds of prominent designers, including Alvar Aalto, Vignelli Associates, Aldo Rossi, Le Corbusier, and Paolo Nava, pack the pages. 745 color & 1,175 black-and-white illustrations
The best of showing the Best! What a great resource for Interior Designers, students, and anyone who just loves the art of modern furniture design!. Patricia Jones said When the best gets better!!!. As predicted, the When the best gets better!!! As predicted, the 3rd edition is OFF THE HOOK!!! The 3rd edition, published in 2005, has close to 700 new entries. Nearly half of the photos are in color and the authors have included web site information for manufacturers. This latest edition is in the collection of prominent museums and academic institutions across the globe, especially universities which have significant design and architecture programs. This is certainly a must have edition for the intellectually astute connoisseur of furniture and design.BTW, many of the. rd edition is OFF THE HOOK!!! The When the best gets better!!! As predicted, the 3rd edition is OFF THE HOOK!!! The 3rd edition, published in 2005, has close to 700 new entries. Nearly half of the photos are in color and the authors have included web site information for manufacturers. This latest edition is in the collection of prominent museums and academic institutions across the globe, especially universities which have significant design and architecture programs. This is certainly a must have edition for the intellectually astute connoisseur of furniture and design.BTW, many of the. rd edition, published in "When the best gets better!!!" according to Patricia Jones. As predicted, the When the best gets better!!! As predicted, the 3rd edition is OFF THE HOOK!!! The 3rd edition, published in 2005, has close to 700 new entries. Nearly half of the photos are in color and the authors have included web site information for manufacturers. This latest edition is in the collection of prominent museums and academic institutions across the globe, especially universities which have significant design and architecture programs. This is certainly a must have edition for the intellectually astute connoisseur of furniture and design.BTW, many of the. rd edition is OFF THE HOOK!!! The When the best gets better!!! As predicted, the 3rd edition is OFF THE HOOK!!! The 3rd edition, published in 2005, has close to 700 new entries. Nearly half of the photos are in color and the authors have included web site information for manufacturers. This latest edition is in the collection of prominent museums and academic institutions across the globe, especially universities which have significant design and architecture programs. This is certainly a must have edition for the intellectually astute connoisseur of furniture and design.BTW, many of the. rd edition, published in 2005, has close to 700 new entries. Nearly half of the photos are in color and the authors have included web site information for manufacturers. This latest edition is in the collection of prominent museums and academic institutions across the globe, especially universities which have significant design and architecture programs. This is certainly a must have edition for the intellectually astute connoisseur of furniture and design.BTW, many of the. 005, has close to 700 new entries. Nearly half of the photos are in color and the authors have included web site information for manufacturers. This latest edition is in the collection of prominent museums and academic institutions across the globe, especially universities which have significant design and architecture programs. This is certainly a must have edition for the intellectually astute connoisseur of furniture and design.BTW, many of the. "An Excellent Comprehensive Guide to Modern Furniture" according to Sean Lucey (sl@tgg.com). Habegger and Osman offer up one of the most comprehensive guides to the furniture of the Modern Age. Close up photography accompanies most entries in this massive hardcover volume. A welcome addition to your library, this book has it all- Frank Lloyd Wright and his visionary lighting and Asian-influenced low horizontal lines; Charles and Ray Eames; George Nelson; and the masters of the Modern manifesto, Herman Miller and the soon to be classic Aeron chair. I have dozens of modern design books which I've collected over the yea
(Newsday, Pam Robinson) . Handy reference tool for interior designers and furniture historians, but a good guide for anyone interested in redoing a home
. Jerryll Habegger teaches at the Harrington Institute of Interior Design in Chicago, Illinois.Joseph H. Osman, a furniture and jewelry dealer, lives in Ashland, Massachusetts