Buy this book on-line Dietsch, Deborah K : CLASSIC MODERN: MIDCENTURY MODERN AT HOMESimon & Schuster, 2000 ISBN 9780684867441
This gogeously illustrated book is the only major work to document the hip and inventive design of the mid-twentieth century, a period that today reig ns unchallenged among style setters as well as a new generation of home own ers and collectors. There is no hotter style today than the cooler than coo l work of modern designers and archtitects from the 1940s and 50s. Endlessl y inventive and emminently livable, mid-century modernism has an optimism a nd confidence born of postwar abundance, and a spirited elegance that appea ls powerfully fifty years later. In CLASSIC MODERN, design expert Deborah D ietsch introduces readers to the basic tenets of modern design and explains how the simple yet inspired forms typical of this style were so readily di sseminated into mainstream American culture. Filled throughout with enticin g examples of mid-century pieces from such timeless designers as Charles an d Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen, Arne Jacobsen, and George Nelson, this beautifu l book recaptures the excitement of the period's brilliant designs., Very Good/Very Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Dietsch, Deborah K : CLASSIC MODERN: MIDCENTURY MODERN AT HOME. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including fine bindings, rare books, first editions, livres illustrées and used books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |