From A to Eames : a visual guide to mid-century modern design /

Whybrow, Lauren,

From A to Eames : a visual guide to mid-century modern design / Lauren Whybrow ; with illustrations by Tom Jay. - 111 pages : colour illustrations ; 25 cm

An A to Z journey through midcentury modern design, perfect for any reader with a keen eye for style. Each letter delves into one facet of this enduring era of design: midcentury modern homes, interior design, graphic design, and illustration, as well as the iconic personalities. We might all recognize the names--Charles and Ray Eames, Farnsworth House, the Egg Chair, Henningsen, Elrod House, the case study houses--but what are their stories? This book delves right into the facts and does so light-heartedly. We learn of the grand inspirations, or sometimes (it turns out) the very simplest of ideas, which fueled these Goliaths of midcentury modern design. The only downside: with your newfound design-savvy, you won't be able to look at your IKEA chairs the same way again.

9781925811018 1925811018

2019304414


1900-1999


Design--History--20th century.
Midcentury modern (Architecture)
Interior decoration--History--20th century.
Furniture design--History--20th century.
Furniture industry and trade--History--20th century.
Designers--Biography.
Architects--Biography.
Architects.
Design.
Designers.
Furniture design.
Furniture industry and trade.
Interior decoration.
Midcentury modern (Architecture)


Biographies.
History.

NK1390 / .W49 2019

745.409/04