Mid-Century Modern Complete

Description

This volume is the best source for anyone interested in exploring and experiencing Mid-Century Modern, the international design movement that still influences homes and lifestyles from Palm Springs to Long Island and from Japan to Scandinavia. It is divided into three main sections: “Media and Masters” features key creators, including Charles and Ray Eames, George Nakashima, Jean Prouvé, and Eero Saarinen; “Houses and Interiors” features 20 mid-century complete and seminal modern houses and their furnishings, including buildings by Philip Johnson, Mies van der Rohe, Alvar Aalto, and Marcel Breuer, and an alphabetical dictionary of people, terms, and places is a reference integral of the movement. Informed and accessible texts are illustrated with over 1,000 images bringing together classics and rarities, mass-produced items, and unusual art objects.