Modern Americana: Studio Furniture From High Craft to High Glam |  | Authors: Julie Iovine, Todd Merrill
Publisher: Rizzoli
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
Pages: 272
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Dimensions (in): 12.4 x 9.3 x 1.2
ISBN: 0847830535
Dewey Decimal Number: 749.092273
EAN: 9780847830534
ASIN: 0847830535
Publication Date: October 14, 2008
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Product Description
In the current world of twentieth-century design collecting, the trend has shifted away from accessible, mass-manufactured modernist furniture and toward designs that were custom-made or produced in very limited editions, with emphasis on American studio design of the 1940s to the 1990s. In contrast to the mass-produced mid-century furniture by Knoll and Herman Miller, American studio designs of the same period focused on novel forms and exquisite craftsmanship. Ranging from the organic shapes of George Nakashima and Vladimir Kagan to metalworks by Paul Evans, these limited production designs were highly sought after in their days by original tastemakers and movie stars. In the last decade, a revival for these rare designs began with connoisseurs such as Tom Ford. Modern Americana is the first full survey of the designs of this prolific but forgotten period, bringing to life again the works of Samuel Marx, Billy Haines, Wendell Castle, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Karl Springer, James Mont, and many others -- including J.B. Blunk, Michael Coffey, Wharton Esherick, Arthur Espenet Carpenter, Sam Maloof, Jack Rogers Hopkins, Paul Evans & Philip Lloyd Powell, Vladimir Kagan, George Nakashima, Silas Seandel, Charles Hollis Jones, Philip & Kevin LaVerne, Tommi Parzinger, Harvey Probber, Edward Wormley, John Dickinson, Arthur Elrod, and Paul Laszlo.
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The best decorative arts book this year! November 13, 2008
David M. (Chicago, IL)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
Karl Springer, James Mont, Tommy Parzinger----These are some of the great craftsmen designers that are profiled in this new book. As a follower of mid-century design I have been waiting for a book that showcased all these talented designers. While there are great books on some of them (Haines, Nakashima, Marx, Kagen), some of these designers have only had a random mention or photo in other books. I savored each essay and photo spread not wanting to finish. I hope that this book brings to wider attention what savvy antique dealers and chic designers have known for years. I also hope each of these designers will eventually have their own monograph celebrating their unique style.
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