Modern furniture classics : from 1900 to now /
Fiona & Keith Baker.
- Updated ed.
- London : Carlton Books, 2011.
- 272 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Previous ed. published under title: C 20th furniture. London : Carlton, 2000.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 270) and index.
Arts and crafts -- Art nouveau -- Modernism -- Art deco -- Mid-century modern -- Pop -- Postmodernism -- Into the millennium -- The art of furniture.
Richly illustrated with more than 250 photographs, Modern Furniture Classics catalogues the talents of international furniture designers and manufacturers from the 20th and 21st centuries. "Illustrated guide to the multifarious talents of international furniture designers and manufacturers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and revels in the intrinsic beauty of skilfully crafted pieces. The explosion in styles, initiated by technical progress and fashions in architecture, design and interiors, is catalogued in this chronological overview of the century's masterpieces, from the handmade vernacular styles of the Arts and Crafts Movement and Art Deco, through the early Modernists to the colourful and chaotic world of Pop Art, and finally to today's innovative and experimental designs. With over 240 classics of modern design, Modern Furniture Classics features the work of the world's most influential and talented designers, including Philippe Starck, Henry van der Velde, Marcel Breuer, Le Corbusier, Alvar Aalto, Carlo Mollino, Charles and Ray Eames, David Linley, Matthew Rice, Frank Gehry, Tom Dixon and Ron Arad."--Publisher description.