Vintage Furniture

Vintage Furniture

Author: Fay Sweet

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 9781920743949

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Vintage Furniture is a celebration of the inspiring designs, leadingesigners,new materials and amazing advances in manufacturing of the pastentury and up to the present day. For sheer ingenuity, this was an era ofremendous variety,vitality, excitement, profusion and exuberance. Withublic interest in retro styling stronger than ever, Vintage Furniture is annvaluable source book for every collector.s a guide, this book is indispensable. Over 200tems are illustrated in colour and a panel of detailed explanatory textccompanies each. A varied paceis provided by star features, and at the back, full international source directory will guide vintage design huntersn search of up-to-date informationon where to buy.


Fifties Furniture

Fifties Furniture

Author: Leslie A. Piña

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13:

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Take a detailed look at the exciting and highly collectible modern furniture of the 1950s--furniture created by renowned designers, including Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Harry Bertoia, Isamu Noguchi, and Eero Saarinen, and produced by companies such as Herman Miller, Knoll, and Heywood-Wakefield. Included in this new and improved second edition are over 450 color and vintage black and white photographs bearing detailed captions for all the classic designs, plus accessories, 70 designer biographies and company histories, a construction case study, a source list, bibliography, values, and an index. This single volume is an invaluable reference.


Heywood-Wakefield Modern Furniture

Heywood-Wakefield Modern Furniture

Author: Steven Rouland

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 9780891456247

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This stylish collector's guide is the first to acknowledge the highly collectible 'modern' furniture made by the Heywood-Wakefield company. Vintage advertisements, photos, and catalogs are featured in addition to the identification section. Virtually every piece of modern furniture the company produced between 1936 and 1965 is illustrated and identified by model number, description, and years manufactured. 2004 values.


Modern Furniture Designs, 1950-1980s

Modern Furniture Designs, 1950-1980s

Author: Klaus-Jürgen Sembach

Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors w

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13:

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500 photos and text of the most outstanding modern furniture from around the world, including simple chairs to complex masterpieces and installations representing the work of the foremost designers of the 20th century. Including materials from wood to plastic, and steel to Lucite. Price Guide included.


Modern Furniture Classics

Modern Furniture Classics

Author: Miriam Stimpson

Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13:

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This study of the most influential furniture created during the most provocative century in interior design covers more than 350 items, with essential data for each.


Modern Antiques for the Table

Modern Antiques for the Table

Author: Sheila Chefetz

Publisher: Studio

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780670875153

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From the authors of "Antiques for the Table" comes this sumptuous and informative guide to the tableware of the fertile period of design innovation between 1890 and 1940. 225 color photos.


The Vintage Modern Home

The Vintage Modern Home

Author: Katherine Sorrell

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781858945279

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Tackling the tricky--and common--problem of combining furnishings of different styles and from various sources and periods, The vintage modern home demonstrates how to make the most of what you have in an achievable yet stylish way. Whether your furniture and accessories are prized antiques, second-hand discoveries or high-street pieces, this indispensable book describes how to bring together old and new, inexpensive and precious with both subtlety and flair.


The Antique Hunter's Guide to American Furniture

The Antique Hunter's Guide to American Furniture

Author: Marvin D. Schwartz

Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Pub

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 478

ISBN-13: 9781579121082

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This book shows all types of chairs, tables, sofas, and beds made in America from the seventeenth century to the mid-twentieth century.


Danish Modern and Beyond

Danish Modern and Beyond

Author: Donna S. Baker

Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9780764322167

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Danish Modern furniture took the design world by storm in the mid-twentieth century. Among the American companies that manufactured this style of furniture was the Heywood-Wakefield Co., based in Gardner, Massachusetts. This book presents original Heywood-Wakefield catalog images of Danish inspired living room, dining room, and bedroom furniture, including original catalog descriptions, model numbers, measurements, and current values.