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Author: Arthur J. Pulos
Publisher: Mit Press
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 444
ISBN-13: 9780262660570
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes the development of the design of manufactured goods and examines the interaction between the American culture and industrial design
Author: Alan Wanzenberg
Publisher:
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781938461095
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEsteemed New York architect and interior designer Alan Wanzenberg shares his intimate story and brilliantly crafted projects in this personal monograph, Journey: The Life and Times of an American Architect.
Author: Arnold Aronson
Publisher: New York : Theatre Communications Group
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExamines the stage sets by eleven top U.S. designers and discusses the background of each artist.
Author: Yale University. Art Gallery
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780300153019
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Draws upon the renowned collection of American decorative arts at the Yale University Art Gallery to explore the appearance and dissemination of modern design in the United States. This catalogue organizes roughly 300 examples of silver, glass, industrial design, furniture, medals, jewelry, and printed textiles into thematic groups that chart the aesthetic and social trends that defined American design from the Jazz Age to the Space Age. The authors consider modernism broadly--from handmade luxury goods to mass-produced housewares--establishing a context for the objects within larger international developments in architecture, avant-garde art, and scientific innovation."--Publisher description.
Author: David A. Hanks
Publisher: Flammarion
Published: 2005-08-30
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The twentieth century loved machines and the speed they made possible. Speeding cars, trains, and planes promised to conquer space and time; their aerodynamic styling and metal skins embodied a new and modern beauty, one that especially enchanted American designers from the late 1920s through the 1950s. Streamlining became the popular American style for all sorts of objects: from toy scooters to typewriters, from power tools to teakettles." "This book celebrates this beauty as epitomized by the work of Raymond Loewy, Kem Weber, Henry Dreyfuss, Norman Bel Geddes, as well as in works by many lesser-known industrial designers whose products are presented here for the first time. The book also demonstrates the resurgence of interest in streamlining among international vanguard designers from the 1980s to the present." "This volume is illustrated with patent drawings and period photographs showing how these dynamically styled objects were used. The one hundred eighty objects presented here, drawn from the Eric Brill Collection (recently donated to the American Friends of Canada) and supplemented by pieces from the Stewart Collection at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, were photographed for this book. A full bibliography, biographies of the designers, and index complete the study."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Mark D. Sikes
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Published: 2016-09-20
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 0847848922
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis New York Times bestselling book from interior designer Mark D. Sikes is a celebration of American style today, showcasing chic and accessible ideas for every home. Modern and unfussy, Mark D. Sikes’s interiors are classic takes on California indoor/outdoor living, with natural fibers and crisp coloration, informed and influenced by the fashion world where he began his career. In eight chapters, he explores approachable, stylish looks, from "Blue and White Forever," which features indigos, stripes, batiks, and wicker in casual rooms such as porches and pool houses; to "Timeless Neutrals," presenting semiformal rooms filled with chinoiserie, gilt, glass, mirrors, banquettes, and French chairs; to "Garden Greens," featuring happy, casual family rooms and kitchens inspired by the garden with treillage woodwork, rattan, and cotton. There are also "Beautiful Brights," colorful rooms that are eclectic, layered, and fun, with chintz, florals, and Middle Eastern influences; and "Sun Faded Hues," rustic coastal rooms with weathered fabrics and furniture. Each chapter presents light-filled images of the designer’s looks and offers the reader inspiration and advice. As famed film director Nancy Meyers writes in the book’s foreword, this is a book that shows design lovers "how classic can look fresh, how style and comfort go hand-in-hand."
Author: Mrs. Henry Parish (II)
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 181
ISBN-13: 9780316700320
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the Kennedy White House to homes for the Astors, Rockefellers, de la Rentas and Gettys, the American firm Parish Hadley has set a standard for interior design over the last 60 years. Using the homes of famous clients, this book provides a room-by-room exploration of Parish Hadley design.
Author: Christopher Long
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2007-01-01
Total Pages: 259
ISBN-13: 0300121024
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive view of the life, work, and ideas of one of the creative giants of modern American design Arriving in the United States in 1914, Viennese-born Paul T. Frankl (1886-1958) brought with him an outsider's fresh perspective and an enthusiasm for forging a uniquely American design aesthetic. In the years between the two world wars he, more than any other designer, helped shape the distinctive look of American modernism. This authoritative book draws on an extensive collection of unpublished documents and family papers and photographs to provide the first full account of Frankl's life and ideas. The book also explores the history of modern American design and the extent of Frankl's influence on its trajectory. In the early 1920s, Frankl opened a New York City shop that became an epicenter of American modernism. Over the next decades, his work encompassed everything from individual pieces of furniture and decorative accessories to entire interiors, and his style continuously evolved, from early "Skyscraper" furniture to relaxed and casual designs favored by the Hollywood elite in the 1930s to manufactured pieces for the mass market in the 1950s. The book charts the impact of Frankl's ideas on merchants and consumers, on his fellow designers, and on the changing look of American homes and workplaces. With close to 170 illustrations, Paul T. Frankl and Modern American Design is an essential reference on 20th-century design.
Author: Le Roy H. Appleton
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2013-03-21
Total Pages: 293
ISBN-13: 0486135993
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFull text, plus more than 700 precise drawings of basketry, sculpture, painting, pottery, sand paintings, metal, much more. 4 plates in color. Text gives lore and tradition behind the designs.
Author: Russell Flinchum
Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9780870707407
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The story of American design, told through works selected from the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York" -- from back cover.
