Furniture
BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO UPHOLSTERY: REVAMP YOUR FURNITURE WITH THIS STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Written by Gentles, Posy
Rescue old and beautiful chairs, beds, and footstools with fabulous new fabrics and renovate treasured family heirlooms in perfect period style. With clear step-by-step instructions throughout, A Beginner's Guide to Upholstery shows you how to take your old or tattered furniture and fabrics and breathe new life into them with natural and sustainable materials.
BUGHOLZ, VIELSCHICHTIG - THONET UND DAS MODERNE M?BELDESIGN / BENTWOOD AND BEYOND - THONET AND MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the world-famous company Thonet, the MAK invites visitors to take a journey through time and modern furniture design. The bentwood furniture developed by Michael Thonet made style history and served as the foundation of one of the world's most successful furniture brands.
CHARLOTTE PERRIAND: COMPLETE WORKS. VOLUME 4: 1968-1999
Written by Barsac, Jacques
Charlotte Perriand is one of the foremost figures in twentieth-century interior design. Together with her contemporaries and collaborators, such as Pierre Jeanneret, Le Corbusier, and Jean Prouvé--she created many pieces of furniture we now consider classics, including the instantly recognizable LC4 chaise.
SOVIET DESIGN: FROM CONSTRUCTIVISM TO MODERNISM 1920-1980
Written by Semenov, Alexander
The Soviet Union left behind a vast design heritage that is largely unknown in the West. Unlike Soviet-era architecture and graphic design, interior design from this period has not been thoroughly investigated. For the first time, this book offers a comprehensive survey of Soviet interior design from constructivism and the revolutionary avant-garde to late modernism.
CHAIRPEDIA: 101 STORIES OF CHAIRS
Written by Fuster, Albert
Interdisciplinary authors come together to reflect on the history of chair design through 101 selected chairs
FORMFUL WOOD: EXPLORATIVE FURNITURE
Design and construct furniture from plywood, based on Alvar Aalto's "L-leg"
DAYANITA SINGH: BAWA CHAIRS
Dayanita Singh's accordion-fold book-exhibition on the chairs of "tropical modernist" Geoffrey Bawa
WENDELL CASTLE: SCRAPBOOK 1958-1980
This large-format scrapbook, compiling Wendell Castle's press clippings, invitations and ephemera, records both his acclaim and neglect during the golden years of the studio movement
MODERN CHAIR: CLASSIC DESIGNS BY THONET, BREUER, LE CORBUSIER, EAMES AND OTHERS
Written by Meadmore, Clement
In this profusely illustrated study, a noted furniture designer brings together more than 40 examples of chairs that combine practicality and elegance to transcend the confines of period and fashion. Featured are such modern "classics" as Thonet's Bentwood armchair, Breuer's Wassily chair, van der Rohe's Barcelone chair, and many more.
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