Contemporary: Architecture and Interiors of the 1950s
Phaidon, 2001. Later printing. Softcover. Thick oversized volume in color illustrated soft self wrappers. 240 pp. with glossary, bibliography, index. Profusely illustaretd with color and black and white photographs and reproductions. Fine (rem. dot bottom edge). Far more than a collection of Fifties nostalgia, this book provides a full definition and examination of the "Contemporary" style of the pst WWII period, showing the ways in which these new designs pervaded all aspects of the market, from hand-crafted one-offs to the mass produced industrial item, and all areas of home design, from home decoration to public buildings. Fine. Item #E32813
ISBN: 0714837571
Price: $35.00