Product Description

This highly praised celebration of '50s design recalls the wonders of boomerang-shaped coffee tables, the funky curvaceousness of biomorphic furniture, the industrial sleekness of cool metals, and other design delights. "Will undoubtedly foster a new appreciation of furniture from the '50s."--Chicago Sun-Times. 125 4-color photographs and 100 black-and-white photographs.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3793 in Books
• Published on: 1995-09-26
• Released on: 1995-09-26
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Ingram
Taking full advantage of the ressurgence in popularity of retro-fifties design, this highly praised book lets the reader rediscover the wonders of boomerang-shaped coffee tables, the funky curvaciousness of biomorphic furniture, the industrial sleekness of cool metals, unusual angles, and other design delights. Photos.

Customer Reviews

Designers of the 50's
My sister has just bought a 1950's ranch home with some original features. I was hoping this book would help celebrate the house and give some ideas as to decor. Instead, it is a good overview of the furniture designers who influenced the furniture of the time. It's nice, but not what I was looking for, which was the physical living space/furnishings of the middle class of the 50's.

Well-Written And Detailed, But No Heywood-Wakefield??
The author is a very good writer, and obviously knowledgeable and passionate about her subject -- I do like this book very much (finished it in 2 days!). But how could Heywood-Wakefield, the great producer of streamlined modern most noted for its blonde 1950s furniture, not be mentioned? I don't get it...

Peace -

Brad

Stunning
Simply beautiful. Absolutely darling photos. Fabulous work.