Product Description

In recent years, mid-century modern furniture, glass, ceramics, and textiles have become extremely popular among those who appreciate their stylish contribution to the contemporary home. "Modern Retro" will inspire you to create a look that combines modern classics by such visionaries as the Eameses, Bertoia, and Aalto with yard-sale treasures and the best of contemporary design. Created by modern clasics dealer Andrew Weaving and disign commentator Neil Bingham, "Modern Retro" is not about slavishly recreating a period feel. Instead, it shows how to take the best designs fromt he 1920's to the 1970's and use them throughout your home in a relaxed and individual way, making the most of the gloriously eclectic form, colours, and patterns available. *An inspiring guide to using mid-20th-centry furniture and decoration in your home. *Beautiful photography by Andrew Wood.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #505304 in Books
• Published on: 2007-03-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

About the Author
Andrew Wood specializes in interiors and fashion photography. He undertakes regular commissions from Elle Decoration as well as shooting lifestyle features for Vogue and the Sunday Telegraph Magazine. His previous books include Smart Storage, One Space Living, Modern Retro, and Living with Arts and Crafts (all published by Ryland Peters and Small, Inc).

Neil Bingham is a writer on architecture and contemporary culture and was curator of drawings at the Royal Institute of British Architects, London, from 1986 to 2003. His latest publications include "'Fantasy Architecture 1500-2036"' and "'The New Boutique: Fashion and Design."'

Andrew Weaving trained as an interior designer before moving into the fashion world. He now runs the Century gallery in London, which specializes in mid-century modern American design.