More than 50 years later, the fascination with mid-century design is stronger than ever before. Explore the popular movement’s distinctive style in this A-Z guide to the 300 influential designers who helped to define it.
From popular icons such as Alvar Aalto, Lina Bo Bardi, Tony Duquette, Charles & Ray Eames, Pierre Jeanneret, Florence Knoll, and Gio Ponti to the movement’s lesser-known figures, the book showcases an expansive, richly illustrated portrait of Mid-Century Modernism across the globe.
This compact volume features over 100 of the most spectacular interiors from acrossthe world, spanning the entire 20th century to the present day. It includes interiorsassembled by artists and fashion designers, architects, interior and set-designers,bringing together diverse design talents from Piero Fornasetti to Alvar Aalto, MarcNewson and Matthew Williamson. Twenty short profiles are presented in theintroduction, with a single iconic photograph and a concise, informative text; theinteriors are arranged by chronological order, with superb colour photography andtexts recounting the stories of these remarkable designs.
