'Contemporary': Architecture and Interiors of the 1950s

by Jackson, Lesley
ISBN: 9780714837574
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Overview

This text provides a definition and examination of the so-called contemporary style that dominated architecture and design from the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s. In those years of increasing promise and prosperity, a fresh and liberating style was hallmarked by open-plan interiors and vibrant fabric design, manifesting itself in the picture window and the open plan; in vibrant fabric design and printed wall coverings; in new forms of furniture from Scandinavia and stylish light fittings from Italy; and most tellingly in the Contemporary kitchen with its fitted units and mod con appliances. Included is work by Charles Eames, Pierre Koenig, Arne Jacobsen and Lucienne Day.
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Jackson, Lesley
  • ISBN: 9780714837574
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 11.49 x 1.08
  • Number Of Pages: 240
  • Publication Year: 1998
Language: English