Main entry:

Dietsch, Deborah.

Title & Author:

Classic modern : midcentury modern at home / Deborah K. Dietsch.

Publication:

New York : Simon & Schuster, ©2000.

Description:

207 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
"An Archetype Press book."
Includes bibliographical references (page 205) and index.
Machine derived contents note: Contents -- the essence of modern -- model houses, modern dreams -- Prosperity after World War II unleashed a new way of looking at the home in the United States and Europe. Open spaces and lightweight furnishings gained popularity as symbols of newfound optimism and energy. With the birth of the suburbs, the midcentury modern style spread from custom-built houses to ordinary homes. the midcentury look -- Starting with the outside of a house and moving to its furnishings and finishes, even down to the dinner-table settings, designers of the 1940s and 1950s worked to create a seamless look that melded together the indoors and the outdoors. -- flowing spaces, casual living transparent barriers -- malleable materials, mass produced -- furniture of many uses -- textures nubby and plain -- cheering colors and bold patterns -- curvaceous organic shapes -- sculptural accessories -- midcentury modern at home -- From the earliest classics that crew out of European modernism to the successors that revolutionized mainstream living, two dozen home and design collections epitomized the spirited midcentury look. modern to the core: classic houses -- The modern movement's European leaders brought their ideas to America, where new influences awaited. Their houses reflect the streamlined elegance that inspired a younger generation to embrace modernism and push it in new directions. throwing a curve -- Albert Frey Palm Springs, California 1946 machine in the garden -- Richard Neutra Palm Springs, California 1946 less is more -- Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe Plano, Illinois 1951 bauhaus, american style -- Marcel Mreuer Croton-on-Hudson, New York 1953 modern monticello -- Eero Saarinen Columbus Indiana 1957 urban sanctuary -- Jose; Luis Sert Cambridge Massachusetts 1958 time-honored values -- Jens Risom interiors New Canaan, Connecticut, and Block Island, Rhode Island 1950s and 1967 mainstream modern: affordable style -- Modernism was disseminated into mainstream America through affordable houses filled with mass-produced furniture. Architect-designed homes and speculative suburban developments from the 1940s and 1950s illustrate the freedom and invention that revolutionized postwar living. missionary living -- Case-study houses nos. 9, 16, and 22 by Charles Eames and Eer Saarinen, Craig Ellwood, and Pierre Koenig Los Angeles 1945-59 symphony in steel -- Charles and Ray Eames Pacific Palisades, California 1949 suburban frontier -- Eugene Sternberg and Joseph Dion Englewood, Colorado 1949-57 into the woods -- Charles Goodman Alexandria, Virginia 1949-60s umbrella in the sun -- Paul Rudolph Sarasota, Florida 1953 western pioneers -- Jones and Emmons San Mateo, California 1956 passion for plastic -- Ralph Wilson Sr. and Bonnie McIninish Temple, Texas 1959 back to the future: living with midcentury modern -- Midcentury modernism is back, as collectors rediscover the simple allure of postwar plywood and plastic from America and wood and glass from Europe. Housed in period settings as well as in unexpected environments, these collections testify to the enduring value of midcentury deisgn. the art of reduction -- Clarence Mayhew Oakland, California 1960 minimalist temple -- Richard Neutra San Diego, California 1960 calming effect -- Richard Neutra Glendale, California 1961 industrial evolution -- John Lawrence New Orleans, Louisiana 1958 beginner's luck -- Julian Berla and Joseph Abe Washington, D. C. 1941 modernist summit -- Shelton, Midel and Associates New York City 1997 city deco, country classic -- Heiner M. Kromer Southampton, New York 1982 nordic harmony -- Philip Truchaud Washington, D. C. 1955 midcentury maverick -- Mark McDonald interior New York City 1992 modern necessities -- catalogue resources -- midcentury designers -- further reading -- index.

Summary:

A visual tour of mid-twentieth-century design introduces the bold architecture of the 1940s and 1950s.

Resources:
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Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0684867443 (hc)
9780684867441 (hc)

Subject:

Midcentury modern (Architecture) United States.
Architecture United States History 20th century.
Modern movement (Architecture) United States.
Mouvement moderne (Architecture) États-Unis.
Architecture États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Modernisme du milieu du siècle (Architecture) États-Unis.
Modern movement (Architecture)
Architecture
Midcentury modern (Architecture)
Möbel
Wohnung
Innenarchitektur
United States
USA

Form/genre:

Nonfiction.
History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 214818
Call No.: NA712.5.M63 D5 2000
Status: Available