Main entry:

Wilk, Christopher, author.

Title & Author:

Plywood : a material story / Christopher Wilk with Elizabeth Bisley.

Publication:

London : Thames & Hudson ; Victoria and Albert Museum, 2017.

Description:

240 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits, facsimiles ; 27 cm

Notes:
Published to accompany the exhibition "Plywood : Material of the Modern World", held at Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 15 July - 12 November 2017.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-231) and index.
Introduction -- Plywood becomes plywood (antiquity-c. 1900) -- Manufacturing plywood (1807-c. 1910) -- The veneer problem (1850s-1930s) -- 'Plywood flies and fights' (1911-1945) -- Building the modern world (1920s-1940s) -- Plywood shows its face (1930s-1980s) -- The fall and rise of plywood (1960s-today).

Summary:

Plywood is an astonishingly versatile material, made by gluing together layers of cross-grained veneers, creating a pliable board that can be stronger than solid wood. Stylish and practical, plywood offers huge possibilities for experimental design, and it has been used to make a wide range of products, from aeroplanes, boats and automobiles to architecture and furniture. This book traces the history of plywood from its use in 18th-century furniture, through its emergence as an industrial product in the 19th century, to a material celebrated by 20th-century modernists such as Alvar Aalto and Charles and Ray Eames. An ideal material for the digital age, plywood has become popular again in recent years and is widely used in contemporary design and manufacture. Produced to accompany an exhibition at the V&A, this book is the first comprehensive study of the history of plywood and its myriad applications throughout the ages, unveiling the stories behind objects that surround us and that we often take for granted.

ISBN:

0500519404 (hardcover)
9780500519400 (hardcover)

Subject:

Plywood Exhibitions.
Furniture making History Exhibitions.
Building, Wooden Design and construction Exhibitions.
Wood in interior decoration Exhibitions.
Wood in art Exhibitions.
Woodwork Exhibitions.
Wood products Exhibitions.
Materials Design Exhibitions.
Contreplaqué Expositions.
Meubles Fabrication Histoire Expositions.
Bois en décoration intérieure Expositions.
Bois dans l'art Expositions.
Travail du bois Expositions.
Produits du bois Expositions.
Building, Wooden Design and construction
Furniture making
Materials Design
Plywood
Wood in art
Wood in interior decoration
Wood products
Woodwork
Meubles en bois.
Contreplaqué.
Technology.

Form/genre:

exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs
History
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Bisley, Elizabeth, author.
Victoria and Albert Museum, host institution, issuing body.
Plywood, material of the modern world.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 315168
Call No.: 315168
Copy: 1
Status: Available