Decorative Art 50s
Decorative Art 1950s
TASCHEN's Decorative Art series, whose six installments span the 20th century up through the 1970s, carefully reproduces the best of Decorative Art, The Studio Yearbook. Published annually from 1906 until 1980, the yearbook was dedicated to the latest currents in architecture, interiors, furniture, lighting, glassware, textiles, metalware, and ceramics. Since the publications went out of print, the now hard-to-find yearbooks have become highly prized by collectors and dealers. Preserving the yearbooks' original page layouts, TASCHEN's Decorative Arts books bring you the authentic experience of each decade's design trends and styles.
Decorative Art 1950s explores the spirit of optimism and the fervent consumerism of the decade. Technology and construction had been enervated by research during the war and these discoveries could now be applied in peacetime. The popularization of plastics, fiberglass, and latex literally shaped the decade. Rising incomes and postwar rebuilding on bother sides of the Atlantic led to a massive housing boom in both the suburbs and inner cities, and these new homes reflected the new style. While European design was extraordinarily inventive, American design was looking to an idealized vision of the future—between them a modern idiom was developed that can be seen vividly on these pages. This overview of the decade includes the work of such famous innovators as Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Hans Wegner, and Gio Ponti.
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Decorative Art 50s
Softcover, flaps 5.9 x 7.7 in., 576 pages, $ 14.99
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- Reviews (3 items)
"Toute une série de livres bien spécifiques édités par TASCHEN sur ces années bouillonnantes, avec des textes, nombreux, pour expliquer et des photos, encore plus nombreuses et magnifiques, pour admirer. La série débute en 1900 pour s'achever aux années 70. D'autres ouvrages chez le même éditeur couvrent la totalité du XXe siècle en matière de design."
Côte Magazine, Cap Var, France
Côte Magazine, Cap Var, France
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L'art décoratif des années 50s
Déco Immo/ Le Soir, Belgium, April 17, 2008
Déco Immo/ Le Soir, Belgium, April 17, 2008
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