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domus Vol. 4
domus - The quintessential works of Modernism
Volume IV — 1955 – 1959
"domus has a rich history of spotting trends and fashions ...
It elevates icons to classics." Bene, New York
For eight decades, domus has been hailed as the world’s most influential architecture and design journal. Founded in 1928 by the great Milanese architect Gio Ponti, the magazine’s central agenda has always remained that of creating a privileged insight toward identifying the style of a particular age, from Art Deco, Modern Movement, Functionalism and Postwar to Pop, Postmodernism and Late Modern. Beautifully designed and comprehensively documented, page after page domus presents some of the most exciting design and architecture projects from around the world.
Each of the 12 volumes in TASCHEN’s domus reprint collection reproduces a selection of the magazine’s pages as they originally appeared, and is packed with articles that bring to light the incredible history of modern design and architecture. Available as separate volumes covering the period of 1928-1999, this series is a major publishing achievement and an important must-have for all design and architecture teaching institutions, practicing architects, designers, collectors, students, and anyone who loves design.
1955 – 1959: International affairs
The focus of this volume is the second half of the 1950s, an era of grand visions and increasing internationalization in architecture and design. The often playful and experimental ideas and designs of the first half of the decade became more and more set in a common style, in which the International style forms an alliance with the new organic forms of the postwar period – whereby the only common feature is the high quality of each particular design. The works documented here by architects and designers such as Oscar Niemeyer, Carlos Raúl Villanueva, Vittoriano Viganò, and Angelo Mangiarotti are representative of this development. Also featured are modern office machines by Olivetti, furniture design by Ray and Charles Eames, ceramic and lamp designs by Ettore Sottsass, the Herman Miller Showroom of Alexander Girard in San Francisco, and famous buildings like Le Corbusier’s pilgrimage church in Ronchamp or Gio Ponti’s Villa Arreaza in Caracas.
Also available
Volume I —1928 – 1939
Volume II —1940 –1949
Volume III —1950 – 1954
Volume V —1960 –1964
Volume VI —1965 – 1969
Volume VII —1970 –1974
Volume VIII —1975 – 1979
Volume IX —1980 –1984
Volume X —1985 –1989
Volume XI —1990 – 1994
Volume XII —1995 – 1999
“It’s the ultimate coffee-table collection – the world’s most influential architecture and design journal edited into this fabulous resource. Pure inspiration.” - Inside Out Magazine, London
About the editor:
Charlotte J. and Peter M. Fiell run a design consultancy in London. They have lectured widely, curated a number of exhibitions, and written numerous articles and books on design, including TASCHEN’s 1000 Lights, 1000 Chairs, Design of the 20th Century, Industrial Design A-Z, Scandinavian Design, Graphic Design for the 21st Century, Designing the 21st Century, and domus 1928–1999.
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New! domus Vol. 4
Sottsass Jr., Ettore / Spinelli, Luigi
Hardcover 8.6 x 12.4 in., 580 pages, $ 70.00 |
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Arts & Architecture, 1945-54: The Complete Reprint The first part (1945-1954) of our facsimile edition of John Entenza's groundbreaking magazine, which launched the Case Study House Program; in ten boxes, each containing one year's worth of magazines. Limited to 5,000 copies. |
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domus Vol. 1 Volume I — 1928 – 1939 The birth of the International style Finally available as separate volume |
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domus Vol. 2 Volume II — 1940 – 1949 Destruction and reconstruction Finally available as separate volume |