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Modern Jonathan Glancey

Modern By Jonathan Glancey

Modern by Jonathan Glancey


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This work reveals how modern design is not just one style, but many, and examines the roles of key interior designers and architects in each of those diverse styles. Each chapter explores the roots of a different movement and its key features. A directory of designers and manufacturers is included.

Modern Summary

Modern: A Portfolio of Contemporary Interior Designs by Jonathan Glancey

In Modern Jonathan Glancey explores the multifaceted nature of modernism. He begins with the early exponents such as Le Corbusier, the Bauhaus group and the Russian Constructivists, and then guides us through each different strand. Organic, Neo-classical, Mid-century Modern, Pop, High-tech, Neo-Baroque, Post-Modern, Minimal/New Modern and Global are all explored via their main exponents. From seminal schemes to design items that you can buy today, each style is revealed through authoritative text and stunning colour photographs. The book features many products that are currently available, and includes a comprehensive directory of designers and manufacturers. Modern is a striking testament to those individuals who have shaped the modern movement in design. - Reveals and explains the astonishing range of styles that encompass modern design - Examines the key designers' and architects' roles in each style - Essential information for both professional and amateur designers - Over 200 lavish colour photographs show the designers' work - Comprehensive directory of key designers and manufacturers

About Jonathan Glancey

Jonathan Glancey is the Architecture and Design correspondent of The Guardian newspaper. Previously Architecture and Design editor of The Independent, he is also consultant editor of World Architecture. A contributor to Vogue, Elle Decoration and The World of Interiors, he is the author of New British Architecture and New Moderns (for Mitchell Beazley). He has also appeared on radio and television.

Table of Contents

2The modern movement: Bauhaus; Le Corbusier; Mies van der Rohe; Alvar Aalto; Rudolph Schindler; Richard Neutra; Eileen Grey. Organic: Antoni Gaudi; Frank Lloyd Wright; Eliel Saarinen; Bruce Goff; Imre Makovecz; Ushida Findlay. New-classic: Edwin Lutyens; Adolf Loos; Italion Rationalist style; Piero Fornasetti; David Hicks. Mid-century modern: Gio Ponti; Charles and Ray Eames; Pierre Koenig; Arne Jacobsen; John Lautner; George Nelson; Oscar Niemeyer; Harry Seidler. Pop: Verner Panton; Joe Colombo; Max Clendinning; Steffan Berglund. High tech: Gary Cunningham; Eva Jiricna; Richard Rogers and John Young; Norman Foster; Future Systems. Baroque and Roll: Nigel Coates; David Connor; Andre Dubreuil; Surrealist influences; Garouste and Bonetti. Post-modern: Michael Graves; Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates; Ettore Sottsass; Peter Wilson; John Outram; Arata Isozaki. Minimal to New Modern: John Pawson; Tadao Ando; Rem Koolhaus; Andree Putman; Seth Stein; Vincente Wolf; Vincent Van Duysen; Lee Mindel. Global: Luis Barragan; Jack Lenor Larsen; Sergio Puente; Jerome Abel Seguin.

Additional information

GOR001361102
9781840001761
1840001763
Modern: A Portfolio of Contemporary Interior Designs by Jonathan Glancey
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Octopus Publishing Group
19991014
176
N/A
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