Bruno Mathsson; Architect and Designer

Widman, Dag; Mathsson, Bruno

ISBN 10: 0300121911 / ISBN 13: 9780300121919

Published by Yale University Press; Et Al, 2007

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Orderbook - WWB - - BRUNO MATHSSON. {Cover title: Bruno Mathsson: Architect and Designer. } Dag Widman et al. Arkitekturmuseet, Stockholm, 2006. Published by Bokforlaget Arena, Malmo, in association with Yale University Press, New Haven, and Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design and Culture, New York. 224 pp. With 268 ills. (124 col. ) 31 x 25 cm. ISBN 9780300121919. In English. Although including a checklist of the Mathsson retrospective presented at the Arkitekturmuseet in Stockholm, this volume does not specifically document either that exhibition or the version of the show later mounted in New York as "Bruno Mathsson: Architect and Designer." Artist(s) : Mathsson, Bruno Indexing: _Western_ _Europe_ _Sweden_ _Scandinavia_ _Post-1945_ _Architecture_ _Furniture_ Plans: 71 50 30 Worldwide Number 031100 Hardcover $60.00x - also sold on Old Print SHop website as of June 2010 for $60 - check availability withYale U Press in US and in UK - they have separate inventories, do not share inventories - see "Sargent: Early Portraits"99 / CHANGE0722022; *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- Text In English. 224 pp. With 268 ills. (124 col. ) 31 x 25 cm. -- with a bonus offer--; .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bruno Mathsson; Architect and Designer
• Publisher: Yale University Press; Et Al
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300121911
• ISBN 13: 9780300121919
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A complete survey of the life and work of master designer Bruno Mathsson, whose archetypal Modernist chair is admired worldwide

The sensuously undulant lines of Bruno Mathsson's furniture designs made him one of the leading figures of Swedish modernism in the 1930s. Chairs that adapted to their occupant with graceful natural curves became his trademark and have been in continuous production for more than fifty years. In his less familiar architectural work, Mathsson (1907-1988) applied the same principles of innovative comfortable living. Throughout his work the connections between design and ergonomics, aesthetics and innovative materials, energy saving and environmental concerns resonate for designers today. This book surveys Mathsson's output as an architect and designer as well as his relationships with American architects and designers including Frank Lloyd-Wright, Charles and Ray Eames, and Hans Knoll. Extensive illustrations include unpublished photographs of his Mathsson’s work in situ.

Distributed for the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture

Exhibition Schedule:

Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture (spring 2007)

Swedish Cultural Center, Seattle, Wa  (summer 2007)

About the Author

Dag Widman was formerly chief curator of applied arts at the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm. Karin Winter is curator at the Swedish Museum of Architecture. Nina Stritzler-Levine is director of exhibitions at the Bard Graduate Center, New York.