From A to Eames: A Visual Guide to Mid-Century Modern Design

Whybrow, Lauren

ISBN 10: 1925811018 / ISBN 13: 9781925811018

Published by Smith Street Books, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

Title: From A to Eames: A Visual Guide to ...

Publisher: Smith Street Books

Publication Date: 2019

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Jay, Tom

Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis:

This sophisticated A to Z picture book for adults is an illustrated journey through midcentury modern design, perfect for any reader with a keen eye for style.

With eighty tales of design, laid out in a fun and easy-to-read A to Z format, design lovers will be reading this book to each other before bed. With an irreverent structure, this becomes a picture book for the refined adult. Each letter delves into one facet of this enduring era of design: midcentury modern homes, interior design, graphic design, and illustration, as well as the iconic personalities.

We might all recognize the names--Charles and Ray Eames, Farnsworth House, the Egg Chair, Henningsen, Elrod House, the case study houses--but what are their stories? This book delves right into the facts and does so light-heartedly. We learn of the grand inspirations, or sometimes (it turns out) the very simplest of ideas, which fueled these Goliaths of midcentury modern design. The only downside: with your newfound design-savvy, you won't be able to look at your IKEA chairs the same way again.

If you didn't know that E stands for Eames, Egg Chair, and Elrod House (or don't know what any of those words actually mean) then this book belongs on your coffee table. And if you can't afford an Eames coffee table, then rejoice in knowing that From A to Eames makes an inexpensive and equally satisfying alternative.

About the Author:

Lauren Whybrow is an Australian writer and an editor, now based in London. She is the proud owner of an Eames coffee table and Fred Lowen armchair.