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Author: Maggie Taft Publisher: University of Chicago Press ISBN: 022655046X Category : Design Languages : en Pages : 201
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A history of how Danish design rose to prominence in the postwar United States, becoming shorthand for stylish modern comfort. Today, Danish Modern design is synonymous with clean, midcentury cool. During the 1950s and ‘60s, it flourished as the furniture choice for Americans who hoped to signal they were current and chic. But how did this happen? How did Danish Modern become the design movement of the times? In The Chieftain and the Chair, Maggie Taft tells the tale of our love affair with Danish Modern design. Structured as a biography of two iconic chairs—Finn Juhl’s Chieftain Chair and Hans Wegner’s Round Chair, both designed and first fabricated in 1949—this book follows the chairs from conception and fabrication through marketing, distribution, and use. Drawing on research in public and private archives, Taft considers how political, economic, and cultural forces in interwar Denmark laid the foundations for the postwar furniture industry, and she tracks the deliberate maneuvering on the part of Danish creatives and manufacturers to cater to an American market. Taft also reveals how American tastemakers and industrialists were eager to harness Danish design to serve American interests and how furniture manufacturers around the world were quick to capitalize on the fad by flooding the market with copies. Sleek and minimalist, Danish Modern has experienced a resurgence of popularity in the last few decades and remains a sought-after design. This accessible and engaging history offers a unique look at its enduring rise among tastemakers.
Author: Maggie Taft Publisher: University of Chicago Press ISBN: 022655046X Category : Design Languages : en Pages : 201
Book Description
A history of how Danish design rose to prominence in the postwar United States, becoming shorthand for stylish modern comfort. Today, Danish Modern design is synonymous with clean, midcentury cool. During the 1950s and ‘60s, it flourished as the furniture choice for Americans who hoped to signal they were current and chic. But how did this happen? How did Danish Modern become the design movement of the times? In The Chieftain and the Chair, Maggie Taft tells the tale of our love affair with Danish Modern design. Structured as a biography of two iconic chairs—Finn Juhl’s Chieftain Chair and Hans Wegner’s Round Chair, both designed and first fabricated in 1949—this book follows the chairs from conception and fabrication through marketing, distribution, and use. Drawing on research in public and private archives, Taft considers how political, economic, and cultural forces in interwar Denmark laid the foundations for the postwar furniture industry, and she tracks the deliberate maneuvering on the part of Danish creatives and manufacturers to cater to an American market. Taft also reveals how American tastemakers and industrialists were eager to harness Danish design to serve American interests and how furniture manufacturers around the world were quick to capitalize on the fad by flooding the market with copies. Sleek and minimalist, Danish Modern has experienced a resurgence of popularity in the last few decades and remains a sought-after design. This accessible and engaging history offers a unique look at its enduring rise among tastemakers.
Author: Scala Quin Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing ISBN: 1607654083 Category : Antiques & Collectibles Languages : en Pages : 409
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The 20th century was a rich and influential period of beautiful, innovative design and many classics from that era have influenced and inspired modern designers. "Collectables: 20th-Century Classics" features more than 90 of the most desirable and iconic pieces from the last century. Beautifully illustrated and organized by category (furniture, household, lighting, glass and ceramics) each entry has: a double-page spread, featuring a short essay on the classic under discussion with an accompanying photograph of that object; top tips on what to look out; a price guide; and, key websites to direct the reader on where best to make a purchase or pick up a bargain. Clear and concise, this book provides all the information you need to make an informed decision when investing in a piece of classic design, whether it be an Arne Jacobsen Egg chair, a Clarice Cliff tea cup or a Poul Henningsen PH lamp. This gorgeous book is a must for anyone interested in style, design or interiors.
Author: Per H. Hansen Publisher: ISBN: 9783775737975 Category : Architect-designed furniture Languages : en Pages : 0
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"Finn Juhl was part of the ... movement known as Danish Modern, which lasted from around 1930 until the end of the 1960s ... One of the first to achieve international success, [he] paved the way for Danish Modern to become an international 'brand' for Danish furniture design. This book shines a spotlight not only on Finn Juhl's house but also on Juhl as a modernist and man of the world ... It focuses on the period from [his] first experimental furniture in the 1930s through the golden age in the 1940s and 1950s to today, when the furniture has experienced a renaissance as design classics and collector's items"--Publisher's description.
Author: Tamara Ali Publisher: ISBN: 9781450568852 Category : Languages : en Pages : 170
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Anthropologist Surya Raj and her brother's research partner, Daniel, are on a quest to find the truth about her brother and the secrets hidden in cave systems throughout the Caribbean. But a powerful conglomerate determined to keep these secrets hidden forces them on the run. Together they embark on a chase to uncover the mystery of her missing brother and her stolen work. Thrown together on this quest, Surya and Daniel's intimacy builds to a fever pitch of desire. But will unseen enemies destroy them before they have a chance to live out their newfound love? As enemies draw near, secrets are revealed. Time is running out...
Author: Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing ISBN: 1607654113 Category : Design Languages : en Pages : 312
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"Chairs: 20th-Century Classics" features more than 95 of the most desirable, influential and iconic designs from the last century. Part of a series featuring Collectables and Lighting, this book is beautifully illustrated and provides key information to the reader, whether he or she be a collector or just someone with an interest in design and interiors. Organized by decade each entry comprises: a double-page spread, featuring a short essay on the classic under discussion and a photograph of that object; top tips on what to look out for when considering a purchase; a price guide in UK sterling and US dollars; and, essential websites for further information. "Chairs" will provide all the information you need to make an informed decision when investing in a piece of classic design, whether it be an original Arne Jacobsen Ant, a Harry Bertoia sculpted Bird Lounge Chair, Alvar Aalto's superbly constructed 41 Paimio or an iconic Eames piece such as La Chaise. This gorgeous book is essential for anyone interested in industrial design, interiors or 20th-century furniture.
Author: Christian Bundegaard Publisher: Phaidon Press ISBN: 9780714878065 Category : Design Languages : en Pages : 0
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The first-ever comprehensive monograph on one of Denmark's most influential Modernist design pioneers Danish architect, interior-, and industrial designer Finn Juhl is best known for his furniture. Credited in the creation of the international 'Danish design' phenomenon of the 1940s and 1950s, his interior for the Trusteeship Council Chamber at the United Nations Headquarters in New York introduced Danish Modern to America. A resurgence of interest in Finn Juhl's work, the advent of the retro trend, and Juhl's elevation to cult status in Japan places him firmly at the forefront of mid-century Danish design.
Author: Heike Owusu Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company ISBN: 9781402746222 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 324
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From masks to the symbolic script of the Ashanti, symbols play an important role in all aspects of African life. These sacred items come in a breathtaking array of styles, and here, divided into six areas of cultural similarity, are some of the most beautiful, along with explanations of their meanings. Demons, for most Africans, are responsible for justice and retribution: the superb demon mask shown depicts Kponingo, who belongs to the mythical world of the Senufo in the Ivory Coast. A calabash with the beak of a hornbill, adorned with cowrie shells and made by medicine men, is a typical instrument of witchcraft. Other fascinating symbols include sculptures, cave paintings, status symbols, and art for everyday use.
Author: Mike Rømer Publisher: ISBN: 9788799474615 Category : Furniture Languages : en Pages : 175
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In January 2012, the world famous architect Finn Juhl would have turned 100 years old. The event will be marked by an exhibition, which celebrates his organic furniture designs from 1940 onwards. The exhibition will be on show at Park Tower in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Another Dane, the designer Søren Ulrik Petersen, who has vast experience in furniture, exhibitions, interior and product design, has created the exhibition. Petersen has focused on the detail, silhouette, and craftsmanship of Finn Juhl’s furniture.0“The aim of the exhibition is to make the audience aware of the sensuality of Finn Juhl’s design universe. Therefore, I have emphasized the opportunity to both see and feel Finn Juhl’s furniture, and the visitors are very welcome to sit in the exhibits,” Petersen explains.0Onecollection has re-launched more than 20 different furniture designs by Finn Juhl, which will all be shown at the exhibition. Several of these are produced in Japan to exceptionally high standards. The pieces will be exhibited on a huge floor space, where every piece of furniture will create its own room within a room.0Huge photographs of details and silhouettes will complement the exhibits. Enormous mobiles created from isolated elements from Finn Juhl’s designs will hang from the ceiling. They will illustrate the craftsmanship as well as the visual lightness and sense of freedom, which was typical of Finn Juhl’s universe.000Exhibition: Design Museum, Kopenhagen, Denmark (28.01.-12.02.2013).
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