Mid-Century Modern: Furniture of the 1950s

by Cara Greenberg

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Editorial Reviews

This highly praised celebration of '50s design recalls the wonders of boomerang-shaped coffee tables, the funky curvaceousness of biomorphic furniture, the industrial sleekness of cool metals, and other design delights. "Will undoubtedly foster a new appreciation of furniture from the '50s."--Chicago Sun-Times. 125 4-color photographs and 100 black-and-white photographs.

Customer Reviews

Should be titled "Mid Century Chairs and little else", 2008-08-28
by Tom Perkins (Deep South)

If you are looking for a book on Mid Century Chairs, look no further. I however was searching for a book on furniture not exclusive of chairs. The book is well organized and informative, but it was not what I was looking for.

Great contents, nice photos!! , 2008-01-12
by Masayuki Sugiyama (Phoenix, AZ USA)

Widely covered mid-century master pieces by famous designers. If you are interested in vintage furnitures, this would be your great guide.

In the Top 5 Mid Century Modern books I've read!, 2007-03-11
by R. Sydney Thomas (Minneapolis, MN)

Excellent text as well as photos. It has been a collector's reference for me for years now.
Highly recommended.

MODERN 1950'S DESIGN, 2006-02-27
by Availar James (New York, NY USA)

This is a wonderful coffee table book, a joy to browse through. It is profusely illustrated and contains a wealth of information.
If you like modern design I also suggest to visit the wonderful online archive about George Nelson at WWW.GEORGENELSON.ORG and also the museum archive from Verner Panton at WWW.VERNERPANTON.COM

Designers of the 50's, 2004-06-04

My sister has just bought a 1950's ranch home with some original features. I was hoping this book would help celebrate the house and give some ideas as to decor. Instead, it is a good overview of the furniture designers who influenced the furniture of the time. It's nice, but not what I was looking for, which was the physical living space/furnishings of the middle class of the 50's.