Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) is the most prestigious Finnish architect of the last century, and the father of Nordic Modernism. He once said: God created paper for the purpose of drawing architecture on it. Everything else is at least for me an abuse of paper. Aalto s Modernism entailed the use of natural materials, warm colors, and undulating lines, and he is considered an important early exponent of Organic Design as a result. Of his desing work outside of architecture, Aalto s vases, lamps, glassware and laminated bent-plywood furniture (pioneered and produced through the design company he co-founded, Artek are equally esteemed. Iconic pieces include the Savoy Vase, the Paimio Chair and the Beehive Lamp. This monograph on Aalto s highly collectible furniture designs expands, our understanding of the diverse abilities of this influential architect/designer.

 

Alvar Aalto

Sandra Dachs,Patricia de Muga,Laura García Hintze
Introduction by Markku Lahti
128pp./ 21x16.5cm./ 180il./ Hardcover

ISBN:
9788434311541
9788434311435
Castellano
English

19.90€
 

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Best know for their contributions to architecture, furniture design, industrial design, film and photography. Charles and Ray Eames remain among the most renowned American designers of the twentieth century. In 1946, Evans Products began producing the Eames molded plywood furniture. Their iconic molded plywood chair was called the chair of the century by the influential architectural critic Esther McCoy. In 1949, Charles and Ray designed and built their own home in Pacific palisades, their design and imaginative use of materials making this house a mecca for architects and designers internationally. After de war, the Eameses continued to create new furniture designs, such as the Fiberglass Chairs 1959 the famous Lounge Chair and Ottoman 1956, the Time Life stool 1960, the 3473 sofa 1964 and the seating for Dulles and O Hare airports, a design still in use in lounges around the world today.

 

Charles and Ray Eames

Sandra Dachs,Patricia de Muga,Laura García Hintze
Introduction by Mathias Remmele
128pp./ 21x16.5cm./ 180il./ Hardcover

ISBN:
9788434311565
9788434311459
Castellano
English

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Jean Prouvé opened his own smithy in Nancy 1923, and shortly thereafter produced his first furniture made from thin sheet steel. Right away, Prouve s sparse, geometric aesthetic appealed to avant garde architects such Robert Mallet-Stevens and Le Corbusier, who commissioned ironwork from him, and in 1929, invited Prouvé to jin the new Union des Artistes Modernes, a group of artists and designers championing the Modern Movement. Besides creating furniture, he also explored designs for pre-fabricated housing, constructing dwellings for the homeless. But by the 1960s, his austere style seemed passé and he fell foul of fashion´s whims; as a self-taught designer he was also routinely excluded by the architectural establishment. His reputation may have further suffered from his own appetite for collaboration, which could make his exact role in architectural projects difficult to identify. Happily , this state of affairs changed in the 1990s when Prouvé emerged again, as his sensibility chimed again with the activities of contemporary like Jasper Morrison and Konstantin Grcic.

 

Jean Prouvé

Sandra Dachs,Patricia de Muga,Laura García Hintze
Introduction by Mathias Remmele
128pp./ 21x16.5cm./ 180il./ Hardcover

ISBN:
9788434311558
9788434311442
Castellano
English

19.90€
 

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