International Design Yearbook

This book offers a unique perspective on the decorative arts of the mid-twentieth century. The first serious book on a period just beginning to be researched by scholars and little k...

Published in 1950 by The Museum of Modern Art - MOMA, this is a scarce soft covered book which features the designs of the winners and those who got special mention at The International Competition for Low Cost Furniture...

An introduction to Swedish design for those in other countries interested in the subject at any level, from simply curious to the professional or academic. Contemporary Sweden has a ...

The Interiors Book of Shops and Restaurants by Pilar Viladas. Whitney Library Of Design, 1981. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. "Enticing a customer to enter and then buy is the pr...

Published in 1973, this book offers in five chapters a review of new chairs, settees and beds, tables, office furniture, cabinets and shelves as well as nursery furniture...

This book is full of visual inspiration and practical ideas for overcoming the limitations of space and for escaping from the pressures imposed by an encroaching society. Interiors f...

Here is a run of six consecutive Decorative Art Year Books. Numbered 45 to 50, number 45 dates from 1955-66 up to and including number 50 which dates 1960-61. Each one is profusely i...

An homage to the design pioneers who defined the Mid-Century aesthetic through their work in furniture, glassware, ceramics and textiles More than 50 years later, the fascination wi...

Discover 25 of the most recognizable design styles through 150 residential interiors from the world’s leading designers From Coastal to Contemporary, Maximal to Mediterranean, Tailored to Textured, this inspirational lookbook guides beginners and enthusiasts alike through the most timeless interior design styles of the last century. Learn to identify and understand each style like an expert through introductory texts describing key tenets and featured real-world examples by today’s best contemporary designers, such as Studio Shamshiri, Laura Gonzalez, and Vincenzo De Cotiis...

Edited by Andrea Branzi & Michele De Lucchi This book is a photographic record of an exhibition which was organised in 1977 to showcase "Italian Design in the Fifties", all manner o...