Overview

With expert analysis, great photography, and a huge selection of familiar and unusual objects, this book explains what truly makes a design great and reveals the hidden stories behind the everyday things that surround us. The author, a writer and journalist specialising in design, has chosen 101 objects that have had a major influence on the world of design history, delving into the makers, the designers, and developments in production and style that made these pieces into design classics. The text incorporates design sketches, portraits of many well-known and some unknown designers, as well as numerous exciting anecdotes from the sewing box of design history. The selection of designers includes, but is not limited to, legends such as Charles & Ray Eames, Verner Panton, Alexander Girard and other protagonists of classical modernism. Also here are post-war designers such as Finn Juhl, Gilbert Rohde, Pierre Paulin, and Gae Aulenti, and postmodern and contemporary designers such as Philippe Starck, Marcel Wanders, and Konstantin Grcic. This book provides an in-depth and informative overview of 20th-century design - and a glimpse of the first true classic objects of the 21st century. AUTHORS: Silke Pfersdorf (b.1963, Hanover), is a long-time journalist, columnist, and author, and publishes regularly in numerous popular magazines. She is known, among other things, for her column Schätzchen, wo kommst du denn her? in Living at Home, in which she highlights a design classic every month. Heide Christiansen is a writer, creative director, photo producer and picture editor in Munich. SELLING POINTS: . A beautifully curated and photographed selection of objects that represent the best and most interesting ideas in modern design . Insider knowledge for design lovers and interior design fans, addressing the question of why some designs become true classics and why others do not make it . The perfect gift for everyone who loves beautiful things and wants to know more about them 200 colour illustrations

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Author:   Silke Pfersdorf
Publisher:   teNeues Publishing UK Ltd
Imprint:   teNeues Media GmbH & Co. KG
Weight:   1.770kg
ISBN:  

9783961714179

ISBN 10:   3961714177
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   01 September 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword 8 Ball Clock (George Nelson | 1948) 10 Componibili (Anna Castelli Ferrieri | 1967) 12 Cabbage Chair (Oki Sato | 2008) 14 Tea Trolley 901 (Alvar Aalto | 1936) 16 Gräshoppa (Greta Grossman | 1947) 18 Loop Chair (Willy Guhl | 1954) 20 Tac 01 (Walter Gropius | 1969) 24 Tolix Stool (Xavier Pauchard | 1934) 28 Melt (Tom Dixon | 2015) 30 Lido (Battista and Gino Giudici | 1936) 34 Monkey (Jaime Hayon | 2010) 36 Unikko (Maija Isola | 1964) 38 Wishbone Chair (Hans J. Wegner | 1949) 40 Sciangai (De Pas, D’Urbino and Lomazzi | 1973) 42 Oda (Sebastian Herkner | 2014) 44 Monkey (Kay Bojesen | 1951) 46 AB 1 Alarm Clock (Dieter Rams and Dietrich Lubs | 1987) 50 Zettel’z (Ingo Maurer | 1997) 52 Stelton EM77 (Eric Magnussen | 1977) 54 Acapulco Chair („Mr. X“ | 1950s) 58 Kaiser Idell 6631 (Christian Dell | 1933) 60 Bocca (Studio 65 | 1970) 62 Bolle (Tapio Wirkkala | 1966) 66 Ball Chair (Eero Aarnio | 1963) 68 Araignée (Serge Mouille | 1951) 70 Poeten (Finn Juhl | 1941) 74 Luxembourg Chair (Paris Parks Department | 1923) 76 Kubus (Mogens Lassen | 1962) 78 Altorfer Deck Chair (Huldreich Altorfer jr. | 1948) 80 La Cupola (Aldo Rossi | 1989) 82 Marshmallow Sofa (George Nelson | 1956) 84 Snoopy (Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni | 1967) 86 Superleggera (Giovanni Ponti | 1951) 88 Uno, la mela (Enzo Mari | 1963) 90 Lounge Chair (Charles and Ray Eames | 1956) 92 Tema e Variazioni (Piero Fornasetti | 1950s) 96 Air (Marcus Engman | 1980s) 98 Molar Stool (Philipp Mainzer | 1996) 100 USM Haller (Fritz Haller | 1963) 102 Knotted Chair (Marcel Wanders | 1996) 106 String Shelf (Kajsa and Nils „Nisse“ Strinning | 1949) 108 Barcelona Chair (Lilly Reich and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe | 1996) 110 E1 Desk (Egon Eiermann | 1953) 114 Plastic Chair (Charles und Ray Eames | 1950) 118 Billy (Gillis Lundgren | 1978) 120 Juicy Salif (Philippe Starck | 1990) 122 Artichoke (Poul Henningsen | 1958) 124 Tulip Table (Eero Saarinen | 1957) 128 Lamy 2000 (Gerd A. Müller | 1966) 130 KitchenAid (Herbert Johnston | 1927) 132 Uten.Silo (Dorothee Becker | 1968) 136 Shuffle Table MH1 (Mia Hamborg | 2010) 138 SD (Stefan Diez | 2016) 140 Le Creuset Cookware (Armand Desaegher and Octave Aubecq | 1925) 142 Laccio (Marcel Breuer | 1925) 144 FlowerPot (Verner Panton | 1968) 146 Plumy (Annie Hiéronimus | 1980) 148 Stendig (Massimo Vignelli | 1966) 150 Tube Light (Eileen Gray | 1927) 154 Antibodi (Patricia Urquiola | 2006) 156 Coffee Table (Isamu Noguchi | 1947) 160 Elephant (Charles and Ray Eames | 1945) 162 G-type ( Masahiro Mori | 1958) 166 Vipp (Holger Nielsen | 1939) 168 Z.Stuhl (Ernst Moeckl | 1973) 172 Flamingo (Michele de Lucchi | 1984) 176 FNP (Axel Kufus | 1989) 178 FK 6725 (Preben Fabricius and Jørgen Kastholm | 1964) 182 Rupfentiere (Renate Müller | 1967) 184 Siesta Chair (Ingmar Relling | 1965) 188 Hot Bertaa (Philippe Starck | 1985) 192 Waves (Alvar Aalto | 1937) 194 Egg Chair (Arne Jacobsen | 1958) 196 Bookworm (Ron Arad | 1994) 200 LC4 Chaise Longue (Charlotte Perriand | 1928) 202 Apple iMac (Jonathan Ive | 1997) 204 Design Letters (Arne Jacobsen | 1961) 206 Antelope Chair (Ernest Race | 1951) 208 Pompidou (Jonathan Adler | 2012) 210 Butterfly (Sori Yanagi | 1954) 212 Maly Bed (Peter Maly | 1983) 216 Blow (De Pas, D’Urbino, Lomazzi and Scolari | 1967) 218 Toucan (Enea Ferrari | 1964) 220 Lyngby Vase (Lyngby Porcelæn | 1930er-Jahre) 222 S 33 (Mart Stam | 1926) 224 Nesting Tables (Josef Albers | 1926) 226 Parupu (Claesson Koivisto Rune | 2009) 228 Wristwatch (Max Bill | 1961) 230 The Tired Man (Flemming Lassen | 1935) 232 Frankfurt Kitchen (Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky | 1926) 236 Sacco (Gatti, Paolini und Teodoro | 1968) 240 Ulm Stool (Max Bill | 1954) 242 Pirandello (Jasper Morrison | 2013) 244 Palissade (Erwan and Ronan Bouroullec | 2015) 246 Polder (Hella Jongerius | 2015) 250 Tableware 137 (Hedwig Bollhagen | 1955) 252 2002 (Christian Werner | 2015) 254 Mono Zeug (Michael Schneider | 1995) 256 Vespa (Corradino D’Ascanio | 1946) 258 Fleeze (Winfried Totzek | 1988) 260 Big Easy Chair (Ron Arad | 1988) 264 Index 266 Picture Credits 270 The Author 271

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From the innovative to the iconic, this design compilation provides a fascinating insight into more than 100 years of design history. - Boat International

From the innovative to the iconic, this design compilation provides a fascinating insight into more than 100 years of design history. - Boat International A great gift for design aficionados and interiors addicts. - Irish Examiner

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Silke Pfersdorf (b.1963, Hanover), is a long-time journalist, columnist, and author, and publishes regularly in numerous popular magazines. She is known, among other things, for her column Schätzchen, wo kommst du denn her? in Living at Home, in which she highlights a design classic every month.

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