DECORATIVE ART IN MODERN INTERIORS 1970/71
Ella Moody (editor)

Ella Moody (editor): DECORATIVE ART IN MODERN INTERIORS 1970/71. NYC: The Viking Press (A Studio Book), 1970. First edition. A fine hardcover book bound in full cloth with a fine dustjacket: an immaculate copy. Interior unmarked and very clean. out-of-print.

8.75 x 11.25 hardcover book with 160 pages of Houses, Apartments, Furniture, Prints, Weaves, Ceramics, Lighting, Glass, Plastics, Metal , circa 1970. This book was printed in the Netherlands and the color reproduction is truly stunning. The engraving and plates were dead-on perfect for this edition, and all the photographs are printed on quality glossy paper. My highest recommendation.

Every object presented in this edition is identified by its designers and manufacturer/distributor. Dimensions and materials are also noted. The presence of this information makes this an invaluable reference for collectors of modern decorative arts. You have been warned.

This book showcases the Interior Design transition that occurred as people migrated from 1950s organic austerity into the enlightened (and very colorful) 1960s. This volume would be an invaluable resource for anybody attempting to restore a contemporary residential environment.

This volume is also a valuable midcentury resource since it goes through the trouble of identifying both designers and manufacturers of furniture, fabrics, wall coverings, tiles, lamps and accessories. You know what I'm talking about.

From the book: "As the world moves into the space-age 1970s, Decorative Art celebrates its sixtieth issue. The first, in 1906, presented patterns from (William) Morris & Co.; the sixtieth offers a look at the "design scene" as it is today around the globe. Here are new houses, tableware, and glass from Japan; a bumper crop of ideas from the Americas, North and South, including many startlingly original 'young" effects; a stunning award-winning house in Cornwall, England; one on an Italian island, spaciously, starkly simple and still another, treasure-stuffed, on the mainland. There are houses from Switzerland and Finland --altogether about fourteen homes in which old things are seen in a new light and new things are seen at their best, plus a vivid array of new shapes, colors, and forms in ceramics, acrylics, glass, tableware, weaves, prints and furniture. "

"This is the essential book for the design conscious --professional or layman. "

Contents:

  • Houses
  • Apartments
  • Furniture
  • Prints
  • Weaves
  • Ceramics
  • Lighting
  • Glass
  • Plastics
  • Metal

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