DESIGNS FOR LIVING
175 EXAMPLES OF QUALITY HOME INTERIORS
Katherine Morrow Ford and Thomas H. Creighton
Katherine Morrow Ford and Thomas H. Creighton: DESIGNS FOR LIVING: 175 EXAMPLES OF QUALITY HOME INTERIORS. New York: Reinhold, 1955. First edition. Quarto. Maroon paper covered boards with cream cloth quarter strip titled in black. Photo illustrated dust jacket. 216 pp. 4 color plates. 285 black and white photographs and floorplans. Jacket lightly worn and rubbed with mild edgewear. Red spine sun faded [as usual]. Endpapers spotted front and back, but a very good copy in a very good dust jacket.
8.25 x 10.5 hardcover book with 216 pages and 289 black and white photographs (4 color plates) , diagrams, and floorplans profiling 175 postwar American Architect-designed interiors. This book is a who’s who for people interested in postwar modernism that was produced under (often severe) budget constraints. No Kaufmann Houses here -- just thoughtfully planned and brilliantly executed modern housing.
In terms of decor, there is none of that Chippendale jive here-- every residential interior is decked out in full midcentury glory. This book spotlights some of the more budget-conscious, lesser-known structures of the period, thus supplying a more unique perspective than similar volumes that tend to showcase the iconic residences.
Two highlights from this volume are the color photos of interiors designed specifically for the Tile Council of America by George Nelson (a kitchen) and Marcel Breuer (an amazing bathroom).
Contents:
- Introduction
- Space Relationships
- Halls And Stairways
- Living Rooms
- Dining Spaces
- Kitchens
- Baths and Dressing Rooms
- Bedrooms
- Childrens Rooms
- Special Activities
- Outdoor Living Spaces
- Details
- Photographers
- Index of Architects and Designers
Architects represented in these volumes include Ansehn And Allen, A. L. Aydelott, Van Evera Bailey, R. L. Baumfield, William Beckett, Walter Bognar, Richmond Bradshaw, Marcel Breuer, Robert Buchner, Campbell And Wong, Cochran, Alexander And Associates, Cocke, Bowman And Yorke, Mario Corbett, Edward Crouse, Cull And Robinson, Curtis And Davis, J.R. Davidson, De Witt And Swank, Deigert And Yerkes, Alden B. Dow, Blaine Drake, Robet Elkington, Edward Elliott, Craig Ellwood, Fehr And Granger, Allan Gould, Burket E. Graf, Conrad Green, Olindo Grossi, Victor Gruen, William Haines, Harwell Hamilton Harris, Henry Hebbeln, Elmer Hedge, Henry Hill, H. Seymour Howard, James Hunter, Huson Jackson, William Jameson, A. Quincy Jones, George Fred Keck And William Keck, Carl Koch, Pierre Koenig, Robert Little, Wendell Lovett, Marion Manley, Jules Marling, George Matsumoto, Robert May, George Nelson, Richard Neutra, Gyo Obata, Walter Pierce, Robert Rosenberg, Jan Ruhtenberg, Schweikher And Elting, Jose Luis Sert, Edward Durell Stone, Hugh Stubbins, Edgar Tafel, Paul Thiry Lester Tichy, Edward Wormley, John G. York and others.
Excellent vintage contemporary interior photography by Ezra Stoller, Bill Hedrich-Blessing, Joseph Molitor, Julius Shulman and others.
Nearly every photograph features midcentury furniture designs by designers such as Ray and Charles Eames and George Nelson for the Herman Miller Furniture Company, Florence Knoll, Eero Saarinen, Edward Wormley, Richard Neutra and more.