NEW FURNITURE 1 / NEUE MÖBEL / MEUBLES NOUVEAUX
Gerd Hatje [Editor]
Gerd Hatje [Editor]: NEW FURNITURE 1 [NEW FURNITURE / NEUE MÖBEL /MEUBLES NOUVEAUX]. New York: Wittenborn/Schultz, 1952. First edition. Text in English, German, and French. Quarto. Black cloth stamped in white. 132 pp. 275 black and white photographs. Glossy photo pages with uncoated pages front and back. Front board slightly bowed. These highly coveted reference editions are seldomly found in collectible condition -- this particular copy is remarkably well-preserved. A nearly fine copy.
8.75 x 11.75 book, with 132 pages and 275 black and white photographs of contemporary furniture, circa 1952. Beautifully designed and printed in Germany on high-quality glossy paper. Highly recommended. These volumes -- whether you call them "Neue Möbel," "Meubles Nouveaux," or "Meubles Modernos” -- are actively sought and rarely remain on the market for long. You have been warned.
A complete index provides names and addresses of designers and manufacturers.
"New Furniture was conceived as a series devoted to the survey of international furniture. The first volume contains 275 illustrations showing the best and most interesting designs of chairs, sofas, beds, tables, cabinets, shelves, office furniture, and nursery furniture by designers from fourteen countries. This wide scope makes it possible for the reader to compare different trends and to discern future developments.
"A complete index that includes names and addresses of designers and manufacturers adds greatly to the usefulness of this volume. The magazine "Interiors" has called this series "probably the best international furniture review between two covers available anywhere. It is thorough and broad in its coverage, selected with great taste and a sharp sense of what constitutes interesting design news."
- Introduction
- Chairs And Sofas
- Tables
- Cupboards And Shelves
- Beds And Couches
- Nurseries
- Kitchens
- Outdoor Living
- Index: Manufacturers, Designers, Photographers.
The following Designers, Distributors and Manufacturers are represented in this volume: Arflex, Domus Raumkunst, Hille and Co., Van Keppel-Green, Knoll International, Herman Miller Furniture Company, New Dimensions Furniture, Harvey Probber, Ernest Race, Gebruder Thonet, Franco Albini, William Armbruster, Hans Bellmann, Max Bill, Marcel Breuer, Paolo Chessa, Paul McCobb, Luigi Colombini, Robin Day, Charles Eames, Egon Eiermann, Sven Engstrom, Taylor Green, Hardoy, Herbert Hirche, Pierre Jeanneret, Finn Juhl, Hendrik Van Keppel, Florence Knoll, Don Knorr, Ray Komai, Alvin Lustig, Vico Magistretti, Bruno Mathsson, Borge Mogensen, George Nelson, Richard Neutra, Isamu Noguchi, Kurt Nordstrom, Carlo Pagani, Gio Ponti, Mies van der Rohe, Alberto Rosselli, Fred Ruf, Eero Saarinen, Ezio Sgrelli, Alf Svensson, Maurizio Tempestini, Edward Wormely, Mario Zanuso, Herbert Matter and many, many others.