NEW FURNITURE 2
NEW FURNITURE / NEUE MOBEL /MUEBLES NOUVEAUX
Gerd Hatje [Editor]
Gerd Hatje [Editor]: NEW FURNITURE 2 [NEW FURNITURE / NEUE MOBEL /MUEBLES NOUVEAUX]. Stuttgart: Gerd Hatje Verlag GmbH, 1953. First edition. Text in English, German, and French. Slim quarto. Red cloth decorated in white. Printed dust jacket. Black endpapers. 140 pp. 372 black and white photographs. Jacket faintly worn along spine junctures and spine ends. Interior unmarked and very clean. Out-of-print. Cover design by Hans Haderek. These highly coveted reference editions are seldomly found in collectible condition -- this particular copy is remarkably well-preserved: a fine copy in an about fine dust jacket. Rare thus.
8.75 x 11.75 book, with 140 pages and 372 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 Mobel," "Meubles Nouveaux," or "Muebles 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 second volume contains 372 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
- Modern Furniture Design in the United States by Alvin Lustig: original essay by Lustig, the guest editor of the English-language edition.
- 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: Alvar Aalto, Franco Albini, Cor Alons, Alfred Altherr, Gordon Andrews, William Armbruster, Carl Aubock, Hans Bellmann, Harry Bertoia, Max Bill, Luisa Castiglioni, Vera Catz, Norman Cherner, Paul McCobb, Hans Coray, Robin Day, Charles Eames, Yngve Ekstrom, Masami Endo, Sven Engstrom, Franz Fueg, Marcel Gascoin, Allan Gould, JVD Grinten, Ben Groenwoud, Otto Haupt, Julien Hebert, Herbert Hirche, Peter Hvidt, Arne Jacobsen, Grete Jalk, George Kasparian, Poul Kjaerholm, Mogens Koch, Jan Kuypers, Bruno Mathsson, Paul Mayen, Alfred Meier, A. J. Milne, Borge Mogensen, George Nelson, Gio Ponti, Ernest Race, Roland Rainer, Gerrit Reitveld, Wim Reitveld, Hans Wegner, Walter Wirz, Artek, Domus Raumkunst, Emco Porcelain, Fritz hansen, The Heifertz Company, Hille and Co., Knoll Associates, Laverne Originals, Herman Miller Furniture Company, New Dimensions Furniture, Perpetua Furniture, Gebruder Thonet, and many, many others.