NEW FURNITURE 3
NEW FURNITURE / NEUE MÖBEL /MEUBLES NOUVEAUX
Gerd Hatje [Editor]
Gerd Hatje [Editor]: NEW FURNITURE 3 [NEW FURNITURE / NEUE MÖBEL /MEUBLES NOUVEAUX]. New York: George Wittenborn, 1955. First edition. Text in English, German, and French. Quarto. Green fabricoid stamped in white. 173 pp. 347 black and white photographs. Glossy photo pages with uncoated pages front and back. 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 173 pages and 347 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 "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 third volume contains 347 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 by John Peter illustrtaed by Saul Steinberg.
- On Design: short illustrated essays by GEorge nelson, Richard Neutra and Russel Lynes.
- Chairs
- Tables
- Cupboards And Shelves
- Beds And Couches
- Nurseries
- Index: Manufacturers, Designers, Photographers.
Also included: The Idea of Design, a 20-page illustrated bibliographic insert assembled by Bernard Karpel, the Librarian of the Museum of Modern Art. A stellar resource if you’re into this kind of thing.
- The Idea of Design, A Bibliography by Bernard Karpel.
- I. To Mid-Century. A. Design: The Clash of Symbols; B. Industrial DEsign: From Forms to Functions; C. Design and Industry.
- II. A Summary of Special Fields. D. Exhibitions and Museums; E. Education and Techniques
- III. Since 1950. F. European Books on Design Since 1950; G. American Books on Design Since 1950; H. Periodicals and Bulletins.
- IV. The Current magazines. I. Design from Europe and America; J. Housewares and Furnishings: A Review since 1950.
- Includes work by Irving Harper, Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Marcel Breuer, Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., Eva Zeisel, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Hans ARp, Alva Aaalto, Constantin Brancusi, Ray Eames, and Alexander Girard.
Designers, studios, and manufacturers include NK Design Studios, AB Nordiska Kompaniet, Albert Moesch, W. Jenny AG, I.A.A. Design devision, Ejner Larsen, Willy Beck, Egon Eirmann, Albert Radoczy, Habitat, Fritz Hansen, Paul M. Volther, Elmer berkovich, Georg Leowald, Nigel Walters, Wilkhahn, Hans J. Wegner, C. Braakman, Jr., UMS, Industrial Arts Institute, Edvard Ravnikar, Poul M. Volther, Faellesforeningen, Niko Kralj, Stol Carl Jacobs, Kandia, Helmut Otepka, Yngve Ekstrom, AB Södra Snickeri- & Möbelfabriken, Ernest race, Friso Kramer, De Cirkel, Willy van der Meeren, S. Hille & Co., Works Design, S. A. Tubax, Robin Day, Albert Rauch, Wohnhilfe, Pierre Weckx, Artéchicha, Carl Auböck, Hillevi Sepponen, Skanno, Armin Wirth, Hans Zollinger Söhne, James C. Witty, The Troy Sunshade Co., Christopher Toon, Cox & Co., Harold Cohen and Davis Pratt, Wilde U. Spieth, A. A. Patijn, Zijlstra's Meubelfabriek, A. Bender Madsen, Harold Bartos, Lehigh Furniture Corp., Hillevi Sepponen, Skanno Oy, Hans Olsen and Chris Sørensen, V. Birksholm, Nigel Chapman, Allan Gould, Bertel Fridhagen, AB Svenska Möbelfabrikerna, Olof Pira, Works Design, Heinrich Kim, Poul Kjærholm, Ico Parisi, A. Duckworth, H. K. Furniture, Bengt Ruda, Franz Füeg, Dirk van Sliedregt, Berntsen, Rob Parry, Meubelindustrie Gelderland, A. Motte, Charron, Pauline Brooke, T. B. Products, Nanna and Jørgen Ditzel, L. Pontoppidan, Ernst Wolfer, Hakuichiro Oizumi, Tochiku Sangyo Co., N. Slater, J. Collins and Son, Peter Hvidt and O. Mølgaard Nielsen, France & Daverkosen, Alf Svensson, Ljungs Industrier, George Nelson, Herman Miller, Nino Zoncada, Jens Risom, Norman Cherner, Konwiser, Otto-Ridi Kolb, Folke Ohlsson, Carl Straub, Ir G. J. van der Grinten, Albrecht lange and Hans Mitzlaff, Eugen Schmidt, G. Anliker, Anliker Langenthal, Torsten Johansson, A. J. Iversen, Hartmut Lohmeyer, Herbert Hirche, Stuttgarter Akademie-Werstätten, Chris Sørensen, Alfred Altherr, K. H. Frei, Børge Mogensen, Tsutoma Shimozuma, Finn Juhl, Baker, Karl Mathsson, Akiro Shinjo, Sanyo Kogyo, Fred Ruf, Wohnbedarf, Tepper-Meyer Design, Fred Meyer, Nisse Strinning, String Design, Österreichische Werkstäten, Herbert Berry, Bertil Fridhagen, Darrel Landrum, Avard, Hein Stolle, De Bijenkorf, Joaquim Tenreiro, Moveis Tenreiro, Lewis L. Salton, Eric Lemesre, Florence Knoll, Pohlschröder, Ital Eugenio Mauro, Formtex, Alain Richard, Charron, J. P. Neirinck, Rene Jean Caillette, Tubax, Sutemi Horiguti, Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Paul Bridson, Kandya, Paul McCobb, Sacks and Sons, Walter Wirz, Hans Gugelot, Taichiro Nakai, Yamada Kogyo Co., Viljo Rewell and Antti Nurmesniemi, Askon Tehtaat Oy, Clive Latimer, Unitplan Work Shop, Van Kepple-Green, Charles Eames, Elco, Jonkers, and Genevieve Dangles.