Furniture by Architects — 500 International Masterpieces, Emery

This comprehensive reference work is dedicated to furniture and furnishing objects designed by architects. It includes over 500 pieces by more than 70 internationally recognized architects, providing a unique overview of the connection between architecture and furniture design in the 20th century.

Works by Antonio Gaudí, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Josef Hoffmann, Adolf Loos, Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer, Alvar Aalto, Eileen Gray, Gerrit Rietveld, J. J. P. Oud, Charles Eames, Eero Saarinen, Gio Ponti, Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Michael Graves, Charles Gwathmey, and Álvaro Siza are featured. Chairs, tables, lamps, vases, sofas, chaise longues, stools, porcelain and fabric designs, cabinets, rugs, and chandeliers are covered, including the classic Wassily tubular steel chair.

Each featured piece was in production at the time of publication; a complete directory of manufacturers and distributors is included. With approximately 550 illustrations, the volume is an excellent reference work for interior designers, collectors, and design enthusiasts. Edited by Marc Emery, former editor-in-chief of the French specialist magazine L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui. Good condition.