"An international review of modern furniture 1950 to the present"
Contamporay Furniture by Klaus-Jürgen Sembach is a book that offers an international review of the best of contemporary furniture from 1950 to the present. The first edition from 1982 presents the text in German and English and is designed as a hardcover with a dust jacket. Measuring 8.75 x 12", the book consists of 308 pages containing 1,033 black and white photographs of contemporary furniture from 1951 to 1971.
The contents of the book are divided into various sections, including introduction, illustrations, reproductions of classic models, chairs and armchairs, seating arrangements, sofas, beds, tables, office furniture, cupboards and shelves, as well as kindergarten and school furniture. It also contains a register with information about manufacturers, designers and photographers.
The book presents works by well-known manufacturers, architects and designers such as Artek, Artemide, B&B Italia, Cassina, Domus, Dunbar Furniture Company, Dux Mobel, Fritz Hansen, Kartell, Knoll International, Van Keppel Green, Laverne, Herman Miller Furniture Company, Olivetti , Pierre Paulin, Harvey Prober, Jens Risom, Steelcase, Thonet.
The list of prominent figures in the furniture industry featured in the book is impressive and includes names such as Alvar Aalto, Eero Aarnio, Franco Albini, Gae Aulenti, Mario Bellini, Hans Bellmann, Harry Bertoia, Marcel Breuer, Achille and Pier Castiglione, Norman Cherner, Joe Colombo, Le Corbusier, Robin Day, Charles Eames, Eileen Gray, Walter Gropius, Josef Hoffmann, Arne Jacobsen, Grete Jalk, Pierre Jeanneret, Henning Jensen, Knud Joos, Finn Juhl, Arne Karlsen, Poul Kjaerholm, Kaare Klint , Florence Knoll, Estelle and Erwine Laverne, Oliver Lundquist, Charles Rennie Macintosh, Vico Magistretti, Bruno Mathsson, Paul McCobb, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, George Nelson, Isamu Noguchi, Verner Panton, Pierre Paulin, Sigurd Persson, Warren Platner, Gio Ponti, Harvey Probber, Robert Probst, Gerrit Rietveld, Jens Risom, Eero Saarinen, Tobia Scarpa, Richard Schultz, Ettore Sottsass, Ilmari Tapiovaara, Hans Wegner, Edward Wormley, Marco Zanuso and many others.
Pages: 308
Good used condition
