Phaidon Mid-Century Modern Designers

UNI

• Hardcover
• 310 × 230 mm
• 350 illustrations
• 352 pages

A tribute to the design pioneers who shaped the mid-century aesthetic with their furniture, glassware, ceramics and textiles

More than 50 years later, the fascination with mid-century design is stronger than ever. Explore the distinctive style of this popular movement in this A-Z guide to the 300 influential designers who helped shape it.

From well-known icons such as Alvar Aalto, Lina Bo Bardi, Tony Duquette, Charles & Ray Eames, Pierre Jeanneret, Florence Knoll and Gio Ponti to the movement's lesser-known personalities, the book offers a comprehensive, richly illustrated portrait of Mid-Century Modernism from around the world.

Detailed texts on each designer are shown alongside hundreds of illustrations of post-war designs - from furniture to glassware, from lighting to textiles, from ceramics to tableware - illustrating the lively cross-fertilization of ideas between the designers who shaped the aesthetics of the era.