Modern design is beautiful, functional, idiosyncratic, and still relatively affordable. Designs that were once thought of as too avant-garde for functional use, are now appreciated for the bold thinking and originality that went into making them. However, many of these objects are just being discovered by collectors, and their craftsmanship and importance is only now being measured. The first book in a new series of specialist guides which will tell you everything you need to know about a subject. With in-depth analysis and a comprehensive selection of images they will tell you all you ever need to know on a selected topic.
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Octopus Publishing is the leading publisher in the antiques books market accounting for 41% of purchases in the 52 weeks ending 27th May 2007. Source: BML's Books and the Consumer survey 2007 Issue 17: Art, Antiques & Photography books.
About the Author
Judith Miller began collecting in the 1960s while a student at Edinburgh University in Scotland. She has since extended and reinforced her knowledge of antiques and design through international research, becoming one of the world's leading experts in the field. Her expertise includes historic interiors. In 1979 Judith co-founded the international best-seller Miller's Antiques Price Guide and has since written more than 100 books, which are held in high regard by collectors and dealers. Judith is a regular lecturer and contributor to numerous newspapers and magazines, including Financial Times, BBC Homes & Antiques and House & Garden, and appears regularly on radio and TV. She is an expert on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow and co-hosts the popular BBC series The House Detectives, ITV's Antiques Trail, and Discovery's It's Your Bid, and has appeared on The Martha Stewart Show and CNN. She has lectured at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and The Smithsonian in Washington
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By G. Waller
Format:Hardcover
Appropriately for a book about design, this is a beautifully presented substantial work covering the complete spectrum of twentieth century decorative arts. The author has carried off the difficult task of providing enough to interest someone new to this field with a breadth of academic expertise to attract the experienced collector. Many of the carefully selected illustrations are stunning.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Andrew Tan
Format:Hardcover
Good:
Precise and concise explanations, not wordy.
Very thorough coverage of household things, not just furniture and art objects, but also clothes, kitchenware, graphics etc.
Illustrated objects have very good pointers to highlight design features.
Illustrations are big.
Not so Good:
Book does not show how objects & furniture were placed in rooms during the different periods; how objects' design was influenced by their proximity to others.
For a book on design, hardly any picture on interior design, nor the design of homes.
How related were the designs of such household items related to the homes they were placed in, i.e. architecture? Book focussed on objects, isolated treatment.
Feels like a catalogue, still not enough of the underlying philosophy behind the design, the uniqueness of individual designers, the wider social context.
I recommend a more holistic approach to design in Penny Sparke's "A Century of Design: Design Pioneers of the 20th Century".
Precise and concise explanations, not wordy.
Very thorough coverage of household things, not just furniture and art objects, but also clothes, kitchenware, graphics etc.
Illustrated objects have very good pointers to highlight design features.
Illustrations are big.
Not so Good:
Book does not show how objects & furniture were placed in rooms during the different periods; how objects' design was influenced by their proximity to others.
For a book on design, hardly any picture on interior design, nor the design of homes.
How related were the designs of such household items related to the homes they were placed in, i.e. architecture? Book focussed on objects, isolated treatment.
Feels like a catalogue, still not enough of the underlying philosophy behind the design, the uniqueness of individual designers, the wider social context.
I recommend a more holistic approach to design in Penny Sparke's "A Century of Design: Design Pioneers of the 20th Century".
Format:Hardcover
This is a brilliant source book of 20th century design for the home. It covers every period with clear introductions, and then hones in on the key designers for that time.
I love the clarity of the layout. Not only are the pages easy to navigate and 'dip into', the images of the objects are beautifully presented. They stand alone which make them easy to see the detail (and to find things easily when you flick through).
The clean images are also a great reference for me (as a designer and illustrator) to redraw the objects.
Other useful and interesting features are timelines at the bottom of the page in each new section to help you see how things developed at a glance (together with imagery of course) and if you're interested in collecting or just curious how much each item is worth, there's estimated values attached to each one.
A great reference book and an interesting read.
I love the clarity of the layout. Not only are the pages easy to navigate and 'dip into', the images of the objects are beautifully presented. They stand alone which make them easy to see the detail (and to find things easily when you flick through).
The clean images are also a great reference for me (as a designer and illustrator) to redraw the objects.
Other useful and interesting features are timelines at the bottom of the page in each new section to help you see how things developed at a glance (together with imagery of course) and if you're interested in collecting or just curious how much each item is worth, there's estimated values attached to each one.
A great reference book and an interesting read.
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