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Furniture design = Möbel Design / [editor in chief, Paco Asensio ; editor and texts, Cristina Montes].

Contributor(s): Language: English, French, German, Spanish Publication details: New York, NY: TeNeues, c2002.Description: 400 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 3823855751 (pbk.) :
Other title:
  • Möbel Design
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • NK2395 .F769 2002
Contents:
History -- Design -- Lights -- Chairs -- Seats -- Libraries -- Storage -- Complements -- Bedrooms -- Children's bedrooms -- Home office -- Outdoor furniture.
Summary: Whether it's the Eames chair, a Noguchi lamp, a Knoll table or a dresser designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the best furniture is timeless and comfortable, utilitarian and unique. Each of the more than 450 four-color images featured in this compact volume possess all these qualities and more. Classics from Philippe Starck, van der Rohem, Le Corbusier, and Maurer and Aalto are depicted side by side with work from today's most exciting designers, such as Jorge Pensi, Marco Sousa Santos, Waldemar Rothe, Roberto Giacomucci, and more. From chairs, tables, sideboards and highboys to beds, lamps, desks, and bookcases, this portable volume is not only a comprehensive survey of the world's finest furniture, but a tremendous resource for anyone looking for extraordinary items that make ordinary life more enjoyable.
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Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection NK 2395 .F769 2002 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Copy Type:01 - Books Available 650705

History -- Design -- Lights -- Chairs -- Seats -- Libraries -- Storage -- Complements -- Bedrooms -- Children's bedrooms -- Home office -- Outdoor furniture.

Whether it's the Eames chair, a Noguchi lamp, a Knoll table or a dresser designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the best furniture is timeless and comfortable, utilitarian and unique. Each of the more than 450 four-color images featured in this compact volume possess all these qualities and more. Classics from Philippe Starck, van der Rohem, Le Corbusier, and Maurer and Aalto are depicted side by side with work from today's most exciting designers, such as Jorge Pensi, Marco Sousa Santos, Waldemar Rothe, Roberto Giacomucci, and more. From chairs, tables, sideboards and highboys to beds, lamps, desks, and bookcases, this portable volume is not only a comprehensive survey of the world's finest furniture, but a tremendous resource for anyone looking for extraordinary items that make ordinary life more enjoyable.

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