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Book Description
A spectacular visual narrative and guide, this paperback edition of Twentieth-Century Furniture details the explosion in styles and exciting technical progress that characterize the rapid evolution of design over the past 100 years.
From the handmade vernacular styles of the Arts and Crafts Movement and Art Deco, through the early Modernists to the colorful and chaotic world of Pop Art, to today's experimental designs, this collection features the world's most influential and talented designers, including Frank Lloyd Wright, Henry van der Velde, and Frank Gehry.
About the Author
Fiona Baker was an appraiser and cataloguer of twentieth-century aplied arts for Phillips Auctioneers, London, where she specialized in furniture; Keith Baker, an independent consultant, appraiser, and lecturer, was previously head of the Art Nouveau and Decorative Arts Department at Phillips, and has also worked at Sotheby's, London. They both live in London.
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