Re-issue, Re-imagine, Re-make
Appropriation in Contemporary Furniture Design
$116.00
- Hardcover
152 pages
- Release Date
2 September 2020
Summary
In recent years, there has been a great deal of interest in ‘design classics’, both in their increased availability and affordability through re-issues, and in their widespread re-interpretation by contemporary designers and artists. Focusing on chairs, this book examines this significant aspect of contemporary design practice. It does so, not only in terms of works by well-known designers, but also relative to ubiquitous designs such as the monobloc, Thonet number 14, and Ming chairs. These …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781848222618 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1848222610 |
| Author: | Elisabeth Darby |
| Publisher: | Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 152 |
| Release Date: | 2 September 2020 |
| Weight: | 776g |
| Dimensions: | 250mm x 190mm |
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Critics Review
“Innovative in its approach, with a text that gives the reader new ways of understanding and appreciating contemporary furniture.” –Elisabeth Bogdan, Decorative Arts Society
‘Innovative in its approach, with a text that gives the reader new ways of understanding and appreciating contemporary furniture’ – Decorative Arts Society
About The Author
Elisabeth Darby
Elisabeth Darby has been a lecturer at Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London since 1984 and, between 2007 and 2017, was Programme Director of their MA in Contemporary Design.
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