 |
Art in America Volume 49, No. Three, 1961 Art in America, Volume 49, No. Three, 1961. Interesting articles on vintage modern stage design, the contemporary New York gallery scene, Ben Nicholson, Braque, and more. If yo... |
 |
Art in America, Volume 50, No. Two, Summer 1962 Volume 50, No. Two, Summer, 1962. This hardback magazine/book includes a great article on design with examples by Tapio Wirkkala, Tim Sarpaneva, fabrics by Jack Lenor Larsen. Go... |
 |
Bent Ply Hardcover is made of actual plywood. Very cool. Plywood is arguably the most modern design artifact: it is a material born of natural wood and formed by vigorous industrial proc... |
 |
Better Homes and Gardens Kitchen Projects You Can Build (Better homes and gardens books) 70s style projects that are pretty simple and adaptable. Exploded drawings and instructions. |
 |
Built-in Cabinets and Storage Walls In this book noted designer Arthur Collani comes to the aid of home owners who need more space. He shows many practical, low cost ways to increase living space by constructing b... |
 |
Cabinetmaking and Millwork Revised Includes Metrics and Plastics Enormous 992 page guide to furniture and cabinet making mid-century style. While this has many scale plans with bills of materials and instructions for fabrication of modern pie... |
 |
Cabinetmaking and Millwork Revised (Mid Century Modern) Enormous 992 page guide to furniture and cabinet making mid-century style. While this has many scale plans with bills of materials and instructions for fabrication of modern pie... |
 |
california design eleven Very hard to find and desirable reference for California design and crafts during the sixties craft revival era. A great help in identifying designers and their work. From the P... |
 |
Collector's Guide to American Wicker Furniture Wicker history, style, investing guide, repair and care. Huundreds of photos in black and white and color. |
 |
Contemporary Furniture Making for Everybody From the dust jacket: "...written for all home owners who would like to save money by making their own contemporary furniture." "Page after page of step-by-step photo sequences ... |
 |
Creating Modern Furniture: Trends, Techniques, Appreciation. Terrific and quirky mid century furniture book. First chapter shows inspiration for the furniture, through pictures of chairs and tables etc. by the masters: George Nakashima, E... |
 |
Creative Home Decorating New Revised De Luxe Edition. How to work wonders with your home. Interior decorating made easy with new simplified step-by-step methods and "this is how" illustrations. More tha... |
 |
Creative Home Decorating, How to Work Wonders with Your Home Excellent copy with over 496 illustrations, 110 photos, 41 full color demonstration rooms, color wheels, color charts, 310 "this is how" illustrations, 32 window treatments, 144... |
 |
design furniture from Italy: design object image A thick and thorough reference catalog, very hard to find. Exceptional, large photographs with designers and manufacturers identified. Subtitled "culture and technology of the I... |
 |
designs for outdoor living (mid-century modern favorite) From the dust jacket: Following the rule that "good design is always basically simple and architectural" the author has avoided cluttered and banal designs. Wonderful for its fu... |
 |
Domestic Animals, The Neoprimitive Style Wonderful early treatise on post modern design by Andrea Branzi. Many photos and diagramsLightly scuffed, Softcoverwise excellent. |
 |
Easy-to-Make Tables & Chairs Panton Era do-it-yourself chairs and tables, including "tube chairs" made from inner tubes, balloon chair (made of balloons), groovy floor pieces like a beanbag and caterpillar ... |
 |
english furniture illustrated An appealing oversize reference work by Oliver Brackett, responsible for the Department of woodwork, at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. German French and English. Chap... |
 |
fine woodworking biannual design book Unsurpassed reference for high-quality craftwork of the early 1970s. Chapters include architecture, chairs, tables and desks, beds, benches and couches, accessories, cabinets an... |
 |
Fine Woodworking Design Book 3 (Fine Woodworking Design Book 3) 558 photographs of the best work in wood: tables, chairs, furnishings, boxes, musical instruments, desks, beds, bowls and more. Black and white photos. |