Miller's American insider's guide to twentieth-century furniture
by
Sollo, John.
Title
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Miller's American insider's guide to twentieth-century furniture
Author
:
Sollo, John.
ISBN
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9781840003796
Personal Author
:
Sollo, John.
Publication Information
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London : Octopus Pub., ©2002.
Physical Description
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224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Contents
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Machine generated contents note: INTRODUCTION -- BUYING AND SELLING -- STARTING A COLLECTION -- CARE AND REPAIR -- STYLES OF MODERN FURNITURE -- THE FACT FILES -- FACT FILE-SEATING -- COLOR REVIEW * EUROPEAN ROOTS -- FACT FILE-TABLES -- COLOR REVIEW * AMERICAN MODERN -- FACT FILE-STORAGE -- COLOR REVIEW * THE HERMAN MILLER COMPANY -- FACT FILE-LIGHTING AND CLOCKS -- COLOR REVIEW * POSTMODERNISM -- WHERE TO BUY AND SELL MODERN FURNITURE -- WHERE TO SEE MODERN FURNITURE -- TWENTIETH-CENTURY DESIGNERS: A QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE -- INDEX -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- PICTURE CREDITS.
Abstract
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This volume of the Insider's Guide series covers the broad and increasingly popular area of modern furniture. The subject is put in its historical context showing how modern design has developed. The basic materials of modern furniture are detailed and principal styles, designers, and their identifying features are displayed in a special color section. With a comprehensive directory of specialists, galleries, and museums, and a glossary of useful terms, this guide is an excellent introduction to the subject.
Subject Term
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Furniture -- History -- 20th century.
Furniture -- Collectors and collecting -- United States.
Furniture. (OCoLC)fst00936488
Furniture -- Collectors and collecting. (OCoLC)fst00936492
Geographic Term
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Author
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Sollo, Nan.
Solis-Cohen, Lita.
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