Synopsis
A scholarly guide venerates the interesting furniture of the 1960s, from Olivier Mourgue's Djinn chairs from 2001: A Space Odyssey to the lipstick-red couch shaped like Marilyn Monroe's lips, and places the furnishings in their proper social and design context by delineating the excellent from the t
Der Autor über sein Buch
OP TO POP is on its way!!!
Coming in spring '99, OP TO POP is the first-ever book on international '60s design written from an American point of view -- and the first to treat '60s furniture exclusively and in depth. It's a colorful visual tour of the decade's bold and remarkably fresh-looking furniture designs, with 250 photos from designers', manufacturers', and distributors' archives, some never before seen. OP TO POP places '60s furniture in its cultural context, exploring roots and influences from space travel to Pop Art. If you're interested in what came after mid-century modern, you *must* order this book... thanks, and feel free to email me with any questions or comments!!
Coming in spring '99, OP TO POP is the first-ever book on international '60s design written from an American point of view -- and the first to treat '60s furniture exclusively and in depth. It's a colorful visual tour of the decade's bold and remarkably fresh-looking furniture designs, with 250 photos from designers', manufacturers', and distributors' archives, some never before seen. OP TO POP places '60s furniture in its cultural context, exploring roots and influences from space travel to Pop Art. If you're interested in what came after mid-century modern, you *must* order this book... thanks, and feel free to email me with any questions or comments!!
Über den Autor
Cara Greenberg has been a professional freelance writer since 1978, producing hundreds of articles on design, antiques, and collecting for Metropolitan Home and Art & Antiques (where she is a contributing editor), as well as The New York Times, House Beautiful, Elle, Decor, Money, and other publications. She is also the author of several acclaimed books on furniture and style, including Mid-Century Modern: Furniture of the 1950s (Harmony, 1984, 1989, 1995) and House Beautiful Bedrooms (Hearst, 1996).
