Bruno Mathsson / [Dag Widman, Karin Winter, Nina Stritzler-Levine].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Widman, Dag.

Contributor:

Winter, Karin.

Stritzler-Levine, Nina.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathsson, Bruno, 1907-1988.

Mathsson, Bruno.

Furniture designers--Sweden.

Furniture designers.

Furniture design--Sweden.

Furniture design.

Sweden.

Physical Description:

227 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 31 cm

Other Title:

Cover and spine title: Bruno Mathsson : architect and designer.

Place of Publication:

Sweden : Bokförlaget Arena, Malmö and Stockholm in association with the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decoragtive Arts, Design and Culture, and Yale University Press, 2006.

Summary:

The sensuously undulant lines of Bruno Mathsson's furniture designs made him one of the leading figures of Swedish modernism in the 1930s. Chairs that adapted to their occupant with graceful natural curves became his trademark and have been in continuous production for more than fifty years. In his less familiar architectural work, Mathsson (1907-1988) applied the same principles of innovative comfortable living. Throughout his work the connections between design and ergonomics, aesthetics and innovative materials, energy saving and environmental concerns resonate for designers today. This book surveys Mathsson's output as an architect and designer as well as his relationships with American architects and designers including Frank Lloyd-Wright, Charles and Ray Eames, and Hans Knoll. Extensive illustrations include unpublished photographs of his Mathsson' s work in situ.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0300121911

9780300121919

OCLC:

76783231