Fifteen Lectures on Modern Furniture Design Methods

AvFang Hai,An Shun

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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Fifteen Lectures on Modern Furniture Design Methods takes an authoritative look at the representative works, methodologies, and expansive legacies of some of the world’s most influential creatives in modern furniture design. Richly illustrated with close to 400 full-colour images, each of the essays profiles practitioners who have integrated an interdisciplinary mindset with outstanding craftsmanship. The authors, both experts in the field of modern furniture design, technology, and innovation, present a comprehensive collection of works by 32 luminaries, such as Alvar Aalto, Jacques Bisson, Le Corbusier, Ray and Charles Eames, Shiro Kuramata, André Masson, Alessandro Mendini, Mies van der Rohe, Gerrit Rietveld, Eero Saarinen, Ettore Sottsass, Philippe Starck, Ilmari Tapiovaara, and many others.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-04-01
Mått:185 x 260 x 25 mm
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:276
Förlag:Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd
ISBN:9781764075428

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Fang Hai, Ph.D. in Design from Aalto University (formerly the University of Art and Design Helsinki) in Finland. He is an expert scholar spanning the fields of architecture and design. He has been honoured with Finland's "Cultural Achievement Award" and the Distinguished Alumni Award from Aalto University. He has worked in the studio of Finland's most prominent contemporary design master, Kukkapuro. With over 30 years of experience in comparative research on Chinese and Western design, he has published more than 20 academic monographs. An Shun graduated from the School of Art and Design, Guangdong University of Technology, and her main research direction is in furniture design and cultural studies.

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Preface 1Preface 2 Introduction: Principles, Inspirations, and Techniques of Modern Furniture DesignChapter 1: Rietveld: Modern FurnitureChapter 2: Breuer Mies, and Le Corbusier: Steel Pipes FurnitureChapter 3: Aalto, Mathsson, and Mollino: Plywood FurnitureChapter 4: Prouve: Metal FurnitureChapter 5: Jacobsen and Juhl: Art and Formal BeautyChapter 6: Eames and Saarinen: The Experimental Revolution of Creative MastersChapter 7: Nelson: Let the Modulus Determine Modern Office FurnitureChapter 8: Wegner, Tapiovaara, and Axelsson: From Tradition to Innovation Chapter 9: Panton, Paulin, and Mourgue: Geometry and ColorChapter 10: Sottsass, Mendini, and Shiro Kuramata: Fashion, Craftsmanship, and CreativityChapter 11:Colombo and Aarnio: The Interweaving of All-round Inspiration and New MaterialsChapter 12: Kukkapuro and Opsvik: Scientific Thinking Leads Design CreativityChapter 13: Pesce and Starck: The Modeling Language of New MaterialsChapter 14: From Arad to Newson: Sculpture and FurnitureChapter 15: From Morrison to Grcic: Pursuing the True Essence of Design in the New EraBibliographyEpilogue