The Century of Modern Design

by Eidelberg, Martin

• ISBN13: 9782080301611
• ISBN10: 2080301616
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-11-09
• Publisher: Flammarion

Summary

One of the world's most important collections of twentieth-century designthe Stewart Collection in Montrealcelebrates its thirtieth anniversary in 2010. The Stewart Collection incorporates iconic furniture, ceramics, textiles, posters, graphic art, jewelry, and everyday objects from the 1930s to today. This book presents items chronologically, highlighting contrasts and parallels between works including posters by Max Bill and an armchair by Frank Lloyd Wright. Each decade of the twentieth century is introduced by an essay giving the context that shaped the works, providing a history of modern design. Great designers, including lesser-known but highly influential figures, are presented alongside their signature creations that retain a prominent place in the design world today.

Author Biography

David A. Hanks is the curator of the Stewart Program for Modern Design at the Montreal Museum, and author of Design for Living. Martin Eidelberg is Professor Emeritus, Art History, at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and contributed to Abrams’ Masterworks of Louis Comfort Tiffany and Design in America: The Cranbrook Vision 1925–1950.