The Furniture Machine Furniture Since 1990

by Williams, Gareth

• ISBN13: 9781851774944
• ISBN10: 1851774947
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-10-01
• Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum

Summary

Contemporary furniture design has enjoyed growing popularity in the last fifteen years, both in Britain and internationally. The Furniture Machine looks at the major trends and designers of this period, including Philippe Starck, Ron Arad and Marc Newson, to unravel the workings of the furniture industry since 1990. Attention is also given to the innovations of Italian manufacturers, such as Cappellini and B&B Italia, and the increasing influence of conceptual design, from the theoretical proposals of Droog Design to the commercial products of Moooi.

Table of Contents

Introduction : the changing landscape of furniture	p. 6
Appropriation	p. 20
Jurgen Bey	p. 36
Marcel Wanders	p. 38
New functionalism	p. 40
Jasper Morrison	p. 58
Konstantin Grcic	p. 60
Neo-pop	p. 62
Marc Newson	p. 86
Tom Dixon	p. 88
Material experiments	p. 90
Ron Arad	p. 114
Gaetano Pesce	p. 116
Design manifestos	p. 118
Droog Design	p. 132
Dunne & Raby	p. 134
Furniture and the lifestyle industry	p. 136
Murray Moss	p. 158
Ilse Crawford	p. 160
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