Modern Furniture Designs 1950-1980s: An International Review of Modern Furniture (Schiffer Book for Collectors)

Rating:
Summary: Enjoyable
Review: After buying four Hans Wegner chairs, I wanted to learn more about these chairs and similar furniture. This book has been a wonderful, educational find. It is simply organized into sections with interesting introductions and has nice black-and-white photographs of the furniture. Each picture lists the name of the designer, his/her country or origin, and the year the piece was designed. This makes it easy to compare designers of the same period working in different countries, or comparing a designer's earlier and later pieces. We have enjoyed spending time becoming acquainted with the masters of mid-century furniture design.

One complaint I have about the book is that it lists the values of each piece of furniture. This is a somewhat fruitless endeavor since values are so relative--changing monthly or even daily, especially as you search in different parts of the country, or world.

But, this book is a lot of fun for those who are interested in learning more about modern furniture. And, by the way, I did find my chairs in the book!