Living With Mid-Century Modern Style.
In recent years, mid-century modern furniture, glass, ceramics and textiles, with their gloriously eclectic forms, colours and patterns, have become hugely popular.
'Modern Retro' shows how to combine modern classics by famous names such as Eames and Aalto with quirky junk-shop finds and the best of contemporary design to create an elegant and stylish home with a modern retro feel. The book begins with a decade-by-decade introduction to the key design innovations of the mid-century period and looks at design developments within the context of world events. The second part explores the many elements of the style; furniture, lighting, textiles and rugs, ceramics, glassware and accessories. The third section shows how to combine all these ingredients to create a relaxed and stylish home that takes its inspiration from the very best of twentieth-century design.
