Mid-Century Modern Designers

Mid-Century Modern Designers by Dominic Bradbury presents the key figures whose work defined the aesthetic of the postwar decades — the furniture designers, product designers, and industrial designers whose objects have become some of the most collected and reproduced in design history. From Charles and Ray Eames to Arne Jacobsen, from Verner Panton to George Nelson, Bradbury profiles each designer with precision and enthusiasm, examining their training, influences, key works, and lasting legacy. The book is richly illustrated throughout with photographs of the objects themselves and of the designers at work. Published by Phaidon, this is an essential reference for design students and collectors, and an inspiring survey of the period that first established design as a discipline with genuine cultural and commercial importance.