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Design After Modernism - Furniture and Interiors 1970-2010 (Hardcover)
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Design After Modernism - Furniture and Interiors 1970-2010 (Hardcover)
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With the first decade of the twenty-first century behind us, it is
time to reassess the concept of "modern," a term that dates to the
Middle Ages, when it signified current or recent events. Not until
the eighteenth century did it become a stylistic term; more
recently it has generally referred to the aesthetic that evolved
from the Bauhaus and flourished in the mid-twentieth century.
Though proclaiming freedom from the limitations of style, it became
as formulaic as most of its predecessors, as Modern architecture
and furnishings conformed to prescribed specifications: geometric
forms, industrially fabricated, unadorned, and studiously
ahistorical. Those guidelines are no longer relevant. As Midcentury
Modernism has receded into history, Modernism has been redefined,
reenergized, and in the process transformed. Today it embraces a
cornucopia of design in an almost limitless range of materials:
design studios are laboratories for experimentation; design
concepts can be as important as finished objects; and furniture has
crossed barriers to become a new art form. Tools and technologies
never before possible have provided new approaches to decoration,
and may incorporate influences from the past. The design profession
has broadened its horizons; interiors and furniture are being
created by architects, interior designers, furniture makers,
industrial designers, artisans, artists, and even fashion
designers. Design After Modernism offers an overview of
developments in design over the past four decades-some
evolutionary, some expected, and some extraordinary. It identifies
the diverse influences that have generated new directions in design
and illustrates many of the most characteristic, most noteworthy,
and most innovative objects in this rich and variegated mix. All
are representative of their time, and many of the earlier designs
have already gained iconic status. Of the more recent ones, whether
or not they will be admired in decades to come is something that
only time will tell.
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