Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses

Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses

A groundbreaking global survey of the finest mid-20th-century homes - one of the most popular styles of our time A fascinating collection of more than 400 of the world's most glamorous homes from more than 290 architects, the Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses showcases work by such icons as Marcel

Mid-Century Modern Design: A Complete Sourcebook (Bradbury Dominic)(Paperback)

A definitive survey of mid-century modern design and architecture in an accessible compact edition, this book offers a rich overview of one of the most popular, collectable, and dynamic periods of design. With rich and diverse examples of everything from furniture and lighting to ceramics and

Mid-Century Modern: Interiors, Furniture, Design Details (Quinn Bradley)(Pevná vazba)

Interiors, Furniture, Design Details The 1950's house was a scientific triumph, designed in a laboratory and tested on inhabitants of all ages before being built for the masses. Never had homes been so thoroughly contemporary, with antiques and period styles entirely banished. Mid-Century Modern

Mid-Century Modern: High-End Furniture in Collectors' Interiors (Pawels Wim)(Pevná vazba)

In 20 reports, interior designers and passionate collectors of mid-century furniture, lighting, objects and artworks show how carefully selected touches of high-end mid-century modernism can contribute to a unique living

Modern Spaces: A Subjective Atlas of 20th-Century Interiors (Grospierre Nicolas)(Pevná vazba)

In this follow-up to Modern Forms, award winning photographer Nicolas Grospierre presents a visually arresting archive of remarkable modernist interiors found throughout the

Mid-Century Modern at Home - A Room-by-Room Guide (Hillier DC)(Paperback / softback)

A highly practical guide that shows readers how to create a tailor-made mid-century modern home one room at a

The Doctrine of Triangles: A History of Modern Trigonometry (Van Brummelen Glen)(Pevná vazba)

An interdisciplinary history of trigonometry from the mid-sixteenth century to the early twentieth The Doctrine of Triangles offers an interdisciplinary history of trigonometry that spans four centuries, starting in 1550 and concluding in the 1900s. Glen Van Brummelen tells the story of

Handcrafted Modern: At Home with Mid-Century Designers (Williamson Leslie)(Pevná vazba)

An intimate and revealing collection of photographs of astonishingly beautiful, iconic, and undiscovered mid-century interiors. Among significant mid-century interiors, none are more celebrated yet underpublished as the homes created by architects and interior designers for themselves. This

Moss House (Barley Clara)(Paperback / softback)

The Moss House is a passionate story of forbidden love and adventure. Wealthy 19th century landowner and diarist AnneLister, the first modern lesbian, and her lover Ann Walker conduct their courtship and travels whilst battling a society stuck in the past and discover what it means to show the

House of Glass - The Story and Secrets of a Twentieth-Century Jewish Family (Freeman Hadley)(Paperback / softback)

Mid-Century Modern Living - The Mini Modern's Guide to Pattern and Style (Stephenson Keith)(Pevná vazba)

Decorating with pattern and creating a mid-century style from the Mini

The New Sri Lankan House (Powell Robert)(Pevná vazba)

The New Sri Lankan House charts the development of private houses in the 21st century in a variety of locations around the island. Most are the work of 'home-grown' architects, many of whom are indebted to the influence of the island's most famous son, Geoffrey Bawa. Through the inclusion of plans,

Atlas of Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century - Crampton Richard

An invaluable guide to a complex subject, this atlas:* gives a general introduction to the physical, ethnic and religious composition of the region* includes summary maps of Eastern Europe in 1900, 1923, and 1945* charts the ebb and flow of the first and second world wars in Eastern Europe*

Tom Eckersley: A Mid-Century Modern Master (Rennie Paul)(Pevná vazba)

Design writer Paul Rennie gives an overview of Tom Eckersley's career and explains the impact his work had--and continues to have--on graphic design today. Tom Eckersley (1914-1997) was an English poster artist and design teacher, and part of the 'outsider' generation that transformed graphic

Counting House, the PB (Revised) (Dabydeen David)(Paperback)

Set in the early nineteenth century The Counting House follows the lives of Rohini and Vidia, a young married couple struggling for survival in a small, caste-ridden Indian village who are seduced by the recruiter's talk of easy work and plentiful land if they sign up as indentured labourers to go

Return to Fourwinds (Gifford Elisabeth)(Paperback / softback)

From the author of Secrets of the Sea House comes the mystery of a runaway bride. Can a century of family secrets be unravelled in time to bring her back? For fans of Kate Morton and Rachel

The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings (Haywood John)(Paperback)

Viking marauders in their longships burst through the defences of ninth-century Europe, striking terror into the hearts of peasants and rulers alike for two centuries. But the Vikings were more than just marine warriors and this atlas shows their development as traders and craftsmen, explorers,

House of Ulloa (Bazan Emilia Pardo)(Paperback / softback)

An unforgettable tragicomic novel of sexual and political intrigue in 19th-century Spain One of the greatest nineteenth-century Spanish novels, The House of Ulloa follows pious Father Julian Alvarez, who is sent to a crumbling country estate to put in order the affairs of the marquis, an

The Judge's House (Simenon Georges)(Paperback)

'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.' --The GuardianExiled from Paris, Maigret discovers some disturbing secrets in a sleepy coastal

James Sowerby: The Enlightenment's Natural Historian (Henderson Paul)(Pevná vazba)

The mid-eighteenth to mid-nineteenth century was a time of illustrious achievements in the world of botanical art. Artists who once sought to please the whims of wealthy patrons were turning to scientists for inspiration, and they now had access to countless new botanical specimens thanks to

House Full of Daughters (Nicolson Juliet)(Paperback / softback)

In the nineteenth-century slums of Malaga, the salons of fin-de-siecle Washington DC, an English boarding school during the Second World War, Chelsea in the 1960s, these women emerge for Juliet as people in their own right, but also as part of who she is and where she has come

House of Happy Endings (Garis Leslie)(Pevná vazba)

Leslie Garis' grandparents, Howard and Lillian Garis, were, from the turn of the century to the 1950s, authors of books for children. This book tells how in a large romantic house in Amherst, Massachusetts, she and her two brothers, her parents and grandparents aimed to live a life that mirrored

The Local: A History of the English Pub (Jennings Paul)(Paperback)

The complete history of the public house, from eighteenth-century coaching inns to twenty-first century wine bars The pub has been at the heart of English life for generations. But how has this unique institution developed over the centuries? Paul Jennings traces the history of the English pub,

House of Rumour (Arnott Jake)(Paperback / softback)

A mind-bending, thrilling journey into 20th-century history and outer space - 'a brightly coloured portrait of our times that is alternatively intimate and epic . . . brilliant' (Independent on