Author(s): Volker Albus

General

"Modern Living Accessories presents on 512 pages a

retrospective of the most important developments and

highlights in design of the past 100 years, beginning with

the latest trends for 2011. The spotlight focuses on

several individual gems of design, from the masterpiece of

Italian design, Pietro Chiesa's vase Cartoccio (1932), back

to one of Spain's most successful designer of our time

Jaime Hayon and his Cristal Candy series (2009) for

Baccarat, a venerable French establishment, but also on

outstanding creations of Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkalas

from the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Concise texts accompanying the individually featured

designs, as well as excurses on selected themes and

styles written by experts, round off this benchmark illustrated

book.



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