Classic English Design and Antiques: Period Styles and Furniture
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • LOVELY HISTORY OF THE PERIOD
  • Excellent Product and Service
  • A Rather "Meh" Antique Store's Inventory.
  • A Beautiful Book of Beautiful Things
  • Martha Stewart says it's a GOOD thing
Classic English Design and Antiques: Period Styles and Furniture
Hyde Park Antiques Collection , and Emily Eerdmans
Manufacturer: Rizzoli
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0847828638
Release Date: 2006-11-14

Book Description

A glorious celebration of the singular sophistication of English furniture, this lavishly illustrated volume features more than 150 objects from the world-class collection of Hyde Park Antiques—one of the most prestigious purveyors of objects from England's history—showcased among charming illustrations of period interiors, exquisite drawings from cabinet-makers' albums, and contemporary interiors from the world's luminary decorators, including Mario Buatta, Albert Hadley, Bunny Williams, Charlotte Moss, and Cullman & Kravis, among many others. Five major styles from the periods between 1700 and 1830 are showcased in depth—from Queen Anne to Georgian, spanning Paladianism, English Rococo, Neoclassicsim, and Regency—along with the important designers of the age such as Thomas Chippenddale, Robert Adam, and George Hepplewhite. Recommended for both the serious collector and more casual admirer of traditional English style and design, this volume is destined to be a classic and is a must-have addition for every antiques aficionado's library.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars LOVELY HISTORY OF THE PERIOD.......2007-03-19

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL BOOK ON CLASSIC ENGLISH DESIGN AND A TRIBUTE TO THE HYDE PARK ANTIQUE BUSINESS...WELL WORTH HAVING IN A COLLECTORS LIBRARY....I LOVE LOOOKING AT THE PICTURES OVER AND OVER AGAIN.....

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Product and Service.......2007-01-18

This Book was purchased as a Christmas Gift for a long-time antique collector and enthusiast. She was delighted with the quality of the photographs and information presented, and the beautiful binding and overall presentation.

3 out of 5 stars A Rather "Meh" Antique Store's Inventory........2007-01-03

My hopes were dashed again when I received this book, but I guess its my fault this time. I assumed (from the beautiful cover) that I would be getting a book showcasing traditional interiors, but what I got instead was something that resembled a Sothebys auction catalogue -- that is, a book featuring tasteful English furniture & gewgaws from the inventory of Hyde Park Antiques. There were a few shots of interiors scattered here & there, but they weren't that interesting. (Where's the sagging couch with the half-finished needlepoint, hello?) I wish the people who write blurbs for these books would stop name-dropping my favourite designers (Bunny Williams, you are a goddess!) so I won't keep wasting my money on these expensive doorstoppers. [Maximum Toile weeps in disappointment.] Sniffles.

5 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Book of Beautiful Things.......2006-12-22

In the United States we tend to think of antiques as something our grandmother had, or perhaps something that goes back as far as the Civil War. In English history, in English antiques, that isn't old at all. And the quintessential source for as new condition, museum quality English antique furniture in the United States for the past forty years has been Hyde Park Antiques in New York City.

As Mr. Buatta says: 'The gallery is like a living museum, with the important difference being that you not only get to touch the objects, you have the unparalleled pleasure of being able to take them home with you.'

This book is a beautifully photographed, exquisitely printed collection of some 150 items from the gallery. It is organized by date, beginning with William and Mary & Queen Anne style dating from their reign (1689-1714).

These photographs are accompanied by drawings and photographs of rooms from English (and a few imitation) homes that illustrate how this furniture was combined with other items, perhaps English, Indian or oriental to create English rooms.

5 out of 5 stars Martha Stewart says it's a GOOD thing.......2006-12-11

On Wednesday December 6, 2006 on her TV show, Martha Stewart featured a small number of coffee table books for the holiday season. One of her favorites was this book: Classic English Design and Antiques by Emily Eerdmans. She said - and I quote - "This is a fantastic, fantastic book."

After reading it myself, I must agree Martha had it right. Visually stunning, thoroughly researched and beautifully written - an aesthetic, scholarly and literary tour de force. In short, as Martha said, a fantastic, fantastic book.

Andrew J McKeon
Parish-Hadley: Sixty Years of American Design
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Too Important to Be Out of Print
  • Brilliant book for the serious student of interior design!
  • Brilliant book for the serious student of interior design!
Parish-Hadley: Sixty Years of American Design
Christopher Petkanas , and Albert Hadley
Manufacturer: Little Brown and Company
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ASIN: 0316700320

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Too Important to Be Out of Print.......2004-12-31

I borrowed this remarkable book from the library, and it's a treasure. Many years ago Sister Parrish, the chintz-loving society decorator who helped Jackie redo the White House, teamed up with Albert Hadley, a polite genius of timeless, clean design and proportion.

The result of this union of opposites was a partnership made in decorating heaven. In fact, the "marriage" produced wonderful offspring: Marriette Himes Gomez and Mark Hampton both got their start here.

If you'd like to see how many of the top American names of the 20th century lived, Jackie, Nelson Rockefeller, Babe Paley, it's all here. And if you'd like in depth exposure to the design principles of two American masters, you couldn't ask for a better source.

What a shame this out of print book costs $250. If it were $50 I'd buy it in a one-click minute. Attention book publishers, you need to reissue this book for the design-starving masses.

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant book for the serious student of interior design!.......1999-02-24

A beautiful book, certainly more valuable than a mere 'coffee table' book. If one is serious about interior design, seeing and understanding what these amazing people did to the art is imperative. The photographs show rooms that will stand the test of time and make you salivate over the treasures. What an incredible legacy they have, american design owes them beyond measure.

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant book for the serious student of interior design!.......1999-02-24

A beautiful book, certainly more valuable than a mere 'coffee table' book. If one is serious about interior design, seeing and understanding what these amazing people did to the art is imperative. The photographs show rooms that will stand the test of time and make you salivate over the treasures. What an incredible legacy they have, american design owes them beyond measure.
More Period Details : The House Renovator's Bible
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Excellent Reference
More Period Details : The House Renovator's Bible
Judith Miller
Manufacturer: Clarkson Potter
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0609604104
Release Date: 1999-08-10

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Over the last decade, there's been a resurgence of interest in restoring period homes in keeping with their original character. As a result, it's now easier than ever for period homeowners to acquire the right antique period pieces or buy high-quality reproductions for their home. But what are the right pieces for your particular home? Judith Miller's book More Period Details aims to help homeowners understand which details match their home's original style.

The book spans architectural and decorative styles from Medieval to Edwardian, covering such popular periods as Georgian, Victorian, and Arts and Crafts. Miller explains the inspiration, history, and materials behind each look, using rich, clear color photographs to illustrate. There are photos of entire rooms decorated in each style, as well as photos of the detail work familiar to each period, to give readers an understanding of each distinctive look. Also covered in depth are each period's home exterior details, doors, windows, floors, fireplaces, kitchen and bath fixtures, lighting, and more. A helpful directory at the end of the book lists manufacturers and artisans who can help restore or reproduce the pieces featured in the book.

More Period Details is an authoritative, practical reference for homeowners wanting to refurbish and decorate their homes in keeping with its original look. Even those who don't own a period home may be inspired to incorporate some of the gorgeous details shown--such as wooden crown moldings, cast-iron bathtubs, and marble flooring--into their homes.--Kris Law

Book Description

Restoring a home is a gratifying and pleasurable experience, especially when the renovations maintain the original character of the building. Whether you long for a traditional marble fireplace or solid brass doorknobs, colorful stained glass for the front door or tiles for the hallway, installing these original features will bring character to your home and add thousands of dollars to its value.

In More Period Details,  best-selling author Judith Miller guides you through every type of interior fixture and fitting, from large elements such as doors, windows, and stairs to small details such as locks, hinges, and grates. Exterior details, such as front doors and porches, are also featured. The book focuses on both town and country homes from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries, with the greatest emphasis on the styles and dwellings from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, including American Colonial, Victorian, Art Deco, and Georgian. Miller offers advice on how to date a house; how to buy and restore original items; and how to identify which interior and exterior features should be replaced or added. And with the growing number of quality reproductions available, period details are not limited to rare, expensive antique pieces.

With more than 800 full-color examples of original and reproduction period fixtures and fittings, plus a comprehensive directory of manufacturers and craftsmen, More Period Details is an essential purchase for anyone planning to restore or renovate a period property.

This completely new book by Judith Miller, author of the classic best-seller Period Details, will enable you to successfully restore or renovate a house using details that match the building's original design. With 800 color photographs of original and reproduction pieces, More Period Details is an authoritative, practical guide to re-creating an authentic period look in your home.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Reference.......2001-10-29

As an artist's or architectural reference, I found this book to be extremely useful. The illustrations are clear and show many variations on this style.
The Abrams Guide to Period Styles for Interiors
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Surprisingly incomplete
  • Pleasantly Surprised!
  • Well Written and Expert Photography
  • Abrams Period Styles for Interiors
  • fantastic
The Abrams Guide to Period Styles for Interiors
Judith Gura
Manufacturer: "Harry N. Abrams, Inc."
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ASIN: 0810959143

Book Description

A companion to The Abrams Guide to American House Styles, this stylish, compact guide makes it a snap to identify and incorporate various period styles into any design. From Colonial to Art Deco to Modern, this comprehensive desk-and-field reference-the only book of its kind-combines unprecedented depth of content with unparalleled ease of use when featuring 32 period styles of design common around the world. Further distinguishing this volume is its unmatched consideration of the various substyles of the Modern period-the trendiest of all the period styles today-including International Style, Midcentury Modern, Italian Modern, Scandinavian Modern, and Sixties Style. Each featured style is described in a concise historical summary, as well as a detailed discussion and list of its hallmark characteristics. Striking illustrative images, distinguishing color palettes, and fabric swatches complete each of the entries. At a time of near-obsessive attention to home design, restoration, and renovation, this book is an indispensable tool for both the home style-conscious layperson and the seasoned design professional.

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Surprisingly incomplete.......2007-06-18

First, understand that this is primarily a furniture book, not an architecture book. No real examples of window or door trim, crown molding, etc. As such, it's not really a companion to The Abrams Guide to American House Styles. I thought it would show the interior architecture that accompanied the exterior architecture characteristic of different periods, but no such luck.

Second, while the book may be fun (for some) to browse, it shows itself to be surprisingly incomplete once you start to look for specific periods. What I was looking for was Greek Revival. A fairly prominent American style, and yet not even mentioned in the book.

Overall a disappointment for someone who wanted to see what architects did on the inside to complement the outside of major American architectural styles.

5 out of 5 stars Pleasantly Surprised!.......2006-11-18

I ordered this book having never seen it - based soley upon the reviews and description (which was risky). I must say, however, that when I received the book I was pleasantly surprised! It is a nice size (to carry to project sites - it is not too large), yet it has a ton of information packed into it's 424 pages. Beautifully assembled and high quality of printing. Many color photos. Separates each period, gives examples of colors for the period, home furnishing examples and architectural details.

5 out of 5 stars Well Written and Expert Photography.......2006-05-09

The perfect reference book. Judith knows her stuff and doesn't mince words when trying to relate distinctive styles. Expert comparisons and differences between periods and countries. Superb photography.

5 out of 5 stars Abrams Period Styles for Interiors.......2006-02-20

Beautifully conceived and designed, with great images and concise cogent texts. An engaging introduction to elite furniture and interior styles.

4 out of 5 stars fantastic.......2005-10-15

a beautiful and intricate look at the period styles from the baroque to modern looks. Very interesting and high quality pictures. I also liked the inclusion of palettes and swatches.
Period Design and Furnishing
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    Period Design and Furnishing
    Martin Miller
    Manufacturer: Crown
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    ASIN: 0517571560
    Release Date: 1989-06-18

    Book Description

    The authors, experts in antiques and restorers of several period homes, use nearly 700 beautiful four-color photographs to show readers how to re-create period styles, from Elizabethan to Art Deco, using furniture and decor. A long-awaited and worthy successor to the Millers' previous Period Details. 675 full-color photographs.
    Classic Design Styles: Period Living for Today's Interiors
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Decorating Ideas
    • The Best Housewarming Gift Ever
    Classic Design Styles: Period Living for Today's Interiors
    Henrietta Spencer-Churchill
    Manufacturer: Rizzoli International Publications
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    ASIN: 0847824063
    Release Date: 2001-09-22

    Book Description

    Classic Design Styles is a beautifully illustrated chronology of European and American period styles from the medieval to the end of the nineteenth century. Top interior designer, Henrietta Spencer-Churchill shows us room-by-room, how elements of classic decorating styles can be adapted and used in the home today. Over 200 new photographs of previously unseen interiors accompany insider decorating tips and practical advice on how to recreate period living in your own home.

    In Classic Design Styles well-known author and interior designer, Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill turns her attention to the history of American and European classic interior design traditions including: Victorian, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Colonial, Federal Style, Queen Anne, Georgian, Empire, and Arts & Crafts. Spencer-Churchill outlines the enduring decorating movements of these classic styles, explaining and illustrating the distinguishing characteristics of each one. She show how elements of these classic decorating styles can be adapted and used today to recreate period living in your own home.

    The first section is a richly illustrated chronology of period styles and a guide to the history of European and American interiors from the medieval to the end of the nineteenth century. In the second section, Spencer-Churchill takes us on a room by room tour of one spectacular house decorated in each style. She explains in detail the theory and methods behind each look, how to interpret traditional styles for your own home, and the enduring value and allure of each period. Illustrating how to work with an existing room, Spencer-Churchill includes a section on architectural and furnishing details like walls, windows, fabrics and paints. Beautiful and practical, Classic Design Styles is an insider's guide for decorators and enthusiasts of period living.

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Decorating Ideas.......2007-01-04

    Lady Spencer-Churchill has written some very good English decorating books. The photographs are beautiful and the text is always well written. I purchased this book as a gift to give to a friend. I rated it with four stars as I found the book seems to feature mostly yellow or gold colored rooms, which I found a bit repetitive.

    5 out of 5 stars The Best Housewarming Gift Ever.......2001-11-13

    What a pleasure! Lady Henrietta's books are always a wonderful combination of how-to and design history. Unlike many decorating books, this is a pleasure to read, even if you're not planning on specific changes. Also, while the photographs are all of splendorous homes of the wealthy, the author consistently gives tips for those of us with a significantly tighter budget. I recommend this to anyone interested in design history (beautiful photos!), and I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone who lives in a "classic" home, regardless of your level of know-how.
    Classic Interior Design: Using Period Features in Today's Home
    Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
    • Beware: Only Fit for a Palace
    • Mislead by Its Sub Tittle & Cover
    Classic Interior Design: Using Period Features in Today's Home
    Henrietta Spencer-Churchill
    Manufacturer: Rizzoli
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    ASIN: 0847825582
    Release Date: 2003-10-03

    Book Description

    This beautifully illustrated guide from top interior designer Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill reveals the best of architectural and furnishing detail from England and America's most enduring decorating styles of the last 400 years.

    A companion volume to her 2001 Classic Design Styles, this book focuses on architectural details from seven distinct historical eras and identifies the vital details of each period. Carved stone fireplaces, marble columns, tapestry wall hangings, eighteenth-century windows, and plain and painted plaster wall finishes, as well as cushions, tassels, and curtains are all detailed with an eye to applying them to our homes today.

    With in-depth historical surveys of each period, illustrated feature by feature, the book is filled with beautiful photographs and hundreds of creative ideas accompanied by insider tips, practical advice, and inspiration from one of the world's top interior designers.

    Customer Reviews:

    2 out of 5 stars Beware: Only Fit for a Palace.......2007-07-27

    First, I'd like to agree with another review that I read that this book is definitely not for decorating the average home. And if you're thinking that this book applies to you because you live in a million dollar neighborhood or an estate home, still wrong. This book is a classic example of you write about what you know about. Written by "Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill, the daughter of the 11th Duke of Marlborough, whose family home is Blenheim Palace," the book is meant for decorating a palace, resembling homes you'd find in "Unique Homes Magazines."

    Second, The taxonomy in the book was disappointing. You'd think that a good writer would be able to to gather thoughts well and organize them before putting them on paper. Instead of categorizing by interior/architectural structure (fireplace, lighting, furniture, etc.)and then by period (Georgian, Victorian, etc.), the author did the reverse and by doing so wasn't consistent with interior/architectural structures by period; lighting was left out of some periods and fireplaces was left out of others, among other things.

    3 out of 5 stars Mislead by Its Sub Tittle & Cover.......2006-03-21

    I guess, I'm a bit dissapointed w/ the book as I got mislead by its cover and sub tittle "Using Period Finishes in Today's Home". I thought I would find samples of classic interior design which applied in "today's home = non stately home", but the fact was - most of the pictures shown models of classic interior in the grand estate houses. I was hoping to get samples on how we can decorate our "non manor" home w/ classic interior objects. Also, lots of pictures are repetition from her other books and some are dated.

    Unless you have that kind of mansion, then this book might please you. Otherwise it might only perfect as a coffee table book - not for someone who is looking for inspiration for their "regular/non stately" home. Perhaps, it would be great for someone who wants to learn on interior details in some periods of era.

    For my next time purchase - maybe I should buy a book with some reviews on it?.


    Art Deco Interiors: Decoration and Design Classics of the 1920s and 1930s
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • It just seems to fit with the Bungalow Style
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    • Not impressed
    • The last book I'd let go of.
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    Art Deco Interiors: Decoration and Design Classics of the 1920s and 1930s
    Patricia Bayer
    Manufacturer: Thames & Hudson
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    ASIN: 0500280207

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars It just seems to fit with the Bungalow Style.......2006-12-02

    The 1920's and '30's in the United States saw the construction of huge number of Bungalow in a great many US cities. These now 80 year old houses were often constructed in newly developed subdivisions. Now many of these subdivisions are being discovered as artistically attractive, close to town, shopping, entertainment. The bungalow houses often retain their characteristic style, and many even contain their original fittings such as light fixtures, plumbing, fireplaces.

    This time, this style of home was made for Art Deco.

    This book shows how these houses would have been decorated when they were new. The furniture, art, decorations, wall paper, paint colors, etc. just look like they belong in bungalows.

    I highly recommend this book to anyone looking at decorating a 1920's vintage bungalow.

    5 out of 5 stars Incredible History of Art Deco.......2005-09-08

    Great book with many helpful photos. Great history of the art. Recommended to anyone who wants to know more about one of the 20th century's most important art forms.

    2 out of 5 stars Not impressed.......2005-04-23

    This is a pretty dry book. First it helps to know a little French. Secondly, all this book does is throw in a couple hundred names of designers and places. Third, when the author speak of different designs which were created by people there are no images to back it up, so you really can't produce an image in your head of what the author is describing, the images that are in the book are mainly black and white and drawings which really didn't give me a sense of what the designer was trying to portray. As a designer I purchased this book to learn more about the art deco style, characteristics, elements, materials and influence, which is not what I found in this book.

    5 out of 5 stars The last book I'd let go of........2005-03-24

    For those who are looking for a special purpose book, such as one that will instruct a person in design, or categorize items one may want to purchase by type (lamps, vases, statues, etc.), this may not be the ideal book. For the reader who is interested in exploring the deco spirit of original times and designers who viewed deco interiors as ensembles and not mere collections of items, this is an excellent book. As well bound as it is, I may eventually wear out my copy. It has been most useful to see original period interiors (ensembles, including the objects of which they are composed) from hotel lobbies, theatres, bedrooms, living rooms, bathrooms, restaurants, train stations, ocean liners, movie sets, offices, kitchens, and more, as I gather interpretive hints and inspiration for remodeling projects for each of the rooms in my house. I also browse through it sometimes just for the type of eye candy I never tire of. Photography is plentiful, and many photographs are nearly full-page in size. The writing is instructive related to history and designers, and well written. If I could keep only one art deco book - so far - this would be it.

    2 out of 5 stars Not what I needed.......2005-02-01

    This book was more encyclopedic than inspiring. This would be great for a student of design. It was not helpful for me. I wanted to find decor and furnishing ideas for my unostentatious 1930's home. This book did not offer help to the interior design novice.
    Judith Miller Guide to Period Style Curtains and Soft Furnishings
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Full of Period Style Ideas
    • Practical and Inspirational
    • beautiful photography
    Judith Miller Guide to Period Style Curtains and Soft Furnishings
    Judith Miller
    Manufacturer: Overlook TP
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    ASIN: 1585670545
    Release Date: 2000-11-13

    Book Description

    There is no style so coveted in interior decoration as authentic period style, and there is no name so identified with period style decorating as Judith Miller. This beautifully illustrated book provides detailed instructions on how to create authentic period looks using curtains, draperies, and soft furnishings. Included are photographs of a wide range of period rooms with step-by-step sewing instructions for 14 projects and inspiration for hundreds more.

    From tapestry cushions to four-poster bed hangings, from swagged and tailed window coverings to wing chair covers--every aspect of period draperies and soft furnishing is covered, including photographs of swatches of classic fabrics still available today and backed up by a directory of international suppliers of these period-style fabrics. With hundreds of period ideas shown in more than 450 full-color photographs and step-by-step diagrams, Judith Miller's Guide to Period-Style Curtains and Soft Furnishings is the essential guide for home and professional decorators alike.

    "[Judith Miller's] latest book is full of elegant and simple period rooms with stunning window treatments and a trove of other decorating ideas."--Better Homes and Garden's Window & Wall Ideas

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Full of Period Style Ideas.......2007-07-21

    I'm building a period house. So, I have ordered quite a few books recently. And this is one of my favorites, became one of my favorites just flipping through it.

    If you've read any of my reviews, you know that aesthetics are very important to me; if a book isn't "attractive" with good colorful photography/beauty and a good selection of what is being photographed/variety, then the book is somewhat spoiled for me from the start. Well this book is aesthetically pleasing. However, I do agree with another customer's review that when it comes to the the knowledge aspect, this book falls short on providing enough variety in the "How to's" section. For example, if you wanted to create your own half-tester, the author only demonstrates how to make one style while there are other styles depicted in the book.

    Regardless, this book is a pleasant surprise because I didn't expect it to contain the "How to" sections, show how to dress walls or include pictures of swatches. I do wish the author had included a section on shades: austrian shades for example.

    5 out of 5 stars Practical and Inspirational.......2005-12-27

    "Glorious ideas for curtains, blinds, bed hangings and coverings, table linens, wall hangings, lampshades, cushions"...Beautiful pictures. I love it!

    5 out of 5 stars beautiful photography.......2002-03-18

    Thoroughly enjoyed the book. Just wish it had many MORE instructions for making some of the period treatments.
    Decorative Arts 1920s (Varia)
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Good reference - mostly in black and white
    • REPRINTS FROM THE HIGHLY PRIZED DECORATIVE ART YEARBOOKS
    Decorative Arts 1920s (Varia)
    Charlotte Fiell , and Peter Fiell
    Manufacturer: Taschen
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    ASIN: 3822860514

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Good reference - mostly in black and white.......2001-02-07

    This is a solid reference work, one of a series, thick as a phone book, and full of information. I was unfamiliar with this book, now being reissued, and so was surprised (and a little disappointed) at the fact that it has precious few color plates. The zillions of illustrations are for the most part reproductions of contemporary 1920's ads and other published materials - and so are in black and white. There is an enormous amount of good material in this book - furniture, houses, and a lot of decorative and/or functional objects - but the casual reader (someone who is not a confirmed history-of-design maven) would be helped by having seen the artifacts in another venue - whether in museums, private collections, or in color photographs. This is a great resource for readers who are familiar with, and committed to, the subject.

    5 out of 5 stars REPRINTS FROM THE HIGHLY PRIZED DECORATIVE ART YEARBOOKS.......2001-01-18

    TASCHEN's Decorative Art series spans the 20th century through the 1970s and carefully reproduces the best of Studio Magazine's Decorative Art yearbooks. Published annually from 1906 until 1980, the yearbook was dedicated to the latest currents in architecture, interiors, furniture, lighting, glassware, textiles, metalware, and ceramics, and remained on the cutting edge throughout its nearly eight-decade run. Since going out of print, the now hard-to-find yearbooks have been highly prized by collectors and dealers. Preserving the yearbooks' original page layouts, TASCHEN's Decorative Art books bring you an authentic experience of each decade's design trends and styles. The now complete six-volume set is an essential addition to the comprehensive design library and the devoted collector will want them all.

    Decorative Art 1920s - Moving from the spirit of the Jazz Age to the cool simplicity of Le Corbusier's early "machines for living", Decorative Art 1920s is a survey of the groundbreaking innovations of interior design and architecture in the century's wildest decade. Demonstrating the dictum that form follows function, this volume features the design output of Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer, and Ludwig Mies van de Rohe, to name a few.

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